Delhi HC Invites Application For Designation As Senior Advocate [Read Notification]

Delhi High Court has invited the application for conferment of designation as Senior Advocate."The applications seeking conferment of designation as Senior Advocate are accordingly invited from eligible practicing advocates as provided in Rule (5) of the High Court of Delhi Designation of Senior Advocate Rules, 2018, in the prescribed proforma annexed to the aforesaid Rules with a...

Centre Creates 6 Additional Posts Of NCLAT Members For Circuit Benches

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), which is currently functioning from New Delhi, is likely to have circuit benches soon with the Centre having created six additional posts of its Members. In response to an RTI query, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has said that "in order to set up circuit benches, 6 additional posts of Members of NCLAT have been created by...

High Courts Weekly Round Up

Allahabad High Court Held that a woman employee was entitled to maternity leave for a full period of six months as against only three months she was granted by the respondent District Basic Education officer, Bijnor and directed latter to provide the petitioner woman employee maternity leave with honorarium with effect from 30.12.2018 to 31.3.2019 as was prayed by her.Dismissed a...

'Women Have The Right To Control Her Body': Kansas SC Upholds Right To Abortion [Read Judgment]

"Denying a pregnant woman the ability to determine whether to continue a pregnancy would severely limit her right of personal autonomy."

Government Servant Is Not Eligible To Make Will Of Family Pension: Chhattisgarh HC [Read Judgment]

However, Will of Provident Fund, Gratuity, Leave Encashment, Group Insurance Scheme and Family Benefit Fund can be made.

Calcutta HC Refuses Plea To Direct Government To Frame Policy Against 'Fake News' [Read Order]

"However, the petitioner is not unjustified in pointing out that erratic and uncontrolled statements through the audio-visual media may not be conducive to proper management of the different communities and regulations ought to be considered for bringing it to place."

Expressing Unpopular Views Not A Crime: P&H HC Quashes FIR Against Author Who Referred 'Maharshi Valmiki' As A Dacoit [Read Judgment]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed an FIR registered against an author, Manjula Sahdev, who was accused of hurting religious sentiments of Balmiki community by referring Maharshi Valmiki as a dacoit in her book. Maharshi Valmiki is believed to be the author of the Hindu epic-Ramayana. A member of Balmiki Community had registered complaint against Manjula Sahdev,...

MS Dhoni Moves SC Against Amrapali Group Seeking Protection Of Ownership Right Of Penthouse

Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni has moved the Supreme Court seeking protection of his ownership rights on an over 5,500-square feet penthouse he booked 10 year ago in a project of embattled Amrapali Group.Dhoni filed an application in the court through his lawyer, after receiving a notice from apex court-appointed forensic auditors seeking clarification on certain aspects of the...

Witness Can Be Called 'Interested' Only When He/She Derives Some Benefit Seeing An Accused Person Punished: SC [Read Judgment]

"A witness cannot be said to be an "interested" witness merely by virtue of being a relative of the victim."

Reference Of Criminal Cases To Mediation Only If Offence Is 'Compoundable' Or HC Won't Have Inhibition To Quash It Later: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court, in Yashpal Chaudhrani & Ors. v. State, has held that the court while considering reference of the parties to a criminal case to mediation must, before even ascertaining as to whether elements of the settlement exist, first examine the permissibility in law for the criminal action to be brought to an end either because the offence involved is...

Adverse Possession Plea Can Be Sustained Only When Possession Is In Denial Of True Owners' Title: SC [Read Judgment]

"Mere continuous possession howsoever long it may have been qua its true owner is not enough to sustain the plea of adverse possession."

Bandra-Versova Sea Link Extension: Bombay HC Holds Permission Granted For Casting Yard Near Juhu Beach Illegal [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has held the permission granted for construction of a casting yard near Juhu beach as illegal. Although permission for the said casting yard was granted by the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA), Court deemed it to be illegal. The casting yard was proposed to be constructed as part of the Worli-Bandra-Versova sea-link project which would serve as...