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Centre Notifies Appointment Of Three Lawyers As Additional Judges Of P&H HC [Read Notification]
The Centre on Friday notified the appointments of three Advocates as Additional Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. They are: Suvir SehgalGirish AgnihotriAlka Sarin They will assume office in the above order of seniority and will hold the position for two years. The SC Collegium had recommended the elevation of these Advocates as judges of the high court,...
"Can Magistrate Discharge Accused In Summons Cases, Especially In S.138 NI Act Matters?" Delhi HC To Examine
Delhi High Court has recently agreed to consider a reference under Section 395 of Code of Criminal Procedure regarding Magistrates' power to discharge an accused in summons cases.A Division bench comprising Justice Manmohan and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal has appointed Senior Advocate N.Hariharan as amicus curiae.Q.1 Does the Court of a Magistrate have the power to discharge the accused upon...
INX Media: CBI Judge Extends P Chidambaram's ED Custody Till October 30
Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar on Thursday extended P Chidambaram's ED custody till October 30 in INX Media case. The judge, however disallowed his demand for being taken to Hyderabad for medical treatment. In case of any treatment, hell be taken to AIIMS hospital in Delhi. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta had submitted before the court that the application for police custody is being moved...
Indiabulls Moves Application Seeking Withdrawal Of Notice In A PIL By Whistle Blowers Forum
Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing on behalf of the Indiabulls, moved an application seeking withdrawal of notice issued to Indiabulls and passing an order dismissing the writ petition. Mr Rohatgi argued that the present petition is not maintainable as Indiabulls is a private entity, thus, a PIL under Article 226 of the Constitution cannot be invoked against it. It was also...
False 498A Case: Karnataka HC Asks Wife To Pay Cost Of Rs 25,000 To Ex-Husband [Read Judgment]
Karnataka HC Directs Woman To Pay Cost Of RS 25,000 To Ex-Husband For Abusing Process Of Law By Registering Case Under Section 498A IPC To Harass Husband Also Quashes Criminal Case. . "This is an unfortunate case of an highly harassed husband by abuse of process of law," the Karnataka High Court observed while quashing a criminal case registered against a man by his ex-wife...
2G Scam: Hearing On CBI's Appeal Against Acquittal Of A Raja Begins At Delhi HC
Hearing on CBI's appeal against the acquittal of A Raja and 17 others commenced today before Justice Brijesh Sethi. Before starting his submissions, ASG Sanjay Jain, who appeared on behalf of the CBI, informed the court that the documents in the present case runs into 800 pages. Therefore, the present matter requires careful scrutiny of the court. It was also informed to the court by...
Wrongful Eviction Of Street Vendors : Delhi HC Issues Notice To NDMC
Delhi High Court has issued notice to New Delhi Municipal Corporation, and SHO, Connaught Place Police Station, in a PIL challenging the public notice which led to the eviction of various street vendors from the Jama Masjid area. Filed by the National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI), the petition seeks directions for quashing and setting aside public notice dated...
INX Media: Delhi HC Issues Notice To ED In P Chidambaram's Bail Plea
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to Enforcement Directorate in bail application filed by former Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the INX Media case. The application was before the bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait.In the bail application, Chidambaram has averred that ED had arrested him with mala fide intention to harm his reputation. He has submitted that the only...
Rajasthan HC To Publish Only Internet Cause List From November 18; Does Away With Manually Printed Causelist [Read Order]
The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday decided that it shall not publish manually printed cause list, starting November 18, so as to get rid of discrepancies in manual entries as well as to save paper and conserve the environment. An order in this regard was passed by Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, in a petition titled Jitendra Singh & Ors. v. State of Rajasthan & Ors., S.B....
Punjab and Haryana HC and Chandigarh District Court Receive Bomb Blast Threat
In a letter addressed to the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association intimated the high court regarding a threat letter that it had received. The letter dated October 23 discloses that one Aadil Khan, a resident of Mohali, had threatened to "destroy" both the high court as well as the Chandigarh District Court on...
Abuse of Dominant Position: NCLT Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Costs On Insolvency Resolution Professional For Stalling Claim
Censuring an Insolvency Resolution Professional for not taking a decision with respect to the claim of the Applicant against a Corporate Debtor, the Mumbai Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal imposed on him costs of Rs. 1,00,000/- for "abuse of dominant position". The bench comprising Judicial Member Bhaskara Pantula Mohan and Technical Member Shyam Babu...