Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Mohammed Zubair's Arrest Till January 27 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case

Today, the Allahabad High Court extended the stay on the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair until January 27 in connection with an FIR against him over his alleged X Post 'X' (formerly Twitter) on Yati Narsinghanand. A bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Yogendra Kumar Srivastava extended the relief as it allowed the State Government to verify the averments and...

Calcutta High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Regulations Over Coaching Centres In West Bengal, Directs Party To Approach State Authorities

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to regulate the functioning of coaching centres in West Bengal and for the imposition of guidelines framed by the government of India. The court instead directed the petitioners, who were a registered body, to first approach the state authorities seeking implementation of the guidelines, and for the state...

Wayanad Landslides: Kerala High Court Says Grant Of Compensation A Policy Decision, Survivors Can't Contest Its Adequacy

The Kerala High Court today (January 16) expressed disinclination towards a resident's plea to enhance the compensation announced by the State government to rehabilitate the survivors of the deadly landslides that hit the hilly areas of Wayanad last year.The State has announced a housing township or compensation capped at Rs. 15 lakh. Moreover, after resettlement, the survivors will continue...

Arbitrator's Order Determining Substantive Rights Of Parties Constitutes “Award”, Amenable To Challenge U/S 34 Of Arbitration Act: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court division bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur has held that orders passed by the Arbitrator during the pendency of Arbitral proceedings, which finally determines any substantive rights of the parties, constitutes an interim Arbitral Award, and can be challenged under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,...

Can't Change Law Just Because It Is Prajwal Revanna: Karnataka HC Orally Says In His Plea For Production Of Electronic Evidence In Rape Case

"Just because it is Prajwal Revanna law cannot be changed", said the Karnataka High Court orally on Thursday (January 16) while hearing the former JD (S) leader's plea, who is booked in a rape and sexual assault case, for production of documents and Electronic Evidence collected by prosecution from his driver's phone. The court said this after noting that he wanted the entire data from...

'West Bengal Is A Very Tolerant Society': High Court On Plea Seeking To Stop Protest Near State Secretariat Due To 'Gangasagar Mela'

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday disposed of a plea which sought to prevent a protest near the state secretariat against the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The petitioner claimed that he was an authorised representative of the committee who organise the annual Gangasagar Mela, and that pilgrims after completing their visit to Gangasagar...

Irregularity & Curable Defect Cannot Be Grounds For Dismissal Of Application U/S 34 Of Arbitration Act: J&K High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Puneet Gupta held that the failure of the Chief Engineer to sign the pleadings, which were signed by the Garrison Engineer would only be an irregularity and a curable defect and would not entail dismissal of the application filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act without providing...

Bengaluru Potholes: Karnataka High Court Asks BBMP If 'White Topping' Of Roads Is Scientifically Proper

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to respond on whether white topping of roads is scientifically proper.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anajaria and Justice M I Arun raised the query while hearing a petition filed in the year 2015 by Vijayan Menon, praying for directions for filling up of potholes on major roads and arterial roads...

S.149 IT Act | Additions Made During Reassessment Don't Validate Proceedings Initiated For Income Escapement Below ₹50 Lakh Threshold: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that the benchmark of minimum Rs. 50 lakh income escapement prescribed under Section 149 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 must be met at the very initiation of reassessment proceedings. A division bench of Justices Yashwant Varma and Dharmesh Sharma observed, “Additions ultimately made in the course of reassessment would not validate the initiation...

Consolidation Of Suits Not Provided In CPC, Joint Trial Depends On Equity, Justice, Convenience And Necessity: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court (on January 14), while refusing to order a joint trial of suits, observed that the Civil Procedure Code does not specifically provide for consolidation of suits. Instead, its necessity is governed by equity, justice, convenience and necessity. Further, the Court may consider the principle of prejudice while ordering a joint trial.“The Civil Procedure Code does...

Persons Being Taken Care Of By Relatives Also Entitled To Claim Old Age Pension: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme did not contain any specific provision that excluded persons who were being taken care of by their relatives. Thus, Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan ordered benefits to be given to an octogenarian whose application for old age pension was rejected due to the fact that he was being taken care of by...

Subjected To Multiple FIRs Solely For Harassment: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Alleged Conman Aman Skoda In Fraud Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court granted bail to conman Aman Skoda accused of defrauding by taking hefty sum of money in exchange of providing government job in Punjab.Amandeep Kamboj, alias Aman Skoda, was declared proclaimed offender in other cases and was absconding for 2 years and allegedly involved in 48 FIRs. He was arrested in Varanasi in March, 2024 by Punjab Police.It was alleged...