Rejecting Appeal U/S 34 A&C Act On Grounds Of Jurisdiction Without Indicating Alternate Remedy Amounts To Refusal To Set Aside Award: Allahabad HC

Recently, the Allahabad High Court has held that rejecting an appeal under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act on grounds of lack of jurisdiction without providing alternate remedy amounts to refusing to set aside award, making such order appealable under Section 37 of the Act.Section 37(1)(c) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 provides for appeals against orders...

'Judicial Indiscipline': Delhi High Court Calls For Action Against Judges Who Stayed Accused's Arrest Despite Rejection Of Anticipatory Bail

The Delhi High Court has called for action against two judicial officers for staying the arrest of an accused in a cheating case, despite the dismissal of his anticipatory bail applications by the High Court as well by Supreme Court in SLP. “….it appears to be a case of judicial indiscipline that the Judicial Magistrate First Class-04 (North), Rohini Courts, Delhi and the Additional...

Expedite Service Of Summons In Cases Against MP/MLAs Pending For More Than 10 Years, Directs Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (September 24) passed an interim direction asking the state government and the High Court administration to issue necessary instructions to the Nodal Officers to coordinate for expediting the service of summons against MP/MLAs in cases which are pending for more than 10 years.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji issued...

Address Difficulties Of Visually Impaired People Before Printing New Currency Notes: Delhi High Court To Centre, RBI

The Delhi High Court has asked the Central Government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to address the difficulties faced by visually impaired individuals before printing new currency notes. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela aslo asked the authorities to take into account the workable suggestions of the Court appointef High Powered...

Allahabad High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging S.127 CGST Act Over 'Unbridled' Power Given To Authorities To Impose Penalty On Assessee

Recently, the Allahabad High Court has issued notices to office of the Solicitor General of India and Advocate General, Uttar Pradesh in a writ petition challenging the validity of Section 127 of the Central and State Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017. Section 127 of the Central and State Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 empowers the proper officer to impose penalty when he is of the...

'Social Media Must Be Regulated': Karnataka High Court Rejects X Corp's Challenge To Centre's 'Sahyog' Portal, Content Blocking Orders

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (September 24) dismissed X Corp's plea seeking a declaration that Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act does not confer authority on Central government officers to issue information blocking orders, which can only be issued after following the procedure under Section 69A of the Act, read with IT Rules.Justice M Nagaprassana while dictating...

Karnataka High Court Declines Prajwal Revanna's Plea Seeking Transfer Of Cases From MP/MLA Court Over Allegations Of Bias

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (September 24) has refused to transfer the cases filed against former Hasan MP Prajwal Revanna for offences including sexual harassment, rape, etc, to another court after allegations of bias were raised by him against the presiding officer. Revanna had earlier been convicted for the offence of rape and sentenced to life imprisonment by the...

Delhi HC Declines To Restrain Encalm Hospitality From Doing Business With Clients Of Dreamfolks Services, Says No Mandate Of Exclusivity

The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Amit Bansal refused to enforce a negative covenant against Encalm Hospitality Private Limited holding that its agreement with Dreamfolks Services Limited did not mandate exclusivity between the latter and its clients and thus Encalm was not in violation of the Agreement. Facts The present petition was filed under Section 9 of the Arbitration...

CLAT PG Score Can't Be Adopted For Offering Public Employment: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ruled that the score of Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) PG cannot be adopted for offering public employment. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that the criteria determining eligibility for pursuing higher courses- post graduation, and the criteria for adjudging suitability for public employment cannot...

Karnataka High Court Seeks ED's Response On Plea For Interim Release Of Congress MLA Arrested In Alleged Illegal Betting Case

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (September 24) asked the Enforcement Directorate to get instructions on a plea filed by wife of Congress MLA K.C Veerendra arrested in alleged illegal betting case, seeking interim release from custody for 2-3 days on account on Dusshera festival. Justice MI Arun was hearing petitioner R D Chaitra's plea seeking to declare his arrest as illegal, arbitrary...

Does CESTAT Have Jurisdiction To Hear Challenge To Central Govt Notifications Imposing Anti-Dumping Duty? Delhi High Court To Examine

The Delhi High Court is set to examine whether the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has jurisdiction to hear challenges to notifications issued by the Central Government, imposing Anti-Dumping Duty.Anti-dumping investigation determines whether a product is being dumped in the country at a lower price, causing material injury to the domestic industry. If found...

Rajasthan HC Grants One Month Extension For Filing Tax Audit Report After Complaints Of Glitches On E-Filing Portal

The Rajasthan High Court has extended the deadline for filing the Tax Audit Report by one month. A division bench of Justice (Dr.) Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Bipin Gupta at the Rajasthan High Court extended the deadline under Section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961, by 1 (one) month beyond September 30, 2025. It was submitted that in the previous years, CBDT had...