Once Right To File Written Statement Is Closed, Application U/S 8 Of Arbitration Act Can't Be Entertained: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justices Shalinder Kaur and Navin Chawla has held that once the right to file a written statement is closed, an application under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act seeking reference to arbitration is not maintainable. Brief Facts: This Regular First Appeal under Section 13 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 challenges the judgment...

Calcutta High Court Stays Notification For Preparation Of New List Of OBC Classes By West Bengal Govt

The Calcutta High Court has ordered an interim stay on the preparation of a new list of Other Backward Caste (OBC's) persons in the state of West Bengal, by including new castes in the state's list of existing OBC classes.A division bench of Justices Rajasekhar Mantha and Tapabrata Chakraborty issued the interim stay till the next date of hearing on 31st July, 2025.The court has also put a...

"Appears That Teachers Are Not Being Appointed On Merit": Kerala High Court Seeks Streamlined Method Of Appointment In Govt-Aided Schools

The Kerala High Court has asked the Director General of Education (DGE) to file an affidavit detailing the steps that are required to be taken to ensure that the appointment of teachers in Government Aided Schools is made in a fair manner.Justice D. K. Singh observed that it appears that the Manager of the school has absolute discretion to appoint anyone who is qualified as a teacher...

Karnataka High Court Declines Relief To President Of US-Based Company Accused Of Supplying Faulty Equipment To DRDO, DARE

The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings initiated against 76-year-old Surya Sareen, President and Chief Executive Officer of M/s AKON Inc, a company incorporated in the United States of America, which is accused of cheating Defence Avionics Research Establishment ('DARE') and Defence Research and Development Organization ('DRDO') by supplying faulty VO based...

ASHA Workers Protest: Kerala High Court Issues Notice On Contempt Plea, Seeks Response Of Office Bearers

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (June 17) ordered notice to the office bearers and members of the Kerala ASHA Health Workers Association in a contempt case filed against the ASHA workers (Accredited Social Health Activists) protest, which is allegedly conducted by blocking the road and footpath in front of the Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram district from February 10, 2025.The Division...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 9 - June 15, 2025

Nominal Index:Syed Muiz Qadri & Ors Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 226Jagdish Raj Gupta Vs Purushottam Gupta 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 227ALI MOHAMMAD BHAT & ORS. Vs UT OF J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 228Abdul Majid Dar Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 229Saja Begum vs Financial Commissioner Revenue J&K Govt.& Ors 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 230Bilal Ahmad Yatoo vs UT of J&K...

Murder Conviction Can't Be Converted To Culpable Homicide If Convict Was Cruel: Bombay High Court Denies Relief To Man Who Locked Burning Wife

The Bombay High Court recently refused to commute the conviction of a man from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder after noting that the convict acted in a 'cruel' manner by setting his wife ablaze and further not letting anyone to help her.A division bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Shyam Chandak said the convict Ambadas Aaretta acted in a cruel manner and took advantage...

MP High Court Grants Bail To Lecturer Booked For Hurting Religious Sentiments By Forwarding Content On WhatsApp

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted bail to a Lecturer who was accused of circulating questionable religious content on WhatsApp which allegedly hurt the sentiments of a community.In doing so, the Court said that simply on ground of forwarding messages and videos which may hurt religious sentiments of others, a person cannot be kept in jail indefinitely.Justice Avanindra Kumar...

S.138 NI Act | Cheque Holder Must Specifically Demand Payment Of 'Cheque Amount' In Legal Notice: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that the legal notice sent to a cheque drawer over dishonor of the instrument, must specifically demand the payment of 'cheque amount'.In the absence of such demand, the preconditions to institute proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 do not stand fulfilled.Justice Amit Mahajan held,“The language of Section 138(b) of the...

Income Certificate Not Required When BPL Certificate Is Submitted: Himachal Pradesh High Court

Himachal Pradesh High Court held that a valid Below Poverty Line certificate is sufficient to claim marks reserved for candidates from economically weaker backgrounds, and income certificate is not required. The Court stated that a BPL certificate is issued only to families who meet the prescribed income eligibility criteria.Justice Vivek Singh Thakur and Justice Ranjan Sharma: “The words,...

'Action Improper': Allahabad HC Grants Transit Anticipatory Bail To Woman Summoned To Delhi Police Station At 9 PM

The Allahabad High Court last week granted transit anticipatory bail to a woman from Sitapur who was summoned by the Delhi Police to appear at the Mayapuri Police Station (District West Delhi) at 9:00 PM for questioning in connection with an FIR. A bench of Justice Rajeev Singh granted relief to Sushila Yadav in light of the Supreme Court's judgment in Priya Indoria v. State...

MP High Court Allows Husband To Produce Wife's WhatsApp Chats Obtained Without Her Consent To Prove Adultery Allegations

While hearing a matrimonial dispute, the Gwalior Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court held that private WhatsApp Chat is admissible as evidence under Section 14 of the Family Courts Act even if it was obtained without consent of the partner or is not admissible under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.Justice Ashish Shroti in his order observed,“Since no fundamental right under our Constitution...