SUPREME COURT:- ALLOWS JAGANNATH RATH YATRA AT PURI ON CONDITIONS
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India modify the stay order passed earlier and allowed the Rath Yatra at Puri, observing the strict restrictions and regulations of the Centre and the State Government.
SC :- CENTRE TELLS SUPREME COURT CBSE WILL NOT BE CONDUCTING CLASS 10, 12 EXAMS SCHEDULED FROM JULY 1
The SG told a bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari & Sanjiv Khanna. Central Board of Secondary Education has decided to cancel the exams of Class 10 and 12 scheduled from July 1 to 15.
DHC:- DELHI GOVERNMENT APPRISE DELHI HIGH COURT REGARDING INCREASE IN COVID-19 TESTING .
In a suo moto matter taken up by the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan to deal with COVID19 pandemic, Delhi Government informed the Delhi High Court that it has increased the testing capacity and ramped up the ambulances to…
Testimony of disabled witness has equal weight like any other person
The Supreme Court affirmed that testimony of a prosecutrix with a disability, or of a disabled witness for that matter , cannot be considered weak or inferior, only because such an individual interacts with the world in a different manner, vis-à-vis their able-bodied counterparts. As…
The safety and liberty of the witness should be considered while granting bail.
The Supreme Court stated while hearing an Appeal against the order of grant of bail that – “There is no doubt that liberty is important, even that of a person charged with crime but it is important for the courts to recognize the potential threat…
Entries in Balance sheet amounts to acknowledgement of debt resulting in extended limitation U/s 18 of Limitation Act.
The Supreme Court stated that – “….There is no doubt that the filing of a balance sheet in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act is mandatory, any transgression of the same being punishable by law. However, what is of importance is that notes…
Indian parties can choose the foreign forums for arbitration.
The Supreme Court held that “nothing stands in the way of party autonomy in designating a seat of arbitration outside India even when both parties happen to be Indian Nationals, as has been held hereinabove.” Therefore, the Parties to a Contract who are Indian Nationals…
Use of Well-known Trademark can land you into trouble.
The Delhi High court reiterated that “The fact that the parties are operating in different lines of business may not be a good defense in an action brought by the Proprietor of a well-known mark. The well-known mark is said to be mark which signifies…
FIR can be quashed even in Rape case U/s 482 Cr. P. C.
The Delhi High Court stated that “Although, as per the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Parbat Bhai Aahir and Ors. vs. State of Gujarat & Ors. (AIR 2017 SC 4843), the FIR should not be quashed in case of rape as it is…