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RIL has extracted the ‘Migrated Gas’, however, the said extraction/ exploration of the ‘Migrated Gas’ without any ‘explicit and express permission’ cannot be said to have been in ‘most efficient manner for betterment of the Union’, which did not belong to it and which did not entitle them to reaping any profits therefrom.
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The complainant is asserted to be an extremely influential person, who runs a number of famous Night Clubs in Delhi and has close proximity with high-ranking police officials and deep-rooted connections with gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar.
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The development of standards in the field of telecommunication which enables usage of mobile phones across countries may be rendered ineffective if such configuration is held to the detriment of the OEM or the traders/exporters.
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The petitioners have their families and are permanent residents of Coochbehar. Their earnings from their engagement are the sole source of their livelihood. In the said conspectus, prima facie, it does not appear that they would flee from justice or delay the investigation by abscondence.
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It is an elementary principle that when a public authority is vested with specific powers, it is duty bound to act accordingly. Therefore, any failure to exercise statutory powers gives rise to a cause of action to secure performance of such duty by way of issuance of writ of mandamus under Article 226.
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Read key amendments proposed in the draft Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025. Public comments invited till 28-02-2025.
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It is only after the efforts of reconciliation and settlement fails, the videoconferencing can be resorted on the joint application filed by the parties or the memorandum of consent by both the parties, husband and wife, for such videoconferencing, in the discretion of the Court, if the Court considers it appropriate.
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Section 21(4) of Mental Healthcare Act provides that every insurer shall make provision for medical insurance for treatment of mental illness on the same basis as is provided for physical illness.
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A perusal of Charge-sheet shows that the Applicant and the Complainant were in a relationship for more than one year. However, as per the Complainant eventually the attitude of Petitioner/Complainant changed, and he started ill-treating and blackmailing her.
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Mere procedural errors or defects, thus, would not render the filing of an application under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act to be treated as a non-est filing. Standalone defects cannot make an application filed under Section 34 of the A&C Act to be declared as non-est but only cumulatively.
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The dignity, autonomy and identity of an individual shall be respected and cannot be violated in any condition. The right to privacy is also recognized as a fundamental right in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. This right is fundamental to protect the inner sphere of the individual.
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On a number of occasions, the Court has noted delays in the transmission of Trial Court records to this Court. As a result, preparation of paper books is delayed. This contributes to delay in disposal of appeals.
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The question in the present matter is whether the petitioner/applicant is to be granted custody parole to enable him to attend the Parliament session.
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Sufficient time must be given to an arrestee after the grounds of arrest have been served upon him in writing, to enable the arrestee to engage and confer with legal counsel, the test being that the arrestee must have meaningful opportunity to resist his remand to police custody or judicial custody.
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By instituting a more structured and stringent framework, Section 132 ensures that audit firms and professionals adhere to internationally recognized standards, thereby fostering greater transparency, accountability, and confidence in financial reporting.
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A plain reading of Section 32A IBC reveals that once a resolution plan is approved under Section 31, the Corporate Debtor shall not be prosecuted for an offence committed prior to the commencement of the CIRP. However, this immunity does not extend to the erstwhile officers and persons responsible for the conduct of its business prior to CIRP.
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The Supreme Court, in its order dated 19-12-2024, provided specific guidelines regarding the reservation of posts for women and the election process. These directions necessitated a review of the existing election framework by the Delhi High Court, which had earlier scheduled the elections for 07-02-2025.
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The petitions raise a common grievance that a Movie titled as “2020 Delhi” of which a ‘trailer’ is accessible on social media, depicts a highly prejudicial and distorted account of the riots that took place in North-East Delhi in February, 2020, and thereby create a false and disruptive narrative having serious repercussions.
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While framing of charges, the Court ought to look at the limited aspect of whether, given the material placed before it, there is grave suspicion against the accused which is not properly explained. Though, for the purpose of conviction, the same must be proved beyond reasonable doubt.
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A payment made for use of goodwill cannot possibly be viewed as being an illegal purpose or one prohibited by law. A person would be obliged to part with consideration for the use of goodwill if it seeks to derive benefit and advantage therefrom.
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