High Courts
CJI DY Chandrachud To Inaugurate Country's First Digital Court For NI Act Cases, Other Projects At Kerala High Court
On August 16, 2024, there will be the inauguration of Digital Courts and other innovative initiatives relating to the judiciary in the Kerala High Court.Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud will deliver the inaugural address and officially inaugurate various projects including the Country's first exclusive Digital Court for Negotiable Instrument Act Cases in Kollam. The inauguration of...
Water Bodies Not Being Protected, Indiscriminate Land Filling Affects Ecosystem And Causes Water Clogging: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has directed the state government and the forest department to provide a detailed district-wise report stating the status of water bodies, ponds and lakes. The directive came during the hearing with regards to the unauthorised filling of water bodies in Devbhumi Dwarka district listed before a bench comprising Justices AY Kogje and Samir J Dave.Citing the Supreme...
Breaches Of Undertaking Given Before Court Or Arbitral Tribunal Shouldn't Be Pursued Under Contempt Of Courts Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Dharmesh Sharmab has held that breaches of undertakings given before a Court, or an Arbitral Tribunal should not be pursued under the Contempt of Courts Act. Instead, the High Court held that proper course of action is to seek enforcement of the arbitral award. Brief Facts: Index Hospitality Limited (Petitioner) sought to initiate...
Bombay HC Issues Contempt Notice Against Promoter Of IT Company Varanium Cloud For Violating Court Orders To Repay Creditor, Leaving Mumbai
The Bombay High Court on August 12, issued a contempt notice against Harshwardhan H. Sabale, the promoter of IT company Varanium Cloud Ltd, due to his failure to pay rupees 20 crores and also for leaving Mumbai in breach of the Court's order.The case against Sabale arose over non-payment of over Rs. 49.53 crores to his creditor. Earlier in March, the Court had issued a non-bailable...
High Court Doesn't Qualify As Civil Court Under Section 2(1)(e) Of Arbitration Act, Has Jurisdiction Under Section 11(6): Punjab And Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court bench of Justice Jagmohan Bansal has held that the High Court itself does not qualify as a Civil Court under Section 2(1)(e) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Consequently, the High Court held that it has jurisdiction under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration Act, which grants it authority where the principal Civil Court...
Value Of Shares Allotted Under Employees Stock Purchase Scheme Can't Be Treated As Perquisite As Per Sec 17(2)(Iiia): Delhi High Court
While emphasizing that no tax can be levied on notional income, the Delhi High Court held that Valuation Report obtained by employer could have no application to a share which was subject to a lock-in stipulation and could not be sold in the open market. Since there was a complete embargo on the sale of those shares, the High Court held that value of shares allotted to the...
Night Watcher-cum-Sweeper, Continuous Service For More Than 10 Years, Orissa High Court Directs To Consider Regularization
A single judge bench of the Orissa High Court, comprising Justice Biraja Prasanna Satapathy, while deciding writ petition has held that irregular appointment may be regularized if the employee has worked for more than 10 years without the protection of a court order. Background Facts The Petitioner was employed as a Night Watcher-cum-Sweeper on November 21, 2003. The Petitioner...
Arbitration Clause In Partnership Firm's Agreement Remains Valid If Assets And Liabilities Transferred To Private Limited Company: Punjab And Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court bench of Justice Jagmohan Bansal has held that an arbitration clause in a partnership firm's agreement remains valid if a private limited company has taken over all the firm's assets and liabilities. The High Court held that this arrangement can be inferred from both the dissolution deed of the partnership firm and in the company's Memorandum...
'Sad State Of Affairs': Delhi High Court Seeks SOP For Cases Of Trainees Not Commissioned In IAF After Sustaining Injuries During Training
The Delhi High Court has recently directed the Union Government to produce the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) or guidelines framed for dealing with cases of trainees who are injured during training and are not commissioned in the Indian Air Force (IAF).A division bench comprising of Justice Rekha Palli and Justice Shailender Kaur were dealing with the case of a young woman trainee who...
Arbitral Award Can Be Enforced Anywhere In Country Where Decree Is Executable: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court bench of Justice Dwarka Dhish Bansal has held that an award could be enforced through its execution in any location within the country where the decree could be executed. The High Court held that it is unnecessary to obtain a transfer of the decree from the Court that had jurisdiction over the arbitral...
Delhi HC Orders Take Down Of Videos Alleging Extramarital Affair By YSRCP Leader Vijaya Sai Reddy, Says Allegations May Impact Career, Reputation
In an interim order, the Delhi High Court has directed news channels and digital media platforms to take down videos and posts alleging that Vijaya Sai Reddy, Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament for Andhra Pradesh, was involved in an extra-marital affair.Reddy (plaintiff) filed a suit for injunction against news channels (defendant nos. 1 to 6), which include ABN Andhra Jyothi, Mahaa News, TV5...
Meghalaya HC Rejects NEET-UG 2024 Candidates' Plea Seeking Re-Test For Delay In Distributing Question Papers, Says Extra Time Was Provided
The Meghalaya High Court on Wednesday (August 14) dismissed the writ petition filed by the NEET-UG, 2024 candidates seeking a re-test as a compensatory measure against the loss of time at the exam centre on the part of the National Testing Agency (NTA). The petitioners had appeared in the National Eligibility-cum Entrance Test (UG) 2024 on 05.05.2024 at Jowai and Nongpoh exam centres,...