Share Application Money Pending Allotment to be reported to ROC

in Form 5 INV
A brief analysis of the provisions of Investor Education and Protection Fund and the rules made there under. As the
companies are receiving notices from ROC for non-filing of Form I!" the follo#ing are the compliances re$uired for
avoiding the non-compliance.
%he Investors Education & Protection Fund 'IEPF( rules ma)e it mandatory to file Form I!" in the follo#ing cases*
'a( Amount of +nclaimed and unpaid dividend
'b( Amount of application moneys received and due for refund
'c( Amount of matured deposits
'd( Amount of matured debentures
'e( Interest accrued on the amounts referred to in clause 'a( to 'd( above
Rule , of IEPF '+ploading of Information regarding unpaid and unclaimed amount lying #ith companies( Rules- ./0.-
defines this. Every company shall- #ithin a period of 1/ days after holding its A23 or the date on #hich it should
have been held and every year thereafter till completion of 4 years- identify the unclaimed amounts- separately
furnish and upload on its #ebsite and also on 3inistry5s #ebsite the details of the said amount. %hese details shall be
furnished by #ay of filing of Form I!" separately for each year containing the follo#ing information*
!ames and last )no#n addresses of the persons entitled to receive the sum6
!ature of the amount6
Amount to #hich each person is entitled6
Analysis:
7ue for Payment #as not define under the Companies Act- 018 but no# it has been e9pressly defined
under the Companies Act- ./0, and as per the provisions of the ne# act- the share application money shall be
refunded #ithin 0 days from the e9piry of 8/ days from the date of receipt of application money.
Amount to IEPF shall be transferred only after the e9piry of 4 years from the date it becomes it.
If such money has already been refunded then the form is not re$uired to be filed #ith the Registrar of
Companies.
In the cases #here such money is refunded or allotted before the commencement of the Act then Form I!"
has to be filed #ith the Registrar of Companies and Return of allotment in the case of allotment of shares.
Conersion o! share application money pending allotment be!ore "#$%"$&%#':
%he amount also cannot be converted to loan as the Companies Act- ./0, does not permit the conversion or
ad:ustment of such money and Company has to mandatorily refund that application money #ithin 0 days of the
date of completion of si9ty days.
No() *ill+ma,ing is -.st a Clic, A(ay
;abarinath 3uralidharan
3umbai* !;7< e-2overnance-=armond %rustees :oint venture to ma)e succession planning
simpler through its portal E>ee=ill
!;7< e-2overnance Infrastructure has entered into a strategic :oint venture #ith 3umbai-based
=armond %rustees and E9ecutors to offer #ill-ma)ing services to the masses as the economic
turnaround and rising disposable incomes have encouraged more people from different strata of
the society to ta)e their succession planning seriously.
%he :oint venture is offering an online platform for the preparation of ?#ill5 through a #eb-based
portal named E>ee=ill- #hich they claim- #ill ma)e the process simpler and affordable.
!;7<- #hich maintains pension accounts of over 4/ la)h Indian citi>ens apart from depositories
li)e ta9 information net#or)- is managing the online infrastructure to submit relevant data #hile
=armond has engaged a panel of la#yers to study the data and prepare the #ills for all
communities across India.
@=ith E>ee=ill- #e have cross-pollinated the technology and e-gov ernance capability of !;7<
#ith the legal e9pertise of =armond to create a best-in-class proposition. It is our endeavour to
play a pivotal part in building a#areness and ma)ing available a uni$ue proposition at a pricing
that #ill be friendly for all-A said 2o)ul 7as- 37- =armond %rustees and E9ecutors.
!;7< and =armond did not disclose the nature and terms of the :oint venture. %he cost of
ma)ing a #ill through the ne# online channel #ill be .
BC-///- #hereas a traditional form of #ill-ma)ing through la#yers #ill cost any#here bet#een .
B.-/// and B0-//-///.
@%his initiative ma)es available a proposition at one-fifth the cost even at a lo#er-end-A 7as
added.
=hile in the =est there are customised and automated soft#ares that enable one to ma)e a #ill-
in India the best mi9 #ould be one of technology and legal e9pertise as various permutations
need to be evaluated- la#yers said.
@In the 3uslim community- #riting a #ill is different among various sects- treatment of inherited
property vs self-ac$uired property is different- local la# needs to be evaluated for states li)e
2oa-A one of the la#yers $uoted above said.
!;7< has also found that property disputes are one of the ma:or reasons for family conflicts and
that these conflicts sometimes arise due to non-clarity on the #ishes of the departed.
Dence- !;7< has teamed up #ith =armond to provide e-governance solutions to ma)e life
easier for the citi>ens. @A #ise decision ta)en today is perceived as #isdom by the ne9t
generation. ;o- if you #ish to pass on the #isdom- even after you- do it through your decision to
#rite a #ill today-@ said 2agan Rai- CEO & 37- !;7< e-2overnance.
%he emergence of an online #ill-ma)ing platform attempts to brea) the l-#riting is the pre myth
that #ill-#riting is the prerogative of the rich and elderly and it is an e9pensive and complicated
proposition.
@At present- #riting a #ill is still not ta)en very seriously by most people. Dence- there5s a need
not only for a ne# organisational platform that #ill not only ma)e #ill preparation easy but also
create further a#areness on the importance of #riting a #ill and its registration-A said Eavil
Ramachandran-%homas ;chmidheiny Chair Professor of Family Fusiness and =ealth
3anagement at Indian ;chool of Fusiness.
India #itnessed an e9ponential rise in the number of rich people follo#ing the economic boom
that started in early ./// and continued for more than seven years. %he recent economic revival
after the slo#do#n for more than five years is li)ely to boost disposable incomes- leading to a
gro#ing demand for succession planning.
@%he emergence of a larger pool of rich individuals and families in recent years has created a
bigger pool of people #ho #ill benefit from simpler and cost-effective mechanisms to prepare
their #ill. Also- fundamental changes in the family structure and relationships are many in the
ma)ing that call for less publicised platforms to prepare one5s #ill-A Ramachandran added.
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Alibaba Group Holding's initial public offering (IPO now ranks as the world's biggest
in history at $25 billion, after the e-commerce giant and some of its shareholders sold
additional shares
!"erwhelming demand saw the #$! initially raise $2%& billion and then send Alibaba!"
"toc# "urging $% per cent in its debut on 'riday ()hat prompted underwriters to
e*ercise an option to sell an additional +& million shares,( a source with direct knowledge of
the deal said
)he #$! surpassed the pre"ious global record set by Agricultural ,ank of -hina in 2.%.
when the bank raised $22% billion
/nder the option, Alibaba agree& to "ell 20% million additional shares and 1ahoo #nc
%&2 million, netting the two companies an e*tra $%& billion and $%2 billion respecti"ely
Alibaba's 3ack 4a agreed to sell an e*tra 25 million shares and company co-founder 3oe
)sai agreed to sell 6.2,5&2 additional shares, according to the prospectus
)he source declined to be identified as the details of the additional sale ha"e yet to be made
official Alibaba declined to comment
-itigroup #nc, -redit 7uisse Group AG, 8eutsche ,ank, Goldman 7achs Group #nc,
3$4organ -hase 9 -o and 4organ 7tanley acted as :oint bookrunners of the #$!
;othschild was hired as Alibaba's independent financial ad"isor on the deal
2an, Acco.nts to t.rn dormant and inoperatie i! no transaction
!or & years
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%he Chief E9ecutive Officer
All Primary '+rban( Co-operative Fan)s
7ear ;ir G 3adam
Inoperative Accounts
Please refer to Paragraph .'iv( of our Circular +F7.FP7.'PCF(.Cir.!o.1G0,./0.///G.//H-/1 dated ;eptember 0-
.//H on +nclaimed 7eposits G Inoperative Accounts in Fan)s in terms of #hich a savings as #ell as current account
should be treated as inoperative G dormant if there are no transactions in the account for over a period of t#o years.
Further- in terms of Paragraph .'vi(- for the purpose of classifying an account as inoperative- both the types of
transactions i.e. debit as #ell as credit transactions induced at the instance of customers as #ell as third party should
be considered.
.. %here may be instances #here the customer has given a mandate for crediting dividend on shares to ;avings
Fan) account and there are no other operations in the ;avings Fan) account. ;ome doubts have arisen #hether
such an account is to be treated as inoperative account after t#o years.
,. In this connection- #e clarify that since dividend on shares is credited to ;avings Fan) accounts as per the
mandate of the customer- the same should be treated as a customer induced transaction. As such- the account
should be treated as operative account as long as the dividend is credited to the ;avings Fan) account. %he ;avings
Fan) account can be treated as inoperative account only after t#o years from the date of the last credit entry of the
dividend- provided there is no other customer induced transaction.
Iours faithfully-
'A E Fera(
Principal Chief 2eneral 3anager
3.idelines on *il!.l 4e!a.lters 5 Clari!ication regarding 3.arantor)
6ender and 7nit
RBI/2014-15/221
DBOD.No.CID. 41/20.16.003/2014-15
;eptember 1- ./0C
All ;cheduled Commercial Fan)s 'e9cluding RRFs and <AFs( and
All India !otified Financial Institutions 'FIs(
7ear ;irG 3adam
2uidelines on =ilful 7efaulters J
Clarification regarding 2uarantor- <ender and +nit
Please refer to the 3aster Circular on =ilful 7efaulters 7FO7.!o.CI7.FC.,G./.08.//,G./0C-0 dated Kuly 0- ./0C.
.. Paragraph ..0 of the circular lists out various events #hen a @#ilful defaultA #ould be deemed to have occurred. In
vie# of references received from a fe# ban)s regarding scopeGdefinition of @#ilful defaultA- it is clarified as follo#s*
%he term ?lender5 appearing in the circular covers all ban)sGFIs to #hich any amount is due- provided it is
arising on account of any ban)ing transaction- including off balance sheet transactions such as derivatives- guarantee
and <etter of Credit.
%he term ?unit5 appearing therein has to be ta)en to include individuals- :uristic persons and all other forms of
business enterprises- #hether incorporated or not. In case of business enterprises 'other than companies(- ban)sGFIs
may also report 'in the 7irector column( the names of those persons #ho are in charge and responsible for the
management of the affairs of the business enterprise.
,. Paragraph ..8 of the circular is amended to read as follo#s*
@=hile dealing #ith #ilful default of a single borro#ing company in a 2roup- the ban)s GFIs should consider the trac)
record of the individual company- #ith reference to its repayment performance to its lenders. Do#ever- in cases #here
guarantees furnished by the companies #ithin the 2roup on behalf of the #ilfully defaulting units are not honoured
#hen invo)ed by the ban)s GFIs- such 2roup companies should also be rec)oned as #ilful defaultersA.
C. In connection #ith the guarantors- ban)s have raised $ueries regarding inclusion of names of guarantors #ho are
either individuals 'not being directors of the company( or non-group corporates in the list of #ilful defaulters. It is
advised that in terms of ;ection 0.H of the Indian Contract Act- 0H4.- the liability of the surety is co-e9tensive #ith that
of the principal debtor unless it is other#ise provided by the contract. %herefore- #hen a default is made in ma)ing
repayment by the principal debtor- the ban)er #ill be able to proceed against the guarantorGsurety even #ithout
e9hausting the remedies against the principal debtor. As such- #here a ban)er has made a claim on the guarantor on
account of the default made by the principal debtor- the liability of the guarantor is immediate. In case the said
guarantor refuses to comply #ith the demand made by the creditorGban)er- despite having sufficient means to ma)e
payment of the dues- such guarantor #ould also be treated as a #ilful defaulter. It is clarified that this #ould apply only
prospectively and not to cases #here guarantees #ere ta)en prior to this circular. Fan)sGFIs may ensure that this
position is made )no#n to all prospective guarantors at the time of accepting guarantees.
. Fan)sGFIs may ta)e due care to follo# the provisions set out in paragraph , of the 3aster Circular on =ilful
7efaulters dated Kuly 0- ./0C in identifying and reporting instances of #ilful default in respect of guarantors also.
=hile reporting such names to RFI- ban)sGFIs may include @2uarA in brac)ets i.e. '2uar( against the name of the
guarantor and report the same in the 7irector column.
8. %his circular is issued in e9ercise of the po#ers conferred upon Reserve Fan) of India under ;ection ,A of the
Fan)ing Regulation Act- 01C1.
Iours faithfully
'A E Pandey(
Chief 2eneral 3anager
Ne( Acco.nting Norms may Impact Shareholder Interest
India Inc is gearing up for transition to#ards a ne# set of accounting standards 'Ind-A;( for preparing
financial statements even though it a#aits clarity on some aspects of the ne# rules.
It is still unclear #hether Ind-A; #ill have to be adopted by a company for both its standalone financials
'accounts of a company alone( and its consolidated financials '#hich #ould include accounts of its
subsidiaries(6 or only for consolidated accounts. It is learnt that the ministry of corporate Affairs '3CA( and
the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India 'ICAI( are discussing this issue. Adopting the ne#
standards is voluntary from April ne9t year and mandatory from the ./08-04 financial year.
Ind-A; is the convergence of the current accounting standards #ith the globally accepted International
Financial Reporting ;tandards 'IFR;(. 3CALs decision #ill be pertinent as Ind-A;- #hich is based
primarily on accounting at fair values- could lo#er boo) profits.
If Ind-A; is to be adopted for standalone financials too- shareholder education #ill be vital to prevent retail
investors from getting alarmed- says a company director. On the other hand- adoption of Ind-A; for both
sets of accounts #ill ease India IncLs administrative burden.
Eey areas under Ind-A; that #ould dent profits of a company are* interest on preference shares-
debentures and FCCF redemption premium- fair valuation for E;OPs and accounting for 3&A deals 'see
graphic(.
@7ividend- managerial remuneration- or even mini mum alternate ta9 '3A%( is payable based on the boo)
profits of a company 'as reflected in its standalone financial statement(. %hus- if Ind-A; #ere to be
adopted for standalone sets of accounts- the resulting accounting impact #ill have a cascading effect-@
e9plains 7olphy 7Lsou>a- national leader- IFR; services in a member firm of EI. For e9ample* %he total
managerial remuneration that is payable by a listed company to its directors cannot e9ceed 00M of the
companyLs net profits. Or lo#er boo) profits could translate into lo#er dividend payouts.
@On the flip side- only a fully compliant IFR; regime- both for standalone and consolidated financial
statements- #ould improve reporting- boost investor confidence and help shareholders reap capital
appreciation-@ adds 7Lsou>a.
;ai "en)atesh#aran- partner and head of accounting services at EP32- says- @+nder Ind-A;-
redeemable preference share is treated as a liability- thus dividend against preference shares #ill be
treated as interest and debited to the Profit and <oss account 'P&<(- reducing profits.@
@Currently in case of E;OPs- if the e9ercise price is the same as the mar)et price as on the date of grant-
there is no debit to the P&<. +nder Ind-A;- the value of the option- being the potential benefit to the
employee till the date he e9ercises 'encashes( E;OPs- #ill need to be ascertained and the difference
bet#een such value and e9ercise price debited to P&<-@ adds "en)atesh#aran.
@FCCFs issued by companies generally carry a lo# rate of interest and a high redemption premium.
Presently - the lo#er coupon rate is charged to the P&< and the higher redemption premium is ad:usted
against the securities premium account 'in the balance sheet(.Ind A; #ill re$uire the redemption premium
also to be charged to P&< based on effective interest rate and #ill result in lo#er profits-@ says 7Lsou>a.
@3&A transactions #ould also be impacted by Ind-A;- #hich shifts a#ay from histori cal cost accounting
to accounting for fair value of the business being ac$uired. +nder Ind-A;- all assets ac$uired- including
intangibles- #ould be recorded at fair values. Conse$uently - depreciation and amorti>ation of fi9ed assets
and intangibles #ill increase the charge to the P&<. Further- costs such as legal e9penses- valuation fees-
and other costs of ac$uisition #ould also need to be charged to the P&<-@ points out ! "en)atram-
assurance partner at 7eloitte.
All listed companies and those having net #orth of Rs // crore or more have to mandatorily adopt the
ne# Ind-A; from April 0- ./08.
In addition- holding- subsidiary- :oint venture or associates 'defined broadly( of such companies also have
to adopt the ne# Ind A; by this date. Companies #ith an international presence already prepare one set
of IFR;-compliant accounts for overseas regulators and #ill find the transition easier. @%he entire
ob:ective of moving to#ards IFR;- #hich #ould have meant easier access to foreign capital- is lost as Ind
A; is not fully compliant #ith IFR;.%hus- if any company #ishes to tap foreign investors or list overseas- it
#ould need to prepare yet another set of IFR; compliant accounts-@ points out ;hailesh Daribha)ti- group
chairman- 7D Consultants.
@As things stand today - it is possible that companies may end up preparing several sets of accounts -a
standalone set based on e9isting accounting standards- a consolidated set based on ne# Ind-A; and a
third set for ta9ation purposes based on the %a9 Accounting ;tandards- #hen they are issued-@ says "
Fala:i- assurance partner at 7eloitte.
Obligation o! ban,s (hile carrying o.t 4.e 4iligence meas.res
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%he ChairpersonGChief E9ecutive Officers
All ;cheduled Commercial Fan)s 'e9cluding RRFs( G
All India Financial InstitutionsG <ocal Area Fan)s
7ear 3adamG;ir-
Eno# Iour Customer 'EIC( !orms GAnti-3oney <aundering 'A3<( ;tandardsG Combating of Financing of %errorism
'CF%(GObligation of ban)s under Prevention of 3oney <aundering Act 'P3<A(- .//. Obligation of ban)s J Client 7ue
7iligence measures
Please refer to paragraph . of our 3aster Circular 7FO7.A3<.FC.!o...G0C./0.//0G ./0C-0 Kuly 0- ./0C- as per
#hich ban)s are re$uired to*
i. +nderta)e client due diligence measures #hile commencing an account-based relationship. ;uch measures
include identifying and verifying the customer and beneficial o#ner on the basis of reliable and independent
information and data or documentation.
ii. Apply client due diligence measures to e9isting clients at an interval of t#oGeightGten years in respect of
highGmediumGlo# ris) clients respectively.
iii. Carry out ongoing due diligence of e9isting clients in order to ensure that their transactions are consistent
#ith the ban)5s )no#ledge of the client- his business and ris) profile and #here necessary- the source of funds.
iv. Obtain ?positive confirmation5 at t#oGthree years in respect of medium and lo# ris) customers respectively.
.. %a)ing into account the feedbac) received in this regard and )eeping in vie# the provisions of the P3< Rules- the
matter has been revie#ed. Accordingly- it is advised that #hile the re$uirements of client due diligence measures
applied #hen establishing an account-based relationship and on-going due diligence #ould continue as indicated at
paragraph 0'i( to 0'iii( above- it has been decided to dispense #ith the re$uirement of ?positive confirmation5 as
indicated at paragraph 0'iv( above.
,. Further- the re$uirement of applying client due diligence measures to e9isting clients at an interval of t#oGeightGten
years in respect of highGmediumGlo# ris) clients respectively- #ould also continue ta)ing into account #hether and
#hen client due diligence measures have previously been underta)en and the ade$uacy of data obtained. Physical
presence of the clients may- ho#ever- not be insisted upon at the time of such periodic updations.
C. Fan)s may revise their EIC policy in the light of the above instructions and ensure strict adherence to the same.
Iours faithfully
'<ily "adera(
Chief 2eneral 3anager
F4I r.les !or M.lti+brand Retail to apply to e+commerce
%he Commerce minister !irmala ;itharaman has released that F7I rules for multi brand retail shall no# apply to e-
commerce.
%he Enforcement 7irectorate #as closely scanning the capital structures of various companies operating in e-
commerce #hen this amendment came up.Fe# days bac) the enforcement directorate has tapped a big e-commerce
player in the retail mar)et in violation of Foreign E9change 3anagement Act.It is also investigating similar players in
the division of e- commerce.
As per section 0, of the Foreign E9change 3anagement Act 'FE3A(- 0111- if any person or entity #ere found to be
in contravention of the Act- after the process of ad:udication- the person or entity could be liable to face a penalty up
to three times the sum involved.
3inister5s statement merely reiterates government5s stand that it is not yet ready to allo# F7I in F.C companies. %hat
being the case- companies li)e Flip)art #ill no# have to raise money to pay the penalties given the fact that penalties
are three times the investment. As none of the e-commerce companies are profitable there can be a sha)eout in the
sector.

7pper age limit !or *hole 8ime 4irectors on the 2oards o! 2an,s
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%o
%he 3anaging 7irector & Chief E9ecutive Officers of all Private ;ector Fan)s
7ear ;ir G 3adam-
+pper age limit for =hole %ime 7irectors on the Foards of Fan)s
%he matter relating to fi9ing an upper age limit for the post of 3anaging 7irector & Chief E9ecutive Officers '37 &
CEO( and other =hole %ime 7irectors '=%7s( of ban)s in private sector in India has been e9amined in the light of
the provisions of the Companies Act- ./0, N;ection 018',(O #hich prescribe that ?no company shall appoint or
continue the employment of any person as 3anaging 7irector- =hole %ime 7irector or 3anager #ho is belo# the age
of .0 years or has attained the age of 4/ years5.
.. In vie# of the above- it has been decided that the upper age limit for 37 & CEO and other =%7s of ban)s in the
private sector should be 4/ years- i.e. beyond #hich nobody should continue in the post. =ithin the overall limit of 4/
years- individual ban)5s Foards are free to prescribe a lo#er retirement age for the =%7s- including the 37 & CEO-
as an internal policy.
,. Please ac)no#ledge receipt.
Iours faithfully-
';udha 7amodar(
Chief 2eneral 3anage
Salman Khurshid appears for
Asaram Bapu, as SC rejects
bail plea
The Supreme Court Tuesday rejected the bail plea of spiritual guru Asaram Bapu, currently
in jail for allegedly raping a minor girl studying in one of his ashrams.
A bench headed by Justice TS Thakur said that the ground cited by Asaram was not of such
urgency to grant him bail.
After perusing the report on the medical condition of Asaram by the team of doctors from
Jodhpur-based S.N. Medical College, the court said that he was sufering from the ailment
for the last 15 years and was being treated for it.
Asaram was examined for neurological aliment trigeminal neuralgia, which causes severe
pain on the face or the forehead, and the course of treatment required.
In the last hearing of the matter August 19, the court had asked the principal of Jodhpur-
based S.N. Medical College to constitute a team of doctors to examine Asaram for the
ailment.
As senior counsel Salman Khurshid told the court that his client needed surgical treatment
of gamma-knife procedure, the court asked him to indicate the hospital where he wanted to
be treated.
The 72-year-old guru was arrested after a 16-year-old girl lodged a police complaint Aug 20,
2013, accusing him of sexually assaulting her at his ashram in Jodhpur.
The court also said that unless the critical witnesses in the case are examined, he would not
be set free on bail.
It asked Additional Solicitor General Pinki Anand who appeared for the Rajasthan
government to give the apex court the names of six witnesses which are critical and crucial
for the prosecution in the case.
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Khaitan partner Gautam
Khaitan from E custod!
OP Khaitan & Co managing partner Gautam Khaitan, who was arrested early Tuesday in
the AgustaWestland chopper deal case, has been produced before a court, which sent him
to seven days Enforcement Directorate custody.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sanjay Khanagwal sent Khaitan to ED custody after he was
produced by the ED.
Khaitan, who was on the board of Chandigarh-based company Aeromatrix, was arrested
early in the morning in the case after the agency conducted a search of his premises
Monday.
EDs counsel Navin Kumar Matta told the court that they have collected certain documents
and relevant material related to the money trail in the case, and said Khaitans custody was
required to unravel the entire conspiracy.
However, senior advocate Siddharth Luthra and lawyer Pramod Kumar Dubey, appearing for
Khaitan, opposed the ED plea, saying that the case is based on the money trail and the
probe can be continued without taking custody of the accused. They said that the ED must
quiz bank ofcials to unearth the money trail in the case.
The supply of 12 VVIP helicopters from British frm AgustaWestland came under scrutiny
after Italian authorities alleged that a bribe was paid by the company to clinch the deal.
India Jan 1 terminated the Rs 3,600 crore (about $770 million) deal with AgustaWestland for
the purchase of 12 VVIP choppers over allegations of kickbacks having been paid to fx the
deal.
The deal was inked in February 2010 for supply of the 12 helicopters to the Indian Air Force.
India had paid around 45 percent of the total contract value for the choppers which were
meant to ferry the president, the prime minister and other VIPs.
The ED had registered a case in this deal in July 2013 under the Prevention of Money
Laundering Act (PMLA) and booked former Indian Air Force chief S.P. Tyagi, foreign
nationals Carlo Gerosa, Christian Michel and Guido Haschke, companies like
AgustaWestland, its parent company Italy-based Finmeccanica, Chandigarh-based IDS
Infotech and Aeromatrix as well as two companies based in Mauritius and Tunisia, a few
other frms and unknown persons in its criminal complaint.
A total of 21 entities have been named by the ED in the case.
A separate case was lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation March 2013 against
Tyagi and others in connection with the kickback allegations.
HC denies anticipatory bail to Kerala doctors over viral C-section pictures
The Kerala High Court Tuesday denied anticipatory bail to three doctors who were booked after pictures of a patient of theirs
undergoing a caesarean section went viral on social media.
A woman from Kasargode district had delivered triplets July 18 through C-section at the state-owned Payyanur taluk hospital.
In the past few days, visuals of the delivery went viral on the social media, forcing her to fle a police complaint.
Following her complaint the Payyanur police registered a case and began a probe. The matter was also investigated by
Kannur district medical ofcer (DMO) K.J. Reena. Reena told reporters in Kannur Tuesday that the visuals do show the C-
section performed at the Payyanur taluk hospital. Four other staf members who were present during the delivery have also
been booked.
Numerous political outfts staged protests in front of the hospital and demanded action against the erring ofcials. The three
doctors have stopped coming to work and their mobile phones have been switched of. The DMO Tuesday submitted a
report to Health Minister V.S. Sivakumar. The three doctors are likely to be suspended, say sources. The court has posted
the case for Sep 30.
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e&'parte sta! plea v
Boll!(ood movie stealin) his
ima)e, caricature, st!le
Rajinikanth:Tamil movie legend
Rajinikanth, also less well known as Shivaji Rao Gaikwad, has fled a petition and managed
a stay of the Bollywood movie Main Hoon Rajinikanth.
Madras high court Justice S Tamilvanan granted an interim injunction against Varsha
Productions from releasing the flm with the contentious title and content, reported
the Times of India.
Mohan Associates partner Arun Mohan acted for the superstar and commented: This is the
frst time in South India that a suit of such nature has been fled based on personality rights.
According to Wikipedia:
The flm tells the story of a Stupid, Funny and Wicked C.B.I Ofcer-cum-Contract Killer
Rajinikanth Rao (Adithya Menon) who goes in for a 'Killing-Spree' undercover assignment
from another Stupid, Funny and Wicked Millionaire Bachchan (Shakti Kapoor) to deliver R50
million hard cash back to him which is captured by a corrupt cop Hariprasad Venkatesh
Naidu (Shabbir Ali).
Things gets awry when Hariprasad Venkatesh Naidu dies suddenly while making love to his
beloved sex-worker Mallika (Kavita Radheshyam). Mallika who also happens to be a die
hard fan of South Indian superstarRajinikanth, sees a golden opportunity to grab the Bag
full of money and run away. Mallika waits for Train back to her village Bhanpur at
Hanumangarh Railway Station where Rajinikanth Rao comes in search for her with an
intention to kill her and take back the money to where it belongs.
In the afdavit, Rajinikanth swore:
8. It is also a source of immense distress to the Applicant that the Respondents forthcoming
feature flm has scenes of immoral nature, which is entirely antithetical to the nature of flms
chosen by him and his image/reputation amongst the public. In having his
name/image/caricature being associated with such feature flm of immoral and promiscuous
nature, the Applicant would be subject to defamation, slander and gross damage to vast
reputation/goodwill amongst the public across the world and the Indian flm industry, which
has been built over the hard work of several years. Such gross besmirching of the
Applicants image and reputation in public cannot be tolerated by the Applicant to any
degree. The Applicant in order to resolve the same amicably caused a cease and desist
notice dated 15.07.2014 on the Respondent to restrain from violation of the rights of the
Applicant. The Respondent continues with its unlawful activities. The Applicant left with no
other option has approached this Honble Court.
9. The Applicant states that the Respondent has knowingly used the Applicants
name/image/caricature/style of delivering dialogues without any permission or authorization
whatsoever. The Respondent has deliberately used the Applicants
name/image/caricature/style of delivering dialogues in its forthcoming feature flm only with
a malafde intention to derive illicit benefts based upon the goodwill emanating from the
well known personality status of the Applicant. The unauthorized use of the Applicants
name/image/caricature/style of delivering dialogues in the Respondents forthcoming flm
amounts to infringement of copyright, infltration of personality right and passing of besides
being a gross violation of privacy, being defamatory, slanderous and causing considerable
confusion amongst the public as to the association between the Applicant and the
Respondent. In such circumstances, the Applicant has sufered considerable
embarrassment due to queries seeking his alleged shift in stance by allowing others to use
his image for movies of such low quality and immoral nature.
10. The Applicant states that by using his name/image/caricature/style of delivering
dialogues, the Respondent has portrayed to the general public that the Applicant has
approved to the title and content of the Respondents forthcoming feature flm, and as to the
said feature flm being based on the Applicant. The Applicant states that the sole intention
of the Respondent of using his name/image/caricature/style of delivering dialogues for their
forthcoming feature flm is only to deceive the trade and public so as to make the public
believe as though the Applicant has approved the title and content of the said flm. The
Applicant further states that such unauthorized use of his name/image/caricature/style of
delivering dialogues for its forthcoming feature flm is only with a malafde intention of
misrepresentation and seeking to make undue commercial gain by piggybacking on the
Applicants vast reputation, recognition and goodwill besides attempting to gain
commercially by indulging in mockery and defamation. The Respondent, who is well aware
of the goodwill and reputation enjoyed the Applicant has adopted an identical and/or
deceptively name/image/caricature/style of delivering dialogues for its forthcoming feature
flm. Such use amounts to misappropriation of common law rights vested with the Applicant
and would amounts passing of. It is therefore imperative that the Respondent ought to be
restrained from passing of by this Honble Court.
11. The Applicant has prima facie case in its favour as he is a man of high esteem in the
society and more particularly in the cine industry. The applicant is a well acclaimed actor in
the industry. The Applicant through his hard work and persistence has attained immense
knowledge and goodwill that even a child would relate the name Rajinikanth only with that
of the applicant and none else. The reputation of the applicant is so high that even a
passing reference to the name Rajinikanth would be associated by the general public only
with that of the Applicant and none else. The Applicant further states that the respondent in
its forthcoming feature flm Main Hoon Rajinikanth has used the
name/image/caricature/style of delivering dialogues of the applicant without his consent or
permission in any manner whatsoever and is trying to make unlawful benefts out of the
same. The applicant further states that such use of his name/image/caricature/style of
delivering dialogues by the respondent in its forthcoming feature flm amounts to infltration
of his personality rights, copyright and passing of.
SC advises )overnments ho(
to help better in Kashmir
*oods + to pa!
compensation
The Supreme Court Monday asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to consider giving
ex-gratia payment for people afected by the foods and to immediately take up the issue of
restoring banking facilities in the afected areas.
The bench of Chief Justice R.M. Lodha, Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Rohinton Fali
Nariman said that coupled with the rescue and relief operation, focus should be on the
rehabilitation of people.
The court pointed to photographs showing people stranded on rooftops for days and
expressed relief that it was not raining in Kashmir any more.
Thank god, it is not raining. Thank god, it is not chilly. Otherwise to survive on a hilltop is
unimaginable, said Chief Justice Lodha.
The court, however, observed that details of the rescue operations given by Attorney
General Mukul Rohatgi only concerned Srinagar and wondered about the situation in
Kulgam, Anantnag, Shopian, Pulwama, Ganderbal, Baramulla and Budgam, which it said
were equally badly afected.
We expect the state government in collaboration with the central government to take all
necessary steps on a war-footing for making available food, drinking water, medicines and
fuel to the afected people on top-most priority and ensure that these supplies reach the last
man, the court said.
The court sought response from the Kashmir government over the various grievances
highlighted by petitioner advocate Vasundhara Pathak Masoodi and the Jammu and
Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) contending that over a lakh people were still
marooned in the foods and sufering due to lack of adequate availability of food, medicines,
drinking water and fuel.
The court also sought the governments response on the petitioners contention that
adequate number of relief and health camps have not been set up.
It also asked the Jammu and Kashmir High Court chief justice to consider Rohatgis
suggestion that the court could start functioning from its guesthouse in Chashme Shahi.
The attorney general told the court that the guesthouse was not fooded.
Masoodi also suggested that high court judges could hold courts in their respective
residences.
At the outset of the hearing, Rohatgi informed the court about the various steps taken by the
central government, including restoration of telephone and mobile phone connectivity,
power, diesel/petrol, food, boats, medicines, drinking water, blankets and roads.
Rohatgi said there were adequate number of boats to rescue people and the state
government has said no more boats were required.
However, the petitioner disputed the claim made by the central government, saying there
were gaps between what was being told to the court and the situation on the ground.
The court directed the listing of the matter for Sep 18.
Denial of Sex to Husband for long time without any
sufcient Cause amounts to Mental Cruelty; SC
grants Divorce
A Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice S.J. Mukhopadhayaya and Justice Prafulla C. Pant, in a judgment delivered
yesterday, upheld dissolution of marriage between the parties, on the grounds of denial of sex as amounting to mental
cruelty.
The Court observed, Undoubtedly, not allowing a spouse for a long time, to have sexual intercourse by his or her partner,
without sufcient reason, itself amounts mental cruelty to such spouse. A Bench of Three Judges of this Court in Samar
Ghosh vs. Jaya Ghosh (2007) 4 SCC 511 has enumerated some of the illustrations of mental cruelty.
The appeal arose out of a 2012 judgment passed by Madras High Court, wherein the marriage between the parties was
dissolved.
The High Court, while rejecting the explanation given by the wife as to why the marriage was not consummated, observed,
Thus it appears that this explanation of the respondent for non consummation of the marriage is only an afterthought. Even
assuming for a moment that the appellant wanted to have a child only after two years that does not mean that the appellant
and the respondent cannot and should not have sexual intercourse. Admittedly, both of them are well educated and there are
so many contraceptives available and they could have used such contraceptives and avoided pregnancy if they had wanted.
The appellant and respondent got married in 2005, after which they went to London where the husband was working and
stayed there for some eight months. The two came back to India in December, 2005. However, the appellant went back to
England all alone, and his wife did not go there though her husband had purchased a return ticket for her. On 13.9.2008, the
husband fled a petition under Section 13 (1) (a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for dissolution of marriage.
The respondent (husband) had submitted that while the appellant was with him in London, she used to insult him. It is
alleged by him that at times she used to get violent and hysterical. The husband further pleaded that even after his best
eforts; the appellant did not allow him to consummate the marriage. It was also alleged by the present respondent
(husband) that his wife used to send him e-mails which were derogatory and in bad taste. It is also alleged by the
respondent that his wife refused to join his company even after his best eforts. With the above pleadings, the present
respondent fled a petition for divorce before the Family Court, Chennai on the ground of cruelty.
The wife however denied all allegations. She submitted that the marriage could not be consummated for the reason that her
husband wanted to have children after one or two years of marriage. She did not deny having sent e-mails but stated that
she only responded to the respondent as he wanted divorce decree based on her consent.
Rejecting the wifes contentions, the Court directed the husband to pay Rs. 40 lakhs as one-time lump sum alimony to the
wife as she is not doing any job at the moment.
Supreme Court has re-iterated the following principles enumerated in Ghosh vs. Jaya Ghosh (2007) 4 SCC 511
No uniform standard can ever be laid down for guidance, yet we deem it appropriate to enumerate some instances of
human behaviour which may be relevant in dealing with the cases of mental cruelty. The instances indicated in the
succeeding paragraphs are only illustrative and not exhaustive.
(i) On consideration of complete matrimonial life of the parties, acute mental pain, agony and sufering as would not make
possible for the parties to live with each other could come within the broad parameters of mental cruelty.
(ii) On comprehensive appraisal of the entire matrimonial life of the parties, it becomes abundantly clear that situation is such
that the wronged party cannot reasonably be asked to put up with such conduct and continue to live with other party.
(iii) Mere coldness or lack of afection cannot amount to cruelty, frequent rudeness of language, petulance of manner,
indiference and neglect may reach such a degree that it makes the married life for the other spouse absolutely intolerable.
(iv) Mental cruelty is a state of mind. The feeling of deep anguish, disappointment, frustration in one spouse caused by the
conduct of other for a long time may lead to mental cruelty.
(v) A sustained course of abusive and humiliating treatment calculated to torture, discommode or render miserable life of the
spouse.
(vi) Sustained unjustifable conduct and behaviour of one spouse actually afecting physical and mental health of the other
spouse. The treatment complained of and the resultant danger or apprehension must be very grave, substantial and weighty.
(vii) Sustained reprehensible conduct, studied neglect, indiference or total departure from the normal standard of conjugal
kindness causing injury to mental health or deriving sadistic pleasure can also amount to mental cruelty.
(viii) The conduct must be much more than jealousy, selfshness, possessiveness, which causes unhappiness and
dissatisfaction and emotional upset may not be a ground for grant of divorce on the ground of mental cruelty.
(ix) Mere trivial irritations, quarrels, normal wear and tear of the married life which happens in day to day life would not be
adequate for grant of divorce on the ground of mental cruelty.
(x) The married life should be reviewed as a whole and a few isolated instances over a period of years will not amount to
cruelty. The ill-conduct must be persistent for a fairly lengthy period, where the relationship has deteriorated to an extent that
because of the acts and behaviour of a spouse, the wronged party fnds it extremely difcult to live with the other party any
longer, may amount to mental cruelty.
(xi) If a husband submits himself for an operation of sterilization without medical reasons and without the consent or
knowledge of his wife and similarly if the wife undergoes vasectomy or abortion without medical reason or without the
consent or knowledge of her husband, such an act of the spouse may lead to mental cruelty.
(xii) Unilateral decision of refusal to have intercourse for considerable period without there being any physical incapacity or
valid reason may amount to mental cruelty.
(xiii) Unilateral decision of either husband or wife after marriage not to have child from the marriage may amount to cruelty.
(xiv) Where there has been a long period of continuous separation, it may fairly be concluded that the matrimonial bond is
beyond repair. The marriage becomes a fction though supported by a legal tie. By refusing to sever that tie, the law in such
cases, does not serve the sanctity of marriage; on the contrary, it shows scant regard for the feelings and emotions of the
parties. In such like situations, it may lead to mental cruelty.
The Bench has found that out that the above mentioned illustrations, No. (viii) and (xii) given in Samar Ghosh case
(supra), support the view taken by the High Court in holding that in the present case the wife has treated her husband
with mental cruelty and afrmed the decree of divorce granted by the High Court dissolving the marriage.
)reaking* +illings in police encounters
a,ect the credibilit- of #ule of .a/ and
Administration of $riminal 0ustice 1-stem2
1upreme $ourt issues 34 %uidelines for
Investigation of Police 5ncounters* 6#ead
the 0udgment7
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In a Landmark Judgment Supreme Court Today issued 16 Guidelines to be followed in the matters of investigating police
encounters in the cases of death as the standard procedure for thorough, efective and independent investigation. A two
Judge Bench comprising of CJI Lodha and Justice RF Nariman held that Article 21 of the Constitution of India guarantees
right to live with human dignity. Any violation of human rights is viewed seriously by Court as right to life is the most
precious right guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution. It is also held that killings in police encounters afect the
credibility of the rule of law and the administration of the criminal justice system
Writing the Judgment, in PUCL vs.Union of India, CJI Lodha expressed the Courts concern by holding that The guarantee
by Article 21 is available to every person and even the State has no authority to violate that right. In line with the
guarantee provided by Article 21 and other provisions in the Constitution of India, a number of statutory provisions also seek
to protect personal liberty, dignity and basic human rights. In spite of Constitutional and statutory provisions aimed at
safeguarding the personal liberty and life of a citizen, the cases of death in police encounters continue to occur.
After referring to various suggestions given by Advocate Prashant Bhushan for PUCL, Amicus Curie Gopal
Sankaranarayanan and considering the NHRC Guidelines relating to the issue, Supreme Court issued following Guidelines;
(1) Whenever the police is in receipt of any intelligence or tip-of regarding criminal movements or activities pertaining to the
commission of grave criminal ofence, it shall be reduced into writing in some form (preferably into case diary) or in some
electronic form. Such recording need not reveal details of the suspect or the location to which the party is headed. If
such intelligence or tip-of is received by a higher authority, the same may be noted in some form without revealing details
of the suspect or the location.
(2) If pursuant to the tip-of or receipt of any intelligence, as above, encounter takes place and frearm is used by the
police party and as a result of that, death occurs, an FIR to that efect shall be registered and the same shall be
forwarded to the court under Section 157 of the Code without any delay. While forwarding the report under Section 157 of
the Code, the procedure prescribed under Section 158 of the Code shall be followed.
(3) An independent investigation into the incident/encounter shall be conducted by the CID or police team of another police
station under the supervision of a senior ofcer (at least a level above the head of the police party engaged in the
encounter). The team conducting inquiry/investigation shall, at a minimum, seek:
(a) To identify the victim; colour photographs of the victim should be taken;
(b) To recover and preserve evidentiary material, including blood-stained earth, hair, fbers and threads, etc., related to
the death;
(c) To identify scene witnesses with complete names, addresses and telephone numbers and obtain their statements
(including the statements of police personnel involved) concerning the death;
(d) To determine the cause, manner, location (including preparation of rough sketch of topography of the scene and, if
possible, photo/video of the scene and any physical evidence) and time of death as well as any pattern or practice that may
have brought about the death;
(e) It must be ensured that intact fngerprints of deceased are sent for chemical analysis. Any other fngerprints should be
located, developed, lifted and sent for chemical analysis;
(f) Post-mortem must be conducted by two doctors in the District Hospital, one of them, as far as possible, should be In-
charge/Head of the District Hospital. Post-mortem shall be video- graphed and preserved;
(g) Any evidence of weapons, such as guns, projectiles, bullets and cartridge cases, should be taken and preserved.
Wherever applicable, tests for gunshot residue and trace metal detection should be performed.
(h) The cause of death should be found out, whether it was natural death, accidental death, suicide or homicide.
(4) A Magisterial inquiry under Section 176 of the Code must invariably be held in all cases of death which occur in the
course of police fring and a report thereof must be sent to Judicial Magistrate having jurisdiction under Section 190 of the
Code.
(5) The involvement of NHRC is not necessary unless there is serious doubt about independent and impartial investigation.
However, the information of the incident without any delay must be sent to NHRC or the State Human Rights Commission,
as the case may be.
(6) The injured criminal/victim should be provided medical aid and his/her statement recorded by the Magistrate or Medical
Ofcer with certifcate of ftness.
(7) It should be ensured that there is no delay in sending FIR, diary entries, panchnamas, sketch, etc., to the concerned
Court.
(8) After full investigation into the incident, the report should be sent to the competent court under Section 173 of the Code.
The trial, pursuant to the chargesheet submitted by the Investigating Ofcer, must be concluded expeditiously.
(9) In the event of death, the next of kin of the alleged criminal/victim must be informed at the earliest.
(10) Six monthly statements of all cases where deaths have occurred in police fring must be sent to NHRC by DGPs. It
must be ensured that the six monthly statements reach to NHRC by 15th day of January and July, respectively. The
statements may be sent in the following format along with post mortem, inquest and, wherever available, the inquiry reports:
(i) Date and place of occurrence.
(ii) Police Station, District.
(iii) Circumstances leading to deaths:
(a) Self defence in encounter.
(b) In the course of dispersal of unlawful assembly.
(c) In the course of afecting arrest.
(iv) Brief facts of the incident.
(v) Criminal Case No.
(vi) Investigating Agency.
(vii) Findings of the Magisterial Inquiry/Inquiry by Senior Ofcers:
(a) disclosing, in particular, names and designation of police ofcials, if found responsible for the death; and
(b) whether use of force was justifed and action taken was lawful.
(11) If on the conclusion of investigation the materials/evidence having come on record show that death had occurred by use
of frearm amounting to ofence under the IPC, disciplinary action against such ofcer must be promptly initiated and he be
placed under suspension.
(12) As regards compensation to be granted to the dependants of the victim who sufered death in a police encounter, the
scheme provided under Section 357-A of the Code must be applied.
(13) The police ofcer(s) concerned must surrender his/her weapons for forensic and ballistic analysis, including any
other material, as required by the investigating team, subject to the rights under Article 20 of the Constitution.
(14) An intimation about the incident must also be sent to the police ofcers family and should the family need
services of a lawyer / counselling, same must be ofered.
(15) No out-of-turn promotion or instant gallantry rewards shall be bestowed on the concerned ofcers soon after the
occurrence. It must be ensured at all costs that such rewards are given/recommended only when the gallantry of the
concerned ofcers is established beyond doubt.
(16) If the family of the victim fnds that the above procedure has not been followed or there exists a pattern of abuse or lack
of independent investigation or impartiality by any of the functionaries as above mentioned, it may make a complaint to the
Sessions Judge having territorial jurisdiction over the place of incident. Upon such complaint being made, the concerned
Sessions Judge shall look into the merits of the complaint and address the grievances raised therein.
)reaking* %overnment 5mplo-ees can 'ile
PI. since #ight to 0udicial #emedies is a
$onstitutional right* 1$ 8uashes
9isciplinar- proceedings against IA1
O:cer for ;ling )lack (one- PI. and
orders to pa- < .akhs 6#ead 0t7
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In a landmark Judgment a Two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice J.Chelameswar and Justice
A.K.Sikri held that right to judicial remedies for the redressal of either personal or public grievances is a constitutional
right of the subjects (both citizens and non-citizens) of this country and employees of the State cannot become members
of a diferent and inferior class to whom such right is not available.
The Supreme Court was considering an appeal fled by an IAS ofcer Mr.Vijay Shankar Pandey against Disciplinary
Proceedings taken against him by the Government for fling a PIL which ultimately resulted in the formation of SIT in the
Black money Case [Ram Jethmalani & Others v. Union of India & Others, (2011) 8 SCC 1].
The allegation against Mr.Pandey is as follows;
A Writ Petition (C) No.37 of 2010 titled Julio F. Ribero and others vs. Govt. of India including Mr.Pandey, came to be
fled under the name and style of India Rejuvination Initiative, a non-Government Organisation (NGO).
The said Writ Petition along with another culminated in a judgment of Supreme Court in Ram Jethmalani & Others v. Union
of India & Others, (2011) 8 SCC 1. All the charges against Mr.Pndey are in connection with the fling of the said Writ
Petition on the ground that the conduct is violative of the various CONDUCT Rules. Charge No.1 is on account of certain
statements made in the said Writ Petition against certain senior ofcers of the Government of India. The second
charge is that he failed to comply with the requirement of Rule 13 of the CONDUCT Rules where-under he is obliged to
give information to the respondent within one month of becoming a member of the such organization (NGO). The third
and the fourth charges are based on the allegation made in the Writ Petition (Civil) No.37 of 2010. The substance of
the charges was that those allegations tantamount to criticism of the action of the Central as well as State Governments
and of giving evidence without the previous sanction of the government and, therefore, contravention of Rules 7[1]
and 8[2] respectively of the CONDUCT Rules. Charge No.5 was that he violated Rule 17[3] of the CONDUCT Rules.
Allowing the Appeal Justice Chelameswar held that We are at a loss to comprehend how the fling of the writ petition
containing allegations that the Government of India is lax in discharging its constitutional obligations of establishing the rule
of law can be said to amount to either failure to maintain absolute integrity and devotion to duty or of indulging in conduct
unbecoming of a member of the service. Even otherwise, the IMPUGNED order, in our opinion is wholly untenable.
The purpose behind the proceedings appears calculated to harass the appellant since he dared to point out certain
aspects of mal-administration in the Government of India. The action of the respondents is consistent with their conduct
clearly recorded in (2011) 8 SCC 1[6]. The whole attempt appears to be to suppress any probe into the question of
blackmoney by whatever means fair or foul. The present impugned proceedings are nothing but a part of the
strategy to intimidate not onlythe appellant but also to send a signal to others who might dare in future to expose any
mal-administration. The fact remains, that this Court eventually agreed with the substance of the complaint pleaded
in Writ Petition No.37 of 2010 and connected matters; and directed an independent inquiry into the issue of black money.
The Constitution declares that India is a sovereign democratic Republic. The requirement of such democratic republic
is that every action of the State is to be informed with reason. State is not a hierarchy of regressively genufecting coterie
of bureaucracy.
The Bench also ordered to pay Rs.5 Lakhs as costs to Mr.Pandey and observed that it is open to the Government to identify
those who are responsible for the initiation of such unwholesome action against the appellant and recover the amounts,
if the respondents can and have the political will.
=oman la/-er consumes poison in
1upreme $ourt> alleges ine:cienc- of the
s-stem to deal /ith her gang-rape
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A woman lawyer from Chhattisgarh allegedly consumed poison in the Supreme Court premises on Monday, in front of the
chamber of Chief Justice of India, R.M. Lodha. The CJI, along with his two brother judges were about to rise for the day,
when the woman reportedly put forth her grievance and declared that she had consumed phenyl tablets.
She was allegedly protesting against the Chhattisgarh Police for not putting in enough eforts to catch hold of the culprits
who gang-raped her last November.
The lawyer has accused her in-laws of gang-raping her. She has been rushed to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New
Delhi.
The apex Court has taken suo motu notice of the case and appointed an Amicus Curiae. The case will be heard tomorrow.
$PI. apologies to 1upreme $ourt> $ourt
asks for assistance from 1pecial Public
Prosecutor in the ?% case
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After the NGO CPIL, the petitioner in the 2G scam case and also in news for the controversy regrinding the contents of the
visitors register of the CBI Director tendered an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court, the Apex Court agreed to hear
NGOs plea for recalling its order by which it had directed that name of whistle-blower be revealed. The NGO apologised to
the Supreme Court for its inability to share the name of the whistle-blower.
Reportedly, the Supreme Court also asked the Special Public Prosecutor in the 2G case, Mr. Anand Grover to assist the
Court in deciding the petition relating to the visitors register of the CBI Directors residence.
The Court ordered that all the relevant documents, including the CBI fle notings and visitors register of the directors
residence be given to the Special Public Prosecutor.
Meanwhile, the counsel for CBI Director Mr Ranjit Sinha argued that the case should not be heard. He also submitted that
there was no interference in any of the cases investigated by the CBI. The point of disclosure of identity of whistle-blower
was also pressed upon by Mr. Sinhas counsel.
However, the Supreme Court rejected the contentions made by the CBI Director and opined that opinion of Special Public
Prosecutor has to be considered as any order by it would have implication in the 2G cases.
The CBI Director has been at the centre of controversy for quite some time now, with Livelaw covering each aspect of the
same.
An unsuccessful sterili@ation procedure
does not necessaril- impl- that the
attending doctors /ere negligent* 9elhi
"igh $ourt 6#ead the 0udgment7
On September 21, 2014 by &'r% (t")
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An unsuccessful sterilisation procedure does not necessarily imply that the attending doctors were negligent,, pronounced
the Delhi High Court. The judgment, authored by Justice Vibhu Bakhru thus efectively says that doctors are not liable for the
success of the sterilisation procedure.
The case arose when a woman moved to court after she had a third child, which she alleged was only due to medical
negligence as she had gone through the sterilisation operation. The woman claimed that she had undergone the sterilisation
operation at Lok Nayak Hospital in New Delhi for a sterilisation procedure after birth of her second child. The operation took
place in June 2010 and a certifcate was also given to her.
However, seemingly, the sterilisation operation was not successful and the woman delivered her third child in October 2012.
It is however true that she was informed about the pregnancy in March 2012 and she chose to continue with the same.
After the birth of her third child, the woman approached the Court with a claim of Rs.60.5 lakh as compensation for the
doctors negligence and as the claim for bringing up the child.
The judgment notes the arguments put forward by the Petitioner, it states The learned counsel for the petitioner has
contended that the procedure adopted for sterilization was of ligation fallopian tubes by modifed pomroyes method.
He states that the possibility of failure of this method is the negligible as it entails ligation of fallopian tubes. The learned
counsel for the petitioner further submitted that the doctors were clearly negligent in performing this operation as
subsequently, it was found that the right side fallopian tube was intact.
Meanwhile, the hospital claimed that there was no medical negligence in the case and there always exists a chance of the
operation failing, about which the woman was informed beforehand. The woman had also signed before being operated that
she was aware about such happening.
Pronouncing the judgment, the Court said I am unable to accept the contention that the negligence of attending doctors is
established in the given facts and circumstances of this case. There is no material on record which would justify
the fnding that the attending doctors were negligent in performing the sterilization operation on the petitioner. The
petitioners discharge slip issued by the hospital on 05.10.2012 also does not lead to the conclusion that no procedure
was carried out on the right side fallopian tube of the petitioner. The noting in the discharge slip R side tube seen in
entire length intact method legated by modifed pomerey and technique does not clearly establish that no procedure
had been carried out on the right side fallopian tube of the petitioner.
The Court went on to say, The Application for Vasectomy/tubectomy operation and Letter of Consent clearly indicates
that the petitioner was aware not only of the chances of failure of the procedure undertaken by her but the same
also records that the petitioner was agreeable to receive `20,000/- in the event the operation failed.
The Court then relied on the judgment by the Supreme Court in Jacob Mathew v. State of Punjab [(2005) 6 SCC 1], wherein
the Apex court had approved the tests relating to medical negligence which were laid down in Bolam v. Friern Hospital
Management Committee: (1957) 2 AII ER 118 (QBD).
The judgment noted, The petitioner had unequivocally agreed that she would not be entitled to fle any suit for any
compensation other than under the Family Planning Insurance Scheme. It was also clearly stated in the consent form that
she would not seek compensation for maintenance of the child. In view of her accepting the terms for the operation
conducted by respondent no.2, the claim for petitioner for upbringing a child or for compensation on account of failure of
the sterilization procedure cannot be entertained in these proceedings.
However, Justice Bakhru did order that the woman be given Rs. 20,000/- under the family planning insurance scheme of the
government for care of the child.
Live Law also covered the issue of medical negligence in Anuradha Saha medical negligence case.
S" e#amining plea b$ %irb&a$a's (amil$ to treat )*+enile serio*s
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)he parents of <irbhaya =not her real name> ? the young medical student who was fatally gang raped on 8ecember %0
last year by a group of fi"e adults and one minor in the heart of 8elhi ? appealed to the 7upreme -ourt to change laws
so that :u"eniles are not automatically entitled to softer sentence
SC examining plea by Nirbhayas family to treat juvenile serious offenders as adults. ,ased on the family@s reAuest,
the ape* court is now e*amining whether or not the :udge handling serious offences such as rape and murder should
possess the discretion to e"aluate the maturity of a serious offender and only then decide if he or she should be
treated as an adultB:u"enile offender
!n the night of 8ecember %0, <irbhaya and a male friend were decei"ed by the 0 accused into boarding the bus they
took out for a :oy ride )he group then physically assaulted the two before throwing them out on the street
Chile <irbhaya@s friend sur"i"ed, she succumbed to her internal in:uries caused by the brutal se*ual assault
)he perpetrators included fi"e adults and one :u"enile who later turned adult during the course of the trial Chile one
adult committed suicide in :ail before the trial was finished, the others were awarded death sentence by a trial court
)he :u"enile =now an adult> was howe"er gi"en only three years in a home for delinAuents
According to the parents of the deceased "ictim, the punishment awarded to the :u"enile was not se"ere enough gi"en
the seriousness and brutality of the crime )he ne*t hearing by the ape* court on the issue will come on 3anuary 0,
2.%+ )he court has also asked the go"ernment to present its stand on the petition filed by <irbhaya@s family
Sa&ara -ro*p plans to mo+e S" (or s*bmitting propert$ papers dire.tl$
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Sa'ara (roup -hairman 7ubrata ;oy, on 'riday, announced that the company is mo"ing theSupre)e Court in
order to enable the 7ahara #ndia $ari"ar to submit property documents directly to banks D*isting guidelines make it
mandatory for the company to submit all property documents through the Securitie" an& E*c'ange +oar& of
In&ia =7D,#>
Sahara Group plans to move SC for submitting property papers directly to banks. Chile addressing the media, ;oy
stated that 7D,#@s recent actions against the company would not hamper 7ahara Group@s forthcoming e*pansion
plans
E-ourt has ordered us to get the properties securitised by banks for raising loans F we will pray for an order to allow
us to go directly to some nationalised banks and submit our property documents to them ,G 4r ;oy stated, adding
that the property in Auestion would be a ,-. acre plot in Hokhand"ala
He also mentioned that the company failed to produce the original title deeds for the Iasai property because all
important documents were lost in floods Howe"er, the company duly produced Ecertified copiesG, said the 7ahara
chairman
According to estimates, the company currently has public deposits of appro*imately #<; 25,... crore
E,ut there is not a single complaint against us in 25 years,G 4r ;oy said, adding that Efair "alue of its immo"able
property was ;s %2 lakh croreG
Answering a Auestion on his and the company@s future plans, 4r ;oy stated that a trust was being formed in order to
hold all the shares He also mentioned that the trust will ha"e e* office members with reAuired e*pertise and
e*perience in the rele"ant fields )hey would be responsible for making all ma:or decisions
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)he Supre)e Court of In&ia has set aside a 4adras High -ourt :udgment in the case Ta)il Na&u Mercantile
+an# Lt& /" State After this decision by the ape* court, trial courts are now allowed to proceed with the
prosecution of former directors of the bank who allegedly colluded with managers of fi"e different firms to commit
fraud against the bank
SC says, bank fraud not just a civil dispute. According to the charge sheets in the case, the managers of the fi"e firms
were maintaining current account with the bank since 2..., and they collecti"ely siphoned around INR 012,
crore from the bank with the help of the other accused, sources informed.
T'e frau& 3'ic' 3a" fir"t &i"co/ere& in 4une 0--$5 &eplo6e& t'e follo3ing )o&u" operan&i7
)he accused managed to encash cheAues at the bank@s )iruppur branch despite the drawers accounts not ha"ing the
reAuested amount Apparently, the branch manager facilitated the transactions using the Hocal ,ill 8iscounting
pro"isions
Hater, after learning from the bank that their cheAues had bounced, the accused deposited cheAues with e"en higher
amount in order to Eclear the debtG
After they were dragged to the court, the accused appealed to the Hig' Court for Auashing all criminal charges filed
against them )he H-, after coming under the impression that the dispute in concern was more of a ci"il nature and
the bank could mo"e the debt reco"ery tribunal to reco"er the money, cleared the accused of criminal charges
Howe"er, the 7- has now set aside the H- :udgment saying that the forgery was not :ust a breach of contractual
terms, but smacked of criminality ,ased on that opinion, the court allowed criminal proceedings against the accused
to resume full fledgedly
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)he Supre)e Court has directed 7D,# to act strict against any company that resorts to decepti"e and manipulati"e
tactics as part of their business strategy
Ape* -ourt asks 7D,# to be strict with companies that indulge in manipulati"e practices )he :udgment assumes
importance considering the fact that it has been deli"ered at a crucial time when Sa'ara group an& )an6 c'it
fun& co)panie" are in the limelight for unlawfully collecting money from the masses by promising them lucrati"e
returns D*perts are also of the opinion that the :udgment will now empower market regulators to deal sternly with
such companies
E7D,#, the market regulator, has to deal sternly with companies and their 8irectors indulging in manipulati"e and
decepti"e de"ices, insider trading etc or else they will be failing in their duty to promote orderly and healthy growth
of the 7ecurities market,G the bench comprising of :ustice 8ipak 4isra and :ustices J7 ;adhakrishnan said, 8eccan
-hronicle reports
E4essage should go that our country will not tolerate market abuse and that we are go"erned by the ;ule of Haw
'raud, deceit, artificiality, 7D,# should ensure, ha"e no place in the securities market of this country and market
security is our motto,G the 7upreme -ourt directi"e read
)he bench also obser"ed that people with money and power and in management of the companies, more often than
not, command a lot more respect in society compared to their in"estors and subscribers #t also urged that the media
should not do anything that could mislead the masses in their forecast on the securities market
E$rint and Dlectronic 4edia ha"e also a solemn duty not to mislead the public, who are present and prospecti"e
in"estors, in their forecast on the securities market !f course, genuine and honest opinion on market position of a
company has to be welcomed ,ut a media pro:ection on company@s position in the security market with a "iew to
deri"e a benefit from a position in the securities would amount to market abuse, creating artificiality,G the bench
commanded
#n a stern message to 7D,#, the ape* court said that it should take all necessary measures to pre"ent #ndia from
continuing as a sacred place for market abuse and other such unethical business practice
2oli.e m*st register 34 in .ognizable o,en.e, sa$s S*preme "o*rt
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)he Supre)e Court on )uesday ruled that police are mandatorily reAuired to register '#; when approached by
complainants willing to report a cogniKable offence
olice must register !"# in cogni$able offence, says Supreme Court )he "erdict was declared by a fi/e 8u&ge
Con"titution bench led by -hief 3ustice $ 7athasi"am )he bench, in its ruling, stated that adeAuate disciplinary
action must be taken against all police officers who fail to register a Fir"t Infor)ation Report ='#;> on complaints
against cogniKable offence
)he bench also stated that all preliminary in"estigations must be completed within no more than se"en days )he
ob:ecti"e of preliminary in"estigations, according to the law, is :ust to e"aluate whether or not the complaint pro"ides
sufficient information about a serious offence =instead of e"aluating the "eracity of the complaint>
)he ape* court further mentioned that police are allowed to launch preliminary in"estigation before registering an
'#; only in select few cases, including matrimonial dispute, financial mishandling, corruption as well as a small
number of other categories
#t is worth mentioning here that cogniKable offence is those where in"estigati"e officers are allowed to arrest the
accused e"en without warrant #f con"icted, cogniKable offenders can be sub:ect to a minimum imprisonment of three
years
9'at i" a FIR:::
A Fir"t Infor)ation Report ='#; as in Cikipedia> is a written document prepared by police organiKations in
,angladesh, #ndia, and $akistan when they recei"e information about the commission of a cogniKable offence #t is
generally a complaint lodged w ith the police by the "ictim of a cogniKable offense or by someone on his or her behalf,
but anyone can make such a report either orally or in writing to the police
An '#; is an important document because it sets the process of criminal :ustice in motion #t is only after the '#; is
registered in the police station that the police take up in"estigation of the case Anyone who knows about the
commission of a cogniKable offence, including police officers, can file an '#;
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Chen information about the commission of a cogniKable offence is gi"en orally, the police must write it
down
)he person gi"ing information or making a complaint has a right to demand that the information recorded
by the police be read to him or her
!nce the information has been recorded by the police, it must be signed by the person gi"ing the
information
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)he +o)ba6 Hig' Court on 4onday upheld a family court "erdict granting di"orce to a man whose wife failed to
produce proof that her second child %as the husbands biological son. )he court@s decision came after it had noted
how the wife refused to go through a 8<A test
&dultery can be a reason for granting divorce, says 'ombay (igh Court. According to the petition filed in the family
court, the couple was married in 2..2 and the wife shifted to her parents@ home in 3une 2..5 after contracting
tuberculosis Howe"er, when she mo"ed back to her husband@s house after about se"en months, she was already three
months pregnant e"en though the two did not indulge in an intercourse during the said period
)he husband who argued that the act of his wife amounted to mental cruelty, seeked for a 8<A test in order to pro"e
that he was not the biological father of the child Howe"er, the wife did not gi"e consent to be put through any such
tests
After the family court had ruled in fa"or of her husband, the woman challenged the "erdict by filing an appeal
in +o)ba6 Hig' Court seeking restitution of con:ugal rights 7he also demanded monthly maintenance and
permanent alimony for the second child
)he High -ourt, howe"er, noted that the woman was mandatorily reAuired to produce e"idence that her husband was,
in fact, the biological father of her second child ,ut during the trial, the court noted that there was Eno e"idence to
corroborate the case of the wifeG #t also added that the wife@s arguments could not be taken as reliable and
trustworthy on face "alue
EA single act of adultery is enough to grant decree of di"orce and that there cannot be greater form of cruelty than this
which can be meted out by a wife to her husband,G a di"ision bench comprising of :udges IH Achliya and IJ
)ahilramani said on 4onday
E)his cruelty is such that it causes mental and emotional suffering,G the bench added
S*preme "o*rt as/s (or response (rom 5o! on .&ild pornograp&$
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)he Supre)e Court of In&ia has issued a notice to the 8epartment of )elecom =8o)>, seeking a response on how
it plans to block porn websites, especially those that promote child se* abuse
Supreme Court asks for response from )o* on child pornography. According to reports, the ape* court bench led by
3ustice ,7 -hauhan used strong words saying E<othing, you ha"e to do itG in response toA&&itional Solicitor
(eneral ;< <i"3anat'an=" reAuest for more time on a plea for blocking such websites in #ndia
Darlier this year, the court had granted the go"ernment an e*tension of four weeks to come up with a mechanism for
blocking websites that contain or promote all sorts of child pornographic material
#t is worth mentioning that the central go"ernment, on multiple occasions e*pressed its inability to ban or block
foreign-based porn sites in #ndia due to se"eral legal and technological constraints #n its defence, the go"ernment
had stated that it was e*periencing a lot of difficulties =primarily due to the physical location of the o"erseas-based
ser"ers> while trying to take measures against such websites in the country
)he bench later ad"ised the go"ernment to work with all those ministries that can collecti"ely bring forth a
mechanism to enable strong and fle*ible actions on #nternet child pornography
)he war against #nternet pornography has intensified in the country following a $#H filed by Jamlesh Iaswani ? an
#ndore-based lawyer who argued that e"en though watching porn is not a crime, such sites should be banned on the
ground that they ha"e been a prime cause of crime against women
E)he petitioner most respectfully submits that most of the offences committed against womenBgirlsBchildren are
fuelled by pornography )he worrying issue is the se"erity and gra"ity of the images are increasing #t is a matter of
serious concern that prepubescent children are being raped,G the petition read, further adding, EAt best, the #$- only
recognises the offences of obscenity, kidnapping, abduction, and other related offences which are not sufficient to
tackle the issue of pornography, and such "ideos,G
3inal +ersion o( 65el&i 7itness 2rote.tion S.&eme8 presented be(ore
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#n a bid to ensure safety and security of witnesses from +high,profile- accused, the city go"ernment on Cednesday
presented before the 8elhi High -ourt its final "ersion of the >Del'i 9itne"" Protection Sc'e)e?
!inal version of +)elhi .itness rotection Scheme- presented before )elhi (igh Court. )he go"ernment filed an
affida"it before a di"ision bench comprising of 3ustice 4anmohan and 3ustice < ;amana ensuring that it had
enumerated all necessary steps to place guidelines that the prosecution, the police and the other concerned e*ecuti"e
agencies must follow for the protection of witness
)he High -ourt had directed the 8elhi go"ernment earlier this 4ay while directing prosecution of a ballistic e*pert
and ,ollywood actor 7hayan 4unshi who turned hostile in the high profile 4e""ica Lall )ur&er ca"e1
8uring the prosecution, the court had asked the go"ernment to bring forth a witness protection policy for ensuring
that witnesses can not be intimidated by powerful accused during a trial
)he scheme is designed to ensage >3itne"" protection cell?5 >3itne"" protection fun&? and other such
rele"ant pro"isions Howe"er, all the proposed steps will be first produced before the cabinet for appro"al After the
cabinet wa"es the green flag, the scheme will be sent to the Hieutenant Go"ernor for final appro"al
E7ince the election to the Hegislati"e Assembly of 8elhi ha"e already been notified, the scheme shall be placed before
the cabinet only after the formation of the new go"ernment,G read the affida"it, 8<A #ndiareports
)he scheme also seeks to bring forth a dynamic mechanism that enable witnesses to gi"e testimony in a :udicial
setting as well as to cooperate with in"estigating agency without any sort of fear of reprisal or intimidation
)he affida"it also proposes that a comprehensi"e threat analysis report will be prepared by the ACP5 DCP or
ADCP in"estigating the case in terms of credibility and seriousness of threat perception to witnesses and their
families
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He said cigarettes form the smallest segment of tobacco consumption in #ndia and any such mo"es will ha"e little
effect on other forms in the unorganised sector )hese are largely non-compliant with laws, e"ade ta*es and are far
more affordable for tobacco consumers, he said (Hence, the recommendations of the panel will only increase the
le"el of contraband and illegal trade and shift consumption of tobacco to other forms as is e"ident today #n the
process, it will se"erely impact the legal domestic cigarette industry in #ndia and the li"elihoods of o"er 2& million
people who are engaged in tobacco whilst gi"ing a fillip to smuggling,( Ahmad said
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8istrict Hegal 7er"ices Authority, <agpur is organiKing (Ad"ance )raining for $ara Hegal Iolunteers( on
August % at 62. am at 3udges -onference Hall, & th 'loor, 8istrict -ourt building $rincipal district :udge
JJ 7onawane would inaugurate the programme 8H7A, 7ecretary Jishore 3aiswal, $radeep Agrawal, $J
7athianathan, ;a:endra ;athi, 7harmila -haralwar, $hilomina $ichapilly, and 7urekha ,orkute will be
guiding the participants on "arious topics
High -ourt 3udge 3ustice < Jumar will inaugurate a workshop on medico-legal cases and medical tests to be
conducted in such cases at the ;egional Ad"anced $ediatric -are -entre of Go"ernment Cenlock Hospital
here on 3uly %2
,D7) panel member Jedar Hombalkar has sought legal aid for conductors who may be assaulted by
passengers while trying to protect women
3ustice J ,haktha"atsala inaugurated the third legal aid cell promoted by <ational Hegal 7er"ices Authority
on the district court comple* premises here on 7aturday
/nion territory of $uducherry Hegal 7er"ices Authority =/)$H7A> will open a legal aid clinic e*clusi"ely for
women )he acting -hief 3ustice of 4adras High -ourt and patron-in-chief of /)$H7A 3ustice 7atish J
Agnihotri will inaugurate the clinic in the presence of 4adras High -ourt :udges 3ustice < $aul
Iasanthakumar, 3ustice J J 7asidharan and 3ustice - 7 Jarnan and /)$H7A member secretary and district
:udge J Arul at 5pm on 3une 2% on /)$H7A premises
Ad"ocate $adma $rasad Hegde has asserted that allegations made against him that complaint filed by 7atish
7hetty, a )hane based businessman against ,3$ 4$ <alin Jumar Jateel accusing the 4$ of adultery has
been done at his instance is false and baseless
8akshina Jannada unit of ,3$ on Cednesday rallied around party 4ember of $arliament <alin Jumar
Jateel under a cloud for alleged illicit se*ual relationship and decided to fight people in"ol"ed in character
assassination of the 4$ legally
Hobbying and corporate ad"ocacy should be made absolutely legal as #ndia has come a long way on path to
economic liberaliKation where conflicting interests are bound to and be legitimately allowed to compete for
policy space and regulatory issues, based on sound and fair economic logics, A77!-HA4 said
, I $rakash, principal district and sessions court :udge and chairman of 8J 8istrict Hegal 7er"ices Authority
will inaugurate the legal ser"ices mobile chariot and 3anatha <yayalaya campaign in the city on 4arch %&
7tate Hegal 7er"ices Authority Andhra $radesh member secretary 7ri G 7hyam $rasad and Administrati"e
!fficer 7rini"as 7hi"a ram along with ad"ocates "isited the 7pecial $rison for women, Hyderabad interacted
with all prisoners regarding their cases and pro"ided free legal aid to needy prisoners
3ustice 8ilip , ,hosale will :udge the finals of the -4; <ational 4oot -ourt competition at -4; Haw
7chool in the city on 7unday
8istrict Hegal 7er"ices Authority, <agpur is organiKing ($ara Hegal Iolunteers )raining =batch-+>( on
'ebruary 2% at 62. am at 3udges -onference Hall at eight floor on the premises 8istrict -ourt building,
<agpur $rincipal 8istrict 3udge 7ubhash 4ohod will be inaugurating the programme Ad"ocates )e:aswini
Jhade, $radeep Agrawal, $J 7athianathan, 7; Gaikwad will be guiding the participants
8istrict Hegal 7er"ices Authority, /dupi, 7t 4ary's -ollege, 7hir"a and ,ar Association, /dupi will organise
Hegal literacy programme at 7t 4ary's -ollege, 7hir"a on 4onday at %. am
)elangana ;ashtra 7amithi =);7> legislators J )araka ;ama ;ao said his party would mo"e the 7upreme
-ourt in case the -entre tries to stall the process of formation of )elangana state
Hea"e alone allowing and facilitating foreign direct in"estment in multi-brand retail, many state
go"ernments are following archaic legal framework that comes in the way of e"en domestic organised retail
chains procuring agri-products from farmers and help reduce inflation in food articles, A77!-HA4 has
said
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