Delhi High Court Refuses To Disturb Allotment Of Land To Political Parties Which Was Initially Allotted To Airport Authority Of India

The Delhi High Court has refused to disturb the allotment of a land measuring 2.0524 acres in city's Vasant Vihar area to three political parties, for construction of their party offices, which was earlier allotted to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) but was later cancelled in 2002 by the Union Government. A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Rajneesh Kumar...

Unimaginable Rate Of Corruption In Country, If Anyone Accepts Bribe His Family Will Be Ruined: Madras HC Sets Aside Acquittal Of Customs Officer

While setting aside the acquittal of a customs officer for amassing wealth disproportionate to his income, the Madras High Court recently remarked that corruption in India has gone into unimaginable ratio. Quoting the prophecies of Jesus, Justice KK Ramakrishnan remarked that the philosophy of life should be not to take bribes. “Philosophy of life is not to take bribe. If...

Madhya Pradesh HC Mulls Contempt Action After Advocate Loses Cool, Makes 'Contemptuous Remarks' On Rising Case Pendency

While hearing a criminal appeal, the Madhya Pradesh High Court took serious note of an Advocate's "contemptuous remarks" towards the bench where the advocate commented on the alleged increase in "pendency of cases" and sought transfer of his matter to another bench. Noting the remarks made by the Counsel, the Court referred the matter to the Chief Justice and adjourned it without fixing any...

Bombay HC Asks Bar Council To Clarify Stand On Complaints Filed Against Advocates For Appearing For Their Client, Calls It 'Serious & Larger Issue'

While noting that a mother and son duo had filed a complaint against an advocate who was representing their daughter/sister in her matrimonial dispute, the Bombay High Court recently ordered the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa (BCMG) to clarify its stance on the issue of litigants unnecessarily filing complaints against advocates and impleading them as respondents in writ petitions....

Allahabad HC Holds Man Guilty For Criminal Contempt Over Baseless Corruption Allegations Against HC Judges, Imposes ₹2K Fine

On Monday, the Allahabad High Court held a man guilty of criminal contempt of court for sending a complaint in 2016, levelling unsubstantiated allegations of corruption against HC Judges. Perusing the record and contents of his complaint, a bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Brij Raj Singh noted that he made “frivolous and baseless” allegations of corruption against...

Relaxing Eligibility Criteria On Equity Basis Is Beyond Law, Courts Exercising Equitable Jurisdiction Must Be Vigilant Of Overreach: P&H HC

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that while exercising equitable jurisdiction Court cannot relax the eligibility criteria required for the admission.The plea was filed challenging the order to surrender admission for a BAMS degree on the Court that the candidate had not passed the qualifying examination from only one Board. In the present case, the petitioner passed Class XII...

Amid Conflicting Opinions, Punjab & Haryana High Court Clarifies Whether All Criminal Pleas Filed After 1st July 2024 Will Be Governed By BNSS

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has settled that that appeals, applications, trial, inquiry or investigation pending since before the commencement of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) (01 July 2024) are permitted to be continued in accordance with the provisions of CrPC.Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Harpreet Singh Brar while answering the reference question said,...

Delhi High Court Orders Customs To Release 'Name Engraved' Gold Jewellery Of Indian Tourist

The Delhi High Court has ordered the Customs Department to release the gold kada of an Indian tourist, which was seized upon his return to the country after a visit to the Republic of Mali.Petitioner had argued that the jewellery was a personal effect, as evident from engraving of his first name on the same, and was thus exempted from duty.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh...

Spouse Threatening To Commit Suicide And Attempting It Is Cruelty, Grounds To Seek Divorce: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that a spouse threatening to commit suicide and even attempting the same, would amount to cruelty and it can be a ground for one to seek divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act. Justice RM Joshi dismissed the second appeal filed by a woman, who challenged a judgment of a Family Court, which had granted decree of divorce in favour of the husband with a finding that...

Punjab & Haryana HC Directs BCI To Decide Representation Of Lawyer Challenging Separate Fee Charged For AIBE

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has asked Bar Council of India (BCI) to decide representation of a lawyer challenging charging of separate fees of Rs 3500 besides registration fees for All India Bar Examination (AIBE).Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel said, "This Court declines interference at this stage on the merits of the matter and directs the respondent-Bar Council...

Second Execution Petition Cannot Be Entertained When First Petition Seeking Execution Of Arbitral Award Was Dismissed On Merits: Andhra Pradesh HC

The Andhra Pradesh High Court bench of Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari has held that a second execution petition for enforcing an award is not maintainable if the first was rejected on the ground that the award had not been set aside, solely because a signed copy was not filed with the application to set it aside under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996...

Karnataka HC Directs State To Design Common Portal To Oversee Compliances, Collect Data Under Co-operative Societies Act & Rules

The Karnataka High Court has directed the state Co-operative Department's Principal Secretary, the Registrar of Cooperative Societies and Principal Secretary of e-Governance Department to implement an IT system to verify and facilitate compliance of all requirements under the state Cooperative Societies Act and the Rules framed therein.It has further called for the creation of a "common...