Compiling Details Of Funds Spent On Ads, Police Vehicles Is Time Taking Process: Punjab Govt Tells High Court, HC Grants Last Chance

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted a last opportunity to the Punjab Government to give details on funds spent on publication of advertisements and new vehicles purchased for the police officials considering the submission that it is a "time consuming process."Justice Sandeep Moudgil said, "Considering the submissions made in...the affidavit that this information that has been...

Mandate Of Facilitation Council Is Not Terminated Even If It Fails To Render Award Within 90 Days U/S 18(5) Of MSME Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court bench of Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan has held that the mandate of the MSME Facilitation Council (Council) cannot be terminated merely on the ground that it failed to render an award within 90 days under section 18(5) of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (“MSME Act”) from the date of entering reference as this time period is...

Suppression Of Assets While Seeking Permission To Sue As 'Indigent Person' Indicates Party Playing Fraud On Court: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has observed that if a person does not fully disclose the details of his property while applying to sue as an indigent person, it is an indication that he wants to play fraud on the court by suppressing his ability to pay court fee.“When a party in possession of movable/s and immovable property/ies fails to disclose the details of movable/s or immovable property/ies,...

Clear Discrimination: Gujarat High Court Orally Remarks After Woman Claims CRPF Denied Her Promotion For Being HIV+

While hearing a woman's plea alleging discrimination in promotion to higher post in CRPF on the ground that she has HIV-AIDS despite meeting all other eligibility criteria, the Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (February 12) orally remarked that promotion cannot be denied in ministerial posts because of health issues. The court further orally said that a person cannot be denied promotion if...

Union Govt Notifies Appointment Of Judicial Officer As Calcutta High Court Judge

The Ministry of Law and Justice has notified the appointment of Judicial Officer Chaitali Chatterjee (Das) as a judge of the Calcutta High Court. The notification states: In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Smt. Chaitali Chatterjee (Das) to be an Additional Judge of the Calcutta High Court for a...

Often False POCSO Case Launched Against Spouse To Avoid Handing Over Minor Child's Custody: Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court while quashing a POCSO case filed by the mother on behalf of her child against her divorced husband observed that there are instances where one spouse uses their minor child to file false POCSO case against the other, to win custody cases.“In cases when the husband and wife are in loggerheads and one among them sues for custody of a minor child, there are instances whereby...

[MSMED Act] Pre-Deposit Of 75% Of Awarded Amount While Challenging Award Cannot Be Scuttled By Petition Under Article 227: J&K High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that an award passed under the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Development Act (MSMED) cannot be challenged before the High Court, as the statutory remedy provided under the Act itself must be exhausted by the aggrieved party. It also pointed out that the said statutory remedy requires the aggrieved party to deposit 75% of the award amount in the...

Delhi High Court Seeks Empirical Data On Plea To Monitor Progress Of Cheque Bouncing Complaints

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought empirical data on a petition seeking to supervise and monitor the progress of cases relating to complaints of cheque bouncing under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Section 138 of the NI Act deals with dishonour of cheques for insufficiency of funds in the account. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and...

Delay In Trial No Ground For Bail In Cases Involving Terrorism: Police Concludes Arguments Opposing Release Of Delhi Riots Accused

The Delhi Police on Wednesday concluded its arguments in a batch of bail pleas filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and other accused persons in the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy to commit the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.ASG Chetan Sharma appearing for the Delhi Police submitted before a division bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur that there is nothing on record...

Plea In Bombay High Court Seeks Probe Into Alleged ₹16.6 Crore Fraudulent Bank Guarantees In Thane-Borivali Twin Tunnel Project

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking an investigation by CBI or SIT into the alleged bank fraud guarantees accepted by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) from a private company, Megha Engineering Infrastructure Ltd (MEIL), for the construction of a Twin Tube Road Tunnel between Thane and Borivali worth around...

Delhi High Court Permanently Restrains Rogue Apps & Websites From Illegally Streaming Star India's Content

The Delhi High Court has granted a permanent injunction in favour of Star India Pvt. Ltd against copyright infringement of its content by rogue apps and websites such as Ninja TV, RTS TV, Kyte TV, Picaso TV, Stream India and Hotstar Mod App.Star India, an entertainment and media company, broadcasts popular content on its STAR channels in various languages. It owns and operates websites and...

Emergency Situation May Arise For Removal Of Street Vendors, But It Cannot Be Used As Grounds To Bypass Their Statutory Rights: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court held that the Corporation should not evict street vendors, citing grave and emergent reasons, in violation of their statutory rights guaranteed under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act of 2014.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice S. Manu observed that the 2014 Act was enacted by the Parliament to...