High Courts
Krishna Janmabhumi Dispute: Allahabad HC To Deliver Verdict Tomorrow On Masjid Committee's Challenge To 18 Suits
The Allahabad High Court will pronounce its verdict tomorrow on an application filed by Shahi Idgah Masjid (under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC) challenging the maintainability of 18 suits filed by the deity and the Hindu parties concerning Mathura's Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute.A bench of Justice Mayank Kumar Jain will pronounce its Judgment tomorrow around two months after...
Bombay High Court Extends Interim Bail Of Jet Airways Founder Naresh Goyal For Two Months
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday extended by 2 months, the interim bail it granted in May this year, to Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal in a money laundering case arising out of an alleged loan default of Rs. 538 Crores given to Jet Airways by Canara Bank.Single-judge Justice Nijamoodin Jamadar extended the interim bail after hearing Goyal's counsel senior advocate Aabad Ponda, who...
Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up 22nd July To 28th July, 2024
NOMINAL INDEXGaurav Churiwal vs Concrete Developers LLP and Ors. Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 170Vishal Jhajharia Versus The Assessment Unit, Income Tax Department Faceless Assessment Centre & Ors. Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 171Ashok Kumar Gupta Vs M.D. Creations And Ors. Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 172Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. Vs Jaymony Debnath And Ors. Citation: 2024 LiveLaw...
Whether Income Received By Kerala Cricket Association Would Be Exempted Income Or Not? Kerala High Court Remands Back Matter To ITAT
The Kerala High Court has remanding the matter to the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) to determine whether income received by the Kerala Cricket Association during the assessment years 2010-11, 2012-13, and 2013-14 would partake of the nature of exempted income going by the provisions of Section 2(15) of the Income Tax Act.The bench of Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Syam...
P&H High Court Seeks Explanation From Public Prosecutor & Trial Judge For Ignoring HC Order, Continuing Case Which Had Already Been Quashed
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought an explanation from a Trial Court judge and a Public Prosecutor as to why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against them for disregarding the High Court's order by continuing a criminal proceeding which had already been quashed.Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Sudeepti Sharma said, "it appears that the learned trial Court concerned,...
Constitutional Courts Are Not Merely Arbiters But Stakeholders In Cases Relating To Rivers, Forests: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has set aside an order of the trial court which decreed a suit in favour of private persons, declaring them to be owners of the land, which was notified by the then Mysore Maharaja in 1929 for the formation of a State Reserve Forest.A division bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice Ramachandra D Huddar allowed the appeal filed by the State government and...
Woman Seeking Divorce From 'Loveless Marriage' Not Expected To Recall Each And Every Incident Of Cruelty: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that a woman who complains of being in a loveless relationship with her husband who is allegedly living a wayward life and acting under the influence of alcohol would not be able to enumerate each and every incident of cruelty.The Division Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice C. Pratheep Kumar were considering an appeal filed against the decision of...
Depriving People Of Regular Employment Is Exploitation, Long Service Of Two Decades Cannot Be Considered Part-Time: P&H High Court
Flagging the "exploitation" of the State government by tagging Class-IV employees as part-time workers, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that long service of two decades cannot be assumed to be a "part-time service."Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Jagmohan Bansal said, "Unemployment in the nation is well known. A long service of two decades cannot be assumed to be...
Civil Dispute Should Not Be Mischaracterized Into Criminal Disputes Says Madhya Pradesh High Court In Ownership Dispute Over 'SACHAMOTI' Trademark
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently dealt with a case which highlighted an ongoing civil dispute over the ownership of the trademark 'SACHAMOTI', which has been mischaracterized as a criminal matter. Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi heard the case.The primary issue revolved around the ownership of the 'SACHAMOTI' trademark, which is currently under litigation in the Delhi High Court. Both...
Bombay High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Enforcement Of Ban On Religious Idols Made With Plaster Of Paris
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking implementation of the ban on using Plaster of Paris (PoP) to manufacture religious idols. A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar heard the matter on Wednesday and issued notice to the respondent authorities. The Court sought a reply from the State about the list of...
Accused Cannot Dictate Manner Of Investigation Or Choice Of Agency, Supervision Of Court Over Investigation Is Limited: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur, in a case presided over by Justice Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia, has ruled that the accused has no right to demand a particular manner of investigation or specific investigating agency and Court supervision of the investigation is limited to ensuring its proper progress and maintaining public confidence.The petitioners sought to quash an FIR against...
"Creating False Equivalence & Illusion": High Court Orders Fresh Promotion Test For J&K Banking Associates, Declares Current Process Unfair
Reiterating that inequals cannot be treated equally, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled the selection process for Banking Associates under the Seniority cum Selectivity channel to be illegal and arbitrary.The court has further directed the J&K Bank to conduct a fresh eligibility screening test for the petitioners, who are non-IBPS Banking Associates.Differentiating...