Delhi's Shahdara Bar Association Supports PIL To Reserve 33% Seats For Women Lawyers In Lawyers' Bodies Elections

Delhi's Shahdara Bar Association has filed an affidavit before the Delhi High Court supporting a PIL seeking reservation of 33% seats for women lawyers in the elections of Bar Council of Delhi (BCD), Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) and All District Bar Associations in the national capital.The Executive Committee of the Shahdara Bar Association has said that it is in complete...

Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Part Of Award Dealing With Non-Arbitrable Dispute

The Allahabad High Court has held that disputes regarding works undertaken by party independent of the contract which contains the arbitration agreement cannot be determined under such arbitration agreement.Section 70 of the Contract Act, 1872 provides that a party is bound to compensate the other party for the work done by the latter party when there was no intention to do the...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay Netflix Release Of 'Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper' Show On ICAI's Plea

The Delhi High Court has recently refused to stay the release of “Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper” show on OTT platform Netflix. In an order passed on July 16, Justice Navin Chawla saw trailer of the show and observed that it did not refer to the profession of Chartered Accountancy in any manner. “It is a series which appears to be more in the genre of comedy, and merely describes the...

Evolve Protocol To Scrutinize Pleadings Before Filing: Delhi High Court To MCD

The Delhi High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to evolve a protocol to scrutinize the pleadings and averments before they are filed in courts and ensure that they align with the law of the land. A division bench comprising Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju directed the Deputy Commissioner (Law) of MCD with the assistance of the Chief Law Officer...

Jharkhand High Court Dismisses Dept's Appeals For Not Filing Delay Condonation Application Along With Appeal Memo

The Jharkhand High Court, while dismissing the appeal filed by the department, held that a delayed condonation application not filed with an appeal memo and subsequent filing cannot cure defects.The bench of Chief Justice B.R. Sarangi and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad has observed that time and again if the appeal memo does not contain an application of delay condonation and was not filed at...

"Cruelty Case By Daughter-In-Law Not Related To Official Duty": Rajasthan HC Grants Retiral Benefits To Deceased Govt Employee's Heirs After 21 Yrs

The Rajasthan High Court has granted relief to the heirs of a deceased government employee whose retiral benefits were suspended by the government pursuant to the filing of a case under Section 498A, IPC against his son and all other family members including himself by his daughter in law.The Court held that retiral benefits awarded at the time of superannuation cannot be subject to...

Revoking Suspension Of Customs Broker Licence Can't Restrict Dept. From Inquiring For Imposition Of Penalty: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the revoking suspension of license cannot restrict the customs department from inquiring for imposition of penalty.The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Ravinder Dudeja has observed that the mere fact that the suspension of license had come to be revoked cannot possibly be viewed as restricting the respondents from proceeding further in accordance...

Misunderstanding Of Basic Contractual Framework Vitiates Arbitral Award: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Sachin Datta has held that an award with misreading/misunderstanding of the basic contractual framework vitiates it at its root and makes it vulnerable to challenge under Section 34(2)(b)(ii) and 34(2A) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.Section 34(2)(b)(ii) provides a basis for challenging an arbitral award on the grounds of public policy....

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends One-Year Extension For Nine Additional Judges Of Calcutta High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended an extension of tenure by one year for nine additional judges of the Calcutta High Court.The Collegium comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjiv Khanna and BR Gavai has recommended the names of the following additional judges for extension of tenure:Justices (i) Biswaroop Chowdhury, (ii) Partha Sarathi Sen, (iii) Prasenjit Biswas, (iv)...

"Income Tax Dept Can't Control Sentiments Of Devotees": Bombay HC Reserves Order In Appeal Against Anonymous Donations To Shirdi Sai Baba

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday while closing for orders an appeal filed by the Income Tax Department against Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi), observed that the department cannot control the sentiments of devotees making anonymous donations to the Shrine.A division bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Somashekhar Sundaresan reserved orders in the income tax appeal filed by...

DGFT Notification Prohibiting Export Of Non-Basmati White Rice Can't Have Retrospective Effect: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the trade notification issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) prohibiting export of non-basmati white rice cannot have retrospective effect.The bench of Justice Ninala Jayasurya has observed that the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act-1992 does not confer any right to the authorities/department or enable them to issue...

Shocking That Lawyer Is Seeking Protection To Run Brothel: Madras HC Asks State Bar Council To Ensure Members Are Enrolled From 'Reputed Institutions'

Expressing shock over a lawyer seeking protection for running a brothel center, the Madras High Court has asked the state bar council to ensure that members are enrolled only from reputed institutions and restrict the enrolment from unreputed institutions from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and other states. Justice B Pugalendhi observed that it was high time the bar council realised that...