High Courts
Delhi High Court Sentences Man To One Month Jail For Threatening Local Commissioner With Gun
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sentenced a man to one month of simple imprisonment, along with Rs. 2,000 fine for threatening a Court appointment Local Commissioner with a pistol during execution of the commission. A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta held the man, Nitin Bansal, guilty of criminal contempt and disposed of the suo...
Monetary Compensation Must Be Granted From Date Of Application When Compassionate Appointment Is Denied: Jharkhand HC
A Division bench of the Jharkhand High Court comprising Chief Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Rajesh Shankar held that if compassionate appointment is denied then employer must grant the monetary compensation from date of application for the compassionate appointment. Background Facts The employee was a Piece Rated worker at Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) Dhori...
Anil Ambani Withdraws Plea Against IDBI Bank's Fraud Proceedings After Bombay High Court Declines To Intervene
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday allowed industrialist Anil Ambani to withdraw his petition by which he sought a directive to the IDBI Bank against proceeding with the personal hearing in connection to a show cause notice (SCN) issued to him for declaring his loan account as "fraud."Single-judge Justice Sandesh Patil presiding over the vacation court, after hearing Ambani's counsel, expressed...
Petition U/S 34 A&C Act Filed With Deficit Court Fee Is Non-Est Unless Paid Within Limitation Period: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court held that filing of a petition with deficit court fee does not amount to proper presentation. If the entire court fee is not deposited within the limitation period under section 34(3) Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act), the court is divested of its power to condone the delay. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh held that "filing of a petition...
Test Of Prejudice Irrelevant When Tribunal Is Constituted Without Consent Of JV Partner: Madras High Court Sets Aside Arbitral Award
The Madras High Court set aside an arbitral award passed against M/s Nilakantan & Brothers Constructions Pvt. Ltd. (“the petitioner”) on the ground that since the arbitral tribunal was constituted without obtaining the consent of a Joint Venture Partner, it lacked jurisdiction. The court further held that the appointment cannot be validated merely on the ground that no...
Family Pension Cannot Be Deducted While Calculating Loss Of Income In Motor Accident Claims: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that while computing the loss of income in a motor accident compensation case, it would not be permissible to deduct the pensionary amount received by the dependents of the deceased.Justice Sanjay Dhar, while dismissing an appeal filed by Reliance General Insurance Company, ruled that “for the purpose of computing the loss of income,...
Grandparents Executing Adoption Deed On Behalf Of Unmarried Daughter Is Valid If Done With Her Consent: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently held that in case of adoption of an unmarried woman's child, an adoption deed executed by the grandparents would be valid, when it is shown that the mother had concurred to such adoption. “The mere fact that the grandparents of the child had executed the adoption deed alone cannot make the adoption deed invalid so long as the adoption deed was...
AO Cannot Rely Solely On Sales Tax Dept Data To Add Bogus Purchases Without Granting Cross-Examination: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that the Assessing Officer (AO) cannot rely solely on Sales Tax Department Data for an income tax addition without granting cross-examination.Justices G.S. Kulkarni and Aarti Sathe stated that, "when the VAT assessment was pending adjudication, merely relying on the information of the Sales Tax Department without granting an opportunity to the Assessee...
'Person Claiming Adverse Interest Cannot Oppose Will': Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Impleadment Of Tenant In Probate Case
The Karnataka High Court has held that a person who claims a right against the Testator's interests cannot be allowed to come on record to oppose the Will, and such a person also cannot be considered to have a caveatable interest.Justice S. Vishwajith Shetty made this observation while allowing a petition filed by Meera M.R., and setting aside the trial court's order dated 11.12.2023, which...
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...