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Section 119 Evidence Act | Madras High Court Lays Down Principles For Examining Witnesses Who Are Unable To Speak
The Madras High Court, in a judgment delivered in a criminal appeal, laid down certain significant principles relating to the examination of witnesses (who are unable to speak) under Section 119 of the Indian Evidence Act.For context, as per Section 119 of the Indian Evidence Act, if a witness cannot speak he/she can give evidence in any manner which can make it intelligible, such as by...
J&K&L High Court Weekly Round-up: October 3 To October 9, 2022
Nominal Index :Citations 2022 [LiveLaw (JKL) 168 TO 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 177] Mushtaq Ahmad Pandit Vs Addl Deputy Commissioner & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 168 Mohd Hussain Vs Shabnam Ara 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 169 Custodian General Vs J&K Special Tribunal 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 170 Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd Vs Drug Inspector Kathua 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 171 Cipla Ltd Vs State...
Arbitration Cases Weekly Round-Up: 2 October To 8 October, 2022
Supreme Court: Arbitral Tribunal Must Give Reasons For Fixing Interest Rate; Award Holder Not Entitled To Interest For Delay Caused By It : Supreme Court Case Title: Executive Engineer (R and B) versus Gokul Chandra Kanungo The Supreme Court recently held that a case where the award holder was responsible for delaying the proceedings which led to a huge lapse of time would be a...
Essence Of Woman's Modesty Is Her Sex, Use Of Filthy Or Abusive Language Alone Cannot Be Equated With Insulting Her Modesty: Delhi Court
Observing that the "essence" of a woman's modesty is her sex, a Delhi Court has said that use of abusive or filthy language alone cannot be equated with insulting modesty of a woman within the meaning of Section 509 of Indian Penal Code, 1860. Metropolitan Magistrate Devanshu Sajlan of Tis Hazari Courts said that the ultimate test for ascertaining if a woman's modesty has been outraged is...
Delhi High Court Weekly Roundup: October 3 To October 9, 2022
Citations 2022 [LiveLaw (Del) 927 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 945]NOMINAL INDEXMICROMAX 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 v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS 2022 LiveLaw...
Bombay High Court Quarterly Digest: July To September 2022 [Citations 240 – 367]
CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 240 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 367Nominal Index 1. 'A' v. State of Maharashtra and Anr. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 240 2. Siddharth Pithani v. UoI 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 241 3. Priya Malay Sheth v. VLCC Health Care Ltd. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 242 4. Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 243 5. TATA Motors Ltd. & Anr. v. The...
Madras High Court Quashes Case Against 13 Protestors Who Allegedly Raised Slogans Against National Education Policy 2020
The Madras High Court recently quashed a case against 13 persons who had allegedly raised slogans condemning the implementation of National Education Police 2020 by the Union Government, without getting prior permission from the concerned authority.The bench of Justice G. K. Ilanthiraiyan quashed the entire proceedings of the criminal case pending on the file of Judicial Magistrate No.II...
Allahabad High Court Quarterly Digest: July To September 2022 [Citations 307 - 454]
NOMINAL INDEX Anwar Ali v. State Of UP And Another 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 307 Zamanat Abbas v. Union Of India Thru. Secy. Ministry Of Home And Others 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 308 Atul Kumar Singh Alias Atul Rai S/O Shri Bharat Singh v. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 309 Parvez Ahmad And 3 Others v. State of U.P. and Another 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 310 Amita Garg And...
Members Of Joint Venture Cannot Invoke Arbitration Clause In Their Individual Capacity: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that where an agreement is entered into by the parties by forming a consortium / Joint Venture, one of the members of the consortium cannot separately invoke the arbitration agreement in their individual capacity. The Single Bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna reiterated that when there is an agreement with a consortium, it is never the intention of...
J&K&L High Court Quarterly Digest: July To September 2022 [Citations 52 - 170]
CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 52 TO 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 170Nominal Index : Shabir Ahmad Yatoo. Vs. UT of J&K and Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 52 Anita Mehta VS Gulkand Hues Private Ltd., & another 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 53 UT of J&K and others VS Mohammad Latief Magrey & another 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 54 Taja Begum & Ors Vs UT of J&k 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 55 Sunny...
Kerala High Court Allows Senior Citizen To Seek Sperm Freezing In Plea Challenging Age-Limit Under Assisted Reproductive Technology Act
In a notable order, the Kerala High Court recently allowed a senior citizen aged 61 years to seek cycro-preservation of his sperm, considering the fact that he was suffering from a rare cardiac condition.A single bench of Justice VG Arun granted this interim relief while considering a writ petition filed by the man and his 39 year old wife challenging the age-limit under the Assisted...
'No Illegality': Kerala High Court Dismisses Air India Express Pilots' Plea Seeking Re-Engagement After Retirement
The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed the petitions of three retired pilots who had approached the court seeking re-engagement on a contract basis with the Air India Express Ltd. In 2020, the contract appointments of the petitioners had been terminated.Justice Anu Sivaraman at the outset observed that the Air India subsidiary is no longer a public sector undertaking after privatisation...