Delhi High Court Stays BCI Decision Barring Punjab Based Lawyer From Doing Legal Practice

The Delhi High Court has stayed the decision of Bar Council of India (BCI) prohibiting a Punjab based lawyer, Lokinder Singh Phaugat, from doing legal practice during the pendency of a police complaint against him. Justice Mini Pushkarna issued notice on Phaugat's plea challenging the order passed by the BCI on February 27 directing the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana to lodge a...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Allows Plea Of MBBS Student Suffering From Cerebral Palsy Seeking Compensatory Time During Exams

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has allowed a writ petition for grant of additional compensatory time to a second year MBBS student suffering from cerebral palsy, during her examinations sought on account of her disability.Justice Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad, while granting a total of 4.5 hours instead of 3 hours to the petitioner to complete all the examinations concerning the MBBS course...

Suit Falls In Commercial Court's Domain: Delhi HC Refuses Relief To Hamdard Laboratories Claiming Defamation By Unani Drugs Manufacturer Body

The Delhi High Court rejected a plea by Unani pharma company Hamdard Laboratories India (Medicine Division) against trial court's vacation of an interim injunction issued against Unani Drugs Manufacturer Association (UDMA) for allegedly defaming Hamdard, noting that the main suit is a commercial suit to be tried by a Commercial Court.Justice Dharmesh Sharma in his order said:"The plea raised...

Can Judge Exercising Administrative Power Transfer Trial From One District To Another? Madras HC To Consider In DA Case Against TN Minister

The Madras High Court on Monday said it would hear the suo motu revision petition against the order acquitting Minister K Ponmudy and his wife in a disproportionate assets case on April 17th. Justice Anand Venkatesh said that while hearing the revision petitions, the primary issue that the court would deal with would be whether judges holding administrative portfolio over a...

High Court Pulls Haryana Urban Development Body For Denying Possession To Successful Allottees, Orders ₹5 Lakh Damages

The Punjab and Haryana High Court pulled up Haryana government's urban development body–Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran–for denying possession of land to certain successful allottees who paid the sale consideration but were refunded the money, terming it a "clever subterfuge to evade discharging its contractual obligations". HSVP earlier known as HUDA–had rejected the representation of...

Unregistered Deed Can Be Placed On Record For Collateral Purposes Subject To Payment Of Stamp Duty, Penalty & Proof Of Relevancy: Rajasthan HC

Rajasthan High Court set aside an order of the Trial Court that did not take on record an unregistered partition deed in a suit for permanent injunction, observing that the petitioner could reply upon the partition deed to the extent for collateral purpose pursuant to payment of stamp duty, penalty and proof of relevancy.The bench of Dr. Justice Nupur Bhati relied upon the Supreme Court...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup March 31 - April 6, 2025

Nominal Index:M/s Devyani International Limited vs Airport Authority of India and others 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 127Rattan Chand & Ors vs UT OF J&K & ORS 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 128Mohd Iqbal Koka Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 129Mohammad Imran Ganai And Anr. Vs Government Through Police Station Dangiwacha 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 130Chief Engineer PW(R&B) Department and another vs...

Chairman Of Industrial Establishment Held Liable For Non-Compliance With Labor Court Order: Bombay HC

Bombay High Court: A single judge bench of Justice Y. G. Khobragade upheld the issuance of criminal process against the Chairman of Kinetic Engineering Ltd., for failing to implement a Labor Court judgment. The court rejected the argument that a Chairman cannot be held responsible for compliance with court orders. The court clarified that persons in positions of control and supervision...

FIR Lodged & Investigation Underway: Bombay High Court Disposes PIL Alleging Mid-Day Meal Scam

The Bombay High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning an alleged scam in the distribution of food grains under the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, noting that a First Information Report (FIR) has been lodged and an investigation is underway.A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice MS Karnik while noting that the allegations in the petition are serious,...

Karnataka HC Issues Notice On BS Yediyurappa's Plea To Modify Bail Condition Barring Him From Leaving Bengaluru Without Prior Permission

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (April 7) issued notice to the state government on an application moved by Former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa seeking to modify the bail conditions imposed on him while granting anticipatory bail in a case registered under provisions of Protection of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.Posting the hearing of the matter after summer vacation,...

Delhi High Court Proposes To Decide Pleas Challenging CLAT UG 2025 Results At Earliest

The Delhi High Court on Monday proposed that it will complete hearing at the earliest, the batch of petitions challenging the results of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) UG examination 2025, held in December last year for admissions to undergraduate law course in various National Law Universities.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao...

MSME Council Cannot Reject Arbitrable Claims Without Providing Any Reasons When Meditation U/S 18 Of MSME Act Has Failed: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar has held that the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Facilitation Council cannot reject the arbitrable claims of the supplier without providing an opportunity to present evidence in support of the same, especially when mediation, as required under Section 18 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006...