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New Delhi, Sep 26 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Friday allowed late Sunjay Kapur's wife Priya Kapur to file the list of his assets in a sealed cover and suggested the parties involved in the property dispute before it, not to share details with the media. Justice Jyoti Singh took note of the consequent undertakings from the counsel appearing for all the parties, including Priya, aside from Sunjay's children with former wife and actor Karisma Kapoor. "Mr Rajiv Nayar (counsel for Priya Kapur) su ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 26 (PTI) Delhi High Court on Friday barred all parties involved in the dispute over late Sunjay Kapur's property not to share details, including those of his personal assets and liabilities, with the media. Justice Jyoti Singh passed the directions and said, "A copy of the 'will' be supplied to the defendant subject to the undertaking that it will be used discreetly and that the party or advocates would not leak it to public." The court was hearing Priya's plea seeking permission ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has observed that while satire and political criticism are part of free speech, obscene and sexually suggestive attacks cannot be justified under its garb. Justice Amit Bansal made the remarks while passing an ad-interim injunction in favour of BJP spokesperson and Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia in his plea against allegedly defamatory and morphed posts circulated after a viral TV debate clip. The Court stated that public figures like ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai police has recorded the statement of Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra in a Rs. 60 crore alleged fraud case. Mumbai Police shared an update in the case and stated: "Investigations are going on against actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra in an alleged fraud case of Rs. 60 crore. A summon was issued by the Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai Police to Raj Kundra. He was asked to appear before police for the investigation." They further stat ...Read More >
CUTTACK: In a significant development aimed at preserving the dignity of the judiciary and legal profession, the Odisha State Bar Council has suspended advocate Hemanta Kumar Nayak from practising law for a period of two years. The decision came through a judgement passed on September 13, by a three-member disciplinary committee chaired by Bibhu Prasad Tripathy, with Phoni Bhusan Patnaik and Tapan Kumar Biswal as members. The disciplinary proceedings were initiated suo motu under section 35 of ...Read More >
Mumbai: The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has cleared the way for Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd's (TSPL) demerger from its parent company Vedanta Ltd, setting aside a lower court's order that put the proposed demerger on hold. The order comes after the counsel for Talwandi Sabo informed the NCLAT that it has reached a settlement with China's Sepco Electric Power Construction Corp. (Sepco) on 11 September. Sepco is one of the creditors of TSPL that objected to the demerger for allege ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has protected the personality rights of Abhishek Bachchan, issuing an interim order restraining online platforms from using his name, images or other attributes for commercial purposes without authorisation. The order mirrored its September 9 ruling in favour of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. The order arose from a suit by Bachchan, which alleged that defendant websites and platforms had misappropriated aspects of his persona -- name, image, likeness, persona and voice ...Read More >
The Court held that the unauthorised use of Reliance's brand identity amounted to misrepresentation and could mislead consumers into believing the products were officially manufactured or endorsed by RIL. In a significant win for brand protection in India's booming FMCG and e-commerce sectors, the Delhi High Court has ordered leading online marketplaces, including Amazon and Flipkart, to delist products infringing upon the 'Reliance' and 'Jio' trademarks, reported Bar and Bench. Justice Saurab ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court it can't do much to stop the execution of Kerala-based nurse Nimisha Priya scheduled on July 16 in Yemen. The plea, filed by Save Nimisha Priya International Action Council, was heard by the bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta. Attorney General (AG) R Venkataramani contended before the bench that there is nothing much the government can do, adding, "looking at the sensitivity of Yemen...it's not diplomatically recognised...b ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The nation's largest bank State Bank of India (SBI) has decided to classify the loan account of the beleaguered telecom firm Reliance Communications (RCom) that's under bankruptcy since June 2019, as a "fraud" account and also to report the name of its erstwhile promoter and director Anil Ambani to the Reserve Bank. The company has been found to have used as much as Rs 12,692.31 crore of bank loans which is 41% of the total loan, to pay connected parties through a web of inter-group tra ...Read More >
Srinagar: Before towering cranes and cutting-edge engineering transformed the Himalayan landscape, the monumental dream of connecting "Kashmir to Kanyakumari" by rail began with the plodding footsteps of humble mules. This extraordinary backstory underpins the official realization of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL), inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 6, 2025, a project crowned by the awe-inspiring Chenab Bridge. According to Afcons Infrastructure Limited, the ...Read More >
Mumbai: Noting that a person running an elevator company would surely be "rolling in money", a sessions court increased the compensation for a domestic violence survivor from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 1 crore. The judge said a substantial enhancement was needed to compensate for the 20 years of torture, humiliation and economic abuse the 41-year-old woman suffered at the hands of her 44-year-old husband. The monthly maintenance was also hiked from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh for the woman and their minor dau ...Read More >
Srinagar: In a landmark ruling that underscores the judiciary's firm stance against domestic abuse, a Mumbai sessions court has significantly increased the compensation awarded to a woman in a domestic violence case -- from a meagre Rs 5 lakh to a substantial Rs 1 crore. The court observed that the woman's husband, a wealthy businessman running an elevator company, and his family were "crorepatis" and held ample financial means to provide fair restitution. The court observed that the woman's hu ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) trainee officer Puja Khedkar, accused of forging her documents to obtain eligibility for the 2022 Union Public Service Commission test. A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma asked Khedkar to cooperate in the probe. Also Read | Security Scare in Kolkata: Police Launch Probe After Drone-Like Objects Spotted Over Sky, Centre Seeks Report Fro ...Read More >
New Delhi, May 20 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked Congress leader Shashi Tharoor to respond to a defamation plea filed by BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar against him. Justice Ravinder Dudeja said the "matter required consideration" while issuing notice to Tharoor on a revision petition against the magisterial court's order dismissing Chandrasekhar's criminal defamation case on February 4. "Issue notice to the respondent. Let the trial court record in digital form with bookmarking b ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 4 (PTI) The Supreme Court Wednesday transferred to the CBI two FIRs lodged against West Bengal BJP leader Kabir Shankar Bose pertaining to the 2020 scuffle between his security staff and TMC workers observing there was a politically charged atmosphere in the state. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Pankaj Mithal said the political scenario in West Bengal was apparently opposed to the party in power at the Centre. It noted that Bose was previously married to the daughter of ...Read More >
The bench stated that the judgment benefitted several others and would remain unaltered. The focus of the current plea would instead be limited to examining whether witnesses in the case are facing undue pressure due to Balaji's ministerial role."We reiterate the law laid down in the said decision. However, the current application is based on the apprehension that immediately after we enlarged the respondent no. 2 (Balaji) on bail by order dated 26 September, 2024 the second respondent has been ...Read More >
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