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BharatPe vs PhonePe: Dispute over 'Pe' suffix settled, companies withdraw...Both organisations will also undertake to carry out other necessary steps to comply with the obligations under the settlement agreement in respect of all cases before the Delhi and Bombay High Courts.DNA - Published | |
BharatPe, PhonePe Settle Trademark Dispute On Using 'Pe' SuffixBoth organisations will also undertake to carry out other necessary steps to comply with the obligations under the settlement agreement in respect of all cases before the Delhi and Bombay High..Zee News - Published | |
India: Are Trademark Proprietors Compelled To Invest In The Google Ads Program To Safeguard Their IPR? - De Penning & De PenningThere has been considerable confusion regarding the intellectual property rights implications of keyword advertising, exacerbated by conflicting rulings from various High Courts.Mondaq - Published | |
327 judge posts in 25 HCs, or 29% of total, are lying vacantHigh courts face judge appointment challenges with 171 vacancies, impacting case pendency. Delayed HC collegium recommendations contribute to backlog. Minister Meghwal highlights slow process. SC..IndiaTimes - Published | |
21 former judges write to CJI alleging people with political interest casting aspersion on judiciaryA group of 21 retired judges of the Supreme Court and high courts have written to the Chief Justice of India on the escalating attempts by "certain factions to undermine the judiciary through..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Supreme Court upholds NCLAT order against errant auditorsSC upheld NCLAT's NFRA order against auditors, including Sam Varghese. The ruling strengthens NFRA's position in handling fraud cases and professional misconduct, impacting future challenges in High..IndiaTimes - Published | |
DNA Exclusive: Analysing Delhi High Court`s Verdict Terming Arvind Kejriwal`s Arrest LegalThe Delhi High Court today declared a verdict in Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrest in the Delhi Excise Policy case. The court has declined to provide relief to..Zee News - Published | |
Investigation reveals 'nontoxic arsenic' powder in suspicious letters sent to judges in PakistanAn investigation report disclosed nontoxic arsenic powder in suspicious letters sent to judges of Pakistan's Supreme Court and high courts. Ministry of Interior notified for action. Chief Justice of..IndiaTimes - Published | |
HC should not interfere in trial court's acquittal order: SCThe Supreme Court emphasized that high courts should not intervene in trial court orders unless there is a clear distortion of facts and law, reinstating the acquittal of two individuals sentenced to..IndiaTimes - Published | |
CEC defends EVMs with rhyme and reasonsCEC Rajiv Kumar defended EVMs with Urdu poetry, calling skeptics out for blaming the machines for their own unfulfilled desires. Kumar took a dig at self-proclaimed experts using questionable..IndiaTimes - Published | |
India: Jurisdictional Certainty Vis-a-vis The Powers Of High Courts Under The Trade Marks Act, 1999 - LexOrbisThe definition of the term High Court allows for certainty regarding the territorial jurisdiction of the High Courts.Mondaq - Published | |
India: Powers Of High Courts Under Section 482 CrPC - S.S. Rana & Co. AdvocatesSection 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is a pivotal provision that grants inherent powers to the High Courts and empowers them to exercise their jurisdiction to prevent abuse of the..Mondaq - Published | |
India: An Unstamped Arbitration Agreement; In Re: Interplay Between Arbitration Agreements Under The Arbitration And Conciliation Act, 1996 And The Indian Stamp Act, 1899 - Intellect Law PartnersFor quite some time now, the Hon'ble High Courts across the country as well as the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India were faced with a peculiar point of law...Mondaq - Published | At 561, number of death row prisoners at a 19-year highThe number of death row prisoners in India rises to 561, highest in 19 years. Trial courts impose 120 death sentences in 2023, with most cases involving sexual offenses. High courts have 303 cases..IndiaTimes - Published |
Former SC judge Lokur expresses concern about rising number of special leave petitionsJustice Lokur expresses concern over rising number of special leave petitions in Supreme Court, claims high courts not following constitutional provisions. Missed opportunity in 2015-16 to frame..IndiaTimes - Published | Chief Justices appointed to 6 high courts, including Rajasthan and AllahabadIndiaTimes - Published |
Centre notifies appointment of Chief Justices of seven different High CourtsThe Ministry of Law and Justice appointed Chief Justices for Meghalaya, Orissa, and Uttarakhand High Courts. Justice S. Vaidyanathan is appointed as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court, Justice..IndiaTimes - Published | Seven additional judges in four high courts elevated as permanent judgesIndiaTimes - Published |
SC orders all courts to shun practice of mentioning caste or religion of litigants in casesThe Supreme Court has ordered its Registry, all High Courts and subordinate courts to stop the practice of mentioning the caste or religion of litigants in case papers.DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes | SC collegium recommends five names for judgeship in four HCsThe Supreme Court collegium, headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, has recommended five names for appointment as additional judges in four high courts. The collegium also recommended the names of..IndiaTimes - Published |
Can't summon bureaucrats at drop of a hat: Supreme Court to High CourtsThe Supreme Court on Wednesday framed a procedure to restrain courts from summoning bureaucrats at the drop of a hat and set aside illogical orders of Allahabad high court such as taking into custody..IndiaTimes - Published | Supreme Court formulates SOP to guide high courts in case of personal appearance of govt officialsIndiaTimes - Published |
`Uncle Judge Syndrome`: Collegium System And Controversy Surrounding ItThe Collegium System is a method of appointment and transfer of judges to higher courts, particularly the Supreme Court and High Courts.Zee News - Published | Supreme Court collegium proposes names for chief justices of 5 high courtsThe Supreme Court collegium finalised names of judges for recommendation to appoint them as Chief Justices of the high courts of Allahabad, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana, Gauhati and Jharkhand. It..IndiaTimes - Published |
Lok Sabha passes bill to raise age limit of president, members of GSTATPiloting the bill, Sitharaman said taxpayers who are litigating against GST demands in various high courts or the Supreme Court will have the liberty to withdraw their cases and approach GSTAT once the..IndiaTimes - Published | Bill brings setting up of GST Tribunals a step closerThe Central Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Bill, 2023 aims to raise the age limits for the president and members of the GST appellate tribunals. An advocate with ten years of experience in..IndiaTimes - Published |
Over 5 crore court cases pending, government tells Lok SabhaOver 10,000 cases were added to the Supreme Court's pendency list in the last five months, which has increased from 69,766 cases as on July 1 to 80,040 on December 1. It had taken three years..IndiaTimes - Published | HC collegiums yet to recommend names for 198 vacancies of judgesLaw minister Arjun Ram Meghwal informed Lok Sabha that there are currently 42 pending recommendations for the appointment of High Court judges with the Supreme Court collegium. There are also 60..IndiaTimes - Published |
Filling up 112 HC judges' posts, Centre tells RSUnion law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Thursday told the Rajya Sabha that the government is in the process of filling up 112 vacant posts of HC judges. Appointment of judges in higher judiciary is a..IndiaTimes - Published | Schedule for Pakistan general election to be announced 56 days before polling dateThe Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is set to disclose the timetable for the general election 56 days prior to the polling day, around December 14. The chief justices of Sindh, Lahore, and..IndiaTimes - Published |
India: Proposed Increase In City Civil Court's Pecuniary Jurisdiction - Khaitan & Co LLPBeing one of the three chartered High Courts in the country, the Bombay High Court has original jurisdiction to try suits of a civil nature arising within Greater Bombay i.e., Mumbai district.Mondaq - Published | 2 years on, government names SC collegium pick as Bombay HC additional judgeThe law ministry on Thursday notified appointment of advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan as additional judge of the Bombay HC, almost two years after his name was cleared by the Supreme Court collegium...IndiaTimes - Published |
Biggest transfer since Emergency shows power shift to judiciary: HC judgeAn outgoing judge from the Calcutta High Court has compared the recent transfer of judges between high courts by the Supreme Court collegium to the transfers that took place during the Emergency in..IndiaTimes - Published | Courts can give pre-arrest bail outside jurisdiction: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has ruled that high courts and session courts are not prohibited from considering anticipatory bail pleas. The court introduced the concept of transit anticipatory bail in which the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Constitutional court must avoid fixing timeline for hearing cases: SCThe Supreme Court of India has stated that the Constitutional Court should avoid setting fixed time limits for case disposal, unless the situation is exceptional. The court made this statement while..IndiaTimes - Published | Collegium picks Chief Justices of Delhi, Raj, Gauhati High Courts as Supreme Court judgesThe Supreme Court collegium, led by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, has recommended the appointment of three chief justices of high courts as judges of the apex court. Justices Satish Chandra..IndiaTimes - Published |
SC collegium recommends chief justices for Uttarakhand, Orissa and Meghalaya high courtsThe Supreme Court collegium, led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, has recommended the appointment of judges as chief justices of the High Courts in Uttarakhand, Odisha, and Meghalaya. Justice Ritu..IndiaTimes - Published | While experts pitch for death penalty abolition, panel leaves call to governmentExperts who appeared before a parliamentary committee examining the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill have advocated for the abolition of the death penalty. They cited a global trend of countries abolishing..IndiaTimes - Published |
Supreme Court pushes judge appointments, government keen on fixing memorandum of procedureThe Indian government has stressed the need for the Supreme Court to finalize the long-pending memorandum of procedure (MoP) before appointing judges. The government and the Supreme Court collegium..IndiaTimes - Published | The way Centre approves collegium picks 'troublesome': Supreme courtThe Supreme Court on Friday disapproved the practice of Centre to "pick and choose" out of names recommended by its collegium for judgeship in high courts and apex court, terming it "troublesome" which..IndiaTimes - Published |
Pendency erodes people's faith in judicial system, says Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has expressed concern over the inordinate delays in legal proceedings and the impact it has on people's faith in the judicial system. Many cases have been pending for several decades,..IndiaTimes - Published | Litigants will lose confidence in judicial system due to delayed disposal of cases: SCObserving that litigants may become disillusioned if the legal process moves at a snail's pace, the Supreme Court on Friday issued directions, including a few to the high courts, for ensuring speedy..IndiaTimes - Published |
India: Narrowing Down The Rigors Of N.N. Global: Approach Of Indian High Courts And Recent Developments - Link LegalThe Indian Supreme Court, in N.N. Global Mercantile Private Limited v. Indo Unique Flame Ltd. & Ors., ("N.N. Global"), deliberated on the validity of an arbitration clause contained in an unstamped..Mondaq - Published | India: Delhi And Bombay High Courts' Practical Approach To The Conservative N.N.Gopal Ruling Of The Supreme Court - ZBAThe Supreme Court in N.N. Global Mercantile (P) Ltd. v. Indo Unique Flame Ltd ("N.N.Global") ruled that an arbitration agreement..Mondaq - Published |
Supreme Court reiterates concern over delay in judges' appointments in High CourtsThe Supreme Court on Tuesday reiterated its concern over the delay in the appointment of judges in various High Courts. The apex court was hearing the petition against the Centre for keeping pending..IndiaTimes - Published | Supreme Court entrusts monitoring of MLA/MP cases to high court chief justicesThe Supreme Court will focus on determining the adequacy of a six-year disqualification from elections for politicians convicted of heinous offenses for which it has delegated the responsibility of..IndiaTimes - Published |
Small GST taxpayers need to keep tabs on demand noticesSunil Gabhawalla, founding partner of a CA firm, said that a response (appeal) to a demand notice must be made within three months. In case of a delay, the jurisdictional appellate commissioner can be..IndiaTimes - Published | |
