Whether The Power Railway Authorities To Evict An Unauthorised Occupant Of Property Owned By The Railways Is Unrestricted: Calcutta HC Refers To Larger Bench

In a writ petition challenging a General Notice for eviction of commercial plots over Kharagpore Division of the South Eastern Railway Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya looks into the relation between the power railway authorities to evict an unauthorised occupant of property owned by the railways and its restriction, if exists any in Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants)...

NCLT Mumbai Declares Megi Agro Chem Insolvent, Reiterates OTS Proposal Amounts To Acknowledgement Of Debt

The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT"), Mumbai Bench, comprising of Shri. H.V. Subba Rao (Judicial Member) and Smt. Anuradha Sanjay Bhatia (Technical Member), while adjudicating a petition filed in M/s. Pridhvi Asset Reconstruction and Securitisation Company Limited v M/s. Megi Agro Chem Limited, has initiated Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process ("CIRP") against Megi Agro...

Unitech Case: Supreme Court Allows Preeti Chandra To Approach PMLA Court For Regular Bail After ED's Interrogation Is Over

In a plea filed by former Unitech promoter Sanjay Chandra's wife, Preeti Chandra seeking permission to approach the PMLA Court to seek regular bail, the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, granted her permission to approach the Sessions Court Patiala House (PMLA Court) after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is done with its interrogation. On 08.08.2022, the PMLA Court had...

Placement at JGLS: Jindal Global Law School Achieves New Milestone with more than 100 Students Placed in Top Law Firms and Corporations

103 students at Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) secured offers from the illustrious and distinguished law firms, corporate houses, and banks of the country in the first round of placements at the O.P. Jindal Global University. The Day Zero Placements was conducted on 3rd and 4th of August 2022 in the serene campus of the O.P. Jindal Global University at Sonipat, Haryana. Among the 103 accepted offers from the biggest organizations in India, 26 of them were Pre-Placement Offers from the eminent...

NCLAT Delhi Directs Tax Authorities To Withdraw Notices For Freezing Accounts Of Corporate Debtor

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ("NCLAT"), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson), Justice M. Satyanarayana Murthy (Judicial Member) and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member), while adjudicating an appeal filed in Mr. Hemant Mehta v Asst. Commissioner of State Tax, has held that notices issued by the Tax Authorities to freeze the accounts the...

"POCSO Victims Are Being Forced Not Only To Potentially Interact With Accused But Also Be Present In Court Hearings": Delhi HC Expresses Concern

The Delhi High Court has expressed concern over a situation wherein POCSO victims are being forced not only to "potentially interact with the accused person" but also be present in Court when the arguments regarding the offence are being taken up for hearing.Justice Jasmeet Singh was of the view that the psychological impact on a POCSO victim being present in Court is immensely grave as...

"Unwary Customers Can Be Easily Deceived": Delhi HC Restrains Manufacturer From Using CRAX 'CURLS' Trademark In Producing Corn Based Snack

The Delhi High Court has restrained a manufacturer from using CRAX 'CURLS' trademark in producing and selling its corn based snack product, observing that unwary customers can be easily deceived as the goods were sold on low price in small shops.Justice Navin Chawla observed that the mark 'Kurvy' as well as the packaging adopted by the manufacturer prima facie appeared to be deceptively...

No Need To Corroborate Dying Declaration If Given In A Fit State Of Mind: Calcutta High Court

A division bench of Calcutta High Court, consisting Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Bibhas Ranjan De, reiterated that a dying declaration is a conclusive piece of evidence, admissible for the conviction of the accused, wherein corroboration is not mandatory when the deceased is in a 'fit state of mind' while giving the declaratory statement. Therefore, the court elaborated...

Woman Moves Delhi High Court To Stop Friend From Travelling Abroad For Euthanasia

A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court by a woman to stop her friend, diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, from travelling to Europe for Euthanasia, thereby seeking direction on the Centre to not grant emigration clearance to him. Claiming that the friend made 'false claims' before Indian as well as foreign authorities for getting travel permissions, the plea also seeks...

Judges Cannot Be Experts In All Fields, Experts' Opinion Cannot Be Supplanted By A Court Overstepping Its Jurisdiction: Delhi High Court

"Judges are not and cannot be experts in all fields, and the opinion of experts cannot be supplanted by a Court overstepping its jurisdiction," the Delhi High Court has observed. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad added that in examination matters, a candidate has to demonstrate that the key answers are "patently wrong on the face...

Offending Officer Can Be Transferred In Case Of Indiscipline In Forces: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday ruled that it is permissible to deal with indiscipline in disciplined forces by transferring the deviant officers. A Division Bench of Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Mohammed Nias C.P. added that such transfers would ensure that discipline is maintained within the force while simultaneously assuring that no aspersion is cast on the...

Limitation Act | Sufficient Cause U/S 5 Of Must Be Liberally Constructed So As To Advance Substantive Justice: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently ruled that the expression "sufficient cause" under Sec 5 of Limitation Act has to be given liberal construction and the Courts while considering the delay in filing appeal have to avoid technicalities so that merit is preferred and scuttling of decision on merits is avoided. The bench comprising Justice Sanjay Dhar was hearing a...