Bombay HC Allows Delay Condonation In An Arbitration Case, Citing Good Faith & Legal Uncertainty
The Bombay High Court bench of Justice G.S. Kulkarni and Justice Advait M. Sethna, has ruled that the benefit of section 14 of the Limitations Act, 1963, can be extended to a petitioner who delayed filing an application under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The application was filed to seek setting […]
Trademarking the Transcendent: The Battle to Protect Osho’s Spiritual Legacy
In a bid to protect the legacy of spiritual leader Osho, ‘Osho Friends International’, a global collective of his disciples, urged authorities to block trademark registrations of the name “Osho.” Justice Saurabh Banerjee of Delhi High Court , presiding over the case, directed the Central government and the Trademark Registry to respond to the plea, […]
Gift Once Given, Cannot Be Taken Back: SC’s Landmark Judgement
When a property transfer is made out of love and affection, with the donor retaining a life interest, it qualifies as a settlement deed in the form of a gift, decreed the bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan of the Supreme Court in a significant ruling. The court further clarified that once a […]
Bombay HC Sets Aside Disqualification of Managing Committee for Failure to Hold AGM Under MCS Act
In a recent judgment, the Bombay High Court Bench of Justice Marne quashed the disqualification of members of a managing committee of a co-operative society, holding that the orders passed by the Deputy Registrar and subsequently upheld by the Divisional Joint Registrar suffered from jurisdictional errors and non-application of mind. The case involved allegations of […]
SC Rules No Privity of Contract, No Consumer Status
The Supreme Court in a recent ruling underscored that to qualify as a "consumer" under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, there must be a direct contractual relationship between the parties. The bench, comprising Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, emphasized that a party lacking privity of contract with the service provider cannot be considered […]
BCI Has No Business Interfering In Legal Education, Rules Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently dismissed the Bar Council of India’s (BCI) challenge to a Kerala High Court order that allowed two murder convicts to attend law classes virtually from jail. A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice N. Kotiswar Singh ruled that BCI had no business to interfere in matters of legal education and […]
SC Commends HC’s Courage in Directing SIT Probe into Alleged Fraud
The Supreme Court of India, in its recent order, upheld the Bombay High Court’s directive to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe businessman Anand Jain in connection with an alleged Rs. 2,400 crore fraud. The Supreme Court bench, comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan, commended the Bombay High Court for its […]
Delhi HC Orders BCI to Enroll A South Korean Lawyer
The Delhi High Court division bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta, has recently directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) (Petitioner) to enroll Daeyoung Jung, a South Korean national (Respondent No.1), as an advocate within two days. The bench held that withholding the respondent’s enrollment was impermissible since there was […]
SC Cracks Down on Unauthorized Appearances: Only AORs & Authorized Advocates Allowed
In a significant ruling addressing the procedural norms for advocates appearing before the Supreme Court, a bench of Justice Bela M. Trivedi and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma clarified that only the Advocate-on-Record (AOR) or those specifically instructed by the AOR are permitted to appear, plead, or address the Court. The judgment, delivered on March 19, […]
PIL Against MEIL In Bombay HC Dismissed
The Bombay High Court division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Bharti Dangre, dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL)seeking an investigation into bank guarantees provided by Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Limited (MEIL) for the Rs 16 Crore Borivali- Thane Twin Tube Tunnel project. The PIL filed by senior journalist, Ravi Prakash, questioned the legitimacy […]