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The Delhi High Court Wednesday stayed the imposition of Rs 25,000 costs on the police in a case related to north-east Delhi riots but refused to interfere with the trial court’s strictures against its investigation at this stage. We can’t expunge the remarks without hearing you (Police). Costs may not be deposited till the next […]

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed Indian Medical Association (IMA) president J A Jayalal’s appeal against a trial court order asking him not to use the organisation’s platform to propagate any religion and cautioning him that loose comments cannot be expected from a person chairing a responsible post. The appeal is dismissed, said Justice […]

A PIL in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought formulation of mandatory guidelines to be followed by the investigating agencies while conducting search and seizure operations at the premises of an advocate. The Centre opposed the plea raising preliminary objection that the petitioner has not made the investigating agencies parties to the petition and […]

With varying orders being passed on COVID-19 related matters by different benches of the Kerala High Court, a single judge on Wednesday said it tarnishes image of the judiciary and asked the state government to move a request for allocating all such cases before one particular bench to avoid issuance of conflicting decisions. Justice P B […]

A Delhi court has pulled up the police for not updating records of the cases pending against under-trial prisoners (UTPs), saying the time has come for them to sharpen their technological skills. Additional Sessions Judge Sonu Agnihotri directed the Delhi Police Commissioner to update the State Crime Records Bureau (SCRB) data of the Judicial District […]

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas team advised Zomato Limited, which is a leading food services platform in India, on its initial public offering (IPO). The Capital Markets team of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised Zomato on the Transaction. The Transaction team was led by Yash Ashar, Partner & Head – Capital Markets; Bharath Reddy, Partner; Rohan Banerjee, Partner; and Gokul Rajan, Partner; with […]

Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut has approached the Bombay High Court seeking the quashing of proceedings initiated by a city magistrate on a criminal defamation complaint filed against her by lyricist Javed Akhtar. In an appeal filed through advocate Rizwan Siddiquee, Ranaut claimed that the Andheri metropolitan magistrate’s court initiated proceedings against her by relying only […]

A professor, who allegedly made derogatory remarks against Union Minister Smriti Irani on Facebook, was sent to jail after he surrendered in a court here. Shaharyar Ali surrendered to Additional Sessions Judge Anurag Kumar and moved an interim bail application on Tuesday. The judge cancelled the bail plea after which the professor was sent to […]

 by PIB Delhi The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2016 on 14th July, 2021. The amendment regulations enhance the discipline, transparency, and accountability in corporate insolvency proceedings: A corporate debtor (CD) may have changed its name or […]

Do not obstruct innovative research, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday said to the state government while asking whether permission can be granted to a scientist for collecting discarded blood samples from primary health centres for his experiments towards creating a diagnostic kit to identify various infections and fevers. “If someone is doing some innovative […]

Kerala government has told the Supreme Court that it is vigorously vaccinating people against COVID-19 and is expected to inoculate at least 60 per cent of its population within two or three months.   In an affidavit filed in the apex court in response to an application raising issue of relaxations granted by Kerala in […]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday termed as “wholly uncalled for” the relaxations granted by the Kerala government for the Bakrid festival in areas having the highest COVID-19 positivity rate and warned that it will take action if the easing of curbs leads to further spread of the virus. The apex court pulled up the state […]

Businessman Raj Kundra, arrested in a case related to alleged creation of pornographic films and publishing them through some apps, was on Tuesday remanded in police custody till July 23 by a Mumbai court, after the crime branch alleged he was making financial gains through this illegal business. The police claimed there were several WhatsApp […]

A Delhi High Court bench Monday directed to place before the Chief Justice a petition challenging e-tender notice of the Delhi government, prescribing the procedure to be followed for inviting zone wise electronic bids for grant of 32 licences of retail vends of liquor here.   The court sent the matter to the bench headed […]

The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the state government to put on hold any proposed transfer of funds to Kudumbasree for carrying out animal birth control (ABC) measures till the time it is ascertained whether its members are registered with the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) and they have the necessary expertise to conduct […]

The Centre has told the Delhi high court that it is taking all steps to safeguard the best interest of the children affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and has written to state and Union Territories (UTs) for immediate rehabilitation of the orphaned children. In an affidavit filed on behalf of Ministry of Woman and Child […]

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted as the legal counsel to Just Dial Limited (Just Dial) in relation to the acquisition of controlling stake by Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (Reliance Retail). The transaction involves a combination of a primary and secondary acquisition. Pursuant to the Transaction, RRVL has made an open offer to the public shareholders pursuant […]

For the academic year 2021-22: NALSAR University has opened admissions for  two-year Master’s Degree in Aviation Law and Air Transport Management (MALATM) and one-year PG Diploma in Aviation Law and Air Transport Management (PGDALATM). These courses have been started in the year 2018 just three year before and received massive response. Now university has also […]

Assam on Thursday filed a suit before a court here in Cachar district against certain officials of the Mizoram government for alleged “encroachment of its forest land and intentional destruction of forests”.   The case was filed in the backdrop of tension between the two Northeastern states following alleged encroachment of land in Cachar district […]

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to apprise it by July 19 on whether it would reconsider its decision to hold a symbolic Kanwar Yatra in the state, saying the right to life is paramount.   A bench of Justices RF Nariman and B R Gavai said that it is of […]

Holding a typographical error in recording the word “semen” as Tamil word “semmann”, meaning red soil, cannot contribute to the acquittal of a man booked under POCSO Act for sexually assaulting a child, the Madras High Court has reversed a trial court order setting him free. Justice P Velmurugan, before whom the appeal from the victim’s […]

Actor Kriti Sanon, who is set to star in the multi-lingual period saga “Adipurush”, says playing the iconic character of goddess Sita comes with a lot of responsibility, something the team of the film is aware of. Directed by Om Raut, the film is an on-screen adaptation of the Hindu epic Ramayana and features Prabhas […]

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that prisoners, who were released by the high powered committees (HPCs) of states during the second wave of COVID-19 following its direction, will not be asked to surrender until further orders. A special bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana also asked the HPCs of states to file […]

The Centre on Friday told the Delhi High Court that clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines for children under 18 years of age are going on and on the verge of completion. A policy will be formed by the government and children will be vaccinated when experts give permission, the Centre said. A bench of Chief […]