Condemning the murder of the first woman Chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council Darvesh Yadav, the Bar Council of India (BCI) has demanded that a compensation of Rs 50 Lakh be given to the family of the deceased. In the Press Release issued to this effect, the BCI chairman Manan Kumar Mishra also demanded […]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on May 28, 2019, in the case of Abhijeet Singh alias Ankur Likhari v. State of Punjab has directed all the investigating officers in the State of Punjab to record the statement under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, by audio, video, and electronic means forthwith. […]

The Registrar (Vigilance) of the Karnataka High Court on May 31, 2019, issued circular directing judicial officers in the State to not to use mobile phones while sitting on the dais. The High Court has also directed the judicial officers to refrain from using social media applications like WhatsApp, Skype, Facebook, etc. during the court hours […]

Section 144 has been imposed in Gaya, Bihar after the heatwave left 184 people dead and several hospitalised. The rising heat has taken many lives majorly from Aurangabad, Gaya and Nawada districts. Gaya and Patna recorded temperatures above 45 degree Celsius on June 15, 2019, triggering a raging heatwave which led to the deaths. In […]

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on June 12, 2019, gave a stern message to district magistrates and superintendents of police to duly perform their duties or else be ready to face action. Taking cognizance of the spate of cases of heinous crime in the state, he told the officers to establish the rule of […]

The Union Cabinet on June 12, 2019, has approved the Indian Medical Council (Amendment Bill), 2019, and the Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment Bill), 2019, both of which had lapsed in the 16th Lok Sabha session. Both the Bills were approved at a Cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Bills are now set […]

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on June 14, 2019, has barred the promoters of New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) – RRPR Holdings Pvt. Ltd, Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy – from accessing securities market for two years. The market regulator has also restrained them from holding position as director or any key […]

IndiaBulls Housing Finance Ltd (IHFL) on June 12, 2019, moved the Supreme Court seeking urgent listing of a plea which alleged that it misappropriated Rs 98,000 crore of public money. The matter was mentioned before a Vacation Bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and Ajay Rastogi. Senior Counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi, arguing for IndiaBulls, told the Supreme Court […]

Mumbai police have filed a closure report in the case of sexual harassment filed against actor Nana Patekar by Tanushree Dutta stating that they have not found enough evidence. The suburban Oshiwara police on June 12, 2019, filed a ‘B Summary’ report before a metropolitan magistrate in Andheri, Deputy Commissioner of Police Paramjit Singh Dahiya […]

By: Advocate Jaya Bhatnagar World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is dedicated to globally cultivate a progressive International Intellectual Property system. To bridge the gap between IP practitioners and common masses, an annual World Intellectual Property Day is observed each year on 26th April. This day is celebrated world over where IP practitioners and officials interact […]