Kerala HC Judge Recuses From Hearing Plea By Waqf Protection Organization Against Inquiry Commission In Munambam Land Dispute

Kerala Waqf Samrakshana Vedhi, a registered society which works for protecting Waqf properties in the state, has approached the Kerala High Court challenging the state government's notification appointing a Commission of Inquiry into the Munambam land dispute case.Justice C. S. Dias recused himself from hearing the plea today. Reportedly, the issue came into public attention recently after...

Issue Related To Existence Of Arbitration Agreement Cannot Be Decided Ex-Parte, Without Hearing Respondent: Delhi High Court

A Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur held that the District Judge should not have decided the issue related to the existence of an arbitration agreement ex-parte, without calling upon the respondent to give its stand on the same.Additionally, the court held that an arbitration agreement, by virtue of the presumption of separability, survives the...

[MV Act] Family Pension Paid To Deceased's Family Can't Be Deducted While Calculating Compensation: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the family pension being received by legal heirs of a deceased cannot be considered for calculating compensations towards 'Loss of Dependency' payable under the Motor Vehicles Act.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna was considering the appellant/Insurance Company's challenge to the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal's award, which granted around Rs. 13.36 lakh...

[Motor Accident Claims] Legal Heirs Are Entitled To Compensation For 'Pain And Suffering' Endured By Deceased: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that legal heirs are entitled to claim compensation for 'pain and suffering' endured by a deceased motor accident victim.In doing so, Justice C Pratheep Kumar relied on Section 2 of the Kerala Torts (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act of 1977 which provides that all causes of action on account of personal claim would survive to the legal heirs.“Therefore, in the...

Punjab & Haryana HC Directs No-Confidence Motion Against Chairman Of Faridabad Block Samiti Tomorrow, Videography Of Entire Proceedings

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has issued slew of directions for conducting the no-confidence against Chairman of Faridabad block samiti tomorrow (January 24).Suspecting horse-trading the plea filed by the Chairman challenged the notice to postpone the No-Confidence Motion meeting from January 13 to January 24.Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Sukhvinder Kaur noted that it is the second...

J&K High Court Stays Suspension of Prominent Hospitals 'Shifa Medical Centre' & 'Florence Hospital' Under AB PMJAY

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has stayed the suspension orders issued against Shifa Medical Centre and Florence Hospital under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PMJAY). The suspensions, imposed by the State Health Agency (SHA) on January 11, 2025, were challenged by both hospitals on the grounds of procedural lapses...

Violation Of Provisions Of Arbitration Act Or MSMED Act Can Be Adjudicated By Court U/S 34 Of Arbitration Act: Orissa High Court

An Orissa High Court bench of Justice K.R. Mohapatra has dismissed a writ petition upon holding that the petitioner, without availing the efficacious statutory remedy u/s 34 of the Arbitration Act had approached the Court under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution for which the Court was not inclined to exercise its discretionary power to entertain it.Additionally, the court held...

Can't Permit Students To Go On Indefinite Strike: High Court Says Orally In Plea Seeking Another Re-Exam For Karnataka Administrative Service

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (January 23) issued notice on a petition filed by All Karnataka State Students Association, seeking another re-examination for Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) prelims 2024, which was first held on August 27 last year.The initial exam was scrapped on the heels of student protests over incorrect translation of English questions in the Kannada...

Society Cannot Restrain House Help From Rendering Services To Resident Who Feeds Stray Dogs In The Premises: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently restrained a housing society from preventing the house help of a woman from entering the society premises and assisting the woman, because she (the resident) feeds stray dogs.A division bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Advait Sethna said the housing society, by restraining the woman's house help and other staff from entering the premises, was only breaching...

“Can't Sit As Examiner”: Says Punjab & Haryana HC, Issues Notice On Plea Against Marks Given To Candidate In Haryana Superior Judiciary Exam

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Thursday (January 23) issued notice on a plea challenging the marks allotted to a candidate in mains examination of Haryana Superior Judiciary, 2023.While issuing notice on the plea, a bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel orally remarked, "Under Judicial Review we are entering into an area which is not our domain."Counsel appearing...

Community Guilt? Madras High Court Reads Down TASMAC Circular Initiating Action Against All Employees Of Shop In Case Of Overpricing

The Madras High Court has read down a circular issued by the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) initiating action against all employees of a shop including the supervisor of the shop whenever it was found that an employee of the shop was overpricing the customers. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy made it clear that a collective action could be taken only when there was...

Position Of "Lambardar" Is A Civil Post, Dismissal Or Removal Attracts Article 311 Of Constitution: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that the post of Lambardar is a civil post and his dismissal or removal attracts the provisions of Article 311 of the Constitution.Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Kirti Singh said that a Lambardar who occupies a civil post, thus cannot claim eligibility for his being appointed against some other civil post.These observations were made...