Ex-CM VS Achuthanandan's Son Unqualified For IHRD Directorship, Was Appointed Due To Political Clout: KTU Dean To Kerala High Court

Dean (Academics) of APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University Dr. Vinu Thomas has told the Kerala High Court that Dr. VA Arunkumar–son of late former Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan–is not qualified to be appointed as director of Institute of Human Resource Development (IHRD).Thomas's counter affidavit was filed in an appeal moved by Dr. VA Arunkumar challenging the Single Judge's direction to...

Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause Is Enforceable Only If Chosen Court Is Competent U/S 20 CPC At Time Of Contract: J&K&L High Court

Reiterating a fundamental principle of civil jurisdiction, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu has held that parties cannot, by design or default, confer jurisdiction on a court that inherently lacks it. An exclusive jurisdiction clause is enforceable only if the chosen court was competent under Section 20 CPC at the time of the contract, it added.The Division Bench...

Delhi High Court Bars Actor Ravi Mohan's Studio From Using 'BRO CODE' Title For Its Upcoming Tamil Film

The Delhi High Court has granted an ad-interim injunction against actor Ravi Mohan's production house, preventing the use of the trademark 'BRO CODE' for the title of its upcoming Tamil film, following a suit by the makers of the alcoholic beverage 'BROCODE'The order comes after Indospirit Beverages Private Limited, a leading alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage company, alleged that the...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 20, 2025 To October 26, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 196 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 201 Nominal Index: Kashmir Chand Shadyal v/s State of H.P. and others., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 196 Kamli and others v/s Boby Chauhan & others., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 197 Padam Sharma & Ors. v/s State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 198 Pushpa Devi v/s State of Himachal Pradesh.,2025 LiveLaw...

Deliberate Non-Participation In Arbitral Proceedings Not Grounds To Resist Enforcement Of Award: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court bench of Justice N Anand Venkatesh has observed that when a party purposely fails to avail an opportunity duly accorded by the Arbitral Tribunal to present its case, it cannot later use its own default as a ground to resist enforcement of the resultant award. Facts The Petitioner, M/s Vittera BV (“Vittera”) filed the present petition seeking enforcement...

Threat Of Land Encroachment, Proposed Use For Public Purpose Not Enough To Invoke Urgency Clause U/S 17 Of Land Acquisition Act: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has held reiterated that mere threat of encroachment and stating that the land is to be used for planned development for public purpose will not justify the invocation of urgency clause under Section 17 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and dispensation of the statutory requirement of calling for, hearing and deciding objections of the landowners.While dealing with...

Executing Court Cannot Rely On Evidence From Separate Proceedings Between Parties Under Different CPC Provision: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that an executing court can't rely on evidence led in a separate proceeding under a different provision of the Civil Procedure Code between the parties.The Court remarked that such conduct shows a “complete non-application of judicial mind.”Justice Ajay Mohan Goel remarked that: “there was a complete non-application of judicial mind by the...

Karnataka High Court Queries State On Outstanding Beggary Cess, Says Children Begging On Streets Tells 'Something Is Not Right'

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (October 27) directed the State Government to inform the steps it has taken to recover the outstanding Beggary cess amount, collected by local bodies.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha in its order recorded that the affidavit filed by the the Director of Directorate of Municipal Administration indicates that during last...

Court Can't Deny To Pass Decree Based On Mediation Report After Referring Dispute To Mediation: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that after referring a dispute to mediation, the referring Court cannot deny to accept the mediation report nor it can defy its duty to pass a decree basing upon the solution/compromise arrived at in the mediation.Setting aside the order of a Civil Court denying a decree based on mediation report, the Bench of Justice Sashikanta Mishra observed –“As...

Bombay High Court Quashes Murder Conviction Of Woman For Killing Rapist Who Harassed Her To Withdraw Her Complaint

The Bombay High Court recently commuted a woman's conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder after she allegedly killed a man who kept harassing her to withdraw her rape compliant against him.A division bench of Justices Urmila Joshi-Phalke and Nandesh Deshpande, sitting at the Nagpur seat, quashed and set aside a December 21, 2005 judgment of an Additional Sessions Court in...

Arbitrators Cannot Be Disqualified For Merely Participating In Prior Arbitration Involving Interpretation Of Similar Clause: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Act) filed by Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) against an arbitral award passed in favor of British Marine PLC.(Respondent). SAIL entered into Contract of Affreightment (COA) with the respondent for transportation of 3 million metric tonnes (±5%) of coking coal over five...

Police Can't Be Disbelieved Merely Because Narcotic Search, Seizure Isn't Videographed: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Monday ruled that the version of the police cannot be disbelieved merely because the search and seizure of narcotics under the NDPS Act is not videographed or photographed.Justice Ravinder Dudeja said that while use of technology enhances the efficacy and transparency of the police investigation, but it cannot be ignored that the tools for videography or photography...