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Uttarakhand High Court Directs Police To Ensure Extradited Gangster's Safety Outside Jail
The Uttarakhand High Court recently directed the Uttarakhand Police to ensure protection of extradited gangster Prakash Chandra Pandey alias Bunty Pandey while taking him from Central Jail, Sitarganj to different courts on the dates of hearing."Keeping in view the facts of the case on reasonable apprehension of petitioner that his life may be at risk, the writ petition is allowed. A writ...
Requirements Of S.21 Arbitration Act Must Be Complied With Before Invoking Court's Jurisdiction U/S 11: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court on Friday, while hearing an application under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ('Arbitration Act') to appoint the sole arbitrator for resolving the dispute between the petitioners and the respondents, held that since the requirement of Section 21 of the Arbitration Act in giving due notice to the respondent invoking the arbitration...
GHCAA President Asim Pandya Resigns Following A Divided Opinion Among Advocates Over Use Of Gujarati As An Additional Language In HC
The President of the Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association (GHCAA), Asim Pandya, tendered his resignation on Monday following a divided opinion among the advocates over the use of Gujarati as an additional language in the Gujarat High Court.In his resignation letter addressed to the Managing Committee of the Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association, Senior Advocate Pandya said that he...
'State's Objection Shocking To Judicial Conscience': Orissa High Court Directs Govt To Pay Compensation To 2008 Kandhamal Riot Victim's Kin
The Orissa High Court has expressed 'shock' over Odisha government's rejection of a claim for grant of compensation to the brother of a man, who died in October 2008 on account of the grievous injuries he had suffered during the Kandhamal communal riots.Ordering the State to pay the petitioner an aggregate compensation, as was paid to the other riot victims, Justice Arindam...
No Bar For Grant Of Anticipatory Bail If Person Is Residing Abroad: Punjab & Haryana High Court
Punjab and Haryana High Court while dealing with a petition under Section 438 CrPC for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner in an FIR registered under Sections 306 IPC for abetment of suicide, held that merely because an accused resides abroad is no ground to deny anticipatory bail. The Petitioner is the mother-in-law of the deceased husband, who committed suicide in September...
'Most Inhumane': Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Father's Conviction For Committing Rape On 7 Yrs Old Daughter
Punjab and Haryana High Court while dealing with a case of father raping minor daughter, held that the conviction for the offence under Section 376 of IPC can be based on the sole testimony of the rape victim. The bench comprising Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice N.S.Shekhawat further added that there can never be more graver and heinous crime than a father committing rape on his...
Dispute of Unregistered Partnership Firm Can Be Referred To Arbitration, Bar U/S 69 Partnership Act Not Applicable: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court on Friday, while hearing an application filed under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ('Arbitration Act') for appointment of an arbitrator to resolve the dispute between the parties, held that the bars for instituting a suit or any other proceeding under Section 69 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 ('Partnership Act') shall not...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 26 To October 2, 2022
Nominal Index 1. Suresh @ Pintya Kashinath Kamble v. State of Maharashtra 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 352 2. Anuja Arun Redij v. State of Maharashtra 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 353 3. M/s. Magnum Opus IT Consulting Private Limited versus M/s. Artcad Systems 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 354 4. Lata v. State of Maharashtra and Anr. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 355 5. Ajaz Mohammad Shaf Khan...
Arbitrator Cannot Delegate The Task Of Quantifying The Amount Of Award To A Chartered Accountant: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that the arbitrator can indeed take assistance from a third party, including a Chartered Accountant, however, it cannot completely delegate the important function of quantifying the amount of award to any third party. The Bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf held that an arbitral award wherein the arbitrator failed to determine the amount of award...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 26 To October 2, 2022
A weekly round-up of important cases from Madras High Court and its subordinate courts. Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 415 To 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 418 NOMINAL INDEX Gotla Alex Binoy v. IOP Chennai, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 415 Richa Sharma v. Ganesh Kasinathan, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 416 SJ Sheik Abul Asim v The Registrar cum Chairman and others, 2022 LiveLaw...
Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 26 - October 2, 2022
Nominal Index [Citation 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 501 - 507]A.G. Dinesh v. KSEB Ltd. & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 501Sadasivan & Anr. v. Sadasivan Nair & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 502T. Sunil Kurera & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 503Puthukkattu Pareekutty Aliyar v. State of Kerala & Anr. 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 504Central University Kerala & Anr. v. Joshila...
Tax Cases Weekly Round-Up: 25 September To 1 October, 2022
Delhi High Court Physical Verification Of Business Premises For GST Registration Without Issuing Notice Is Violation Of Principle Of Natural Justice: Delhi High Court Case Title: Curil Tradex Pvt. Ltd. Versus The Commissioner Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 905 The Delhi High Court has held that the physical verification of business premises for GST registration without...