Procrastination Greatest Thief Of Time, High Court Rejects Plea Of Punjab Judiciary Aspirants Whose Selections Were Cancelled Back In 2002

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed the plea of two judiciary candidates, whose selection was cancelled in 2002 for alleged involvement in recruitment scam, seeking appointment.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel cited delay on part of the candidate in approaching the Court, after they were acquitted in the corruption case in 2016.The division bench said, "This...

“No Incident Beyond S.107 CrPC Proceedings, Vague Allegations": J&K High Court Quashes Detention Of Alleged Terror Sympathiser

Quashing the preventive detention of one Mohd. Altaf Najar, a B.Tech graduate from Pulwama, detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) as an alleged terror sympathizer the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court found that the detention was based solely on proceedings initiated under Section 107 CrPC, with no concrete incidents or allegations linking the detenue to any terrorist...

Shamshera Movie Copyright Case: Delhi High Court Stays Further Investigation In FIR Against Yash Raj Films, Aditya Chopra

The Delhi High Court has stayed further investigation against Yash Raj Films Private Limited and director Aditya Chopra in the FIR registered against them in relation to the Shamshera movie copyright case.The FIR was registered on May 01, 2024, for the offences under Section 63 (offence of copyright infringement) of Copyright Act and Section 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing someone...

Madras High Court Upholds Order Directing Political Parties, Other Organisations To Remove Permanent Flagpoles From Govt Lands

A division bench of the Madras High Court has upheld the decision of a single judge directing all political parties, communal and other organizations in the State to remove permanent flagpoles erected by them on public places, including national highways, lands belonging to the government, etc. The division bench of Justice J Nisha Banu and Justice S Srimathy dismissed an appeal...

Will Ease Road Congestion & Reduce Carbon Emission: Bombay High Court Permits Adani Cement To Cut Mangroves For Jetty Construction In Raigad

The Bombay High Court has permitted Adani Cementation Limited to cut 158 mangroves for the purpose of construction of a jetty alongwith a conveyor corridor and approach road on the Amba River in Raigad District.Observing that Adani Cement obtained requisite permissions from authorities for cutting the mangroves and it would carry out compensatory afforestation, a division bench of Chief...

Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Election Of DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran In 2024 Lok Sabha Elections

The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the election of DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran from the Chennai Central constituency in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. Justice Anand Venkatesh dismissed the plea filed by Advocate ML Ravi, who had also contested the election from the same constituency for Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi. The court also allowed a plea filed by Maran seeking...

Trial Court Has No Inherent Powers To Recall Or Review Its Own Final Order: J&K High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that it is not open to the trial court to review its own final orders. The court held that in such cases, the only option available to the aggrieved party is to challenge the said order before the High Court.The court took note of Section 362 of the CrPC, which prohibits a criminal court from altering or reviewing its final orders, except for...

S.67 Of CGST Act & S.110 Of Customs Act Are Pari Materia; GST Department Must Give Notice To Assessee Before Extending Seizure Period: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that an assessee must be issued notice within six months of seizure of its goods under Section 67 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act 2017, failing which the goods must be returned by the Department.A division bench of Justices Yashwant Varma and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar further held that the period of seizure cannot be extended under Section 67)7) for...

LLP Can Be Bound By Arbitration Clause Despite Not Being Signatory To LLP Agreement: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court bench of Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan has held that the mere fact that an LLP is not a signatory to an LLP Agreement does not, by itself, preclude it from being a party to arbitration proceedings initiated between Partners under the arbitration clause of such an agreement. The Court observed that an LLP is not a “third party” to its LLP Agreement but an...

'Attempt To Suppress Journalistic Freedom': Rajasthan High Court Orders No Coercive Steps Against Republic's Arnab Goswami In 'Hatred' FIR

The Rajasthan High Court in an interim order directed that no coercive steps will be taken against media house Republic's Editor in Chief Arnab Goswami in a "hatred" FIR registered against him in respect to a news report by Republic Bharat on the demolition of a temple.In doing so the court underscored that "mere reporting of an event of public interest, devoid of inflammatory intent or...

Tenancy Act | Subordinate Court's Ad-Interim Order Not A Decided Case, Revision Plea Not Maintainable Before Revenue Board: Rajasthan HC

The Rajasthan High Court has said that under the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, revision petition is not maintainable before the Revenue Board against 'ex parte ad-interim' orders passed by subordinate revenue courts and appellate courts. It thus underscored that Board's revisional power can be exercised only in cases which are "decided" by subordinate revenue court in which no appeal lies either to...

Not Coherent: Delhi HC Uphold's Dismissal Of Woman's Complaint Claiming She Survived 25 Gunshots Using Ayurvedic Medicines, Without Surgery

The Delhi High Court has upheld the dismissal of a woman's complaint who claimed that she survived about 25 gunshot wounds in her head and heart using ayurvedic medicines without surgery or going to the hospital.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani upheld a trial court order dismissing the woman's criminal revision petition against a magisterial order dismissing her complaint and also declining to...