Gujarat High Court Slams Vadodara Municipal Corporation's "Attitude", Refuses To Condone Delay In Filing Arbitration Appeal

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (October 7) dismissed a Section 37 appeal under Arbitration and Conciliation Act filed by Vadodara Municipal Corporation concerning a construction contract dispute, noting that sufficient explanation for condoning delay of 137 days in filing appeal was not given. During the hearing, the court, on being informed that the appeal could not be filed because the...

“What Evidence You Have? No Information Even In Sealed Cover”: Kerala High Court Questions Customs' Seizure Of Dulquer Salmaan's Car

The Court noted that the actor was a subsequent purchaser of a vehicle registered in India and questioned the need for Customs seizure.

Execution Proceedings Need Not Be Initiated For Collector To Transfer Award Amount To Person Who Loses Land: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has clarified that once an award under Section 30 of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, is passed, it is for the Collector to as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 30 days to deposit the amount so awarded under a general award into the bank account of the land loser unless...

Delhi High Court Asks GST Appellate Tribunal To Examine 'Profiteering' Allegations Against Tata Play

The Delhi High Court recently asked the GST Appellate Tribunal to re-look into the profiteering allegations levelled against DTH services provider Tata Play.The direction was made by a division bench comprising Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain while dealing with the company's appeal against the show cause notice and consequential order passed against it by the erstwhile...

[Arbitration Act] S.11 Application Is Maintainable Even Without Notice U/S 21 If Other Party Is Aware Of Dispute: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court Jaipur Bench has held that a Section 11 petition under the A&C Act without issuing the notice invoking arbitration (“NIA”) u/s 21 of the A&C Act would be maintainable if the Respondents were aware of the dispute being referred to arbitration. The bench noted that the Respondents were well-versed in the dispute raised by the Petitioner. They could...

Ill Treatment Of Children By Spouse Constitutes Cruelty Under Section 10(1) Divorce Act: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that the ill-treatment of children by a spouse constitutes mental cruelty towards the other spouse and can be a valid ground for dissolution of marriage under Section 10(1)(x) of the Divorce Act, 1869.The Division Bench comprising Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P Krishna Kumar, dismissed the wife's appeal against a Family Court judgment granting divorce to...

Madras High Court Asks State To Consider Plea Against ₹1 Crore Land Acquisition Compensation Paid To Boney Kapoor, Janhvi & Khushi Kapoor

The Madras High Court has directed the State Highways Department to consider a representation seeking an enquiry into the disbursal of Rs. 1,00,87,183 to film producer Boney Kapoor and his daughters Janhvi Kapoor and Kushi Kapoor as compensation for land acquisition. Justice Krishnan Ramasamy has directed the authority to consider the representation and dispose of the same within...

Drug Smuggling Through India-Pak Border Impacting Youth, Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Pre-Arrest Bail To Accused

Observing that increasing smuggling of illicit drugs through the India-Pakistan border, particularly via drones, has become a growing concern for national security and youth, the Punjab & Haryana High Court refused to grant anticipatory bail under the NDPS Act.The FIR was lodged under Section 21 of the NDPS Act alleging that an accused disclosed to the police that the consignment of...

Allahabad High Court Rejects PIL Seeking Law For Protection Of Men Against Illegal Prosecution & Harassment By Women

The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a direction to the Union of India and the Uttar Pradesh Government to enact a law for the protection of men from "illegal prosecution and other harassment by women". A bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra rejected the plea moved by one Chandrama...

Kerala High Court Closes Plea Challenging Proposal To Set Up Polling Booth At Mosque, Notes Site Shifted To Anganwadi

The Kerala High Court has closed a writ petition moved by Twenty 20 Party challenging the proposal to fix a Mosque (Madrasathul Islamiya) as the polling booth for the upcoming local body elections, after the District Election Officer proposed a nearby Anganwadi for the purpose.The writ petition was filed seeking to quash the proposal to fix the polling station at Madrasthul Islamiya in...

Kerala High Court Asks Actor Dulquer Salmaan To Approach Customs Authority Seeking Provisional Release Of Seized Vehicle

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (October 7) asked actor Dulquer Salmaan to approach the authority under the Customs Act seeking the provisional release of his Land Rover Defender, which was seized by Customs officials as part of Operation Numkhor.The Court asked the actor to approach the adjudicatory authority under the Customs Act with an application under Section 110A of the Customs Act....

'Is This The Feeling You Carry After 70 Yrs?' Gujarat High Court To Shopkeepers Opposing Vacation For Junagadh Museum Restoration

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (October 7) orally questioned the shop-keepers, stated to have migrated from Pakistan, opposing vacation of premises for restoration work at Junagadh Museum.During the hearing the court orally remarked that when petitioners' were granted an accommodation during independence, at that time the situation was all together different, adding that "Is this the...