High Courts
Legality Of Arbitrator's Appointment Can't Be Challenged In Petitions For Extension Of Arbitrator's Mandate: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar has held that objections related to the legality of an arbitrator's appointment cannot be raised in a petition seeking an extension of the arbitrator's mandate under Section 29A(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Brief Facts: Apex Buildsys Ltd. (Petitioner) filed a petition under Section 29A(4) of...
File Could Not Travel From Ludhiana To Samrala For 49-Yrs, Average Speed Slower Than A Sloth: P&H HC Quashes Case Adjourned By Trial Court In 1977
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has quashed the 49-year-old extortion case, observing that the trial was adjourned in 1977 awaiting file which was travelling at "one-sixth of the adorable sloth's speed" and never reached the Court.The State could not produce the complete records of the case and only submitted that the man was neither acquitted nor discharged and the trial which initiated...
Karnataka High Court Adjourns Plea Challenging Election Of Chief Minister Siddaramiah Till September 21
The Karnataka High Court will hear the plea challenging the election of Chief Minister Siddaramiah on September 21.The Election Petition was filed seeking to set aside the election of Chief Minister Siddaramiah from Varuna Assembly constituency alleging that he committed electoral malpractices in the 2023 assembly elections.The petitioner who is a voter from the constituency, alleged that...
'Cruelty' Element Missing: Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Dowry Death Conviction Of Husband, Mother-In-Law After 20 Yrs
Observing that, "basic requirement of cruelty or harassment soon before the death to bring the case within the ambit of Section 304-B IPC is absent", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has set aside the conviction for dowry death in a 24 years old case.The High Court opined that it was a case of suicide as the victim had history of epilepsy and was suffering with depression, the Trial...
77-Yr-Old Makes Serious Allegations Against Lawyers, Judges: Allahabad HC Imposes Rs. 1 Lakh Cost But Refrains From Initiating Criminal Contempt
The Allahabad High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 1 lakh on the review applicant who levelled serious allegations against the lawyers of the High Court and judges of Kanpur District Judgeship. The Court however restrained itself from initiating criminal contempt against the applicant as he is 77 years old.Justice Neeraj Tiwari observed that“Considering the serious health issues of...
"Primitive Tribes Have All Rights Like Others": Jharkhand HC Acting CJ Sujit Narayan In Legal Camp For 'Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups'
"The primitive tribes have all the rights like others. We are just making you realize how you will get your rights," said the Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court while addressing a state-level Legal Services and Empowerment Camp on August 24.The event was organised by the Jharkhand Legal Services Authority (JHALSA), in collaboration with the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA)...
Complete Lack Of Clarity In Govt Regulations Concerning Arms And Ammunition Industry: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently observed that there is a complete state of confusion and lack of clarity in the Government regulations in relation to the arms and ammunition industry. A division bench comprising of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Amit Bansal said there is a complete lack of clarity between different agencies like Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of...
No Organisation/ Association Can Register In Address Of High Court Without Consent: Kerala High Court
The Registrar of Kerala High Court has issued a letter clarifying that no organisation or association will be permitted to get registered at the address of the High Court or the High Court building, unless they provide a consent letter from the High Court.The letter issued by the Registrar also states that organisations or associations that have registered at the High Court or the High...
Sanction For Prosecuting CM Siddaramaiah In MUDA Case Had "Elaborate Application Of Mind": Governor's Office To Karnataka High Court
The office of the Governor told the Karnataka High Court on Saturday that the sanction granted by the Governor to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam was done after "elaborate application of mind", adding that the sanction order had considered everything. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna was hearing the CM's...
Delhi High Court Orders Grant Of Scholarship For Oxford To Student Hailing From Traditional Artisans Family
The Delhi High Court has directed the Central Government to grant National Overseas Scholarship for studying Masters of Public Policy at the University of Oxford to a student hailing from traditional artisans family in Gujarat.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that the student, Mohit Jitendra Kukadia, must have faced financial instability from a young age and despite hardships, he...
NGO Approved By State Functionaries And Receiving Subsidy Under Govt Policy Cannot Be Considered “State”: Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan High Court has held that an NGO that was approved by the functionaries of the State and was given subsidy under a government scheme cannot be considered “State”. The division bench of Justice Pankaj Bhandari and Justice Praveer Bhatnagar was hearing a petition filed by an employee of the NGO against her termination order.It was the case of the petitioner, that she was appointed...
[Industrial Discharge] When Remedy Against Order Passed Under Water Act Available Before NGT, HC Can't Interfere: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that when remedy against an order passed by Pollution Control Board under Section 33A of the Water Act, 1974, against an industry discharging effluents, lies before the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the High Court cannot interfere.The impugned order against a Cold Storage was passed under Section 33A of the Water (Prevention and Control...