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HP Land Revenue Act | Discretion Vested In Revenue Officer To Convert Itself As A Civil Court To Decide Plea Of Adverse Possession: High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has recently ruled that though for adjudicating the plea of adverse possession under Himachal Pradesh Land Revenue Act, 1954, discretion is vested with the Revenue Officer (not below the rank of Assistant Collector 1st Grade) either to convert itself as a Civil Court or to decide it otherwise, but, the discretion so vested is judicial discretion and cannot...
Prisoners Being Treated Equally In Jails, Parole Or Furlough Given Without Any Discrimination: Delhi Govt To High Court
The Delhi Government has told Delhi High Court that prisoners are being treated equally in jails in the national capital and parole or furlough is extended to them without any discrimination.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad closed proceedings in a suo moto case initiated in 2015 on the issue of preferential treatment given to certain...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 27 To March 5, 2023
Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 67 To 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 76 NOMINAL INDEX Saminathan v Union of India and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 67 State of Tamil Nadu and others v. The Correspondent, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 68 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 69 Dr. C Vijayabhaskar v. State of Tamil Nadu, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 70 State v. Dadayutham @ Kannan and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad)...
Karnataka High Court Directs Police To Register Visually Challenged Person's Complaint Under PwD Act Instead Of Relegating Him To Common Law Remedy
The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that a disabled person raising a complaint under provisions of the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act, cannot be directed to seek relief under common law remedy. A single judge bench of S R Krishna Kumar allowed the petition filed by visually challenged Basavanand Swamigalu and set aside a communication issued by the police rejecting his...
Creation Of Special Authority No Reason To Condone Delay, Party Must Offer Explanation: Jammu & Kashmir High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently set aside an order of the Assistant Labour Commissioner condoning at least 15 years delay by certain persons in seeking compensation under Employees Compensation Act on behalf of their relatives, on the solitary premise that it is a creation of special legislation.Justice Rajesh Sekhri observed,"Creation of an Authority under...
Kerala High Court Refuses Bail To Pulsar Suni In 2017 Actor Assault Case
The Kerala High Court on Monday dismissed the bail application of Sunil N.S., also known as 'Pulsar Suni', the main accused in the 2017 Actor Assault Case. Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan while dismissing the bail application, observed, "The prosecution case is very serious. The prosecution case is that, the victim was taken in a car and she was sexually harassed brutally by the...
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Order Directing Registration Of FIR Against BJP Leader Shahnawaz Hussain, His Brother In Alleged Rape Case
The Delhi High Court has set aside a trial court order directing registration of FIR against BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain and his brother in an alleged rape case. The woman had alleged that Hussain’s brother Shahbaz Hussain raped on her on the false pretext of marriage in 2017 whereas the BJP leader asked her to not highlight the matter and raise a hue and cry.While the...
Justice Amit Sharma Sworn In As Permanent Judge Of Delhi High Court
Justice Amit Sharma on Monday was sworn in as a permanent judge of Delhi High Court. Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma administered the oath to him in the presence of other judges.On May 31, 2022, Central Government had notified the appointment of Justice Amit Sharma, who was practicing as a lawyer earlier, as Additional Judge of Delhi High Court. He took oath as the Additional Judge on...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: Feb 27 To March 5, 2023
Nominal Index:XYZ And Karnataka State Commission for the Protection of Child Rights & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 82DR. K.N.Anuradha And Karnataka State Information Commission & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 83The Mysore Electrical Industries Limited And Engineering & General Workers Union. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 84B Ranganath Hegde And Karnataka State Legal Services Authority & Others....
Cinema Hall Which Charged Parking Fee Directed To Compensate Movie-Goer By AP District Consumer Commission
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayawada has ordered compensation to the tune of Rs. 5000/- for an advocate who was charged parking fees at a cinema complex in 2019 when we went there to watch a cinema.While granting relief to the complainant, the Commission observed that that the theatre complex "Inox-Urvasi Complex" was having 3 screens and hence...
Orissa High Court Sets Aside Order Pronounced ‘15 Months’ After Hearing Concluded; Says Authority May Forget Parties' Submissions After So Long
The Orissa High Court has recently set aside an order by a Revenue Divisional Commissioner which was pronounced 15 months after hearing of the case concluded. Additionally, the Court directed all the judicial and quasi-judicial authorities in the State to abide by the mandate of Order 20 Rule 1, CPC which prescribes time limit for delivery of judgment.While deprecating unreasonable delay...
Orissa High Court Monthly Digest: February 2023
Nominal IndexAshok Kumar Das v. Kapileswar Samal & Ors., 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 14Smt. Geeta Tiwari & Anr. v. State of Orissa & Anr., 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 15Cuttack Central Co-operative Bank Ltd. v. Asst. Commissioner of Income Tax, 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 16Rabindra Kumar Jena v. Republic of India (CBI), 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 17Sureswar Mishra v. State of Odisha, 2023 LiveLaw (Ori)...