Lawyers & Legal Profession

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has upheld the statutory validity of Rules 26 and 34 of the Andhra Pradesh Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966, holding that authorised departmental officials are competent to recover monetary penalties, seigniorage charges and the market value of minerals in cases involving illegal mining, transportation or storage. A Division Bench comprising…

The Odisha government has rejected the remission plea of Rabindra Kumar Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving a life sentence for the 1999 murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two minor sons. A Bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Vijay Bishnoi heard Singh’s plea alleging prolonged delay by the State in…

A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the alleged failure of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer to publish the names of voters issued notices during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Delhi, along with the specific reasons for such notices….

The Allahabad High Court has asked the Director General of Police (DGP), Uttar Pradesh, to consider making audio-video recording of witness statements under Section 180 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) mandatory in all criminal cases. Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal made the observation while hearing a bail application in a dowry death case,…

The Supreme Court on Thursday, September 17, expressed concern over reports of unnatural deaths in relief camps in Manipur, including an alleged sexual assault incident, and directed the State Chief Secretary to submit a comprehensive report on the circumstances surrounding the deaths and measures taken to protect internally displaced persons (IDPs). A Bench comprising Chief…

The Supreme Court has directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to take effective measures to ensure that banks and Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) strictly comply with regulatory guidelines governing loan recovery and repossession of vehicles. A Bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe held that although financiers have a contractual right…

By VP Singh For close to a decade, the defining bargain of the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) under Chapter II of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 has been a stark one. On admission of an application under Sections 7, 9 or Section 10, a moratorium descends and the Board of Directors stands suspended,…

The Central Government on Thursday opposed before the Delhi High Court an application filed by former IPS officer Kiran Bedi seeking to be impleaded in proceedings concerning the recent collapse of a paying guest (PG) accommodation at Satya Niketan. A Division Bench headed by Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya, however, observed at the outset that Bedi…

The Delhi High Court has initiated contempt of court proceedings against a Tihar Jail superintendent for failing to release an undertrial prisoner on parole despite specific directions issued by the Court in Anwar Hussain v. State NCT of Delhi.  The Bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav initiated the proceedings after taking note of the jail…

The Supreme Court on Thursday told the Tamil Nadu government that it needs to “change its mindset” over the teaching of Hindi in the State, while hearing its challenge to the establishment of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas’ (JNVs) in every district. A Bench of Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice A.G. Masih made the observations in The…