Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes 1 Lakh Costs On Man Who Attempted To Illegally Oust His Aged Mother

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday dismissed the petition of a man who had attempted to illegally oust his aged mother and accordingly proceeded to impose costs to the tune of Rs 1 lakh on the petitioner.Terming the plea filed as an 'unfortunate petition', Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan observed with anguish, "A perusal of the representation also shows that the same has been filed...

Banks Can't Force Mandatory Claim Period Of 1 Year For Bank Guarantees : Delhi High Court Interprets Exception 3 To Section 28 Contract Act

"Exception 3 does not deal with the claim period. It deals with right of the creditor to enforce his rights under the bank guarantee"

UAPA - Watali Judgment Won't Apply When Bail Is Sought On Humanitarian Grounds : Bombay High Court

Granting temporary bail to Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad accused Advocate Surendra Gadling, the Bombay High Court observed that the rigors of regular bail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act would not apply for the grant of temporary bail on humanitarian grounds. Therefore, the judgement in the case of National Investigation Agency Vs. Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali could not...

'No Student Can Be Expelled For Non-Payment': Madras High Court Permits Pvt Schools To Collect 85% Fees In Instalments

The Madras High Court on Friday permitted private unaided educational institutions to collect 85% of the annual school fee payable for the current academic year, i.e. 2021-22 in six instalments from parents who have not suffered any form of financial loss during the pandemic period. However, the Court made it clear that no student shall be restrained from attending online classes or taking...

Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Surendra Gadling For Nine Days To Attend Mother's Death Anniversary

The Bombay High Court on Friday allowed temporary bail to Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad accused Advocate Surendra Gadling from August 13 to 21 to attend his mother's death anniversary.A division bench headed by Justice SS Shinde and NJ Jamadar observed that the rigours of regular bail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act would not apply for the grant of temporary bail on...

'Exorbitant Enrolment Fees': Uttarakhand High Court Issues Notice To BCI, State Bar Council

The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the validity of Bar Council of Uttarakhand Rules for levying exorbitantly high registration fees on law graduates for the process of enrolment. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma accordingly issued notice to the Bar Council of...

Pegasus Snooping : Supreme Court To Hear Next Week Senior Journalists' Plea For Judicial Probe

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Friday agreed to list next week a PIL filed by veteran journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar seeking a probe by a retired or a sitting Supreme Court judge into the Pegasus snooping row.The PIL was mentioned today before the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal today morning. Mr. Sibal urged that Pegasus has...

Shilpa Shetty Approaches Bombay High Court Seeking Restraint On Publication Of Alleged Defamatory Content By Media

She has accused media houses of invading her privacy, and interfering into her personal life.

CLAT- Demand For Rs.50,000 Deposit For Counselling Registration Illegal, Unreasonable And Arbitrary: Plea Before Kerala High Court

A writ petition has been filed before the Kerala High Court challenging CLAT's condition requiring a deposit of Rs.50,000/- for participation in the allotment process.The matter will be heard tomorrow before the Bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman. The petitioners are candidates seeking admission to National Law Universities for Post Graduate. According to the plea, they belong to the socially...

LL.B : Bar Council Of India Clarifies That Its June Circular To Conduct Exams Won't Affect Already Published Semester Results

BCI told the Bombay High Court that its direction will apply only prospectively.

[BREAKING] Murder Of Jharkhand Judge In Daylight : SCBA President Mentions Matter Before Supreme Court; Seeks CBI Probe

The shocking daylight murder of Additional District Judge Uttam Anand of Jharkhand was brought to the attention of the Supreme Court by the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association Senior Advocate Vikas Singh today morning.Mentioning the matter before a bench headed by Justice DY Chandrahcud, Vikas Singh called the murder of the judge by hitting him with a vehicle while he was out on...

Virtual Hearing Can't Substitute Physical Hearing; Will Come Up With Economic Relief For Lawyers Soon: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

Newly appointed Law Minister Kiren Rijiju recently said that the virtual hearing of cases by courts can't be a substitute for the in-person hearings/physical hearings and that the Government will soon come up with some kind of economic relief for the Lawyers' community.Union Law Minister also said that he will try to have a discussion with the Chief Justices of all the High Courts to return...