Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Take Decision In 8 Weeks On Establishing Separate Complex For NCLT, NCLAT

The Delhi High Court has directed the Central Government to take a decision within eight weeks in respect of the matter related to establishing separate complex for National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT).A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad passed the order in the petitions filed in the year...

Rajasthan HC Dismisses PIL Seeking To Restrain Political Parties, Electoral Candidates From Visiting Religious Places During Election Campaigns

The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation which sought directions from the court to restrain candidates from visiting religious places during election campaigns.The petitioner prayed for issuance of directions to all the political parties and the candidates contesting elections to not use caste or religion for the purposes of election and not to visit religious...

J&K&L High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 17 To October 23, 2022

Citations 2022 [LiveLaw (JKL) 183 TO 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 190]Nominal Index : Rupesh Kumar Vs UT of J&K 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 183 Bashir Ahmad Khan & Ors Vs UT of J&K & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 184 Case Title: Bahu Builders and Traders Jammu Pvt. Ltd Vs J&K Dharmarth Trust & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 185 Syed Akeel Shah Vs Directorate of Enforcement 2022...

J&K&L High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Exemption From Installation Of Tracking Devices & Panic Buttons In Public Vehicles Under CMV Rules

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking exemption from the requirement of installing Vehicle Location Tracking Devices (VLTD) and Panic Buttons in public service vehicles till establishment of Command and Control centres in the union territory.Justice Sanjeev Kumar said the "court cannot issue a writ of mandamus to the authorities for acting contrary to...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 17 To October 23, 2022

Citations 2022 [LiveLaw (Del) 980 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1005]NOMINAL INDEXIC-76585M MAJOR NISHANT KAUSHIK vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 980Manika Batra v. Table Tennis Federation of India & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 981Umar Khalid v. State 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 982M/S CELL PAGE COMMUNICAITON v. VIJAY SHANKAR PANDEY 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 983ABC v. State 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 984PCIT...

Appeals Against Ex-Parte Orders Should Not Be Encouraged, Defendant Can Always Approach Single Judge: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court in an order on a commercial appeal deprecated the practice of filing appeal against ex parte orders and stated that there are inbuilt safeguards in such orders which facilitate the defendants to approach the Single Judge, who passed the order, to vacate, modify or limit the same. The division bench of Justice G. S. Patel and Justice Gauri Godse was dealing with...

Habeas Corpus Petition Maintainable In Child Custody Matters When Detention of Minor By Other Parent Is Proved Illegal: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court, while dealing with a plea filed by the mother of a minor child, recently held that the habeas corpus petition is maintainable even in matters of child custody, provided that detention of the minor child by the other parent or others is proved to be illegal and without any authority of law.The court made the observation while relying upon Supreme Court's observations...

A Candidate Who Is Not In Reserve Or Waiting List Cannot Have Right Of Consideration: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has said that a candidate, who is not falling in the reserve or waiting list, cannot claim a right to be considered for the appointment.A division bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said there is a sanctity attached to a reserve or waiting list by which candidates within such a list may be considered for appointment against vacancies created...

Once Marriage Stands Validly Dissolved By Foreign Court, Proceedings Under Domestic Violence Act Cannot Be Initiated : J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently ruled that once a marriage stands validly dissolved by a competent foreign court, the "domestic relationship" between the parties as husband and wife, which is necessary to invoke the provisions of the Domestic Violence Act, also ceases.The observations were made by the bench of Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul in a verdict on the petition...

Make My Trip, Go-Ibibo And Oyo Penalised For Rs. 392.36 Crores By CCI For Anti Competitive Practices

The Competition Commission of India ("CCI") Bench, comprising of Mr. Ashok Kumar Gupta (Chairman), Ms. Sangeeta Verma (Member) and Mr. Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi (Member), while adjudicating the matter of Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) & Anr. v MakeMyTrip India Pvt. Ltd. (MMT) & Ors., has held that the commercial arrangement between Make My...

Section 13B(2) Hindu Marriage Act | Six Months Cooling Period Directory, Not Mandatory: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior Bench recently said that the requirement of cooling period of six months between filing and allowing of an application under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act is directory and not mandatory.The Court was dealing with a petition whereby the parties were challenging an order passed by the family court, wherein their prayer for waving off the...

Delhi High Court Orders Sadar Bazar Trader To Pay ₹5 Lakh To Aero Group For Selling Counterfeit Woodland Products

The Delhi High Court has permanently restrained a trader in the national capital from manufacturing or selling counterfeit Woodland products and directed it to pay Aero Club a sum of Rs 5 Lakh within three months.Woodland's Parent Company Aero Club had approached the high court last year seeking permanent injunction restraining the infringement of its trademark and copyright. Aero Club or...