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BREAKING | Eknath Shinde Faction Is The Real Shiv Sena, Uddhav Thackeray Had No Power To Remove Him: Maharashtra Speaker
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar today held that Eknath Shinde led faction was the real Shiv Sena when the rival faction emerged within the party on June 22, 2022. He has refused to disqualify any member from both the factions, led by Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray.Both the factions had filed 34 petitions against each other before the speaker in 2022, seeking...
Family Law: All India Half Yearly Digest 2023
SUPREME COURTCriminal Proceedings For Dowry Demand Cannot Be Quashed Merely Because Divorce Petition Is PendingCase Title: X vs State of Uttar Pradesh Case Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 26The Supreme Court bench comprising of Justices M R Shah and C T Ravikumar observed that criminal proceedings for demand of dowry cannot be quashed merely because divorce petition is pending.'Woman Not A...
Supreme Court Stays DMK Newspaper's Defamation Case Against Union Minister & BJP Leader L Murugan
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (27.09.2023) stayed the defamation proceedings against Union Minister Dr. L Murugan and former Tamil Nadu BJP Head initiated by DMK mouthpiece Murasoli Trust. Earlier this month, the Madras High Court had refused to quash the proceedings, against which Murugan approach the Apex Court in appeal. The Murasoli trust had filed a private complaint against the...
Criminal Liability Of Transferee Company For Acts Of Transferor Company After Amalgamation : Supreme Court Explains
The Supreme Court recently(11 Sep) emphasized that a company's criminal responsibility is recognized when it can be attributed to the actions of individual employees, directors, or officials. This approach aligns with previous legal precedents, including cases such as Tesco, Meridian Global Funds, Standard Chartered Bank, and Iridium, where corporate criminal liability was recognized based...
Principles For Issuing Writ Of Certiorari Under Article 226 : Supreme Court Summarises
In a recent legal development, the Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice J.B. Pardiwala summarised the cardinal principles governing the exercise of extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution, particularly concerning the issuance of a writ of certiorari.The judgment in this case Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences...
Kerala High Court Refuses To Stay "The Kerala Story" Exhibition; Producer Agrees To Remove Teaser Claiming Conversion Of 32,000 Women
The Kerala High Court on Friday refused to stay the release of the controversial film 'The Kerala Story', which hit theatres today.However the Division Bench comprising Justice N. Nagaresh and Justice Sophy Thomas, recorded the submission of the producer that the teaser of the movie, which claimed that over 32,000 women from Kerala were recruited to ISIS, will be removed from their social...
Defamation Case: 'Consequences Irreversible, Will Lose 8 Yrs Of Political Career If Conviction Not Stayed': Sr. Adv. Abhishek Singhvi In Gujarat HC For Rahul Gandhi
Appearing before the Gujarat High Court for Congress leader and disqualified MP Rahul Gandhi in his criminal revision plea filed seeking a stay on his conviction in the 'Modi-Thieves' remark case, Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi today argued that non-stay on conviction will have irreversible consequences for Gandhi and that he would stand disqualified for a period of 8 years that can...