Fresh Arbitrator Can Be Appointed By Court U/S 14 Of Arbitration Act If Proposed Arbitrator Is Ineligible U/S 12(5): J&K And Ladakh HC

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court bench of Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan affirmed that when the arbitration clause is found to be foul with the amended section 12(5) of the Arbitration Act, the appointment of the arbitrator would be beyond the pale of the arbitration agreement. In such eventuality, the court can be approached under section 14 of the Arbitration Act for...

Sabarimala Darshan: Kerala High Court Reinforces Ban On Modifications And Distraction On Vehicles Carrying Pilgrims

Following accidents of two vehicles carrying pilgrims on the Sabarimala route, the Kerala High Court has directed the Police and Motor Vehicle Department to ensure that the vehicles carrying Sabarimala pilgrimage strictly comply with its direction prohibiting modifications and unauthorized fittings in vehicles.On November 17, a KSRTC bus deployed in the Nilakkal Pampa chain service caught...

Condition To Not Get Involved In Any Other Crime Not Intended To Operate Throughout Trial: Kerala HC While Setting Aside Bail Cancellation

The Kerala High Court has set aside an order cancelling bail of a man booked under NDPS Act, observing that there is nothing to show that the accused interfered in the investigation or trial. The bail was cancelled by the Sessions Judge on the ground that the petitioner involved himself in another crime and thereby violated the bail condition.Justice K. Babu observed that there should...

Madras High Court Suggests Bringing In Statutory Body To Regulate Church Properties, Seeks Centre's Stand

The Madras High Court has suggested bringing in a statutory body to regulate the affairs of the church and church properties, similar to the charitable endowments of Hindus and Muslims.The court was hearing a plea by a man against a Bishop's decision staying his appointment as Secretary-Correspondent of an autonomous christian college, and wherein the Bishop had appointed himself...

11-Yr Yawning Gap: Karnataka HC Imposes 10K Cost On Former BJP Corporator's PIL Against Waste Plant Development Rights To Private Persons

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a PIL filed by a former municipal corporator and BJP leader NR Ramesh, who had claimed that grant of developmental rights to private persons in lieu of land, for establishing a garbage wastage plant, had resulted in corrupt practice.In doing so the court noted that the plea was filed after over a decade since the order concerning the transferable...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Plea Questioning RFP Issued For Microchipping Of Stray Dogs In Bengaluru

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Union of India and other respondents on a public interest litigation filed questioning the Request for Proposal (RFP) floated by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for procuring and implanting microchip readers in the bodies of the stray dogs in the city of Bengaluru.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K...

Advocate Can't Be Prosecuted For Financial Loss Caused Due To His Opinion Unless Intention To Defraud Is Present: Chhattisgarh HC

The Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that merely because an advocate's opinion has caused financial loss to a person or institution cannot be a ground for prosecuting him. A bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad added that there has to be some evidence that the said act was committed with the sole intention of defrauding the person/institution...

Delhi High Court Issues Summons In ANI's Copyright Infringement Suit Against OpenAI's ChatGPT

News agency Asian News International (ANI) has filed a copyright infringement suit before the Delhi High Court against OpenAI Inc, which founded ChatGPT, alleging unauthorised use of its original news content. Justice Amit Bansal issued summons in the suit as well as on ANI's application seeking interim injunction in the matter. The Court also appointed an amicus curiae in the matter...

Lucknow Bench Competent To Hear Transfer Pleas For Family Court Cases Falling Within Its Jurisdiction, Not Principal Bench: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has clarified that the transfer applications concerning cases pending in Family Courts which fall within the territorial jurisdiction of the Lucknow Bench of the High Court must be filed before the Lucknow Bench itself, not the principal seat at Allahabad. A bench of Justice Kshitij Shailendra emphasised that the Lucknow Bench is the appellate court competent...

Student Files Plea Against Rs 30 Lakh Seat Leaving Bond Rule, Madhya Pradesh HC Issues Notice, Directs College To Return Original Documents

The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court sought the state government's stand on a medical student's plea against the Rs 30 Lakh seat leaving bond he had signed while taking admission in a medical college, which would be charged if he left the seat without completing the course or his original documents will not be returned. Issuing notice to the respondents including the...

Collector Cannot Cyclostyle Anti-Corruption Bureau's Draft To Sanction Prosecution, Must Apply Independent Mind: Rajasthan HC

Rajasthan High Court has reiterated that the grant of sanction for prosecution is not a mere formality and that a sanctioning authority is obligated to discharge its duty after having full knowledge of the material facts of the case.The division bench of Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Rekha Borana further held that the sanction must be observed with complete strictness, keeping in...

Rajasthan High Court Impleads Then Jodhpur Collector, SDO, Tehsildar In Encroachment Case; Warns Of Jail Sentence If Orders Aren't Followed

In a contempt matter concerning encroachment of land, the Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan High Court directed the petitioner to implead the then concerned Collector, Sub-divisional Officer and Tehsildar to seek their stand, warning them of punishment including "jail sentence" if they don't pay heed to court orders.The division bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice...