In a rare and significant order, the Delhi High Court protected senior advocate Vikas Pahwa’s personality and publicity rights after his identity was misused for financial fraud. The ruling recognises that a lawyer’s reputation is built on “integrity, courtroom conduct, and trust”, not commercial endorsements.
Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa sent a strongly worded letter to Sanjeev Sanyal, member of the PM’s Economic Advisory Council, asserting that the judiciary does not block progress but upholds development, constitutional values, and protects liberty. Earlier, Sanyal called it the biggest hurdle to India’s ‘Viksit Bharat’ goal.
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The Supreme Court directed the Delhi High Court to decide on Sukanya Mondal’s bail plea within three weeks, after it had been pending for over ten months. The case involves allegations of cattle-smuggling and it concerns the daughter of a TMC leader. The petitioner has been in jail for over a year. Anubrata Mondal’s bail plea is also pending before the Supreme Court.
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Today (9th May): The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in response to Lava Mobiles’ Managing Director Hariom Rai’s plea seeking an extension of interim bail in the Vivo PMLA case. The Court emphasized Rai’s critical health condition and scheduled a further hearing on May 13. This comes amid allegations of fraudulent activities involving Chinese shareholders of Grand Prospect International Communication Private Ltd. and the subsequent money laundering case.