News Update Allahabad High Court Considers Cooperative Societies Act and Rules Relating to Elections 30 Dec 2020 The Division Bench of Allahabad High Court comprising Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, in a dispute relating to the election of the Matsya Jivi Sahakari Limited,…
News Update Elections of Supreme Court Bar Association(SCBA) to be held virtually on NSDL platform 30 Dec 2020 The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) is preparing to hold its annual elections through a virtual platform owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Election Committee of the SCBA has suggested that election…
News Update Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice Act will override provisions of the NDPS Act in cases concerning juveniles, says Patna HC 29 Dec 2020 Background A minor was accused of abetting the transport of cannabis in his role as a khalasi of a truck. The minor’s counsel argued that the minor neither had knowledge…
News Update Patna HC quashes criminal proceedings of foreign nationals accused in Tablighi Jamaat 29 Dec 2020 tA Single Judge bench of Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad of the Patna High Court quashed criminal proceedings against nationals of Bangladesh, Malaysia and Australia who had visited the Nizamudin Markaz…
News Update Delhi HC Issues Summons in Copyright Infringement Suit Filed by Elsevier 28 Dec 2020 Justice Rajiv Shakdher of the Delhi High Court has issued summons in the suit filed by Elsevier Ltd. against Alexandra Elbakyan and others alleging infringement of Elsevier’s copyright in several…
News Update Delhi High Court allows Allocation of Medical Seat to ICCW Bravery Award Winner, Order not to be used as Precedent 28 Dec 2020 The Delhi High Court has issued direction to the Union of India to allocate a supernumerary medical seat to an Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) Bravery Award winner for…
News Update Jharkhand High Court Observes Procedural Irregularity at the Behest of Disciplinary Authority 27 Dec 2020 In a case past two decades, Justice Deepak Roshan of the Jharkhand High Court has observed that the court is having no hesitation to hold that there is a procedural…
News Update Indian Singers Rights Association vs Dharma Productions[CS(COMM) 562/2020] 27 Dec 2020 BackgroundIndian Singers Rights Association in its plea has submitted that the defendant (Dharma Production) commercially utilized three performances of the members of the plaintiff society i.e. performers’ rights in ‘Ae…
News Update No one can claim landlord title on the basis of surviving member certificate, says Delhi HC 26 Dec 2020 Background A petition has been filed by a man claiming to be the landlord of a rented property. His contention is the appellant cannot claim himself to be the owner/landlord…
News Update Delhi Riots: Mehmood Pracha moves court to preserve copy of search’s video footage 26 Dec 202026 Dec 2020 A special cell of the Delhi Police had raided Advocate Mehmood Pracha' s office, who is one of the advocates in the matters of the Delhi Riots that took place…
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