Failure To Name Arbitrator In Legal Notice Does Not Invalidate Arbitration Invocation: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court bench comprising Dr. Justice Nupur Bhati has held that the invocation of an arbitration clause, which required the Applicant to name an Arbitrator, is valid under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, even without naming an arbitrator in the legal notice, as long as the existence of an arbitration agreement is prima facie established....

Land For Jobs Scam: Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Lalu Yadav's Aide Amit Katyal In PMLA Case

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's close aide Amit Katyal in a money laundering case related to the alleged land-for-jobs scam case.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that the investigations qua Katyal already stood concluded and the Prosecution Complaint was also filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). “He is in judicial custody...

Children's Only Motive To Prolong Proceedings, Cant Be Allowed At Senior Citizen Father's Cost: MP High Court In Property Dispute Case

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, dismissed a plea moved by the children of a senior citizen father against an order by the Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue)-cum-Maintenance Tribunal, removing the children from the alleged ancestral property. The case pertained to the application of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 and the children's claim...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Cheating Case Against Ex-MLA Lingesh, Others Accused Of Bartering Away ₹750 Cr Worth Govt Land

The Karnataka High Court refused to quash a cheating and criminal conspiracy case lodged against former MLA Lingesh K S–who was the Chairman of a committee for regularisation of land between 2016-2023, after "prima facie" observing that the committee had bartered away government land as if it was its personal property. It had been alleged that the committee–Bagair Hukum Saguvali Samithi...

Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Four Accused Allegedly Involved In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case

The Karnataka High Court recently granted bail to four accused allegedly involved in the murder case of journalist Gauri Lankesh.A single Judge bench of Justice S Vishwajith Shetty granted bail to Bharat Kurane, Srikanth Pangarkar, Sujith Kumar and Sudhanva Gondhalekar, on them executing a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh each, with two sureties of like amount. The petitioners are charged...

Gauhati High Court Urges State Govt To Notify Draft Child Protection Policy & Rules, Flags Issues Being Faced By Juvenile Justice Boards

The Gauhati High Court recently exhibited its hope and trust in the Assam Government to take immediate steps to notify the Draft State Child Protection Policy as well as the Rules. The division bench of Justice Kalyan Rai Surana and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury further directed the State Government to take steps for the redressal of the various issues and challenges faced by the Juvenile...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Protects Zambian Woman From Deportation For 2 Months, In View Of 1-Year-Old Son's Pending Passport Plea

The Gwalior bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court granted interim protection of two months to a Zambian national who was facing deportation after expiry of her visa, after noting that her marriage registration to an Indian citizen and son's passport application was pending. The high court passed the order after Loveness Chinyama (petitioner 2) wife of an Indian national Rahul Raj Pippal,...

Reducing Grant Of Aided Institutions Affects Students' Education, Requires Adhering To Natural Justice Principles: Rajasthan High Court

The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court has said that Section 7(1) of the Rajasthan Non-Government Educational Institutions Act–which states that grant in aid cannot be claimed as a matter of right by institutions and can be halted anytime by the state–comes into play only at the initial stage when the aid gets sanctioned. Once such aid has been granted, any subsequent...

[MSMED Act] Statutory Authority Can Only Entertain Dispute If Supplier Was Registered Under The Act During Relevant Period: Madras HC

The Madras High Court recently ruled that the statutory authority under the Micro, Small, Medium, Enterprises Development Act, 2006 would have jurisdiction to entertain disputes only when the supplier had been registered under the Act at the relevant point of time. Justice K Kumaresh Babu thus allowed an application filed by Swiss Garniers Genexiaa Sciences Pvt Ltd to waive off...

Receipt Of Arbitral Award By Party A Sine Qua Non For Limitation U/S 34(3) To Begin, General Clauses Act Does Not Apply: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that receipt of the award by the party is a sine qua non for limitation under Section 34(3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to begin and definition of “service by post” under Section 27 of the General Clauses does not apply.The Court observed that Section 27 of the General Clauses Act which defined service by post in a Central Legislation if...

PMLA Accused Need Not Be Produced Before Special Court Within 24 Hours If Arrested From Judicial Custody: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently dismissed the petition filed by former DMK functionary Jaffer Sadiq challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a PMLA case. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice V Sivagnanam noted that requirements under the Act had been met when Sadiq, who was already in judicial custody, was formally arrested. Thus, the...

Liquor Policy: Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Amandeep Singh Dhall, Amit Arora

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to businessmen Amandeep Singh Dhall and Amit Arora in the money laundering case connected to the alleged excise policy scam case.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna pronounced the judgment and allowed the regular bail pleas filed by Dhall and Arora. Arora was granted interim bail on medical grounds in August. He is the director of Gurugram-based company...