Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Rajesh Bindal has been appointed Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), marking his return to judicial administration following his retirement from the Supreme Court earlier this year. Justice Bindal confirmed his appointment to Bar & Bench on November 5. He succeeds former Supreme Court Judge Justice Ashok…
The Allahabad High Court has expressed strong disapproval of protesting advocates allegedly obstructing access to a courtroom and preventing court staff from entering through its main entrance, observing that judicial functioning cannot be brought to a standstill because lawyers choose to abstain from their professional duties. A Division Bench comprising Justice Ajay Bhanot and Justice…
By Keshav Ranjan and Shweta Sundram Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of India’s democracy. An accurate electoral roll is fundamental to ensuring that every eligible citizen can exercise the right to vote while preventing electoral fraud. In this context, the Election Commission of India (ECI) periodically undertakes the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of…
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the five-member High-Powered Enquiry Committee (HPEC), constituted to investigate allegations of police excesses during the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)-led student protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar in July, to submit its first fact-finding report within one month. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi…
You might know your car’s registration number by heart, but remembering when its insurance expires is not easy. Perhaps the policy document is buried in your emails, or you are checking a used car and want to know whether its insurance is still valid. An insurance check by vehicle number can help you trace available…
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Allahabad High Court to take up Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh Minister Mohammad Azam Khan’s plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on November 16. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi transferred the matter to the High…
The Supreme Court has held that the constitutional requirement of producing an arrested person before a Magistrate within 24 hours begins from the moment the person’s liberty is effectively curtailed, and not from the time the police formally records the arrest. A Bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S Chandurkar ruled that any…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday, November 4, issued notice to the Central Government and Meta Platforms on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking regulatory intervention against social media algorithms and design features allegedly engineered to encourage compulsive usage among children. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V….
The Supreme Court has held that authorities must adopt a practical and humane approach while examining claims for pension under freedom fighters’ welfare schemes, observing that elderly claimants cannot be expected to produce documentary evidence relating to events that occurred nearly half a century ago. A Bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok…
The Delhi High Court has held that personality rights cannot be treated as a standalone cause of action, observing that the unauthorised use of an individual’s name, image or likeness does not, by itself, amount to an unlawful act. The Court emphasised that claims concerning the misuse of a person’s identity must be examined under…