"Religious Rights Of Muslim Community Infringed":Allahabad High Court Orders To Stop Encroachments On Kabaristan By Ant-social Elements

"Every citizen has an equal and inalienable right as any other citizen for living peacefully, without fear of antisocial elements and for enjoying religious freedom", observed the Allahabad High Court last week while issuing some directions in a plea seeking necessary action against illegal encroachment/damage made to a Kabristan (Muslim graveyard) situated in District Kaushambi of...

Supreme Court Upholds Sections 3, 4 & 10 Of IBC Amendment Act 2020

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the constitutional validity of Sections 3, 4 and 10 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act 2020.A bench comprising Justices RF Nariman, Navin Sinha and KM Joseph had considered the petitions. Justice KM Joseph authored the judgment delivered in Manish Kumar v Union of India and others and connected cases.While upholding the amendments, the...

Plea In Bombay High Court Seeks Contempt Proceedings Against Kangana Ranaut For Tweets In Violation Of Undertaking Given In Court

A plea in the Bombay High Court seeks to initiate contempt proceedings against actress Kangana Ranaut for tweeting a video in alleged violation of her undertaking given to the court. The petition filed by casting director and original complainant- Munnawarali Sayyed -is in the same proceedings in which Kangana and her sister Rangoli have sought quashing of the sedition FIR...

Petition U/s 482 CrPC Seeking Quashing Of A Domestic Violence Application Not Maintainable: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that that a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to quash a complaint under Section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act is not maintainable.The court observed that a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution may be maintainable if it is shown that the proceedings before the Magistrate suffer from a patent lack of...

Media Trial During Investigation Interferes With Administration Of Justice; Amounts To Contempt Of Court : Bombay High Court

In a significant pronouncement, the Bombay High Court on Monday held that media trial during criminal investigation interferes with administration of justice and hence amounts to 'contempt of court' as defined under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.The Court also held that media reports interfering with criminal investigation, before the initiation of trial, can amount to interference...

[BREAKING] Some Reporting Of Republic TV & Times Now In SSR Case 'Prima Facie Contemptuous', Says Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Monday held that the media coverage done by the Republic TV and Times Now against Mumbai police in the case pertaining to death of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput is prima facie contemptuous."Criticism of city police by TV media was unfair, in view of the material placed on record. The city police was at the very basic stage of probe", the High Court said.Bombay...

Delhi High Court Stays Mohit Saraf's Termination From L&L Partners Till Conclusion Of Arbitration

A single judge bench of the Delhi High Court today ruled in favour of Mohit Saraf in the Saraf v Luthra saga, noting that prima facie, Saraf's "termination from partnership by Luthra in terms of email dated Oct 13, 2020 is in violation of the Deed and the Partnership Act" in terms of Section 12 of the Partnership Act, "where a partner has the right to take part in the conduct of the...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [Jan 11 – Jan 17]

Summation of important High Court orders this week

[Watch Full Video] Webinar On Farm Laws And The Road Ahead

LiveLaw is organizing a webinar on "Farm Laws And The Road Ahead" on Sunday,January 17, 2021, at 6 PM.The details of the webinar are as follows:Topic: Farm Laws And The Road AheadDate & Time: January 17, 2021, 6 pm - 7:30pmPanelistsChander Uday Singh (Senior Advocate, Supreme Court)Seema Chishti (Senior Journalist)Yogendra Yadav ( Activist, Psephologist, Politician)Jayati Ghosh...

Are WhatsApp Chats Admissible In Evidence?

The social media is abuzz with the details from alleged Whatsapp chats between Republic TV anchor Arnab Goswami and former BARC CEO Partho Das Gupta. The 500-page long Whatsapp conversations between Goswami and Das Gupta found their way into social media after Mumbai Police annexed it in its supplementary charge filed in the TRP rigging case.In this backdrop, several users raised...

[Sunday, 6 PM] LiveLaw Invites You For A Webinar On "Farm Laws And The Road Ahead"

LiveLaw is organizing a webinar on "Farm Laws And The Road Ahead" on Sunday,January 17, 2021, at 6 PM.The details of the webinar are as follows:Topic: Farm Laws And The Road AheadDate & Time: January 17, 2021, 6 pm - 7:30pmPanelistsChander Uday Singh (Senior Advocate, Supreme Court) Seema Chishti (Senior Journalist)Yogendra Yadav ( Activist, Psephologist, Politician)Jayati Ghosh...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Regulation Of Digital Lending Platforms

The Delhi High Court today issued notice in a writ petition filed seeking regulation and control of digital lending platforms. The Centre has been asked to file its reply to the petition by 19.02.2021.The petition refers to a circular dated 23.12.2020 issued by the Reserve Bank of India cautioning against unauthorized digital lending platforms and prays for regulation and control on working...