Harsher Punishments Required For Running Ill-Equipped Fake Hospitals: Andhra Pradesh HC [Read Order]

Emphasizing the need of bringing in certain statutory changes in the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 and Rules 2003, and TS Allopathic Medical Care Establishments (Registration and Regulations) Act 2002 and Rules, 2007,, the Andhra High Court has observed that, as per the relevant provisions of the Acts, while the establishment and running a medical facility without licence is...

A Mere Incorrect Averment In Affidavit Cannot Be Classified As Fraud: Madras HC [Read Order]

The Madras High Court recently held that a mere factual averment in the affidavit would not amount to defrauding the Court.The observations were issued on a Petition for recall of an order passed by the Court in February this year, contending that the Respondents had defrauded the Court by making a factually incorrect averment.This averment pertained to the nature of the area in a case...

Proof Of Injury Suffered Necessary For Awarding Damages Towards Loss Of Profits In Arbitration Proceedings: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Tuesday, held that it is imperative for the claiming party to submit proof of injury suffered in order to successfully claim damages for loss of profits in an arbitration proceeding." That in arbitration proceedings, just as in civil cases, an injured party can claim damages, does not necessarily translate into an award for damages towards loss of profits unless...

Interstate Trade: State Government Cannot Detain Goods Until Central Government Notifies Documents Under IGST Act [Read Judgment]

The question of the amount of power possessed by the State Government to detain goods for alleged non compliance with the requirement of carrying the prescribed documents under the IGST Act came for consideration before the Kerala High Court. In the instant case, the goods of the petitioner were detained after providing a notice to the petitioner.It may be noted that as per section 20 of the...

Madras HC Appoints Panel Led By Former Chief Justice Of J&K HC To Administer Firm [Read Order]

The Madras High Court has constituted a panel led by a former Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir High Court to administer the affairs of Disc Lead India Limited.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M. Sundar held it appropriate for the panel to be led by Justice N. Paul Vasanthakumar, in the case which concerns payment of deposits to the tune of Rs. 1,137 crore made...

Delhi HC Refuses To Quash Charges Against Congress Leader Jagdish Tytler In Forgery Case [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Tuesday, refused to quash the charges framed against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler and businessman Abhishek Verma in a case alleging that the duo had forged a letter addressed to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2009.The Petition before the Court had challenged an order passed by the Trial Court in December, 2015, wherein the duo was directed to face trial for...

Bombay HC Quashes FIR Against Registered Dealer In Animal Hides Booked Under MAPA [Read Judgment]

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has quashed and set aside an FIR against a registered dealer of hide and skin of dead animals. A bench of Justice Anoop Mohta and Justice MG Giratkar was hearing a criminal application filed by 62-year-old Nagpur resident Abdul Hafeez Shaikh Kareem.He has a huge godown in the name of M/s Baba Traders, where he conducts his business. The certificate...

Himachal Pradesh HC Allows Abortion Of 32-Week-Old Foetus Of 19-Yr-Old Girl [Read Judgment]

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has allowed abortion of a 32-week-old foetus of a 19-year-old girl having mild to moderate mental retardation on the ground that it is risky for her to complete the normal period of pregnancy and deliver the child on the due date.The mother of the girl had approached the high court seeking a direction to arrange for abortion of a foetus in her womb.The...

Dying Declaration To Be Recorded In Declarant’s Own Language: Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]

Sophisticated bookish language employed in the declaration raises reasonable doubt as to whether declarant’s mind was translated into writing in its true sense, the bench observed.The Karnataka High Court has observed that the dying declaration shall be recorded in the language expressed by the declarant.In the instant case, the deceased victim, according to the prosecution case, was...

Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea Against Yogi Govt.’s Circular Making Mandatory Singing Of National Anthem In UP Madrasas [Read Order]

The message and ethos of our National Anthem and Flag therefore needs to be spread and inculcated in all educational institutions irrespective of their affiliation or denomination, the Bench said.Dismissing a plea challenging Uttar Pradesh Government’s ‘forcing’ students of Madarsas to sing the National Anthem, the Allahabad High Court has observed that the singing of the national Anthem...

Delhi HC Appoints Amicus Curiae In Petitions For Recruitment Of Women In Territorial Army & Judge Advocate General [Read Orders]

The Delhi High Court has appointed Mr. Gautam Narayan, Additional Standing Counsel for Delhi as amicus curiae in the Petitions seeking recruitment of women in the Territorial Army as well as Judge Advocate General, which is the legal arm of the Indian Army.The orders were issued by a Bench comprising Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar in the two separate Petitions filed by...

Ensure Mandatory Use Of Mic-Systems In All SC Courtrooms: Rights Group To CJI

In a representation made to Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, a group of law students and young lawyers called Whistle for Public Interest (WHIP) has requested mandatory use of microphones or public address systems in all Supreme Court Courtrooms.WHIP argues that without usage of the microphone systems in the Apex Court, litigants, journalists as well as interns struggle to decipher...