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Time For Oral Arguments Limited By Delhi High Court For Final Hearing In Commercial Suit [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court has set the time limit for oral arguments during the stage of final hearing of a commercial suit.Jusitce Rajiv Sahai Endlaw passed the order in an application filed under Order XV-A CPC for Case Management Hearing by the plaintiff in a commercial suit. The plaintiff's counsel submitted that he will not take more than 45 minutes in his opening argument and not more than...
Need A Trained Dedicated Team To Probe Dabholkar-Pansare Murders: Bombay HC Tells CBI, SIT
The Bombay High Court on Thursday continued to question the investigating agencies conducting the probe in the murders of both rationalist Narendra Dabholkar and CPI leader Govind Pansare.A division bench of Justice SC Dharmadhikari and Justice MS Karnik observed that both the CBI and SIT were relying on the information given by the accused in Gauri Lankesh case arrested by the Karnataka...
Bombay HC Imposes 25 Lakhs Costs For Preventing Court Inspection & Threatening Court Receiver With False Molestation Case [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court recently imposed costs of Rs. 25 lakhs on a couple, after they prevented a Court-appointed Receiver from inspecting and seizing copyright infringing goods from their factory.Refusing to show any leniency, Justice SJ Kathawalla asserted, "If such abhorrent behaviour is left unpunished, by showing 'compassion' to a person who knowingly, grossly abuses the process of law,...
'Adoption Regulations Discriminatory For Not Recognising Christian Personal Law', Plea In Jharkhand HC Challenges Section 56(3) JJ Act [Read Petition]
A couple, who claims to have adopted a child as per Christian personal law, has approached the Jharkhand High Court challenging Section 56(3) of the Juvenile Justice Act 2015 and certain provisions of the Adoption Regulations 2017 as arbitrary and discriminatory.On January 11, the DB of Chief Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice H C Mishra issued notice to Attorney General of India,...
8 Yrs And On: Dumping Along River Kali Costs 22 Lives, 200 Ailing; NGT Calls For Ground Report [Read Order]
Eight years of unmindful, unscientific and unlawful garbage dumping on highly productive land along river Kali in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district is said to have claimed 22 human lives and made the local population in nearby villages generally unwell with recurrent diarrhoea, asthma, skin disorders, leprosy and other deadly diseases.The concerns of the villagers from around the river were...
Delhi HC Stays JNU's Academic And Executive Council Decisions On Marking Of Faculty Attendance
The Delhi High Court Friday put on hold decisions of JNU's academic and executive councils to make attendance mandatory for the faculty, and said action against unauthorised absence be taken as per rules governing the service of the teaching staff. The interim order by Justice Suresh Kait comes close on the heels of his January 14 direction staying a circular of the Jawaharlal Nehru...
Economic Reservation : DMK Member Challenges Constitution Amendment In Madras HC [Read Petition]
The Constitution(103rd) Amendment Act providing for quota up to 10% for persons belonging to economically weaker sections has been challenged in the Madras High Court.The petition filed today by R S Bharathi, Organizing Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhakam(DMK) contends that the amendment violated 'basic structure' of the Constitution. Quoting Dr.Ambedkar, the petition says "concept...
SC Collegium Recommends Elevation Of DJ P.V. Ganediwala As Bombay HC Judge
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of Judicial Officer P.V. Ganediwala as a judge of the Bombay High Court. Judicial Officer S.B. Agrawal's name was, however, remitted to the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. The recommendation for elevation of the two Judicial Officers was made by the Collegium of the Bombay High Court on November 28, 2017, along with four...
Appointments To Calcutta HC : SC Collegium Reiterates Advocate's Name; Recommends One Judicial Officer [Read Resolution]
The Supreme Court Collegium has reiterated its recommendation to elevate Advocate Sandipan Ganguly as a judge of Calcutta High Court.It further recommended elevation of Judicial Officer Manojit Mondal as a judge of the Calcutta High Court. His candidature had been deferred in September last year and was taken up now on January 16. Advocate Ganguly had first been recommended on September...
Centre Sends Back File Despite Reiteration; SC Collegium Recalls Lawyer's Name Recommended For Allahabad HC
The Supreme Court Collegium has recalled the proposal to elevate Advocate Amit Negi as an Allahabad High Court judge, after the Central government sent back the proposal despite the Collegium's reiteration. Advocate Negi was first recommended for elevation by the High Court collegium way back in April, 2016. The proposal was cleared by the Supreme Court collegium in April, 2016 and again,...
J&K HC Judges' Appointment : One Proposal Recalled, One Deferred and One Sent Back By SC Collegium [Read Resolution]
Out of the three proposals for appointment as judges to Jammu and Kashmir High Court, the Supreme Court collegium has recalled one of them, deferred consideration of another and sent back the other to the High Court.On August 24, 2017, the J&K HC collegium had recommended three advocates for elevation as HC judges : 1) Wasim Sadiq Nargal (2) Nazir Ahmad Beig, and (3) Showkat Ahmad...