Delhi HC reserves judgment in Jackie Shroff's plea for protection of his personality right
Lawyer Pravin Anand from law firm Anand and Naik, appeared for Shroff and argued that he was seeking an order to restrain unauthorised use of his personality rights for commercial purposes.
What is the seven-decade-old drugs and magical remedies law that got Patanjali in trouble with SC?
The act bans advertising for 54 diseases including typhoid, venereal diseases, tuberculosis, impotence and pregnancy-related illnesses among others. The short 16-section law also empowers the authorities to penalise company executives for misleading ads.
Protecting the 'Bhidu': Actor Jackie Shroff moves Delhi HC seeking protection of his personality, publicity rights
The suit has been filed against various entities using his name, photographs, voice and word "Bhidu" without his consent.
Patanjali misleading ads case: SC reserves judgment in contempt notice against Ramdev, Balkrishna
Ramdev and Balkrishna seek time to file affidavit regarding steps taken to recall advertisement for medicines for which licence has been revoked. SC grants them three weeks.
Review petition filed against SC judgment junking 100% tally of EVM votes with VVPAT slips
The petition has been filed by a person named Arun Kumar Agarwal, who contended that there are mistakes and errors apparent on the face the apex court's April 2024 judgment.
Go First case: NCLT defers hearing to July amid uncertainty over airline's future
The airline is now aircraft-less after the Delhi High Court on April 26 directed the aviation regulator DGCA to deregister the aircraft. Subsequently, DGCA deregistered all of the crisis-hit airline's 54 aircraft in the first week of May.
SC seeks ED's response over former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's bail plea
A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta have now listed the case for hearing on May 17, the last working day before the court closes for summer vacations.
Don’t see why Kejriwal can’t attend office when he can campaign: Kapil Sibal
On May 10, the apex court granted interim bail to Kejriwal till June 1. However, the court directed him not to visit the CM’s office, the secretariat, and sign any papers.
Kejriwal bail an interim order, may not set legal precedent: Senior Advocates
On May 10, the apex court granted interim bail to Kejriwal till June 1, to allow him to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections. The court noted that “Kejriwal has no criminal antecedents and is not a threat to society.”
Haryana political crisis: Of governors and floor tests — what does the law say?
The constitution and judgments of the Supreme Court mandate that the governor's power to call for a floor test should be exercised sparingly and with circumspection, in accordance with the limits placed by law.
Who is Justice Sanjiv Khanna, the future CJI who granted interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal?
Justice Khanna is next in line to be the Chief Justice of India (CJI) after the incumbent CJI DY Chandrachud retires in November 2024
'Kejriwal not a threat to society, has no criminal antecedents': SC's key observations in interim bail order
Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Dutta furthermore noted that Kejriwal is the Chief Minister of Delhi and a leader of one of the national parties. Even though the accusations against him are serious, he has not been convicted by the trial court yet.
Arvind Kejriwal case: Big relief for Delhi CM as SC grants interim bail till June 1
SC however denied his request to extend the period of interim bail till June 4 and noted that Kejriwal will surrender on June 2.
Interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal for elections will be discriminatory, ED tells SC
In a federal structure, no set of election is more significant than another. Therefore every politician at every level would argue that if he is not released on interim bail, he would suffer irreversible damage, says ED.
Jet Airways resolution plan has become a joke: Airline's lenders tell Supreme Court
Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, who appeared for JKC vehemently denied these allegations. According to Rohatgi, JKC never availed the offer made by the lenders since they were anyway supposed to make a payment of Rs. 350 crore. Rohatgi also argued that JKC has spent Rs. 700 crore so far in trying to revive the airline despite the lenders objecting to every move they make.
After 7-year wait, GST Appellate Tribunal may finally be operational soon
The long-awaited GST appellate tribunal finally has a president, raising hopes that the other members of the tribunal will be appointed expeditiously. There are 14,227 appeals pending under the central GST act as of August 2023.
Misleading ads case: SC says influencers, celebrities should take responsibility for products they endorse
The court has asked the ministry of consumer affairs to file an affidavit on the action taken against misleading advertisements, especially in the food sector
SC refuses to entertain plea by Vyapar Mandal against 45 days pay rule under income tax law
The apex court asked the MSMEs, which are a part of the Vyapar Mandal, to approach the high courts should they need any relief.
Ace aviation moves NCLT over difficulties in purchasing Jet Airways aircraft despite SC order
According to the plea, accessed by Moneycontrol, Ace is compelled to file the plea owing to the monitoring committee's delayed and non-co-operative actions regarding the sale of certain aircraft of Jet Airways.
GST on online gaming companies: SC likely to hear pleas challenging 28% GST in July
A bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud indicated of hearing in July while hearing a plea filed by Baazi Networks Private Limited , which owns Baazi Games, challenging notices issued to them.
Karnataka should not have notified fact-check unit on grounds of constitutional morality: Sr Advocate Sanjay Jain
The Karnataka government's fact-checking unit, set up to combat fake news and misinformation, especially on social media, began operations in March 2024.However, in the same month, the apex court stayed the notification operationalising the Union government’s fact check unit.
Why did the Supreme Court hold that Hindu marriages are not valid unless ceremonies are performed? MC Explains
What are the implications of the Supreme Court ruling? Does the judgement raise questions on the validity of registered marriages? Here’s what it means.
NCLT issues notice in Oppo's insolvency plea against Byju's
Apart from Oppo, two new insolvency pleas have been filed against Byju's in the last one week. They were filed by US based publishing company McGraw Hill education and end-to-end customer experience solutions company Cogent E-services.
'Labour laws contribute 47% of nearly 70k compliances in the country': Teamlease white paper
According to the paper, state-level compliances to labour laws constitute 31,605, i.e. 97 percent of the total labour-related obligations while union-level compliances constitute to about 937
