Extent Of Interference On Arbitral Award By A Court On Factual Score Is Substantially Curtailed By Section 34 Of Arbitration & Conciliation Act: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court has observed the arbitrator is seen as the final authority on the appraisal of facts and unless such appraisal is found to be perverse or manifestly unreasonable, the Award should remain undisturbed. The court said that the extent of interference by a court on the factual score is substantially curtailed under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation...

Failure To Make Interim Pay-Outs To Needy Advocates, Clerks In Pandemic: Madras HC Asks BCI, BCTN & P To Disclose Complete Financials, Grants Received From State [Read Order]

The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the BCI and Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry to file their audited financial statements for the periods 2018-2019 and 2019-2020. The Division Bench of Justices M. Sathya Narayanan and Anitha Sumanth required that the financials so filed must be complete, containing details of (i) income and expenditure/profit and loss (ii) balance...

Madras HC Directs Private Schools Associations To Frame A Scheme For Payment Of Schools Fees In Installments [Read Order]

The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the associations of private schools to formulate a scheme with respect to payment of school fees "in installments". The direction has been made by a single bench of Justice R. Mahadevan in a batch of petitions filed by the Federation of Association of Private Schools, All India Private Educational Institutions Association and the Consortium...

Soaring Power: Two PILs Filed In Bombay HC Seeking Reprieve From Inflated & Unrealistic Electricity Bills

Two public interest litigations have been filed before the Bombay High Court seeking relief from the inflated and unrealistic electricity bills as several consumers in the State have complained about receiving exorbitant bills specially between the March and May period during the lockdown. The two petitioners are 62-year-old Mahibub Shaikh from Sholapur and 49-year-old Ravindra Desai...

We Appreciate Efforts Made By Various Members Of Bar To Support Clerks In These Trying Times: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has expressed appreciation towards the efforts made by the various members of the Bar in supporting the members of Delhi High Court Bar Clerks Association in these trying times. While expressing such appreciation, the Single Bench of Justice Rekha Palli noted: 'This Court appreciates the efforts of the Delhi High Court Bar Association as...

No Reason To Deny Any Basic Human Right To Transgender Community : Kerala HC Directs To Ensure Supply Of Ration Cards, Free Medicines

On a Public interest Litigation filed by a transgender person, the Kerala High Court directed the State of Kerala to ensure the free supply of medicines in consonance with the polices of the state government, whenever any member of the transgender community is approaching the concerned statutory authority with the medical prescription of a doctor. A bench comprising Chief Justice...

Karnataka HC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Directions To Ensure Strict Implementation of SC/ST Act

The Karnataka High Court on Monday issued notice to the state government on a petition filed seeking directions to ensure proper implementation of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 ('PoA Act') and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995 ('PoA Rules') in the state. A division bench of Chief...

Karnataka HC Extends Period Of Closure Under Sec 4 Of Limitation Act Till August 7 [Read Notice]

The Karnataka High Court has extended till August 7, period of closure under Section 4 of the Limitation Act, 1963 of all the District and the Trial Courts in the State of Karnataka and the High Court of Karnataka, Principal Bench at Bengaluru and Benches at Dharwad and Kalaburagi. The notice issued by the Registrar general states that the judicial extension is considering the fact that...

'Will Not Represent Tik Tok In Court': Senior Advocates Mukul Rohatgi And Abhishek Singhvi

Two Senior Advocates, Mukul Rohatgi and Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, have refused to appear for TikTok in the Courts. "I will not be appearing for TikTok. I had appeared for them in a case one year ago and won in Supreme Court. I don't intend to appear in this one," Singhvi reportedly told ANI. Former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi has also told ANI that he won't appear for TikTok in the...

'Lack Of Accountability Towards Well-Being Of Workers": NLUD Workers-Students Solidarity Group Turns Down Offer For Alternate Employment Of Former Housekeeping Staff

"We wish to reiterate that in the face of an unprecedented crisis, the workers have held their ground with utmost dignity and strength. The workers shall not trade respectful recognition of the hard-won outcome of their struggle for their rights, for hollow 'charity' from the University." The NLUD Workers-Students Solidarity group has turned down the "hollow offer" made by the...

Delhi HC Allows Plea Moved By Tablighi Jamaat Foreign Nationals Seeking Different Accommodation, [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has allowed a plea moved by 69 foreign nationals related to the Tablighi Jamaat event seeking different accommodation provided the expenses of the new accommodation are borne by the foreign nationals themselves. The Division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rajneesh Bhatnagar has further granted liberty to the concerned foreign nationals to make...

'Even In Calamity, Authorities Must Act With Fairness' : Kerala HC Stays Move To Turn Apartment Complex Into COVID-19 Treatment Facility

The High Court of Kerala has stayed the move of the administration to take over an apartment complex in Kannur to turn it into a first-line treatment facility for COVID-19 patients.A single bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman stayed the order passed by the District Collector, Kannur, observing that no reason has been stated why the action had to be taken in "such a hasty manner without any manner...