Centre Notifies Appointment Of 2 Additional Judges Of Chhattisgarh High Court As Permanent Judges

The Centre has notified the appointment of 2 additional judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court as permanent Judges. They are:(i) Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas and (ii) Justice Naresh Kumar ChandravanshiThe notification issued in this regard reads thus:"In exercise of the power conferred by clause (l) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint S/Shri Justices...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 5 To December 11, 2022

Nominal Index: HEALTHCARE GLOBAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED v. UNION OF INDIA & Others. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 496 MANJUNATH B v. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 497 PRAKASH & Others v. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER & others. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 498 RADHAKIRSHAN @ K RADHAKRISHNA & ANR v. STATE OF KARNATAKA. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 499 BANGALORE...

Selection Committee's Recommendation To Enlarge Waitlist Does Not Confer Any Right On Candidates Unless Govt Approves: JKL High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently ruled that a mere recommendation by the Selection Committee for enlarging the wait list, without there being a decision of the Government in accepting the said recommendation, does not give any right on the concerned candidates to seek enlargement of the waiting list. The observations came from Justice Sanjay Dhar in a petition...

Kerala High Court Closes Adani Vizhinjam Port's Petition Seeking Police Protection

The Kerala High Court on Monday closed the petition filed by Adani Vizhinjam Port Pvt Ltd and its contracting company Howe Engineering Projects for police protection of their employees and workers at the under-construction port, which had till recently faced protests. Justice Anu Sivaraman made the interim order dated September 1 for workers' protection and free ingress and egress to...

Inconsistencies Between Dying Declaration And Oral Statements Of Deceased: MP High Court Suspends Sentence Of Murder Convict

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently suspended the sentence of a murder convict on the ground that there were certain inconsistencies between the dying declaration and the oral statements made by the deceased to other witnesses. The division bench comprising Justices Sujoy Paul and Prakash Chandra Gupta observed- Prima facie there exists discrepancy regarding description of...

Writ Court Cannot Grant Police Aid In Civil Disputes Unless There Is Evidence Of Breach Of Peace And Tranquility: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has made it clear that it cannot grant Police aid in civil disputes unless there is a threat to peace and tranquility. "In the opinion of this Court, the petitioner has not made out any case of emergent situation warranting indulgence of this Court for grant of police aid. Unless some material is placed before this Court to demonstrate that the...

JKL High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 5 To December 11, 2022

Nominal Index : Ram Gopal Meena Vs CBI 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 232 Rohit Sharma Vs State of J&K 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 233 Mtr Mehmooda Vs State of J&K 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 234 M/S Doon Caterers Dehradun Uttrakhand Vs Union of India 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 235 Kamlesh Devi & Ors Vs State of J&K & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 236 Ali Mohammad & Ors Vs State...

Conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar's Wife Leena Paulose Seeks Bail, Delhi High Court Issues Notice

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on the bail plea filed by Leena Paulose, wife of alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, in the Rs 200-crore extortion case.Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma sought response of the Delhi Police while listing the matter for hearing next on February 2, 2023.Paulose, who is presently in judicial custody, was married to Chandrashekhar in July 2014. She...

Revenue Divisional Officer Not Empowered To Order Recovery Of Possession Under TN Tenancy Law: High Court

The Madras High Court has held that the Revenue Divisional Officer, which is a rent authority does not have powers to order for recovery of possession as per the Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017.Justice SM Subramaniam observed that as per Section 21(2) of the Act, a "rent court" could make an order for the recovery of possession of...

Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Anil Deshmukh In Corruption Case

The Bombay High Court on Monday granted bail to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act regarding illegal gratification from bar owners and corruption in police transfers and posting in Maharashtra. Deshmukh was arrested on November 2, 2021 by the ED following over 12 hours of interrogation and subsequently arrested in...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Bail Pleas Of Vaibhav Jain, Ankush Jain In Money Laundering Case

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice on the bail pleas moved by Ankush Jain and Vaibhav Jain, co-accused in a money laundering case in which Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain is the main accused.Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma sought response of the Enforcement Directorate while listing the matter for hearing next on December 20.According to the ED, during the check period...

[Departmental Action] Enquiry Officer Cannot Return A Finding On Allegation Which Is Not Part Of Chargesheet: JKL High Court Reiterates

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has reiterated that an enquiry officer cannot return a finding on the allegation which is not part of the chargesheet. A bench comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar observed, "The mandate of the enquiry officer holding disciplinary enquiry is to conduct enquiry into the charges framed against the delinquent and restrict his finding to...