Madras High Court rejected PIL on festival holidays
Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice M Sathyanarayanan of Madras High Court while dismissing a Public Interest Petition (PIL) which objected to the court granting four to…
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There is no north-south divide, says Madras HC
Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice M Sathyanarayanan of Madras High Court while dismissing a Public Interest Petition (PIL) which objected to the court granting four to…
Supreme Court commutes death sentence to life imprisonment
A Bench of Justices Dipak Misra, R F Nariman and U U Lalit said that, “Though no time limit can be fixed within which the mercy petition ought to be…
Medical Reimbursement of Judges not covered under RTI
Justice Vibhu Bakhru of Delhi High Court, while setting aside a CIC (Central Information Commission) order, asking the apex court to maintain details of medical reimbursement availed by each judges…
Separate tax on the chargers sold with mobile phones
A bench of Justices S J Mukhopadhaya and Madan B Lokur of Supreme Court while quashing an order by the Punjab and Haryana High Court held that, making one package…
Financier not liable to pay damages, says SC
Apex Court in HDFC Bank Ltd v. Kumari Reshma set aside Madhya Pradesh High Court’s view and held that if a motor vehicle is hypothecated to a finance company and…
Footpaths are meant for pedestrians, says Delhi HC
A bench of Justices Kailash Gambhir and Najmi Waziri, of Delhi High Court while hearing a plea by one Suman Lata who had sought directions to New Delhi Municipal Council…
Conversion of girls to Islam solely for marriage not valid
Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani of Allahabad High Court while dismissing petitions filed by five couples who sought “protection as married couple” ruled that the religious conversion of girls “without their…
Arbitration cannot be objected in the middle, says SC
A bench of Justice Chelameswar and S.A. Bobde of the Apex Court in M/s MSP Infrastructure Ltd v. M P Road Development Corporation Ltd. stated that a party to the…
CCI not to take any action against Hyundai
Madras High Court has asked the Competition Commission of India (CCI) not to proceed with any action against Hyundai. Hyundai is among one of the 14 carmakers slapped with a…