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“Cannot Reduce Legal Professional To A Contract Worker": Madras High Court Criticises State For Fixing Ceiling For Govt Advocates' Fees
The Madras High Court has come down heavily on the State of Tamil Nadu for its Orders determining a ceiling limit of fees payable to advocates appearing on behalf of the Government. The government had determined that for pending arbitration matters, civil suits, original petitions, original side appeals, civil miscellaneous appeals and for regular cases, the fee which shall be payable...
Application Under Section 12 Domestic Violence Act Not A 'Complaint', Does Not Attract Procedure U/S 200-204 CrPC: Meghalaya High Court
The Meghalaya High Court recently ruled that an application under Section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act is not a complaint and the procedure and proceedings under Sections 200(Examination of complainant), 202(postponement of issue of process) and 204 (Issue of Process) CrPC cannot be pursued by the parties or by the Magistrate.The observations were made by a bench comprising Justice W....
There Would Be Reduced Instances Of Violence If Access To Liquor Is Prohibited Around Areas Of Religious Festivals: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Thursday observed that when the sale of liquor is prohibited for a few days with the object of maintaining peace, preserving public order and for public good, commercial interests takes a back seat, even if it means experiencing a disruption in sales.A division bench comprising Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice C. Jayachandran was hearing a batch of appeals and...
Advocate's Murder: BCI Directs Rajasthan Bar Council To Call Off Strike Before March 9, Requests State Govt To Pass Law For Protection Of Lawyers
The Bar Council of India has directed the State Bar Council of Rajasthan to take appropriate measures to ensure that the strike/boycott of several courts in the state due to the murder of an Advocate is called off before March 9. It asked the State Bar Council to forward a report by evening of March 08.The strike and boycott of several courts in Rajasthan has been continuing for the last...
Bombay High Court Directs Release Of Seized Gutka And Pan-Masala On Furnishing The Bank Guarantee Of Rs. 27.84 Lakhs
The Bombay High Court has directed to release the Gutka and Pan-Masala, which were banned in the state of Maharashtra, after furnishing the bank guarantee of Rs. 27,84,000The single bench of Justice Kishore C. Sant has modified the order passed by the Revisional Court by adding an additional condition that the respondent shall furnish the bank guarantee in the sum of Rs. 27,84,000 instead...
Supply Of Ice Cream From The Outlets Cannot Be Considered As Supply Of “Restaurant Services”: AAR
The Gujarat Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that the supply of ice cream from the outlets cannot be considered as the supply of restaurant services.The two-member bench of Amit Kumar Mishra and Milind Kawatkar has observed that the readily available ice creams that are not prepared in the outlets and sold over the counter are supplies of goods. However, an ice cream that is...
Karnataka High Court Upholds NEET For Undergraduate Homeopathy Courses
The Karnataka High Court has upheld the Constitutional validity of provision of the National Commission for Homeopathy Act, 2020, which provides that there shall be a Uniform National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to undergraduate Homoeopathy courses in all the institutions governed under the Act.A division bench of Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Vijaykumar A Patil...
Shareholders Have No Locus To Challenge The Initiation Of CIRP Against Corporate Debtor: NCLAT Chennai
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”), Chennai Bench, comprising of Justice M. Venugopal (Judicial Member) and Shri Naresh Salecha (Technical Member), while adjudicating an appeal filed in Nirej Vadakkedathu Paul v Sunstar Hotels and Estates Private Limited, has held that shareholders of Corporate Debtor have no locus to challenge the initiation of CIRP against...
Murder Of Lawyer: Rajasthan HC To Consider Issuance Of Guidelines For Protection Of Lawyers, Asks Bar Council Of India To Submit Suggestions
The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday sought response from Union of India, Rajasthan government, Bar Council of India and Bar Council Of Rajasthan on issuance of guidelines by the court for protection of advocates till appropriate legislation is framed in this regard. The division bench of the Acting Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Anil Kumar Upman also took notice of a...
BREAKING - Delhi Court Extends Manish Sisodia's CBI Custody Till Monday, AAP Leader Calls CBI Interrogation 'Mental Harassment'
A Delhi Court on Saturday extended Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia's remand till Monday in the case filed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleging corruption relating to excise policy for the year 2021-22.Special Judge MK Nagpal granted CBI two more days to question Sisodia. The AAP leader had been remanded to CBI custody on...
Thane Court Grants Bail To Sheezan Khan In Tunisha Sharma Suicide Case
A Sessions Court in Vasai has granted bail to actor Sheezan Khan, who was earlier arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of his former partner and television action Tunisha Sharma. Additional Sessions Judge RD Deshpande allowed Khan’s bail application on execution of PR bond of Rs. 1 lakh. Khan was arrested on December 25 and booked under section 306 (abetment of suicide) of...
Delhi Court To Hear Manish Sisodia's Bail Plea On March 10, Seeks CBI's Response
Delhi Court on Saturday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to respond to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia's bail plea in the case alleging corruption relating to excise policy for the year 2021-22. Sisodia has been in CBI custody since March 26.Earlier this week, the trial court had remanded Sisodia to CBI's custody till March 4 which...