High Courts
Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Pay ₹20K As Costs To Army Central Welfare Fund For Seeking Adjournment In IPR Case
The Delhi High Court yesterday imposed Rs. 20,000 as costs after a Central Government standing counsel sought repeated adjournments in an IPR case.Justice Saurabh Banerjee renotified the matter and granted adjournment, subject to payment of costs to be paid to the Army Central Welfare Fund by the Central Government within four weeks. The Court was dealing with a commercial appeal filed in...
S.29A Of Arbitration Act As Amended By 2019 Amendment Governs All Pending Arbitrations After Coming Into Force: Sikkim High Court
The Sikkim High Court bench of Justices Bhaskar Raj Pradhan and Biswanath Somadderhas held that section 29A, as amended by the 2019 Amendment, shall apply to all arbitration proceedings that were pending at the time the amendment came into force. Brief Facts: The present appeal has been filed under section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) against...
Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Bangladeshi National Booked For Illegally Entering India
The Bombay High Court recently granted bail to an alleged Bangladeshi national, accused of entering India through illegal means, after noting that she was produced before the Magistrate for remand after more than 24 hours of her arrest. Single-judge Justice Milind Jadhav noted that the prosecution arrested the applicant Sabnam Suleman Ansari (34), a resident of Vashi, Navi Mumbai, on January...
Court While Referring Parties To Arbitration Cannot Direct That Arbitral Award Should Be Filed Before It: Jammu & Kashmir High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar has held that the court, while referring parties to arbitration under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act), cannot direct that the award, passed after the conclusion of the arbitration proceedings, be filed before it. Brief Facts: The defendant had approached the plaintiff...
Mere Possession Of Large Amount Of Cash Is Not An Offence U/S 98 Of Karnataka Police Act: High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that mere possession of a large amount of cash without valid documents does not, by itself, constitute an offence under Section 98 of the Karnataka Police Act.“To establish an offence under this provision, it must be demonstrated that the property in question is either stolen or fraudulently obtained,” it said. A single judge, Justice Hemant...
'RRTS Is Crucial Public Infrastructure Project': Delhi HC Refuses To Interfere With Demolition Of Kiosks At Sarai Kale Khan
The Delhi High Court on Thursday (May 08) refused to interfere with the demolition of tehbazari sites (kiosks) being carried out by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) at Sarai Kale Khan, for development of a metro rail station as part of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta observed...
'Shocking & Disproportionate': MP High Court Quashes Dismissal Of Driver Who Was Late For VIP Duty Of Attending To High Court Judge
While setting aside the dismissal of a driver as "punishment" for reaching late on VIP duty to attend to a High Court Judge, the Madhya Pradesh High Court remitted the matter to the disciplinary authority to reconsider the quantum of punishment imposed on the delinquent.In doing so, the Court said that the punishment of removal from service was 'shocking' and 'disproportionate'.A division...
Order 7 Rule 11 CPC | Documents Filed With Plaint Can Be Considered To Determine Whether It Discloses 'Cause Of Action': Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the plaint filed for instituting a suit cannot be read in isolation and the documents annexed with it can be considered to determine whether the plaint discloses a 'cause of action' for proceeding in the matter.Order 7 Rule 11 of CPC empowers the Court to reject a plaint on specific grounds including lack of cause of action, etc.Justice Ravinder Dudeja...
Work To Install Intrusion Detection Device Has Begun: Railways Tells Gujarat HC In Plea Concerning Asiatic Lion Deaths On Train Tracks
In a plea concerning the death of Asiatic Lions whose bodies were found on railway tracks in and around Gir forest, the Railways informed the Gujarat High Court on Friday (May 9) that a tender was awarded for installation of intrusion detecting device and the work for installing it has commenced which will be completed in a year. A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice...
As Long As Judicial Order Stands, It Needs To Be Complied: High Court In Contempt Plea Against Punjab For Obstructing Water To Haryana
The Punjab & Haryana High Court today made it clear that Punjab Government was supposed to comply with its order directing them to abide by the decision of a Union Government meeting which had resolved to release extra water from Bhakra Dam to Haryana, for the State's emergent need.On May 7, the High Court had also restrained the Punjab Police from "interfering" in the day-to-day...
Delhi High Court Adjourns Appeal Against Order Precluding Restaurants From Levying Mandatory Service Charge, Says 'Board Very Heavy'
The Delhi High Court on Friday said that it will hear on May 23 the appeals filed against a single judge ruling which held that service charge and tips are voluntary payments by consumers and cannot be made compulsory or mandatory on food bills by restaurants or hotels.The appeals have been filed by National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) and Federation of Hotels and...
Dept Cannot Be Blamed If Assessee Is Not Diligent In Checking GST Portal For Show Cause Notice: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that an assessee cannot claim he was not granted an opportunity of hearing before an adverse order is passed, if he fails to check the GST portal for show cause notice and respond to the same.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta observed,“Since the Petitioner has not been diligent in checking the portal, no reply to...