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Gujarat High Court Appeals To All Pilgrims Visiting Temples In Girnar Hills To Cooperate In Protecting Environment
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday directed the State Government to implement various provisions of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and the Government Resolution dated May 22, 2019 issued by the Forest & Environment Department in its true spirit, for the religious campus located on the hills of Girnar.While hearing a PIL on the issue, the division bench of The Acting Chief Justice A. J....
BREAKING| Lok Sabha Restores Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal's Membership Ahead Of Supreme Court Hearing
The Lok Sabha Secretariat today issued a notification stating that the disqualification of Lakshadweep MP PP Mohammed Faizal has ceased to operate in view of the Kerala High Court suspending his conviction on January 25.Notably, the Lok Sabha notification came ahead of today's Supreme Court hearing in the petition filed by the NCP MP challenging the refusal to revoke his disqualification...
12-Yr-Old Allegedly Used As 'Drug Carrier', Mother Moves Kerala High Court Seeking CBI Probe
A plea has been moved in the Kerala High Court by the mother of an eighth grade student, who had allegedly been used as a 'drug carrier', seeking CBI investigation into the issue pertaining to the luring of school children into drug consumption, and using them for drug trafficking and other crimes. As per the plea, the incident came to light when the twelve year old girl student was found in...
When Arbitration Clause Covers All The Disputes, Jurisdiction Can’t Be Limited To A Particular Dispute: Allahabad High Court
The High Court of Allahabad has held that when the arbitration clause cover all the dispute arising out of the contract within its ambit then the scope of the arbitrator cannot be limited to decide only a particular dispute. The bench of Justices Prashant Kumar and Manoj Kumar Gupta held that all the disputes that have arisen before the appointment of the arbitrator can be referred to...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Deletion Of Question In Civil Judge Exam
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Punjab government, the state Public Service Commission and the high court Registrar Recruitment to respond to a petition challenging the deletion of a question from the paper of the preliminary examination held for Punjab Civil Judge (Junior Division Cum Judicial Magistrate) posts. The petition also challenges the answer of another...
‘Updation Application’ Seeking To Change The Amount Of Counter-Claims In Arbitral Proceedings, Is An Application For ‘Amendment’: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that where a party has filed an application seeking to update/revise its counter claims before the Arbitral Tribunal, intending to primarily alter/change the amount of the counter-claims, the said application was, in effect, an application for amendment of the counter-claims, even though it was termed as an ‘updation application’. The bench of Justice...
Weekly Update Of IBC Cases: 20 To 26 March 2023
Supreme Court IBC- Once Resolution Plan Is Approved, No Modifications Are Permissible: Supreme Court Case Title: SREI Multiple Asset Investment Trust Vision India Fund v Deccan Chronicle Marketeers & Ors. Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 231 The Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Bela M. Trivedi, has held that the declaration made by the NCLT to...
Financial Creditor Who Does Not Attend Proceedings, Cannot Claim That Cirp Has Been Wrongly Conducted: NCLAT Delhi
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson) and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member) while adjudicating an appeal filed in Consolidated Finvest & Holdings Ltd. v Subhash Kumar Kundra, has held that a Financial Creditor who does not attend the CIRP proceeding, cannot be heard in saying that CIRP has...
Calcutta High Court Refuses To Vacate Stay On Warrant For Arrest Of Cricketer Mohammad Shami In Domestic Violence Case
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday upheld an order of the Sessions Judge, Alipore stayed the arrest warrant issued against cricketer Mohammad Shami in a cruelty and assault case filed by his wife in 2018.The single judge bench of Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) observed:“In the present case the learned Session Judge passed an order of stay. The hearing of the revision is still pending. And as...
Kerala High Court Transfers Kavaratti District Judge Amidst Sexual Harassment Allegation
The Registrar General of the Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the Director (Services) of the Lakshadweep Administration to repatriate District and Sessions Judge of Kavaratti, Anil Kumar K, to the Kerala Judicial Services. The judge was facing a sexual harassment complaint filed by a woman lawyer.Anil Kumar, who is currently serving as District and Sessions Judge of Kavaratti, is to...
Allahabad High Court Refuses Relief To Man Accused Of Making Hate Speech Against UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Dhirendra Shastri
The Allahabad High Court last week refused to quash an FIR lodged against a Bhim Army leader who has been accused of making hate speech against the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath and Bageshwar Baba, Dhirendra Shastri.The Bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha (now serving as the Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court) and Justice Narendra Kumar Johari also declined to stay...
Gyanvapi 'Controversial' Remarks Case| Varanasi Court Issues Notice To Akhilesh Yadav, Asaduddin Owaisi In Revision Plea
A Varanasi court earlier this month issued a notice in a revision plea seeking the registration of criminal cases against Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav and AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi for allegedly making controversial remarks in relation to the Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Vishwanath Temple Dispute.Last month, a plea filed by Advocate Hari Shankar Pandey was dismissed by the court noting...