Allahabad High Court Dismisses Lawyer's Plea Seeking ₹1 Crore As Legal Fees For 'Saving' Ex-CJI From 'Humiliation'

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) today dismissed a lawyers's plea seeking a direction to the Union Ministry of Law and Justice to pay him Rs. 1 crore as fees and expenses, claiming that he filed certain cases in the Supreme Court to save the then Chief Justice of India, Justice Dipak Misra, from "humiliation, insult, torture, and removal."A bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice...

EWS Certificate Cannot Be Rejected Based On Mutation Records But Only After Due Inquiry Into Eligibility Criteria: J&K High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that the EWS certificate could not be rejected merely by relying on mutation records. The court stated that a due inquiry must be conducted as to the eligibility criteria, wherein the applicant is given the right to a hearing before deciding the said application.Justice Javed Iqbal Wani noted that the mutation records, stating that the ancestral property...

Power Of Attorney Holder Cannot Represent A Party In Court Without Obtaining Its Permission: Kerala High Court Reaffirms

The Kerala High Court has held that a private person cannot appear on behalf of another on the basis of a power of attorney, without prior permission of the Court. The Court observed that only enrolled advocates can appear on behalf of another party without permission. For a private person to do so, he has to get the permission of the Court under Section 32 of the Advocates Act, even if he is...

CESTAT Can't Reject Appeal Merely Because Pre-Deposit Was Made In Wrong Account, Especially When Rules Were Unclear: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that merely because a pre-deposit prescribed under Section 35F of the Central Excise Act, 1944, for preferring an appeal is made in the wrong account, that too when the integrated portal might not have been fully functional, cannot result in rejection of appeal on the ground of defects.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta...

Making Two Applications For One Recruitment Examination, Concealing One, Delhi High Court Dismisses Writ Petition

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justices C.Hari Shankar and Anup Kumar Mendiratta dismissed a Petition whereby the Petitioner sought quashing of a notice by which her candidature was rejected. The Bench held that since the Petitioner had filed two application forms and had also concealed her educational qualifications before the Tribunal as well as the Court, she...

Cut Trees Only If So Dangerously Placed That Damage Becomes Imminent: Meghalaya HC Issues Directions For Felling Trees In A Shillong Colony

The Meghalaya High Court recently directed the State Authorities to instruct each and every applicant who has filed applications under Meghalaya Tree Preservation Rules, 1976, for felling of trees in the Lower New Colony area, Laitumkhrah, to explain the details how these trees 'have become dangerous to life and property'.The division bench comprising the Chief Justice I. P. Mukerji and...

Karnataka HC Debunks RTC's Contrary Actions In Defending Bus Driver Before Motor Claims Tribunal But Taking Disciplinary Action Against Him

The Karnataka High Court recently said that a Road Transport Corporation cannot take different stands in respect of a road accident involving its driver before the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal and in the disciplinary proceedings initiated against the driver for the same incident.A single judge, Justice Suraj Govindaraj said “If any accident occurs, in pursuance of which the Corporation...

Subsequent Bail Pleas Arising Out Of Same FIR Should Be Listed Before Roster Judge: Madras Hight Court Clarifies

While answering a reference made by a single judge, a division bench of the Madras High Court has clarified that all successive bail applications/anticipatory bail applications arising out of the same FIR/Crime Number shall be listed before the judge holding the roster.On February 21, Justice Sunder Mohan had referred to a larger bench the issue on whether subsequent bail applications filed...

Saket Gokhale Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Recall Of Order Asking Him To Apologize, Compensate Lakshmi Puri For Defamation

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on an application filed by Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale in relation to a ruling asking him to put an apology on social media and pay Rs. 50 lakh damages to Lakshmi Puri, former Indian Assistant Secretary-General to the United Nations, in her defamation suit against him.Gokhale has sought recall of an order passed by a coordinate bench on...

Male Teacher's Privacy Not Affected In Sending His Photo As Attendance Proof, Solution Needed To Protect Female Teachers: Madhya Pradesh HC

While hearing an appeal against photograph-based attendance rule for teachers and students in government schools in Vidisha district, the Gwalior Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court said that the privacy of a male teacher is not affected in sending his photograph as a proof of attendance.However, the Court expressed concern over the privacy of female staff and girl students and suggested the...

Bombay High Court Reserves Verdict On Maintainability Of PIL Alleging ₹16.6 Crore 'Fraudulent' Bank Guarantees In Twin Tunnel Project

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (March 05) reserved judgment in an interim application for dismissing a PIL seeking CBI or SIT investigation into the alleged bank fraud guarantees accepted by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) from a private company for the construction of a Twin Tube Road Tunnel between Thane and Borivali worth around Rs.16,600.40 crore.The PIL...

Original Side Rules On Accepting Counterclaim & Reply Need Amending Due To Rigidity Of S.18 Of Commercial Courts Act: Calcutta HC Frames Guidelines

The Calcutta High Court has held that the court's original side rules on accepting of plaint and counterclaim need to be amended due to the rigidity of Section 18 of the Commercial Courts act. In doing so, the bench of Justices Soumen Sen and Biswaroop Chowdhury also framed guidelines for the same till the amended rules were implemented. The Court held: In view of the stringent provisions in...