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"Law Is An Art & A Science"; Madras HC Allows Unprecedented Compromise Between Pvt Insurer & Claimants In 23 Motor Accident Claim Petitions [Read Order]
The Madras High Court on Tuesday passed an unprecedented "unusual" order allowing private insurer Cholamandalam MS General Insurance to execute transfer of 23 different Motor Accident Claim petitions pending before various tribunals in the State of Tamil Nadu to the High Court under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure in order to facilitate a compromise arrived at in consultation...
Attachment Of Pension Account By The IT Dept: Delhi HC Directs IT Dept To Consider The Representation Of The Debtor [Read Order]
Delhi High Court has directed the Income Tax Department to consider the representation of a debtor whose pension account has been attached by the IT Department. The Single Bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva has directed the IT Department to consider the Petitioner's representation and pass an order within one week, in accordance with law. In the present writ petition,...
Rajasthan HC Stays FIR Against BJP Chief J P Nadda Registered On The Basis Of Amit Malviya's Tweet Against Congress Leaders
The Rajasthan High Court has stayed the proceedings in furtherance of a FIR against the National President of the BJP, Jagat Prakash Nadda, registered in connection to the remarks made by a party member against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.The subject matter of the case is a tweet allegedly made by Amit Malviya, in-charge of BJP's national Information & Technology, whereby he had...
NCLT Cancels Summer Vacation 2020 For All Its Benches [Read Office Order]
The National Company Law Tribunal has cancelled the Summer Vacation, 2020 for all its benches, in view of loss of work due to the lockdown. A notification issued by the Registrar in this behalf states, "Hon'ble President, National Company Law Tribunal is pleased to order that Summer Vacations falling in the months of May/June/July 2020 as shown in the Calendar of the...
Delhi Riots: Delhi HC Directs Sessions Court To Hear Shahrukh Pathan's Bail Plea After The Same Was Denied Hearing By Registry As 'Non-Urgent'
Delhi High Court has directed District and Sessions Judge, North East, to ensure that the bail application of Shahrukh Pathan, who's arrested for offences allegedly committed during the Delhi Riots, is taken up for hearing. The Single Bench of Justice Anu Malhotra has further directed that the said application shall be taken up for hearing within two days of it being filed. The order has come...
Large Workforce of AIIMS Unable To Reach Pharmacy Due To Lockdown: AIIMS Informs Delhi HC [Read Order]
All India Institute of Medical Sciences has informed the Delhi High Court that a large number of the Institute's workforce is unable to reach the AIIMS Pharmacy due to the ongoing lockdown. The said information was given before the Division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar. In addition to this, AIIMS also informed the court that due to the lack...
'Article 47 Of Constitution Is Not An Enforceable Right': Madras HC Dismisses Plea For Total Prohibition Of Manaufacture, Sale & Consumption Of Alcohol [Read Order]
The Madras High Court on Monday refused to entertain a writ petitions seeking absolute ban on manufacture, sale and consumption of alcohol in the state of Tamil Nadu. The Petitioner, R. Dhanasekaran had stated that since people have become accustomed to not consuming liquor because of the COVID-19 lockdown, the government should utilize this opportunity to absolutely prohibit...
Lockdown 3: Orissa HC Extends Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate To It Till June 18 [Read Order]
In view of commencement of third phase of the lockdown, a division bench of the Orissa High Court comprising of Justice CR Dash and Justice SK Panigrahi has extended all interim orders passed by the High Court and by the courts subordinate to it, that expired subsequent to March 24, till June 18, 2020. The bench has also put in abeyance, any orders of eviction, dispossession or...
Delhi HC Refuses To Grant Injunction Against Netflix Web Series Hasmukh [Read Order]
Delhi High Court has refused to grant an injunction against Netflix from streaming Vir Das starrer web series called Hasmukh. While holding that there's no prima facie case in favour of even interim injunction, the Single Bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva noted that the Plaintiff could not show that the disputed dialogue in any manner refers to him or refers to a definite group of...
Plea Moved in Delhi HC Seeking Removal of Zafarul Islam Khan From The Position of Chairman of Delhi Minorities Commission [Read Petition]
Plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking immediate removal of Zafarul Islam Khan from the position of the Chairman of the Delhi Minorities Commission for allegedly making seditious and hateful speeches. Filed through Advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava, the petition seeks removal of Zafarul Islam Khan under section 4(4)(f) of the Delhi Minorities Commission Act. ...
'No Wifi At Home': Bail Hearing At Delhi HC Gets Adjourned As Lawyer Couldn't Come To The Court Due To Sealing of Delhi-Haryana Border [Read Order]
Delhi High Court has adjourned hearing in a bail matter as the applicant's counsel could not come to the court due to the sealing of Delhi-Haryana border. The counsel for the accused informed the court over a telephonic representation that he had to come to the court premises to avail the video conferencing facility as he does not have functional WiFi at home. However,...
SCAORA Writes To CJI Seeking Permission For Movement Of Advocates Residing In NCR Region To Delhi
Joseph Aristotle S., Secretary of the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association (SCAORA) has addressed a letter to CJI SA Bobde urging him to issue directions to allow the movement of Advocates from Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and other NCR areas to their offices located within Delhi. The letter points out that even though from May 4 onwards offices in Delhi have...