Restraining Party From Participating In Any Tender Process U/S 9 of Arbitration Act Will Actually Thwart Competition: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court Bench of Chief Justice Subramonium Prasad has held that if the respondent is denied participating in any tender process and ultimately, in the arbitration proceedings and then in the award, it is held that the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, then irreparable loss will be caused to the respondent. The court held that restraining the respondent...

"She Is A Major, Family Can't Restrain Her": Andhra Pradesh HC Allows Woman To Live With Same-Sex Partner

While hearing a habeas corpus petition wherein a woman had claimed that her female partner had been detained by her parents, the Andhra Pradesh High Court while upholding the right of women to cohabit together said that the detenue was major and her family cannot restrain her from taking her own life decisions. The division bench of Justice R. Raghunandan Rao and Justice Maheshwara Kuncheam...

Whether A Word Or Sentence Would Outrage Woman's Modesty Would Depend On Her Background: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has recently ruled that whether a word or sentence outrages a woman's modesty would depend on the background from which she has and the circumstances surrounding her. “Modesty is an attribute associated with female human beings as a class and whether a particular sentence or word would outrage the modesty of the woman would depend upon the background from which...

Amendment To UP Consolidation Of Holdings Act Doesn't Require Registration Of Adoption Deeds Executed Before 01.01.1977: Allahabad HC

While allowing a 40 year old writ petition, the Allahabad High Court has held that consolidation proceedings in the State of Uttar Pradesh cannot be overruled on the ground of non-registration of adoption deed when such deed was executed prior to 01.01.1977. Justice Chandra Kumar Rai held that the same could not be countenanced, especially when the adoption papers were already verified by...

Madras HC Seeks Response On Plea Seeking Formulation & Implementation Of Technical & Operational Protocols For Gender Affirmative Care Procedures

The Madras High Court has directed the National Medical Council, Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Department, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Government Rajaji Medical College and Hospital, National Health Mission Tamil Nadu, Directorate of Medical Education and Research, Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services to respond to a plea...

Allahabad High Court Quashes Criminal, ED Proceedings Initiated Against Indiabulls & Its Officials

The Allahabad High Court, on Friday, quashed the criminal proceedings initiated by the borrower, Shipra Group, and the Enforcement Directorate against the Indiabulls Group and its officials as arbitral proceedings pursuant to the loan agreements are already underway, a fact which was suppressed by the informant.Observing that the informant had hidden the various proceedings instituted by him...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Lakshmi Puri's Plea Against TMC's Saket Gokhale Alleging Non-Compliance Of Ruling In Defamation Suit

Lakshmi Puri, former Indian Assistant Secretary-General to the United Nations, on Monday (December 23) moved the Delhi High Court alleging that Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale failed to comply with a ruling asking him to put an apology on social media and pay Rs. 50 lakh damages to her in the defamation suit against him.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora issued notice in Puri's plea...

Medical Examination In Recruitment Process By Medical Board Not To Be Normally Interfered With: Allahabad High Court

Recently, the Allahabad High Court, relying on its earlier decisions, has held that medical evaluation carried out by experts should not be interfered with in writ jurisdiction solely on the basis of the subsequent reports brought forth by the parties.The bench Justice Vivek Kumar Birla and Dr. Justice Yogendra Kumar Srivastava held that “where recruitment process has been carried out as...

Rajasthan HC Directs Re-Examination Of Candidate Declared Unfit For Post Of Constable Without Prescribed Medical Test, Orders Post To Be Kept Vacant

The bench of Justice Arun Monga at the Rajasthan High Court allowed petition by a candidate for the post of constable who was declared medically unfit on account of hypertension without conducting a 24-hours Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) Test and directed the State to re-examine the candidate and till then keeping a post vacant for him.The petitioner had applied for the post...

Kerala High Court Directs Formulation Of Grievance Redressal Mechanism For Victims Of Animal, Reptile Attacks

The Kerala High Court has asked the Kerala State Legal Service Authority (KELSA) to conduct a discussion with the Government to formulate guidelines and work out a grievance redressal mechanism for the victims of animal and reptile attacks. Justice C. S. Dias observed that there is an alarming number of animal and reptile attacks in the state, and yet there is no comprehensive legislation...

Jharkhand HC Reduces Interest Rate, Compensation By MACT To Family Of Deceased 50-Year-Old, Cites Excessive Award Under Conventional Head

The Jharkhand High Court has slashed the interest rate on compensation awarded to the family of a 50-year-old barber who was struck by a mini-bus, ruling that the 12% annual interest granted by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Dumka, was excessive.Justice Subhash Chand, presiding over the case, reduced the interest rate to 7.5%, stating, “The impugned Award passed by the...

Jharkhand HC Sentences Cops For Unlawful Arrest Of Flipkart Employees Over Alleged OTP Misuse, Says Arnesh Kumar Guidelines Were Ignored

Recently, the Jharkhand High Court has charged two police officers with criminal contempt for unlawfully arresting two Instakart employees, in agency which acts as a logistics arm within the Flipkart Group of Companies, in violation of Supreme Court guidelines set out in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao and Justice Deepak...