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Delhi High Court Half Yearly Digest: January To June 2024 [Citations 1 - 733]
Citations 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 1 to 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 733NOMINAL INDEXKHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES COMMISSION v. GIRDHAR INDUSTRIES AND ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 1VINOD KUMAR v. STATE (GNCT OF DELHI) 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 2CIT Versus RRPR Holding Pvt. Ltd. 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 3Neelam Azad v. State 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 4Sanket Bhadresh Modi v. Central Bureau Of Investigation & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice To CBI On Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Plea Challenging His Arrest In Liquor Policy Case
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on the plea moved by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest as well as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) remand of three days in the corruption case related to the alleged liquor policy scam.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna sought response of the probe agency and listed the matter for hearing on July 17.Kejriwal has also sought...
[Section 311 Cr.PC] Application To Recall Witness Is Valid On Grounds Of Inadequate Examination By Previous Counsel: Meghalaya High Court
The Meghalaya High Court observed that the accused's application under Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.PC) seeking to recall a witness is justified on the ground that the previous counsel did not examine the witness on necessary facts and that re-examination by the new counsel is crucial for the outcome of the trial.Justice B. Bhattacharjee was deciding a...
Karnataka HC Calls For Govt's Response On Alleged Non-Compliance With Provisions Of The Prohibition Of Employment As Manual Scavengers And Rehabilitation Act
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to respond by July 9 on steps taken by it for compliance with relevant provisions under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers And Their Rehabilitation Act, 2013.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind passed the order after it was informed about the non-compliance with relevant...
[Insurance Ombudsman Rules] Rule 17 Empowers Ombudsman To Grant Compensation But Gives No Power To Issue Directions Upon Insurer: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court held that an Insurance Ombudsman was empowered to pass an Award granting compensation to the complainant but not empowered to issue directions to the Insurer as per Rule 17 of the Insurance Ombudsman Rules, 2017.The Court was considering whether an Insurance Ombudsman could direct the Insurance Company to issue a Medical Insurance Policy to the appellant and his...
'Significant Step In Achieving Justice At Doorstep': Delhi High Court Acting CJ Manmohan On New Court Complex Stone Laying Foundation Ceremony
Delhi High Court's Acting Chief Justice, Justice Manmohan, on Tuesday said that the stone laying foundation ceremony of three new court complexes at Rohini, Shastri Park and Karkardooma is a significant step in achieving the “justice at doorstep” initiative.“I have no doubts that today's ceremony is a significant step forward in achieving the "Justice at Doorstep" initiative, which aims...
Bombay High Court Pulls Up Maharashtra Govt Over Failure To Adhere To Policy For Premature Release Of Convicts
The Bombay High Court today pulled up the Maharashtra government for failing to adhere to its own guidelines for providing premature release to prisoners.A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande expressed displeasure over the State government flouting its own policy while denying premature release to prisoners, otherwise entitled for the same."Time and again this...
10 Tonne Fishes Dead In Chitkul Tank, Livestock Dying Of Starvation: Telangana High Court Initiates Suo Moto PILs
The Telangana High Court has initiated two Public Interest Litigations, one for implementation of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Care and Maintenance of Case Property Animals) Rules 2016 and second, to investigate the allegations that effluents were being released into the Chitkul tank causing the death of 10 tonne fishes.The PIL for implementation of the Animal Protection Rules was...
CCTVs Installed In 99% Police Stations, Footage To Be Preserved For 18 Months: TN Govt Tells Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently closed a public interest litigation seeking to frame standard operating procedures for preserving, protecting and maintaining the CCTV footages inside police stations and ensuring its availability to prevent possible human rights violation.The bench of Acting Chief Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq closed the plea after considering the State's...
Burden Under Customs Act To Prove Dutiable/ Prohibited Goods Not Meant For Smuggling Lies On Person Found In Possession: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court recently upheld the action of Customs officials seizing gold bars worth over Rs 2.3 crore from petitioners who had arrived in India at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, from Bangkok.The Court's reasoning hinged on the Customs Act, which places burden of proof on the person from whose possession the dutiable or prohibited goods, as the case may be,...
Kerala Co-Operative Societies Act | Impleadment Of Legal Representative In Execution Of Arbitral Award Is Not Hit By Limitation: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court held that that non – non-impleadment of legal representatives after the death of the judgment-debtor does not abate the execution proceedings with respect to an arbitral award. The requirement in Code of Civil Procedure requiring the legal representative to be impleaded within the limitation period will not apply for execution of arbitration proceedings under...
Telangana HC Rejects Ex-CM Chandrashekhar Rao's Plea Alleging Bias On Retd Judge Commission Inquiring Into Power Procurement During His Govt
The Telangana High Court has dismissed the petition moved by former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, challenging the formation of a one-man Commission to look into alleged irregularities arising out of power procurement during his government between 2014 to 2023.The Justice L Narsimha Reddy Commission was formed to probe the correctness and propriety of decisions related to procurement...