Interest Of 18% Can't Be Claimed In Arbitrations Commencing Before 2015 Amendment, When Award Specifies Particular Rate: Jharkhand HC

The Jharkhand High Court bench of Chief Justice M. S. Ramachandra Rao and Justice Deepak Roshan has held that interest at the default rate of 18% under unamended Section 31(7)(b) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) cannot be claimed when the arbitral proceedings commenced before the 2015 amendment and the parties have not agreed to apply the amended provision....

Have Taken Steps To Install Pollution Indicators At Construction Sites: BMC To Bombay High Court

The Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) today told the Bombay High Court that it has initiated steps for the installation of 'pollution indicators', which are used to check the amount of dust generated by construction works.The BMC made this submission before a division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice M. S. Karnik in a suo moto PIL on poor air quality in Mumbai.On 09 January...

Karnataka High Court Directs Union Govt To Take Steps For Blocking 'Proton Mail' In India

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the Union of India to initiate process to block Proton Mail in India. A single judge, Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by M Moser Design Associated India Pvt Ltd, seeking a direction to the Union Government to take such steps as are necessary to ban the use of Proton Mail in India.It said “Mandamus issued to respondents to...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Two Judicial Officers As Judges Of J&K&L High Court

The Central Government has notified the appointment of judicial officers Sanjay Parihar and Shahzad Azeem as Judges of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their elevation on April 16....

SCN Uploaded On 'Additional Notices' Tab Of GST Portal Not Proper: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that uploading of show cause notice by the GST department under the 'additional notices' tab on its portal is not proper as the assessee may miss it.The decision is a contrast to a coordinate bench decision rendered in July last year, holding that uploading of notices under the heading 'additional notices' amounts to sufficient service.A division bench...

Delhi High Court Dismisses BSNL's Appeal U/S 37 Of A & C Act, Upholds Arbitral Award Of Rs. 43.52 Crore

The Delhi High Court bench of Justices Vibhu Bakhru and Tejas Karia dismissed BSNL's appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) holding that the Single Judge correctly upheld the Arbitrator's finding that Vihaan Networks Limited carried out the work under the Advance Purchase Order, issued on BSNL's specific instructions, which...

'Grave Misconduct': Madhya Pradesh HC Upholds Dismissal Of Civil Judge For Acquitting Accused Without Writing Judgment

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the dismissal of a civil judge for acquitting accused in criminal trials without writing a judgement. The Court stated that the charges are of 'grave misconduct' and cannot be condoned.The division bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain observed, “When we look into the record, it is noted that all the five charges were...

Husband's Unexplained Relationship Outside Marriage Amounts To Cruelty, Sufficient To Rupture Marriage: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that husband's unexplained relationship with another woman amounts to cruelty and that is sufficient to rupture marriage.Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Sukhvinder Kaur observed, “Though, the stand of the appellant-husband is that he had no illicit relations with said (lady), yet we find that maintaining relations with a lady outside the...

Calcutta High Court To Begin Hearing Appeals Against Single Bench Order Terminating Appointment Of Primary Teachers

The Calcutta High Court will begin hearing appeals by primary teachers whose appointments were cancelled by a single bench order, which set aside the appointment of over 30,000 primary teachers in schools across West Bengal.The appeal will be heard beginning on May 7, by a division bench of Justices Tapabrata Chakrabrty and Reetobroto Kumar Mitra.Upon cancelling the entire process, the...

J&K High Court Grants Bail To 74-Yr-Old Father-In-Law In Rape Case Filed By Daughter-In-Law

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court granted ad-interim anticipatory bail to the petitioner against whom charges are filed under heinous offence like rape filed by his own daughter-in-law. The FIR also includes other offences, including section 333, 76, 115(2), and 352 of BNS.A bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar granted the anticipatory bail after noting that there is prima facie merit in the...

Section 219 CrPC Doesn't Mandate Common Trial Of Two Separate Cheque Dishonour Complaints Merely Because Accused Is Same: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that Section 219 of Criminal Procedure Code does not mandate that two cases of cheque bouncing, being prosecuted by two different complainants arising from separate causes of action, can be tried together only for the sole reason that the accused person is the same.Justice Shivashankar Amarannavar held thus while dismissing a petition filed by one...

Delhi High Court To Hear Bail Pleas Of Accused In Parliament Security Breach Case Next Week

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (April 29) listed on May 07 the bail pleas filed by two accused persons in the 2023 Parliament security breach case.A division bench comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar adjourned the bail appeals filed by accused Neelam Azad and Manoranjan D at the adjournment request made on behalf of the ASG, who will be representing...