In Another First, Justice Karnan Directs CBI To Investigate SC Judges Who Issued Warrant Against Him

After a seven Judge Bench of the Supreme Court headed by the CJI issued a bailable warrant against Calcutta High Court Judge Justice Karnan, the latter has now reportedly passed an order directing the Central Bureau of Investigation to investigate and file a report against all the seven Judges and Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi.“Yes, this has never happened before just like the SC order...

2007 Ajmer Blast: NIA Court Convicts 3, Acquits Aseemanand And 6 Others

The National Investigation Agency Special Court in Jaipur on Wednesday convicted three people in the 2007 Ajmer blast case. NIA Special Judge Dinesh Gupta, however, acquitted seven others, including former RSS member Swami Aseemanand, giving them benefit of doubt. The quantum of punishment for the convicts will be decided on March 16.Those convicted include Devendra Gupta, Bhavesh Patel and...

Judicial Officers Becoming Insensitive To Rights Of Parties: Patna HC [Read Order]

They deal with cases as if they are pieces of paper put together in a file, forgetting that there is a human element to it, the bench said.Coming down heavily on two judicial officers who did not pass orders to release a person lodged in jail for over six months in spite of the high court direction, the Patna High Court threatened them with contempt proceedings if they do not ensure his...

Financial Info Of Coop Society’s Account Holder Can’t Be Shared Under RTI Act: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court has observed that account particulars or the financial information of an account holder or any other information divulging of which results in an unwarranted invasion of a member/account holder’s privacy cannot be treated as information available for dissemination under the RTI Act.Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu was considering a batch of writ petitions by...

Justice GS Patel Expresses Regret At Order That Might Have Embarrassed Lawyer [Read Order]

In a rare gesture, Justice GS Patel of the Bombay High Court has expressed his regret at the remarks recorded in the order dated February 22, while hearing a notice for motion in a commercial suit filed by Gillete India.In the order dated March 6, which was first published by Legally India, Justice Patel recorded: “This matter is placed today at my instance. I have done so to clarify...

Delhi HC Quashes Circular Foisting Liability On MSOs To Collect And Pay Entertainment Tax [Read Judgment]

MSOs, which directly provide cable service to the subscribers without the intervention of any LCO, will be liable to collect and pay the entertainment tax.The Delhi High Court has quashed a circular by which multi-system operators (MSOs) were foisted with the liability to collect and pay entertainment tax.Contending that the liability to collect and pay entertainment tax is that of the...

Delhi HC Upholds Order Barring Cipla From Selling Novartis' Drug Onbrez [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Thursday upheld a single judge’s order barring pharma giant Cipla from selling copies of respiratory drug 'Onbrez' manufactured by Novartis.A division bench headed by Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed upheld the patent of Swiss pharma company Novartis.The same order was passed earlier by a single judge bench of Justice Manmohan Singh in January 2015.Justice Manmohan Singh...

SC Grants Parole To Parasmal Lodha To Participate In Mother’s Last Rites [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has granted parole to Kolkata-based businessman Parasmal Lodha to participate in the last rites of his mother.Lodha was arrested in connection with the alleged illegal conversion of over Rs 25 crore in old currency for a mining baron. He was arrested by Enforcement Directorate in Mumbai.Two out of three crimes registered against him are in Chennai and the other one is in...

Delhi HC Upholds Centre’s Decision In Not Allotting Coal Block To Jindal Power [Read Judgment]

HC upheld the Centre's decision in not allotting two coal blocks in West Bengal and Jharkhand (Gare Palma IV and Tara in the two states, respectively) to Jindal Power Limited.With Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed of the Delhi High Court being transferred to the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, verdicts of cases he has heard are being delivered.One of the important verdicts delivered on Thursday is of...

Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 Passed

Parliament has passed the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 as Loksabha passed it on Thursday.Rajyasabha had passed the Bill during the winter session of Parliament.The Maternity Benefit Act 1961 protects the employment of women during the time of her maternity and entitles her of a ‘maternity benefit’ – i.e. full paid absence from work – to take care for her child. The act...

No Privilege To MP Making Defamatory Speech Outside Parliament: Delhi HC Refuses To Reject Defamation Plaint Against Kirti Azad [Read Judgment]

While refusing to reject a plaint filed by Hockey India president Narinder Dhruv Batra against MP Kirti Azad, the Delhi High Court has observed that Article 105 of the Constitution does not allow an MP to make defamatory statements outside Parliament.Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw made this observation while refusing to accept plea of Kirti Azad to reject the plaint.Narinder Dhruv Batra and...

Publishers Withdraw Copyright Suit Against Delhi University And Rameshwari Photocopy Centre

In a significant development, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and Taylor and Francis have withdrawn their copyright suit against Delhi University and Rameshwari Photocopy Centre. The withdrawal was made through a filing before the Delhi High Court this morning, as reported by SpicyIP.“We have taken a considered decision not to pursue the Delhi University Photocopy shop...