Karnataka HC to consider the challenge to constitutional validity of S. 22 of RERA Act, 2016; Directs Additional Advocate General to accept notice on behalf of State of Karnataka

Karnataka HC to consider the challenge to constitutional validity of S. 22 of RERA Act, 2016; Directs Additional Advocate General to accept notice on behalf of State of Karnataka

In a recent turn of events, the Karnataka High Court has been facing the issue of whether the members of the judiciary are eligible to be a part of the selection committee under Section 22 of the RERA Act, 2016. Section 22 of the RERA Act states the Qualifications of Read more

The Guwahati High Court nullifies Magistrate's directive to file a First Information Report (FIR) for a hate speech accusation against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

The Guwahati High Court nullifies Magistrate’s directive to file a First Information Report (FIR) for a hate speech accusation against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Key words :- Guwahati High Court , FIR , Assam CM . During a speech given in Morigaon district following the Sipajhar eviction operation, Sarma reportedly made mention of the violent events that occurred in Sipajhar as an act of retaliation. The Guwahati High Court recently invalidated a prior court’s Read more

Legal profession not a commercial activity; lawyer's chamber does not attract commercial electricity tariff rates: Allahabad High Court 

Legal profession not a commercial activity; lawyer’s chamber does not attract commercial electricity tariff rates: Allahabad High Court 

The profession of an advocate doesn’t constitute a marketable exertion and, thus, shouldn’t be subordinated to marketable rates for electricity consumption, the Allahabad High Court recently held. (Tehsil Bar Association, Sadar Tehsil Parisar, Gandhi Nagar, Ghaziabad vs. UPERC). A bench of judges Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Anish Kumar Gupta observed Read more

The new Sebi dispute resolution process gives investors more authority: SEBI’s NEW  DISPUTE REDRESSAL MECHANISM  

The new Sebi dispute resolution process gives investors more authority: SEBI’s NEW  DISPUTE REDRESSAL MECHANISM  

 Keywords: SEBI, Investors, Dispute, Mechanism  The market regulator has been tenacious in its quest for investor justice. With SCORES, it  already has a reliable grievance redressal system in place. Beyond this, investors might turn  to IGRC if they weren’t happy with how their complaints were resolved.   But now, the Securities Read more

SUPREME COURT VACATES STAY IN A 16-YEAR-OLD CRIMINAL APPEAL; PULLS UP APPELLANT-LAWYER WHO SOUGHT REPEATED ADJOURNMENTS                     

SUPREME COURT VACATES STAY IN A 16-YEAR-OLD CRIMINAL APPEAL; PULLS UP APPELLANT-LAWYER WHO SOUGHT REPEATED ADJOURNMENTS                     

KEYWORDS: Supreme Court, Adjournments, Delhi High Court, Appellant  The Supreme Court vacated a stay order in a 16-year-old criminal appeal as it pulled up the appellant—lawyer for seeking repeated adjournments. On 19 October 2006, Gulshan Bajwa was convicted by Delhi High Court of finding him guilty of making reckless and Read more

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