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Jammu & Kashmir High Court Applies "Doctrine Of Piercing Through Veil" To Ascertain If Employee's Termination Is Punitive, Stigmatising
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently ruled that merely because a termination order is worded in the simplest form, it can’t be not stigmatizing and in such cases, the doctrine of piercing through the veil is to be applied, to ascertain the real intent behind such termination.The observations were made by Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal while deciding a bunch of petitions in terms...
Insurance Company Not Liable To Pay Compensation For Death Of Gratuitous Passengers Travelling In Goods Vehicle: Gauhati High Court Reiterates
The Gauhati High Court recently reiterated that Insurance Company cannot be held liable to pay compensation for the death of gratuitous passengers travelling in goods vehicle. While allowing the appeal filed by the insurance company, the single judge bench of Justice Parthiv Jyoti Saikia held:“The Insurance Company is not liable to pay compensation to the claimant. The claimant is at liberty...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 13 to March 19, 2023
A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court: Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 85 To 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 92 NOMINAL INDEX Kowsalya v. State, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 85 P Sathish @ Sathish Kumar v. State and another, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 86 Surajlal v. Pradeep Stainless India Pvt. Ltd and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 87 S Murugesan v. The Commissioner HR&CE...
Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 13 To March 19, 2023
NOMINAL INDEX Kamlesh Pathak vs. State of Uttar Pradesh 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 93 Mohd. Mustaqeem vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Nia along with a connected matter 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 94 Subesh Kumar Singh vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Deptt. Govt. Of U.P. Civil Secrett. Lucknow And Others along with connected matters 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 95 Satya Pal v. State Of U.P. Thru....
Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 13 To March 19, 2023
Nominal Index [Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 131-143]Anil MP v Capital Finserv Ltd 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 131Haseeb O.P. v. Muhammas Sufiyan & Ors. and other connected matters. 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 132George Kurian @ Pappan v. State of Kerala & Anr. 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 133Haris and Others v State of Kerala and Another 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 134The Village International School & Anr v. State...
Industrial, Sewage Pollution Rampant In UP, No Meaningful Action Being Taken: NGT Calls For Remedial Measures To Control Hindon River Pollution
The principal bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT), comprising Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson), Justice Sudhir Agarwal (Judicial Member), and Dr. Senthil Vel (Expert Member), on Friday a joint committee, headed by the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, to take immediate remedial action to control pollution in the Hindon river.The committee has also been ordered to deploy field...
Special Sunday Sitting: Madras High Court Gives Nod For AIADMK General Secretary Election, Restrains Party From Declaring Results For Now
The Madras High court on Sunday held a special sitting to hear the pleas of expelled AIADMK leaders Manoj Pandian, R Vaithilingam & JCD Prabhaka for stay on the election to the post of general secretary, which is scheduled to be held on Thursday.Pandian has already challenged the resolutions passed by the AIADMK Party in its meeting held on July 11 2022 . Through the resolutions,...
Kerala High Court Asks Centre To Consider Allowing Vehicles To Pass Without Paying Toll During Busy Hours
The Kerala High Court on Friday asked the Centre to consider allowing vehicles to pass through toll booths without paying toll during busy hours of traffic when the queue of vehicles is long.A division bench comprising Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Shoba Annamma Eapen asked the Union Government to consider giving retrospective effect to the Policy Circular dated 24.5.2021 of the...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 13 To March 19, 2023
Nominal IndexABC Vs XYZ. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 104ABC Vs XYZ. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 105ABC And State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 106Jayamma & Others And State of Karnataka & others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 107Lakshminarayana And Lokesh L. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 108Sameer Dinakar Bhole And State of Karnataka & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 109Khaleel Ul Rehman & Others And Sharaffunnisa Muniri...
Calcutta High Court Refuses To Quash Rape Case Against Man Accused Of Raping 15-Yr-Old In 2016
The Calcutta High Court has refused to quash a POCSO case against a man who is accused of raping a minor girl in 2016. The accused and the victim - who is now a major, are stated to have been in love when the alleged incident took place.The single judge bench of Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) observed:“The fact of them (accused and victim) being married to other persons does not lessen the...
J&K&L High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 13 To March 19, 2023
Nominal IndexReema Arora & Ors Vs Law Enforce Inspector (Fertilizer) 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 51Rajana Devi Vs State of J&K &Ors 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 52Abdul Khaliq Rather Vs State of J&K & Ors 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 53New India Assurance Co. Ltd Vs Anita Devi and others 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 54Mukhtar Ahmad Andrabi Vs UT of J&K & Ors 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 55National Insurance...
Arbitration Cases Weekly Round-Up: March 12 To March 18, 2023
Bombay High Court: Arbitrator’s Direction For Disclosure Of Not Relevant Information Is An Order Under S. 19 And Not 17 Of Arbitration Act: Bombay High Court Case Title: Sara Chemicals and Consultants vs. Deepak Nitrite Ltd The Bombay High Court has ruled that no appeal is maintainable under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act) against the...