Reliefs Requiring 'Additional Adjudication' Not Permissible Under Section 33 Of Arbitration Act: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court Bench of Justices Anu Sivaraman and Justice K Manmadha has observed that an order under Section 33, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“ACA”), even of an interim nature, amounts to an arbitral award and not an interlocutory order. The Court highlighted that the scope of Section 33, ACA was limited to a correction of a clerical or similar mistake or...

Centre Appoints 10 Judicial Officers As Additional Judges Of Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Central Government today appointed 10 judicial officers as additional judges of the Punjab & Haryana High Court.Following are the judicial officers:Virinder Aggarwal, Judicial OfficerMandeep Pannu, Judicial OfficerAmarinder Singh Grewal, Judicial OfficerParmod Goyal, Judicial OfficerRupinderjit Chahal, Judicial OfficerShalini Singh Nagpal, Judicial OfficerSubhash Mehla,...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Advocate As Patna High Court Judge

The Central Government on August 1 notified the appointment of Advocate Ajit Kumar as a Judge of the Patna High Court.The Supreme Court Collegium, on July 1, had recommended the elevation of Advocate Ajit Kumar, along with another Advocate, to the Patna High Court....

Delhi High Court Suspends Sentence Of Company Official In Coal Block Scam, No Suspension Of Conviction

The Delhi High Court on Friday suspended the sentence of one Ramesh Kumar Jayaswal, former Director of Abhijeet Infrastructure Private Limited (AIPL) in an alleged case of irregularities related to the allocation of three coal blocks in Jharkhand.Justice Amit Sharma partly allowed the plea filed by Jayaswal seeking ad-interim ex-parte stay of the trial court order convicting him in the case...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Advocate As Additional Judge Of Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Central Government on Friday notified the appointment of Advocate Tuhin Kumar Gadela as an Additional Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended his elevation on July 2....

Only Civil Courts Can Decide Disputes Regarding Cancellation Of Voidable Sale Deed Concerning Agricultural Land: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that in case allegations in a plaint make out a case of the transfer of a property being voidable, only the civil courts shall have jurisdiction, and not the revenue courts, irrespective of the disputed property being an agricultural land and a bar on the same under Section 207 of the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 (“the Act”).Section 207 of the Act lays...

Sanction Granted To Projects Worth ₹49 Crores Out Of Funds Given By Centre For Wayanad Relief: State Tells Kerala High Court

The Additional Secretary, Disaster Management department of the State government has submitted an affidavit before the Kerala High Court upon its direction to file a report regarding the manner of utilisation of the amount of Rs. 120 crores, which was permitted to be utilised in connection with the rehabilitation works in Wayanad.The Division Bench of Dr. Justice Jayasankaran Nambiar and...

Bombay High Court Gets Fifth Bench At Kolhapur, To Commence Sittings From August 18

In a major development, the Bombay High Court will finally get Bench for the Western Maharashtra at Kolhapur district, which will be the fifth bench of the High Court, from August 18.A notification to this effect, was issued by Chief Justice Alok Aradhe on Friday (August 1)."In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of Section 51 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (No. 37...

Arbitral Award Cannot Be Challenged Through Civil Suit: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh has held that an arbitral award cannot be challenged through a civil suit, as such a course is clearly barred under Section 5 read with Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act). Such a plaint deserves to be rejected under Order VII Rule 11(d) of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC), on the ground that it...

HP Land Revenue Act | Financial Commissioner Can't Interfere With Order Set Aside By District Collector Without Declaring It Illegal: High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has quashed an order passed by the Financial Commissioner, holding that he had exceeded his jurisdiction by relying on irrelevant and non-existent material and by interfering with the Collector's decision without declaring any legal infirmity or perversity.Setting aside the decision of the Financial Commissioner, Justice Satyen Vaidya held that “The...

PIL In MP High Court Challenges 'No Helmet, No Petrol' Rule For Two-Wheelers In Indore Applicable From August 1

A PIL been filed before the Madhya Pradesh High Court challenging a July 30 order issued by Indore's Collector directing that fuel shall not be given to two-wheelers by any petrol-pump in the city if the two-wheeler rider does not wear a helmet. The plea states that the order is scheduled to remain in effect from August 1 to September 29. Referring to a meeting of July 29, held by the...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Kangana Ranaut's Plea Seeking Quashing Of Defamation Case Over Tweet On Farmers' Protest

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today refused to quash a summoning order against actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut in a defamation case filed over remarks made on the 2021 farmers' protest.Ranaut had posted on Twitter that an elderly woman protester, Mahinder Kaur, was paid to participate in the agitation.Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya said, “The order has been passed after due application...