High Courts
Chhattisgarh HC Initiates Suo-Moto PIL Over Dumping Of Garbage Around Rs. 2 Crore Oxygen Zone In Bilaspur, Seeks Municipal Corp's Response
The Chhattisgarh High Court yesterday took suo-moto cognizance of a news article published in a local daily highlighting the alleged failure of the Bilaspur Municipal Corporation in maintaining the Oxygen Zone built at the cost of Rs.2 crores on two and a half acres of land in Bilaspur's Vyapar Vihar. The bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru expressed...
Delhi High Court Awards ₹7 Lakh As Costs And Damages To 'New Balance' In Trademark Infringement Suit
The Delhi High Court has recently awarded Rs. 7 lakh as costs and damages to sports footwear and apparel brand “New Balance” in a trademark infringement suit filed by it against a manufacturer.Justice Mini Pushkarna decreed the suit in favour of New Balance and concluded that Pulkit Khubchandani, the defendant, had infringed the its registered trademark. Khubchandani's company, Kiran...
Delhi HC Initiates Suo Moto Criminal Contempt Against Man For Brandishing Pistol During Inspection By Court-Appointed Local Commissioner
The Delhi High Court has initiated suo moto criminal contempt proceedings against a man for taking out a pistol during an inspection being carried out by a Court-appointed Local Commissioner.The Court had appointed an advocate as a Local Commissioner in an order where it had restrained the respondent from disposing of industrial coal. The Court had asked the Local Commissioner to visit...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks Union, State's Response On Plea Challenging Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini's Appointment
The Punjab & Haryana High Court today sought a response from the State and Union Government on a PIL filed challenging the appointment of Haryana Chief Minister (CM) Nayab Singh Saini, on the ground that he had allegedly appointed counsel of ministers more than 15% of total strength of the house and violated the constitution during his previous tenure.Article 164(1A) of the...
Married Police Personnel Cohabiting With Another Person Is Unbecoming Of His Status: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has observed that a police official cohabiting with another person during the presence of their spouse is "unbecoming of their status." The court was dealing with a prayer for anticipatory bail in a case under Sections 307, 498A, 406 IPC against a police officer who was allegedly in a relationship with a practising advocate. Both parties were allegedly married to...
'Raise Issue In The House': Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL For Enhanced Allocated Funds Of MCD Councillors
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking directions on the Delhi Government to enhance the allocated funds of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Councillors to atleast Rs. 15 Crores for utilization for welfare and civic activities in the national capital.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao...
Court U/S 11 Of Arbitration Act Only Checks For Existence Of Agreement, Jurisdictional Questions To Be Decided By Arbitrator: Telangana HC
The Telangana High Court Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe affirmed that Sub-section (1) of Section 16 provides that the Arbitral Tribunal may rule on its own jurisdiction, “including any objections” with respect to the existence or validity of the arbitration agreement. Section 16 is an inclusive provision, which would comprehend all preliminary issues touching upon the...
Quality Of Evidence And Not Number Of Witnesses Determine Credibility: Jharkhand High Court Upholds Conviction In Witchcraft-Related Murder
The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that the credibility of a witness's testimony depends not on the number of witnesses but on the quality of evidence presented.The division bench comprising Justices Ananda Sen and Gautam Kumar Choudhary highlighted, “To rely or not to rely on the evidence of a witness, is the question which every Court is confronted with while appreciating evidence....
Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging 2021 Assembly Election Of UDF MLA Mani C Kappan
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (November 5) dismissed a petition filed by C V John challenging the result of 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election where Mani C. Kappan who had contested under United Democratic Front was declared as the returning candidate. C. V. John had contested from the same constituency–Pala, as an independent candidate. He had filed the petition against Kappan and...
Parties To Lis Should Not Be Appointed As Receiver Without Consent Of Other Parties: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe And Justice J.Sreenivas Rao held that impartiality is an essential attribute of a Receiver. Therefore, normally one of the parties to a lis should not be appointed as Receiver without consent of the other parties unless a very special case is made out. Brief Facts This appeal under Section 37(1)(b) of the Arbitration...
Children From Void Marriages Entitled To Birth Registration, To Be Acknowledged Under Law: HP High Court
The High Court of Himachal Pradesh has ruled that children born from void marriages cannot be denied birth registration, thereby affirming their right to legal recognition regardless of their parents' marital status.Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, presiding over the case, emphasized the inherent rights of children to be acknowledged under the law, remarking, “The fact that they are living beings...
Delhi Riots: High Court Rejects Khalid Saifi's Plea Against Attempt To Murder Charges
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (November 5) dismissed a plea moved by United Against Hate founder Khalid Saifi challenging the framing of attempt to murder charges against him in a case concerning the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.“The petition is dismissed,” a single judge bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri said while pronouncing the verdict. FIR 44 of 2020 was registered by the Delhi...