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If Tender Conditions/ Award Of Contract Is In Public Interest, Court Can't Interfere Even If Procedural Aberration/ Error In Assessment Made Out: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has reiterated that while exercising the power of judicial review in matters relating to tenders conditions or award of contracts, Courts must be slow in interfering with the decisions, unless they are perverse. "If the decision relating to terms or award of contract is bona fide and in public interest, Courts shall not exercise its power of judicial review...
Order XII Rule 6 CPC | Application For Judgment On Admission Can't Be Disposed Of In Laconic Fashion, Reasoning In Order Must: Delhi High Court
"An application under Order XII rule 6 cannot be disposed of in such a laconic fashion. There has to be some modicum of reasoning in the order, meeting the grounds in the application," the Delhi High Court has observed. Order XII Rule 6 of Code of Civil Procedure states that where admissions of fact have been made either in the pleading or otherwise, whether orally or in writing, the Court may...
Senior Journalist Approaches Kerala High Court Against Conferring IPS Cadre To A Retired Police Superintendent With Alleged Criminal Background
Senior Journalist G. Vipinan has approached the Kerala High Court challenging the steps taken to confer Indian Police Service (IPS), Kerala Cadre, to Abdul Rasheed, retired Superintendent of Police, without considering his alleged criminal background. The petitioner is alleging that it is in violation of the Supreme Court decision in State of M.P and ors. v. Praves Khan.According to the...
"Machines, Protective Gears Not Being Used For Cleaning Of Drains In Prayagraj": Allahabad High Court 'Summons' DM
Taking note of the photographs depicting that no protective gears have been provided to the workers and they were still waist deep under the water for cleaning drains in the city of Prayagraj, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday summoned the District Magistrate and Nagar Ayukt, Prayagraj.Essentially, the Bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice J. J. Munir was dealing with a suo moto...
If Party Seeking Possession Of Immovable Property Is Aware About Sale In Favour Of A Third Party, It Must Implead The Latter As An Objector: Delhi HC
With respect to a decree for the possession of immovable property, the Delhi High Court has held that if the Decree Holders are aware of the sale in favour of the Objectors, they must implead the Objectors in the suit filed by them. A single judge bench of Justice Amit Bansal observed,"The manner in which the Decree Holders took possession of the properties from the Objectors was ex...
[Misleading Advertisement] Maharashtra Consumer Commission Orders Meta To Pay ₹25K Compensation To Facebook User
A Consumer Commission in Maharashtra recently directed Facebook India Online Services Pvt. Ltd and Meta Platforms, Ind to pay Rs. 25,000/- as compensation to a Facebook user who had purchased a pair of shoes for Rs.599/ on Facebook but the same was not delivered to him. In its order, the Gondia District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (Maharashtra) [presided over by Bhaskar B....
Provision Enabling Employee To Get Higher Gratuity Prevails Over One That Limits The Gratuity Amount: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Thursday reiterated that the provision in the Payment of Gratuity Act which enables an employee to opt for better terms of gratuity would prevail over the provision in Kerala State Co-operative Societies Act that limits the amount payable as gratuity.A Division Bench of Justice A.K Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Mohammed Nias C.P added that when two choices...
Allahabad High Court To Decide On Enforceability Of A Promise Made By The Chief Minister To The Public At Large
The Allahabad High Court is set to examine the question as to whether a promise made to the public at large by the Chief Minister of the State be made enforceable or not.The Bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Narendra Kumar Johari was dealing with a plea moved by Suraj Singh And Others seeking 5 lakh compensation based on an announcement made by the Chief Minister of...
[Matrimonial Offences] Burden Lies Upon Prosecution To Prove First Marriage & Legality Of Second Marriage: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Indore Bench) has held that in a prosecution for matrimonial offences, the burden of proof lies upon the prosecution to prove the first marriage and also to prove the legality of the second marriage.With this, the Bench of Justice Anil Verma dismissed an appeal filed by one Kailash challenging the acquittal of the accused persons from the charges under Section...
AIADMK Headquarters Sealing: Madras High Court Directs State To File Report, Video Of Alleged Clashes
The Madras High Court on Thursday directed the State to file its report on the recent violence that broke out at the AIADMK Party Headquarters and the subsequent lock and seal that was imposed by the Revenue Department. The bench of Justice N Sathish Kumar was hearing the pleas filed by former Chief Minister O Paneerselvam and the new incumbent General Secretary Edappadi Palaniswamy...
Pune Residents Seek Criminal Case Against Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde Over Alleged Discrepancies In Election Affidavits
A complaint has been filed in Pune court accusing Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde of discrepancies in election related affidavits. The private complaint was filed by two residents of Pune. The complaint seeks registration of a criminal case against Shinde. The complaint claimed that Shinde did not disclose information about purchase of farmland in his wife's name in his...
S.202 Indian Contract Act | Agency In Which Agent Has Interest Is Neither Terminated By Insanity Nor Death Of Principal: Punjab & Haryana High Court
Punjab and Haryana High Court recently held that as per illustration (b) of Section 202 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, an agency in which the agent has an interest is neither terminated by insanity nor by the death of the principal.The bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal observed, It is evident that illustration (b) to Section 202 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, itself...