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'File A PIL', Delhi HC Rejects Plea Against The Trailer Of "The Accidental Prime Minister"
The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking to suspend the trailer of the upcoming movie "The Accidental Prime Minister" and asked the petitioner to file it as a public interest litigation. Justice Vibhu Bakhru disposed of the plea which was filed by the petitioner in her personal capacity. The judge made it clear that she has not examined the controversy raised in...
Supreme Court Advocates' Friday Group Holds 100th Lecture On January 4
The "Friday Group" of Supreme Court advocates held its 100th Lecture on January 4, with several riveting speeches.The event was organized by Supreme Court advocate G. Seshagiri Rao, at the Indian Society of International Law.Supreme Court judge, Justice UU Lalit presided as the Chief Guest and spoke about the "Power of contempt in the administration of justice". He highlighted the seven phases...
National Herald Case: AJL Files Appeal In Delhi HC Against Single Judge Order
Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), the publisher of National Herald newspaper, has approached the Delhi High Court challenging a single judge order asking it to vacate the premises in press enclave at ITO here.It has also sought a stay on the operation of single judge's December 21, 2018 order.Advocate Sunil Fernandes, representing the AJL, said the appeal was filed on Saturday evening and it...
High Courts Weekly Round-Up
Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court, on Friday, issued notice on a petition challenging the validity of Section 69 of the Information and Technology Act, 2000, which empowers authorities to intercept or monitor information through any computer resource. The order was passed by a bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice CD Singh on a PIL filed by Saurabh Pandey,...
Cannot Return To India Due To Safety Reasons, Fugitive Nirav Modi Tells Court
Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, a prime accused in the PNB fraud case, told a court here Saturday that Punjab National Bank gave "colour of criminality" to "usual civil banking transactions" to hide its own poor performance. Modi's lawyer filed his reply to the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) plea seeking to declare the diamond merchant a fugitive under the Fugitive Economic Offenders...
Vijay Mallya Becomes First Indian Tycoon To Be Declared Fugitive Economic Offender
Weeks after a UK court ordered his extradition, former liquor baron Vijay Mallya, accused of defaulting on loans of over Rs 9,000 crore, received another blow as a Mumbai court declared him a "Fugitive Economic Offender" (FEO). Mallya on Saturday became the first businessman to be declared an FEO under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act which came into existence in August...
Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Set Up International Arbitration Centre At New Delhi [Read Bill]
The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Bill 2018.It proposes to establish an international arbitration centre at New Delhi, replacing the International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution set-up in the year 1995, which is a society registered under the Societies Registration Act.The proposed New Delhi International Arbitration Centre will be...
The Court Is Not The Proper Forum To Thrash Out Political Issues: MP HC Rejects PIL Against Farm Loan Waiver [Read Order]
“The petitioner is asking us to rush in where Angels fear to trade. We are conscious of our limitations and we do not possess the necessary expertise or wherewithal to examine the political matter and in our considered opinion the Court is not the proper forum to thrash out political issues.”
Calcutta HC Questions Non Verification Of Declarations Made During Aadhaar Enrollment [Read Judgment]
“There is definitely something amiss with the Aadhaar enrollment process if important demographic information such as the name of an applicant’s father, as is the case in hand, can be falsified and even go undetected.”
Section 69 IT Act Turns India Into "Surveillance State": Plea Filed In Allahabad HC; Notice Issued [Read Petition]
The Allahabad High Court, on Friday, issued notice on a petition challenging the validity of Section 69 of the Information and Technology Act, 2000, which empowers authorities to intercept or monitor information through any computer resource.The order was passed by a bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice CD Singh on a PIL filed by Saurabh Pandey, an aerospace engineer...