12 Personnel Already Deployed With Her: High Court Refuses To Interfere With Downgrade Of Former Punjab CM Rajinder Kaur Bhattal's Security

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the Punjab Police decision to downgrade the security of former Punjab Chief Minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal from 'Z' category to 'Y'Justice Vinod S Bhardwaj found no basis to disagree with the competent authority's conclusion regarding the security needs of Bhattal.It noted that the authority, after a thorough assessment of the perceived threats...

While Adjudicating On Challenges Against Arbitral Tribunals' Orders U/S 17 Of A&C Act, Court Not Strictly Bound By O.38 & O.39 CPC: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court bench comprising Justice Prateek Jalan has held that in orders passed by the arbitral tribunal under Section 17 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the court is not bound by the principles underlying Order XXXVIII and XXXIX of the Civil Procedure Code. The court observed that interference with such orders is limited to cases where the orders...

Repudiation Of Claims Making Dispute Non-Arbitrable Is For Arbitral Tribunal To Adjudicate Upon, Not Courts At Section 11 Stage: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court, following the law laid down in SBI General Insurance Co Ltd v. Krish Spinning, has held that the aspects of non-arbitrability of a claim are for the arbitral tribunal to adjudicate, and courts at Section 11 stage cannot examine the same. The bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar, while hearing a petition under Section 11(6) of the A&C Act, has held that post...

Who Qualifies As 'Proper Officer' To Issue Show Cause Notices U/S 74 Of CGST Act? Jharkhand High Court Clarifies

The Jharkhand High Court has provided a significant clarification regarding who qualifies as the “proper officer” empowered to issue a show cause notice under Section 74 of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act, 2017. The Division Bench of Justices Sujit Narayan Prasad and Arun Kumar Rai observed that “If the definition of the Poper Officer will be taken into...

Delhi High Court Quarterly Digest: July To September, 2024 [Citations 734 - 1080]

Citations 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 734 to 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 1080NOMINAL INDEXLAKSHMI MURDESHWAR PURI v. SAKET GOKHALE 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 734 K Kavitha v. CBI, ED 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 735 Bibhav Kumar v. State 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 736 RAKESH YADAV & ORS. v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 737 X Corp v. Rajat Sharma 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 738 CAPTAIN DEEPAK KUMAR v. ELECTION...

Calcutta High Court Calls For Affidavits From Centre, State In Plea Over Payment Of Unemployment Allowance To MGNREGA Workers, Resumption Of Work

The Calcutta High Court has called for a response from the State and Central governments over a tiff in the release of funds, which led to the non-payment of several daily-wage labourers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in West Bengal.A division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Bivas Pattanayak was hearing a plea by the Paschim Banga...

Gujarat High Court Directs Court Officers, Staff Riding Two Wheelers To Mandatorily Wear Helmet

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (October 8) issued a circular directing that all officers and staff members riding two-wheelers, whether as drivers or pillion riders, shall wear protective headgear–helmet, in compliance with safety standards outlined in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.The above directive came in light of the observations made by the division bench of Chief Justice Sunita...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea To Disqualify BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra From Rajya Sabha, Imposes ₹25K Costs

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking to disqualify Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra from the Rajya Sabha, with costs of Rs. 25,000.Justice Sanjeev Narula rejected the plea moved by Advocate Amit Kumar Diwakar, who alleged that Mishra, while holding the office of Chairman of BCI, which is a statutory body, cannot simultaneously serve as a sitting member...

'Substantiative Powers' Of Municipal Corporations Can't Be Used To Benefit Developers: Bombay HC Paves Way For Demolishing Portions Of Thane Mall

The Municipal Corporations and their Commissioners do have substantial powers under the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation (MMC) Act, 1949, however, these powers can never be exercised to benefit the builders or developers at the cost of public amenities, observed the Bombay High Court on Monday (October 7) while imposing a cost of Rs 2 lakh on a developer and the Thane Municipal Corporation...

'Unblemished Patriotic Soldier': Punjab & Haryana HC Grants Relief To Muslim IAF Officer Dismissed From Service For Second Marriage

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has set aside the dismissal order of an Indian Air Force (IAF) Officer who performed second marriage under Muslim Personal law, observing that he has served unblemished service as a patriotic soldier and his dismissal would amount to violation of right to livelihood.The IAF Officer was dismissed from the service because he performed second marriage without...

Rule 55-A TN Registration Rules Has No Statutory Authority, Introduced Only To Enable Registrars To Refuse Registration Indiscriminately: Madras HC

The Madras High Court recently observed that Rule 55A of the Tamil Nadu Registration Rules, which gives powers to a Registrar to refuse registration had no statutory authority. As per Rule 55A, The registering officer before whom a document relating to immovable property is presented for registration, shall not register the same, unless the presentant produces the previous...

If Registered Persons In Headload Workers Scheme Applicable Area Have Desired Skills, Only They Can Load/Unload Delicate Articles: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has recently held that if registered head load workers working in an area covered by the Kerala Headload Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Scheme, have the required skills and experience in handling delicate/sophisticated articles, then they are to be engaged for loading and unloading work. A single judge bench of Justice V. G. Arun came to this conclusion...