The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Thursday stayed an order passed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) directing WhatsApp LLC not to share data collected on its platforms with Meta company or its products for five years. The coram of Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Technical Member Arun Baroka observed that since…
Slamming the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) for launching an investigation against a real estate developer under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) without adequate evidence, the Bombay High Court has imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on the national agency. The matter pertained to a property dispute between Mumbai-based real estate developer Rakesh…
The Madras High Court has recently upheld the importance of a victim’s perspective in sexual harassment cases, emphasizing that the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH) Act prioritizes the victim’s perception of unwelcome behaviour, not the harasser’s intent. Justice RN Manjula ruled that even if the employee’s actions weren’t intentionally harassing, they created an uncomfortable and unwelcome…
The Patna High Court has dismissed a petition filed against the proposal to establish an airport at Rajgir. The petition, filed by 17 individuals, challenged the proposed land acquisition for the airport, citing concerns about the impact on groundwater, irrigation, and flood mitigation. The petitioners also argued that the proposal violated policy guidelines for setting…
The Allahabad High Court while rejecting the bail application of Nishant Roy accused of extortion and cheating, observed that cybercrime in our country is like a silent virus, and it has affected an uncountable number of innocent victims who have been defrauded of their hard-earned money. A Single Bench of Justice Ashutosh Srivastava passed this…
The Allahabad High Court has quashed a complaint case pending against Chandrakant Tripathi for 32 years where he was facing charges for giving false evidence during a murder trial. A Single Bench of Justice Raj Beer Singh passed this order while hearing an application under section 482 filed by Chandrakant Tripathi. The application under Section…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking an inquiry into alleged misconduct of municipal authorities in Faridabad, Haryana. The PIL, filed by Krishan Lal Gera, alleged that municipal authorities had colluded with a private contractor to make bogus payments for civil constructions. The Court took cognizance of…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking directions to prevent free entry and passage of lawyers and the public through electronic security gates installed at the High Court premises. The petitioner prayed for the issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondents to…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday pronounced a split verdict on the Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by AIMIM candidate and accused in the 2020 Delhi riots Tahir Hussain, seeking interim bail to campaign for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections. The verdict was delivered by the two-judge Bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah….
The High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) taken up suo motu regarding the alleged misuse of railway resources. The PIL was based on a news item published on December 25, 2024, which highlighted the negligence and inefficiency of the Railways in allowing padded seats made for sitting…