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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...
Patna High Court Weekly Roundup: April 22 - 27, 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Pat)36 To 2025 LiveLaw (Pat) 40NOMINAL INDEXAmit Anand vs Bihar Information Commission and Others 2025 LiveLaw (Pat) 36Nitu Chandra vs The Union of India and ors 2025 LiveLaw (Pat) 37Pratik Shail @ Pratik Sail v. The State of Bihar & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Pat) 38Anil Kumar Singh v. The Union of India and Others 2025 LiveLaw (Pat) 39Ramesh Mahto and ors vs The State...
Pleas In Delhi High Court Against Single Judge Order Holding Restaurants Can't Mandatorily Levy Service Charge
Two appeals have been filed in the Delhi High Court 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 Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI)....
Routing Of Funds Through Tax Havens Not Disclosed During Original Proceedings: Bombay HC Confirms Reassessment
Finding that the Petitioner had failed to disclose all material facts necessary for assessment of tax, the Bombay High Court ruled that the circuitous movement of funds through various companies located in tax havens had not been disclosed in the course of the original proceedings.The High Court therefore confirmed the reopening proceedings initiated against the petitioner.A division bench...
Order Granting Or Refusing Temporary Injunction Is 'Discretionary', Not Adjudication On Subject Matter Or Merits: Bombay HC Full Bench
The Bombay High Court has observed that an order of temporary injunction is not a prima facie adjudication on the subject matter or merits of the case, but an exercise of discretion by the court.The Court did so while answering a reference between conflicting decisions of division benches of the high court in Colgate Palmolive Company & Anr vs. Anchor Health And Beauty Care Pvt. Ltd...
Andhra Pradhesh HC Sets Aside 1996 Govt Memo Requiring Anti-Corruption Officials To Obtain Sanction Of CM Before Probing Bureaucrats
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has declared unconstitutional a 1996 government memo, which mandated Anti-Corruption Bureau officials to obtain the prior sanction of the Chief Minister before initiating enquiries, laying traps and registering cases against officers of the All India Services and Heads of Departments.A division bench of the High Court comprising Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur...