6 Aug 2021 – Lawcutor

Karnataka High Court rejects plea for conducting inspection of HC building

On Friday, the Karnataka High Court refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to inspect the High Court building. It was claimed by…

Criminal complaint against Akshay Kumar concerning “Jolly LLB 2” movie

On 4th August, Rajasthan High Court dismissed a criminal complaint of defamation filed in the year 2017 against Actor Akshay Kumar concerning the movie Jolly LLB 2. The fact was,…

State should list steps taken to help children orphaned due to covid, specially during the upcoming harvesting season of apples: Himachal Pradesh HC

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday asked the state government what move has it made to help or restore youngsters stranded or who have lost a parent because of…

Setback for Reliance: Supreme Court affirms Singapore arbitrator’s ruling in Amazon’s side

The Supreme Court affirmed a Delhi High Court Single-Judge judgement on Amazon's lawsuit against the Future-Reliance agreement on Friday, ruling that Singapore's Arbitrator Award preventing Future Retail from merging with…

CBI and Intelligence Bureau are not helping judiciary at all : CJI

The Supreme Court on Friday criticized the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) for not adequately responding to complaints regarding harassment and threatening of judges. CJI…

NATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING AUTHORITY

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Background: In the wake of accounting scams, a need was felt to establish an independent regulator for enforcement of auditing standards and ensuring the quality of audits so as to…

Lok Sabha passes Bill for Commission of Air Quality in NCR and Adjoining Regions

On 4th August, 2021, the Lok Sabha passed the Bill titled ‘ _The Commission For Air Quality Management In National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Bill, 2021. The Bill was…