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Renewed Hope For Amtek Auto Resolution As SC Allows RP To Issue Invitation For Fresh Bids
Supreme Court has allowed the plea of the Committee of Creditors (CoC) of Amtek Auto for granting extension to the extent that, fresh bids may be invited by the Resolution Professional from potential resolution applicants. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for the CoC of Amtek, asked for an extension of 90 days for completing resolution process. He contended that the...
Madhya Pradesh HC Issues Notice On Plea For Regulation Of Web Streaming Platforms
The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday issued notices on a plea filed against Over The Top (OTT) media platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc., for regulation against alleged streaming obscene and sexually explicit content.The division bench of Justice S. C. Sharma and Justice Shailendra Shukla asked the Central Government and the ten respondent Companies viz....
'If People Are Switching Loyalties For Political Gains, Voters Must Teach Them A Lesson', Says Bombay HC While Dismissing Plea Against 3 Ministers [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court has dismissed a couple of writ petitions challenging the appointment of three ministers in the State cabinet less than 6 months before assembly elections. The Division bench of Justice SC Dharmadhikari and Justice GS Patel heard the petitions filed by Vijay Wadettivar and Surinder Arora (both active politicians) challenging the induction of Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil,...
Court Agrees To Hear The Interim Bail Plea Of Law Student Who Accused Chinmayanand Of Rape
In a relief for the law student who has accused BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand of rape and herself faces an extortion charge, a local court Tuesday admitted her interim bail application. The court has fixed Thursday for a hearing on her plea, which seeks protection from arrest for allegedly trying to extort money from the former Union minister. "Additional District Judge Sudhir Kumar...
Value Of Welfare Stamps In Vakalatnama Increased In Delhi To INR 25 [Read Notification]
The government of Delhi has increased the value of welfare stamp to be affixed on a Vakalatnama to Rs. 25, after an amendment to this effect was made to the Delhi Advocates' Welfare Fund Rules, 2001.A welfare stamp has to be affixed mandatorily on every Vakalatnama filed by an Advocate before any court or tribunal in Delhi. Prior to the amendment, the value of this stamp was Rs. 10 for...
Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Challenging Magistrate's Power To Order Compulsory Collection Of Voice Samples
The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the Delhi Government in a PIL that challenges the validity of taking voice samples by the police under section 53 of CrPC as being violative of Right to Privacy. The writ petition was filed by a Delhi-resident challenging an order passed by the Metropolitan Magistrate at Karkardooma which had allowed the Investigating Officer to take the voice...
Law Student Who Accused Chinmayanand Of Rape Taken Into Custody By SIT In Extortion Case For Questioning [Updated]
Update-1A local court Tuesday admitted the anticipatory bail plea of the law student who has accused Swami Chinmayanand of rape and was herself booked for allegedly trying to extort money from him.The sessions court has summoned all records related to the case on September 26, the student's counsel Anoop Trivedi told reporters. [PTI]The Shahjahanpur law student, who had leveled allegations...
Abetment: Bombay HC Acquits Mother Of Minor Victim In POCSO Case [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court last week acquitted one Asha Patil, mother of an 11-year-old girl from Nashik who was sexually assaulted by her stepfather Sagar Rathi.Justice AM Badar heard the criminal appeal filed by Asha against a judgment of the trial court convicting her under Section 17 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 along with her husband Sagar. The trial court...
Bengaluru Advocates Association Writes To CJI Seeking Reasons Behind Decisions On Justices Tahilramani, Kureshi [Read Letter]
The Advocates' Association of Bengaluru has urged the CJI Ranjan Gogoi to ensure transparency in the appointment of Judges, Chief Justices of high courts, Judges of Supreme Court and their transfers and has asked him to disclose the reasons behind some of the most "mysterious" transfers of judges. In a letter addressed to the CJI, the Association expressed its concern over the...
LLM Student Sexual Assault Case: UP Court Denies Bail For Chinmayanand
An Uttar Pradesh court has rejected the bail application of BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand, who was arrested in a sexual-assault case following rape allegations by a law student. Shahjahanpur chief judicial magistrate has rejected the bail application of Chinmayanand on Monday, saying it should be moved in the sessions court, the former Union minister's counsel, Om Singh, said...
SFIO Challenges NCLT's Order Directing Investigation Into Fraud By Companies
The Government through Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) has moved NCLAT against NCLT Principal Bench's order directing SFIO to investigate alleged siphoning of funds by two companies undergoing insolvency proceedings, Luxury Train Pvt. Ltd. and Zynke Exports Pvt. Ltd. The Principal Bench headed by Judicial Member M M Kumar in both the cases observed that funds were...
FIPB Clearances Given As Per Existing Legal And Policy Framework : Chidambaram Files Rejoinder In INX Media Case
P Chidambaram has a filed a rejoinder in response to the counter-affidavit submitted by the CBI in the matter pertaining to his bail in the INX Media case, before the Delhi High Court. CBI in its counter affidavit had stated that since the Petitioner has allegedly misused a public office to commit embezzlement of grave magnitude, and that too with brazen impunity, granting bail would...