Judge's Security Breach: Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Expeditious Probe, Deputation Of CRPF Personnel For Judge's Safety

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed to deploy 3-4 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in security of a sitting High Court judge whose security was compromised in a recent incident.On September 22 a man pulled out the gun of the High Court Judge's Personal Security Officer (PSO) at Golden Temple and ran towards the entrance of the Golden Temple "with possible intent to...

'Nothing Worse For News Agency Being Called Puppet Of Govt': Delhi High Court To Wikipedia In Defamation Battle With ANI

While hearing an ongoing defamation battle between Wikipedia and Asian News International (ANI), the Delhi High Court on Monday told the platform that nothing can be worse for a news agency than to be called a puppet of an Intelligence Agency or a stooge of the Government.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was hearing the appeal filed by...

Article 227 Is A Constitutional Provision Which Remains Untouched By Non-Obstante Clause Of S. 5 Of Arbitration Act: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court Bench of Justice Piyush Agrawal held that Article 227 is a constitutional provision which remains untouched by the non-obstante clause of Section 5 of the Act. In these circumstances, what is important to note is that though petitions can be filed under Article 227 against judgments allowing or dismissing first appeals under Section 37 of the Act, yet...

NSA | Detention Can't Be Extended Merely For Crime Committed By Some Other Member Of 'Gang': MP High Court

Madhya Pradesh High Court has made it clear that 'gang' is not defined under the penal law and a person's preventive detention cannot be extended merely because his alleged gang member committed further crimes.While setting aside extension of Petitioner's detention under the National Security Act (NSA), the division bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi observed,“There...

Deed Transferring Part Of Compensation Not 'Conveyance Deed' Unless It Specifically Records Transfer Of Rights In Recitals: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that for being a conveyance deed, the recital of the deed transferring the immovable property must convey the same otherwise no right over the land is vested in the tenure holder. It has been held that a dee transferring part of enhanced compensation is not a 'conveyance deed' unless it specifically records transfer of rights in its recital.“So as to form...

Employee's History Of Misconduct Justifies Dismissal Despite Minor Final Charge: Punjab And Haryana High Court Upholds Termination

High Court of Haryana: Justice Jagmohan Bansal upheld the dismissal of a transport conductor, finding that the termination justified given the employee's extensive history of misconduct. The court held that while the final charge related to insubordination, the disciplinary authority could consider the employee's past record of 52 departmental proceedings, including multiple instances...

Plea In Gujarat High Court Seeks To Streamline Functioning Of Govt Aided Law Institutions And Compliance Of BCI Standards

A plea has been moved before the Gujarat High Court regarding the non compliance of the minimum standard prescribed by the Bar Council of India under the Legal Education Rules, 2008 by the Government aided law institutions in the State. Taking note of the issue raised, division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi in its order directed that the matter be brought to...

Interference Under Article 227 Is Permissible Only If Order Of Arbitrator Is Completely Perverse And Illegal: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Manoj Jain held that judicial interference under Article 227 of the Indian Constitution in the arbitral matters should be limited and confined to exceptional cases. In the present case, a petition under article 227 was filed by the petitioner, Dr. Rajan Jaiswal in which the order passed by the Sole Arbitrator on September 24,2024 was challenged....

"Judges Can't Hide Behind Curtains": Madras HC Dismisses Savukku Shankar's Contempt Plea Against DMK Leader For Alleged Comments On Sitting Judge

The Madras High Court, on Friday, dismissed a contempt petition filed by YouTuber Savukku Shankar against DMK Organisation Secretary RS Bharathi for the latter's comment against Justice N Anand Venkatesh. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice V Sivagnanam noted that Justice Venkatesh himself had expressed that he did not want to initiate contempt proceedings. The court also...

No Provision Empowering Collector To Recover Deficiency In Registration Fee Under Stamp Act: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that there is no provision in the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 which empowers the Collector or other stamp authorities to recover deficiency in registration fees.Besides recovery of deficiency in Stamp Duty, recovery was ordered against the petitioner regarding deficiency in registration fees on Document No. 1549/2022 & 1548/2022. Further, penalty of Rs....

Right To Seek Reference To Arbitration U/S 8 Can Be Waived At Instance Of Defendant: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela has held that a Defendant (in a civil suit) has the right to withdraw an application filed under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, and submit to the jurisdiction of the Civil Court. The court held that when the Defendant (herein, the Respondent) withdrew the application seeking...

S.52 Transfer Of Property Act | Court Can Permit Party In Pending Partition Suit To Sell Its Share Of Land To Meet Medical Expenses: Patna HC

The Patna High Court recently ruled that if a party seeks to sell the land it is likely to receive after partition- to cover medical expenses for his daughter and himself, his request should be considered and not dismissed solely on the grounds that such a sale would be affected by Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act.Justice Arun Kumar Jha, who presided over the case, emphasized, “If...