High Courts
Kerala High Court Allows Lawyer's Plea Against NCTE For Payment Of Pending Legal Fees, Imposes ₹50K Cost
The Kerala High Court recently allowed a writ petition filed by an advocate against the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) seeking payment of over Rs 12 Lakh unpaid legal fees, imposing a cost of Rs 50,000 on NCTE finding its conduct "blameworthy". Rejecting NCTE's argument that a writ petition for payment of legal fees is not maintainable, Justice Mohammed Nias C.P. clarified that...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 19 to May 25, 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 168 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 175 NOMINAL INDEX S. Sai Priya and others v. Union of India, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 168 K V Venugopal v. Secretary to Government of TN, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 169 V Iyyappan v. The District Collector and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 170 Sivakumar v. State, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 171 A Paramasivam and Another v. The Inspector...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking RTI Information On Complaints Against Ex-Madras HC Judge T Raja
The Delhi High Court on Monday (May 26) issued notice on a plea seeking RTI information on whether any complaints of corruption or improper conduct have been received by Supreme Court Collegium against former Madras High Court judge Justice T Raja.Justice Sachin Datta sought response of Supreme Court CPIO and listed it for hearing on September 08. The plea has been filed by journalist and...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On AAP's Plea Against 'Ex Parte' Cancellation Of State Party Office Allotment
The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on a plea filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) against alleged ex parte cancellation of allotment of its State Party Office in the national capital by the Directorate of Estates.The party has also challenged imposing of rent at market rates for the occupation of the party office, stating that the same was done without intimating AAP about the...
Plea Of Waiving Arbitration Clause Cannot Be Examined By Referral Court U/S Of 8 A&C Act, Falls Within Domain Of Tribunal: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav while allowing an application under Section 8, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“ACA”) has observed that the plea of waiver of arbitration clause is a plea concerning rights in personam and does not render the dispute to be manifestly non-arbitrable. Consequently, the determination of such a plea properly...
Plea In Madhya Pradesh High Court Seeks FIR Against Two Hindi Dailies For Alleged Communal Coverage Of Bhopal Rape Case
A petition has been filed in Madhya Pradesh High Court against the continuous publication of alleged communal news against Muslims and Islam by Hindi Daily newspapers Navdunia and Dainik Bhaskar and alleged communal coverage by them of the Bhopal rape case. The plea filed through advocate Deepak Bundele alleges that through the news published and broadcasted by the aforesaid newspapers,...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks Report On Policy To Prevent Terrorists, Criminals From Making Their Vehicles Bulletproof
"Expressing shock" as how an alleged A-category gangster was able to get modified bulletproof vehicle registered in Punjab, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has sought affidavits from the State Governments, Union Territory and the Centre.Justice Kuldeep Tiwari considering the gravity of the issue, enlarged the scope of the petition and impleaded the Haryana Government and the U.T....
Spouse Can't Amend Pleadings To Seek Restitution Of Conjugal Rights After 10 Years Into Divorce Case, Dilatory Tactics: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that an amendment application in divorce proceedings cannot be allowed after a delay of 10 years when the party was aware of the facts at the time of institution of suit. It held that such amendment application is only to prolong litigation and cannot be entertained at the stage of final hearing.While dealing with wife's plea against allowing husband's...
Director Of Govt Dept Ineligible To Act As Arbitrator In Dispute Between Dept & Other Party Due To Bar U/S 12(5) Of A&C Act: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court bench of Justices Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Sushil Kukreja has held that the statutory bar under subsection (5) of Section 12 of the Arbitration Act applies squarely, as the Director, Department of Digital Technologies and Governance, cannot be considered an independent and impartial arbitrator due to his potential role as a consultant or advisor...
Disallowance U/S 143(1)(a) Of Income Tax Act Inapplicable When Issue Involved Is Pending Before Supreme Court: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that an Assessing Officer (AO) cannot apply Section 143(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the 1961 Act), to disallow a claim where the issue involved, such as the deductibility of employees' contributions to EPF/ESI under Section 36(1)(va), was pending consideration before the Supreme Court in Checkmate Services Pvt. Ltd. v. CIT [(2023) 6 SCC 451].In...
Mere Use Of Abusive Language Not By Itself Intentional Insult U/S 504 IPC: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently quashed a case registered by the police against an accused who while being apprehended for his involvement in another case allegedly abused the police in filthy language and tried to assault them and thereby obstructed them from discharging their duties.A single judge, Justice Mohammad Nawaz allowing the petition filed by Anumandala Rajesh Reddy quashed...
Madras High Court Asks Greater Chennai Corporation To Not Take Coercive Action Against Retailers Not Displaying Shop Name In Tamil Language
The Madras High Court has directed the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) to not take any coercive action against shopkeepers for failing to display their shop names in Tamil language primarily and then in English language. Justice V Lakshminarayan has also directed the GCC Commissioner to consider a representation made by the retailers seeking an extension of time to change the...