'Paraplegia Impacts Marital Life, Deprives Children Of Love': Bombay HC Grants Over ₹1 Crore Compensation To Road Accident Victim

Nit-picking and awarding meagre amounts of compensation to accident victims, unmindful of their deep mental and emotional scars, is an affront of the injured victim, the Bombay High Court has reiterated this while awarding compensation of more than Rs 1 crore to a claimant, who sustained multiple injuries in a road accident in 2004.A single judge bench of Justice Anuja Prabhudessai allowed...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 17 to October 23, 2022

A weekly round-up of important cases from Madras High Court and its subordinate courts. Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 434 To 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 440 NOMINAL INDEX Vikas Rambal and others v. The State, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 434 P Rajendran v. The Assistant Director, Directorate of Enforcement, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 435 Mrs Karthika v. Superintendent of Police, 2022 LiveLaw...

Casually Written Judgement And Casually Appreciated Evidence Is A Casualty To Justice: Delhi High Court

Observing that appreciation of evidence is crucial to do justice, the Delhi High Court has said that a casually written judgment and casually appreciated evidence is a casualty to justice.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that a judgment is the nectar explaining every aspect of the facts and circumstances in each case and as such, is a reason for reaching to a decision.The court made...

CESTAT Allows Refund Of Unutilised Cenvat credit of Education Cess For Payment Of Output Tax

The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has allowed the refund of unutilised cenvat credit of education cess and secondary and higher education cess for payment of output tax.The bench of Anil Choudhary (Judicial Member) has relied on the order passed by the Tribunal in the case of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. Vs. Commissioner, CGST and held an...

Arbitration Cases Weekly Round-Up: 16 October To 22 October, 2022

Delhi High Court: Rewriting Commercial Contractual Terms Is Fatal To An Arbitral Award: Delhi High Court Case Title: Calcom Cement India Ltd. versus Binod Kumar Bawri & Ors. The Delhi High Court has ruled that where the parties agree to enter into a mutual consultation in the future, for making amendments to an original agreement, the same would only constitute an "agreement...

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

Nominal Index [Citation 2022 LiveLaw(Ker) 525-536]Suhasini v. State of Kerala & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw(Ker) 525Chorayil Kunhiraman v. Sharaful Islam Madrassa Committee 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 526G. Nagendran v. Kerala State Electricity Board & Anr. 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 527Praveen K.R. & Anr v. State of Kerala & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 528Rinu Sreejaya Aswan @ Rinu S Aswan v. Union of...

Bombay High Court Awards Rs 8 Lakh Compensation To Train Passenger Who Suffered Injuries While Attempting To Catch Phone Snatcher

The Bombay High Court recently held that theft can be considered a 'violent attack' under Section 123(c)(1)(ii) of the Railways Act, even if it's not specifically mentioned under the 'untoward incident' definition, in a situation where the passenger falls down and gets injured while running after a thief in a train."The fact that a thief snatches the mobile of a bona fide passenger and runs...

Kerala PSC Rules| No Extension Of Rank Lists Upto Date That Coincides With Expiry Of 1 Month After Last Batch Of Persons Advised Under Extended Period Commenced Training: High Court

The Kerala High Court on Monday interpreted the 1st proviso to Rule 13 of the Kerala Public Service Commission Rules of Procedure, and held that the provision does not mean that the validity of rank lists issued by the Kerala Public Service Commission would have to be extended by a further period up to the date that coincides with the expiry of one month after the last batch of persons...

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

Nominal Index: KANDULA RAGHAVA RAO & ANR v. STATE OF KARNATAKA & ANR. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 410 VALERIAL SEQUERIA & others v. SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER AND THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY N H 169. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 411 BENGALURU URBAN ZILLA AMATEUR KABBADI ASSOCIATION ® v. STATE OF KARNATAKA. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 412 Gangappa v. Lingareddy. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar)...

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...