Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Constitutional Validity Of Notification Establishing Greater Mohali Area Development Authority

The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed the plea challenging the constitutional validity of the notification issued in 2006 under Section 29 of the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act 1995 (the Act of 1955), constituting and establishing a special Authority under the name of Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA).The Court rejected the contention that the...

FIR Not Invalidated By Quashing Fraud Classification Of Bank Account If It Prima Facie Discloses Cognizable Offences: Delhi HC

In a plea for quashing an FIR against a company accused of allegedly committing fraudulent transactions, the Delhi High Court observed that quashing of a fraud classification of a bank account does not in itself vitiate the First Information Report (FIR) lodged on the basis of such classification if the FIR prima facie discloses the commission of cognizable offence.Justice Sanjeev Narula...

Ex-Serviceman Not Employed When Applying For Recruitment Can Claim Concession While Applying For Multiple Posts: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that the proviso to Section 3(j) of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016 which prohibits an ex-serviceman once recruited from claiming concession for further recruitment, should be interpreted as applying to ex-servicemen who are already recruited on the date of the application. Thus, the court clarified that the...

Karnataka High Court Stays Centre's Order Debarring Former HC Judge From Govt Appointments For 3 Yrs

The Karnataka High Court in an interim order on Tuesday (January 28) stayed a November 7, 2024 Central Government order by which a former High Court judge Justice Padmaraj Nemachandra Desai was debarred for three years from any Government appointments. Justice R Devdas stayed the order till the next date of hearing of the petition filed by Desai challenging the order and also issued notice to...

MS Solutions Question Paper Leak Case: Kerala High Court Calls For YouTube Video, Allegedly Leaked Question Paper

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (28th January) while considering the bail petition of Shuhaib, who is accused of leaking the Kerala State Exam Question paper of 10th standard through his YouTube channel M S Solutions asked the parties to produce the video in which he is allegedly leaking the question paper and the question paper.Shuhaib had submitted in his petition that he predicted...

Unfortunate That Age-Old Menace Of Dowry Death Still Exists In Society: Karnataka HC Declines To Quash Case Against Husband, In-Laws

The Karnataka High Court has held that merely because the deceased had scribed that no one is responsible in the death note, a court, while relying on the same, cannot quash the proceedings initiated against husband and in-laws for charges of cruelty and dowry death.Justice M Nagaprasanna held thus while dismissing the petition filed by Vikas C V and others who are charged under Sections...

[S.16 Arbitration Act] Jurisdiction Of Tribunal Cannot Be Challenged After Submission Of Defence: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that as per Section 16(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the jurisdiction of an arbitral tribunal cannot be challenged after submission of defence and that the arbitral tribunal is empowered to adjudicate on its own jurisdiction.The bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Dr. Justice Yogendra Kumar Srivastava held “Section 16 of the...

Karti Chidambaram Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Quashing Of CBI's Fresh Corruption FIR

Congress MP Karti Chidambaram has moved the Delhi High Court seeking the quashing of a fresh corruption case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) accusing him of allegedly giving relief to an alcoholic beverage company- Diageo Scotland over a ban on duty-free sale of its whisky.Chidambaram has sought quashing of the FIR registered on January 01 for the offences under...

'No Unnecessary Reporting On Parties' Submissions': Delhi High Court In ANI's Copyright Infringement Suit Against OpenAI

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday indicated that there will be no “unnecessary reporting” by media on the submission filed by parties involved in the copyright infringement suit filed by news agency Asian News International (ANI) against OpenAI Inc, which founded ChatGPT.ANI has accused OpenAI of unauthorisedly using its original news content.The development ensued after Senior Advocate...

Allahabad High Court Directs Registration Of PIL For Creation Of 9149 Trial Courts, Says Matter Interests 'Public At Large'

In a plea to expedite a 14-year-old criminal revision, the Allahabad High Court has directed the Registry to register a PIL pertaining to the creation of courts in the trial judiciary, and place it before the Chief Justice for appropriate directions.Justice Rajeev Singh held that, “this Court is of the view that the issue related to the creation of 9149 courts is related to interest of...

Objection Regarding Court's Jurisdiction Must Be Raised At Earliest Possible Opportunity, Not After Adverse Order Is Passed: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that any objection with regard to jurisdiction of a court in adjudicating an appeal has to be raised at the earliest possible opportunity by a party and it cannot be raised after the passing of the order which has gone against it.A single judge, Justice H P Sandesh dismissed a review petition filed by M/s Renram Fashions India Pvt Ltd, which had moved after...

Non-Bailable Warrant Can't Be Issued Against A Man In Maintenance Proceedings Under Section 125(3) CrPC: Amicus Tells Kerala HC

In case concerning issuance of non-bailable warrant for non-payment of maintenance decreed under CrPC, Amicus Curiae Advocate Paravathi Menon A appointed in the matter told the Kerala High Court on Monday (January 27) that there is no provision for issuing non-bailable warrant for enforcement of a maintenance order under Section 125(3) of Cr.P.C.Section 125 CrPC (Section 144 BNSS) pertains...