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Plea In Kerala High Court Seeks Inquiry Against Calicut University Vice Chancellor Over Alleged Misappropriation Of Funds
A plea has been moved before the Kerala High Court by the elected member to the Senate of the Calicut University alleging misappropriation of funds by the University's Vice-Chancellor. The allegation was regarding the misappropriation of crores of money by the Vice Chancellor for the purchase and installation of Automatic Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) which are automated racks used...
Notice U/S 138 NI Act Valid If Sent To Last Known Address Of Accused, Onus On Accused To Say Why He Did Not Receive It: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has held that a legal notice regarding dishonour of cheque under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act if sent by registered post to the address of the accused which is known to the complainant, would be deemed to have been served and it is for the accused to say as to why he could not receive the cover.A single judge bench of Justice V Srishananda held thus...
[Arbitration Act] Retroactive Application Of Judicial Decisions To Arbitral Awards Would Create Legal & Procedural Chaos: Allahabad High Court
Elucidating on the applicability of the judgment of the Supreme Court in Union of India v. Tarsem Singh and Ors 2019, the Allahabad High Court has held that “retroactive application of judicial decisions to arbitral awards would create legal and procedural chaos.”For context, in Tarsem Singh (supra), the Apex Court held that the provisions regarding solatium and interest provided in the...
Jharkhand High Court Refers Contempt Case Against Advocate General To Larger Bench Amid Claims Of False Affidavits, Procedural Complexities
The Jharkhand High Court has referred a pending contempt case involving the state's Advocate General, accused of filing false affidavits, to a larger bench for further deliberation. The Court emphasised the importance of judicial propriety and the binding nature of decisions from a coordinate bench, stating that differing views should be referred to a larger bench.Justice Sanjay Kumar...
Delhi High Court's Justice Amit Sharma Recuses From Hearing NIA's Appeal Seeking Death Penalty For Yasin Malik In Terror Funding Case
Justice Amit Sharma of the Delhi High Court on Thursday recused from hearing an appeal moved by National Investigation Agency (NIA) seeking death penalty for Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, convicted and awarded life sentence in a terror funding case.Justice Sharma was appointed as Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) for NIA in 2010. As SPP, the judge handled prosecution relating to...
[Forgery Of Will] Criminal Proceedings Cannot Be Obliterated Merely Because An Issue Appears To Be Civil In Nature: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash a case of cheating registered against a mother and son who are alleged of fabricating documents in order to acquire title in a property.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna dismissed the petition filed by Vanitha and Venkatesh M and said, “It is no law that merely because an issue brought before the Court appears to be civil and...
Delhi High Court Initiates Contempt Proceedings Against SpiceJet For Failure To Return Aircrafts And Engines To TWC Aviation
The Delhi High Court on July 09 initiated contempt proceedings against SpiceJet for its failure to fulfil the order of the Court requiring the airlines to hand over two Boeing aircrafts and three engines to TWC Aviation.The Division Bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Amit Bansal were dealing with the suit filed by TWC Aviation, owner of the aircrafts and engines, seeking...
Gujarat High Court Sets Aside Inclusion Of Abdul Latif's Heirs In Rs 101 Crore Defamation Case Against Shah Rukh Khan, 'Raees' Producers
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday set aside a lower court order that had allowed the heirs of gangster Abdul Latif to be included as plaintiffs in an eight-year-old defamation suit against Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and the producers of the Hindi movie "Raees." The film, released in January 2017, features a character said to be based on Abdul Latif.The defamation suit was originally...
Delhi High Court Directs DDA Vice Chairman To Remove Encroachments, Illegal Construction On Yamuna River Bank
The Delhi High Court has directed the Vice Chairman of Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to remove all the encroachments and illegal construction on the Yamuna river bank, river bed and drains flowing into the river.A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela appointed the Vice Chairman as the Nodal Officer to undertake the task. The Court directed...
'Give Us Performance, Not Assurance': High Court Slams Ahmedabad Municipal Commission For False Claims On Sewage Treatment Plants
The Gujarat High Court in a recent hearing issued a scathing critique of the Ahmedabad Municipal Commission (AMC) for submitting false records concerning the operational status of sewage treatment plants (STPs) in its affidavit. The Court noted that it was undertaking tasks that should be managed by the AMC commissioner. This observation came during the hearing of a suo motu public...
Police Must Commence Investigation Immediately In Missing Children Cases Without Waiting For 24 Hours: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has directed all the police stations in the national capital to ensure that there shall be no waiting period for 24 hours to start inquiry or investigation in cases of missing children. A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma directed the Commissioner of Delhi Police to give directions to all the police stations that the waiting period...
Jharkhand High Court Half Yearly Digest: January - June 2024
Nominal Index [Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 1- 103]Rahul Yadav @ Hari Kumar Yadav, vs. The State of Jharkhand & Anr 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 1Gautam Kumar Banarjee vs. Dr. C.P. Vidyarthi & Anr 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 2Steel Authority of India Ltd vs. The State of Jharkhand and others 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 3CTET Utteern Abhiyarthi Sangh vs. State of Jharkhand 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 4Branch Manager,...