'Strength' Or 'Weakness' Of Case Cannot Justify Delay In Filing Appeal: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court, while dismissing a condonation of delay application, observed that the strength or weakness of a case cannot justify the delay if the appellant has failed to demonstrate diligence in filing the appeal. Essentially, the respondent had filed a suit against the present appellants for recovery of money. The suit was partly decreed in favour of the...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: January 1 To January 12, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations 1 - 10]: K Lokesh AND THE BANGALORE DISTRICT MAINTENANCE AND WELFARE OF PARENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS APPELLATE TRIBUNAL AND SPECIAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 1 M/s Vigneshwara Transport Company v. Additional Commissioner of Central Tax Bengaluru North-West Commissionerate. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 2 Heritage Basavanagudi...

[NEET PG 2024] MP HC Directs Authorities To Not Compel Candidates To Resign From Counselling Or Forfeit Deposit Till 2nd Round Result Is Declared

The MP High Court has directed the Centre and State authorities to not compel candidates to resign from All India 2nd round counselling of NEET PG and to not forfeit the security amount till the results of 2nd round of counselling is declared by the State. The division bench of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice Anuradha Shukla observed, “the results of the 2nd...

Court Cannot Consider Any Documents Beyond Prosecution Records While Considering Discharge Plea: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court held that a Court while considering a discharge plea cannot consider any documents beyond the prosecution record. Justice A. Badharudeen thus refused to accept the argument of the petitioner that the trial court did not consider one of the documents produced by him which is not part of the prosecution records while considering the discharge plea.“The scope and ambit...

Right To Trade Not Absolute: Orissa High Court Declines To Relax Minimum Qualifications For Konark Temple Tourist Guides' Licenses

The Orissa High Court on Monday declined to grant relief to a number of photographers/guides working in the precincts of Konark Sun Temple who challenged a new policy requiring minimum qualification of matriculation for grant of license to operate in the premises of the world-renowned historical monument. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh and...

J&K High Court Denies Bail In Rape & Suicide Case, Cautions Against Granting Bail In Heinous Offences Immediately Post Framing Of Charges

Stressing that bail should not ordinarily be granted in heinous offences like rape or murder once the trial begins, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court refused bail to the accused in a case of rape and abetment to suicide. Justice Sanjay Dhar observed that courts should refrain from granting bail just after framing charges or before the victim is examined, especially in...

Respondent In Election Petition Cannot Be Made Petitioner Over Claims Of Collusion Between Election Petitioner & Successful Candidate: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has held that a respondent in an election petition cannot seek for transposition as a petitioner claiming that there is a collusion between the Election petitioner and the successful candidate or any other ground. A single judge, Justice Suraj Govindaraj held thus while dismissing a petition filed by Kudleepa Chittaragi who had questioned the order of the...

Commercial Court Committed Jurisdictional Error By Imposing Pre-Condition To Deposit 50% Of Amount For Stay Against Arbitral Award: Rajasthan HC

The Rajasthan High Court Bench of Justice Sudesh Bansal has held that the Commercial Court has committed jurisdictional error in exercising its discretion arbitrarily, mechanically and injudiciously, while putting the condition to deposit 50% of the awarded amount, for operating stay against arbitral award without assigned justified and sound reasonings. Additionally, the court...

Person Seeking Relief Must File A Petition, Can't Claim It As An Intervenor: Punjab & Haryana High Court Reiterates

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has reiterated that if a person wants to seek a relief then he needs to be file a petition, and he cannot claim the relief by filing an application to be impleaded as intervenor.A division bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sudhir Singh said, "It is settled in law that if any person wants to seek a relief, then he/she has to file a petition...

High Court Says Delhi Govt Dragged Its Feet On Placing CAG Reports Before Legislative Assembly, Calls It 'Unfortunate'

The Delhi High Court on Monday orally remarked that the Delhi Government dragged its feet on placing various reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) before the Legislative Assembly, calling the situation unfortunate. Justice Sachin Datta was hearing a plea seeking direction to the Delhi Government and Chief Minister to forward the 14 CAG reports to the Speaker of the...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 06 - January 12, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 5 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 18:Nominal Index:Jindal Cocoa LLP & ors. vs. Reserve Bank of India & ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 5Charushila Bira Shriram vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 6Dnyaneshwar Lingappa Bhosale vs. State of Maharashtra & ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 7Vijay Sonkar and Others vs State of Maharashtra & Ors., 2025...

'Re-evaluation Is Not Permissible In Cases Where Authorities Have Ensured Clarity', Patna High Court

A Division Bench of the Patna High Court comprising Chief Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice Nani Tagia while setting aside a judgment of a Single Judge directing re-evaluation held that in cases related to re-evaluation, the court may permit such re-evaluation or scrutiny only if it is demonstrated very clearly, without any "inferential process of reasoning or by a process...