Centre Notifies Appointment Of 10 Additional Judges To Punjab And Haryana High Court

The Central Government today notified the appointment of 10 Additional Judges to the Punjab and Haryana High Court.1. Kuldeep Tiwari, Advocate2. Gurbir Singh. Judicial Officer 3. Deepak Gupta, Judicial Officer 4. Smt. Amarjot Bhatti, Judicial Officer 5. Smt. Ritu Tagore, Judicial Officer 6. Smt. Manisha Batra, Judicial Officer 7. Ms. Harpreet Kaur Jeewan, Judicial Officer8. Smt. Sukhvinder...

Islamic Law Recognizes Muslim Woman's Right To Demand Divorce, Husband's Consent Not Essential: Kerala High Court

Observing that Islamic law recognises a Muslim woman's right to demand termination of marriage, the Kerala High Court has ruled that the will of the wife cannot be "related to the will of the husband" who may not be agreeing to the divorce.Dismissing a review petition against a judgment wherein the court had recognized a Muslim woman's right to resort to Khula, the division bench of Justice...

Requirement To Intimate Transfer Of Vehicle To Insurance Company U/S 157(2) MV Act Only Directory: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Thursday held that the stipulation under Section 157(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 to intimate about the transfer of a vehicle to the Insurance Company within a period of 14 days of such transfer is only directory in nature, and not mandatory.Justice Ziyad Rahman A. A. arrived at this finding on the reasoning that no consequences for non-compliance of the...

Taking Cue From Party's Assertion In Canadian Court That Indian Courts Are "Very Slow", MP High Court Orders Quick Disposal Of Anti-Suit Injunctions

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench recently directed all the courts in the State to endeavor to expeditiously decide applications for anti-suit injunction at least by passing interim orders, preferably within three days' time. Justice Subodh Abhyankar passed the said direction in response to the assertion made by the Respondent/Father before a Canadian Court that the courts...

Right To Choose Forum For Redressal Of Grievance Does Not Permit Choice Of Two Forums For Same Reliefs: J&K&L High Court Imposes 50K Cost

Coming down heavily on a petitioner for "forum hunting" and suppression of material facts, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently imposed a penalty of Rs. 50000 on him. The court ruled that a person may have a right to choose the forum for redressal of his grievance, but he/she cannot be permitted to choose two forums in respect of the same subject-matter for...

Odisha's POCSO Court Sentences Man To 20 Yrs Rigorous Imprisonment For Rape Of 10-Yr-Old; Orders ₹4 Lakh Compensation To Victim

A Special Court in Odisha under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 ('POCSO Act') has convicted a man and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for twenty (20) years in a 2018 rape case which took place in the district of Keonjhar. While passing the order of conviction, Dr. Anil Kumar Dutta, ADJ-cum-Special Judge (POCSO) held, "…there is ample...

Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: October 2022 [Citations 926 - 1026]

Citations 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 926 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1026NOMINAL INDEXSatyendra Kumar Jain v. ED 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 926MICROMAX MEDIA PVT LTD v. M/S HEWLETT PACKARD INDIA SALES PVT LTD & ORS. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 927PAWAN RELEY AND ANR. v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. and other connected matters 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 928PADMA DOONGA vs GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 929ABC...

Merely Failing To Certify Victim's State Of Mind Doesn't Make Dying Declaration Unreliable: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that failure on the part of the doctor to certify the 'state of mind' of deceased before recording her/his dying declaration will not make the same wholly unreliable, if the doctor is otherwise satisfied that the victim was in a fit state of mind to give the declaration. While dismissing the appeal, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S....

Abhijit Iyer Mitra Moves Delhi High Court Against 'Suspension' Of Twitter Account, Wants Handle Restored

Abhijit Iyer Mitra, who is a research fellow at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, has approached the Delhi High Court seeking restoration of his Twitter account and action against the micro-blogging site for "suspending" his account "without following the procedure prescribed by law". Mitra's access to his Twitter account was blocked in July by the social media site in connection...

CBIC Issues Instructions on Pre-deposit payment method In Central Excise and Service Tax Cases

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued instructions on pre-deposit payment methods in central excise and service tax cases.Some Commissioners (Appeals) rejected appeals for non-compliance with pre-deposit requirements mandated under Section 35F of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (CEA) and Section 83 of the Finance Act, 1994, read with Section 35F of the CEA. Payments...

Police Station Not a Prohibited Place Under Official Secrets Act: Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Man Booked For Shooting Video Inside PS

The Bombay High Court recently said that the definition of 'prohibited place' in the Official Secrets Act, 1923 is exhaustive but police station has not been included as one of the establishments or places under it. The court made the observation while quashing an FIR in July this year against a man, who was booked under Section 3 of the Act for recording a video inside a police station...

Characteristics Of "Consumables" Does Not Attach "Welding Electrodes", MODVAT Credit Can't Be Recovered: CESTAT

The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that characteristics of "consumables" do not attach to "welding electrodes", and, therefore, the recovery of the Modified Value Added Tax (MODVAT) credit was incorrect.The bench of C.J. Mathew has observed that MODVAT credit is available on the procurement of goods that are 'inputs' with 'capital...