Adani-Hindenburg | 'We Can't Start With Presumption Of Regulatory Failure' : Supreme Court To Constitute Expert Committee

The Supreme Court on Friday said that it will pass orders to constitute an expert committee to review the regulatory mechanism in the light of the Adani-Hindenburg issue.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala however refused to accept the names proposed by the Central Government in a sealed cover for inclusion in the proposed...

'How Can CBI Investigate MLA Poaching Case When Allegations Are Against BJP? Centre Controls CBI’: Telangana Police To Supreme Court

On Friday, the Telangana Police assailed the transfer of the investigation of the case pertaining to the alleged attempt to poach BRS MLAs to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Senior Advocate, Mr. Dushyant Dave appearing for the State Police told the Supreme Court that the allegations are against the members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and hence transferring the matter to...

NEET : Telangana High Court Refuses To Entertain Request To Postpone NEET-PG, NEET-MDS Exams; Allows Students To Give Representation

The Telangana High Court has refused to entertain a request to postpone the NEET PG and NEET MDS exams, which are scheduled in the first week of March, by 3 months. The Court noted that the dates for the exams were finalised six months ago and they are to be conducted on an all India basis. Hence, the Court opined that postponement of the exams may not be feasible. However, the Court...

CJAR & LiveLaw Seminar On Judicial Appointments And Reforms- TOMORROW AT 10 AM

18th February 2023, 10a.m.-5p.m. India Society of International Law, New Delhi Organized by: Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms Media Partner: Livelaw AGENDA 10-10:15a.m. - TEA 10:15-10:30a.m.- Introduction: Mr. Prashant Bhushan, Advocate & Convenor, Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reform (CJAR) SESSION 1: EXECUTIVE INTERFERENCE...

Kantara Plagiarism Row: Kerala High Court Stays FIR Against Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran

The Kerala High Court on Thursday stayed the FIR filed against Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran by Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd in connection with the alleged copyright infringement of the song "Varaharoopam" from Kannada movie “Kantara”.The court observed that as a mere distributor of the film in Kerala, the actor was “unnecessarily being dragged into” and that...

Supreme Court Directs IRDAI To Consider If Personal Accident Cover Can Include Persons Other Than Owner

The Supreme Court has directed the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India to consider whether claims by family members, friends, or such persons other than the registered owner driving or riding borrowed vehicles, could be the beneficiaries of personal accident cover, where the accidents could not be attributed to other ‘offending’ vehicles or the drivers’ own...

Police Cannot Insist On 'Politically Neutral' Colour Decorations For Temple Festivals: Kerala High Court

"A worshipper or devotee also has no legal right to insist that saffron/orange coloured decorative materials alone are used for festivals in a temple under the management of the Travancore Devaswom Board".

No Enrollment Fee Above Rs 750 Rs : Kerala High Court To Bar Council In Interim Order

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday passed an interim order holding that the Bar Council is not entitled to collect an enrolment fee of more than Rs.750/- prescribed under law, while enrolling prospective advocates.Justice Shaji P Chaly passed the said order in view of the decision of the High Court in Koshy T. v. Bar Council of Kerala, Ernakulam and Another (2017 KHC 553) which had held...

What Is A 'Living Will' & Supreme Court's New Order On Passive Euthanasia Procedure? [VIDEO]

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Uddhav Thackeray vs Eknath Shinde : Why Supreme Court Said It's A Tough Constitutional Issue To Decide?

While hearing the case related to the rift within the Shiv Sena party, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday orally observed that one of the issues is a "tough constitutional issue to decide".One issue which has been referred to the Constitution Bench is the correctness of the view taken by the Supreme Court in its 2016 decision Nabam Rebia vs Deputy Speaker that a Speaker...

Varaharoopam Plagiarism Row : Kerala HC Allows Thaikkudam Bridge To Proceed Against Kantara Music Director Before Kozhikode District Court

In relation to the row over alleged plagiarism by the "Varaharoopam" song of "Kantara", the Kerala High Court has set aside the order passed by District Court Kozhikode which returned the plaint filed by Thaikkudam Bridge alleging copyright infringement by the makers of the Kannada superhit film.The District Court had cited two main reasons for returning Thaikkudam Bridge's plaint : one,...

Valentine’s Day : Right to Love & Indian Supreme Court

Valentine’s Day is upon us again. It is a holiday of mysterious provenance but has come to widely represent a festival of love and devotion (not to mention, consumerism) that is celebrated and dreaded in equal measure. Whether you have a significant other, are (un)happily unattached, think Valentine’s Day is nothing more than a grotesque capitalistic spectacle, or rail against...