Delhi High Court Orders Retrospective Payment Of Enhanced Remuneration To Law Researchers With Effect From October 01, 2022

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered retrospective payment of enhanced remuneration of Rs. 80,000 per month to its law researchers with effect from October 01, 2022. A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta disposed of a plea seeking to enhance the monthly remuneration of the High Court's law researchers from Rs. 65,000 to Rs. 80,000, along...

Gujarat High Court Allows Single Mother's Plea For Passport Renewal Of Minor Children Without Father's NOC

The Gujarat High Court allowed a plea moved by a divorced woman seeking renewal of passport of her minor children which was denied by the passport authority on the ground that the father's no-objection certificate was absent. Justice LS Pirzada noted that it was not in dispute that decree of divorce had already been obtained by the mother and father; they subsequently got divorced and...

Kerala High Court Directs Administrative Committee Of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple To Submit Comprehensive Report On Repair Works

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (29 October) directed the Administrative Committee of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple to submit a comprehensive report on the repairr works being carried out in the temple. The division bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M B Snehalatha were considering a petition which alleged defects in Moolavigraha (principal idol) of Sree...

P&H High Court Directs CBDT To Extend ITR Filing Due Date For Assessees Who Are Required To File Audit Report

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to extend the due date for filing Income Tax Returns (ITR) for assessees who are required to submit audit reports.Justice Lisa Gill and Justice Meenakshi I. Mehta took note of the Gujarat High Court's decision, where it had extended the date till November 30.The Gujarat High Court after noting that as...

Appeal Against Order U/S 39(2) Arbitration Act Is Not Maintainable U/S 13 Commercial Courts Act: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court dismissed an appeal under section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act), holding that no appeal under section 13 of the Commercial Courts Act lies against an order passed under section 39(2) of the Act. The court further held that the appeal under section 13 of the Commercial Courts Act is maintainable against those orders...

Kerala High Court Dismisses Review Petition Against Body Donation Of Deceased CPI(M) Leader MM Lawrence

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (October 29) dismissed a review petition filed by the daughters of deceased veteran CPI(M) leader M M Lawrence, against rejection of their appeal challenging an order permitting donation of their father's body. The division bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice S Manu delivered the judgment. The review petition was filed on the ground that...

Bar Council Elections: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Against BCI Rule Fixing Nomination Fee At ₹1.25 Lakh

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea challenging a recent decision of Bar Council of India to hike the nomination fee for contesting the State Bar Council Elections to Rs 1,25,000.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela sought response of the Union Government, Bar Council of India and Bar Council of Delhi. The matter is listed...

Award Passed After Expiry Of Arbitrator's Mandate Is Non-Est, Court Can't Extend Mandate Post-Award: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court held that an award passed after expiry of the arbitrator's mandate is non-est and unforceable holding that the court has no power to extend the mandate post award if no application seeking extension of the mandate was pending before the award was passed. A Division bench of Justice V. Kameswar Rao and Justice Vinod Kumar held that the award becomes operational...

Order Terminating Arbitration For Non-Filing Of Statement Of Claim Is Not 'Award', Cannot Be Challenged U/S 34 A&C Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court held that an order terminating arbitral proceedings under section 25 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) on account of non-filing of statement of claim does not amount to an arbitral award and therefore cannot be challenged under section 34. Justice Jasmeet Singh held that “the Award can only be considered to be an award once...

O.XII R.6 CPC | Failure To Plead Fraud With Particulars Doesn't Amount To Admission Of Document's Genuineness: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that mere failure of a party, alleging that a document is fraud, to provide particulars of such fraud doesn't lead to a conclusion that the party has admitted the genuineness of such document.A division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar observed,“failure to give particulars of fraud should not necessarily lead to...

Document Presenter Can't Avoid Stamp Duty By Withdrawing Instrument Before Registration: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that a presenter of a document for registration cannot seek its return without paying the deficit stamp duty decided by the registering authority or the collector. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq noted that, as per the provisions of the Indian Stamp Act and the registration Rules, when a document or instrument...

Delhi High Court Bar Association Objects To Decision Mandating Working Saturdays, Cites Lack Of Consultation With Bar

The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) has expressed concern over the decision that every Bench of the Delhi High Court will observe one working Saturday every month in 2025.On October 17, a representation was written by DHCBA, signed by its President, Senior Advocate N Hariharan. The letter states that while the Delhi High Court Bar Association holds the highest regard for the decisions...