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Limitation For Filing Appeal Under Co-op Societies Act Starts When Order Copy Is Attained, Even If Passed In Presence Of Parties: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court has held that while filing an appeal under Section 82 of the Co-operative Societies Act, the time taken for obtaining a copy of the award must be excluded for computing the period of limitation. It was observed that a rule which had earlier allowed limitation to be calculated from the date of pronouncement of the order had been amended in the year 2000, instead...
Suit Cannot Be Dismissed On Grounds Of Res Judicata Without Giving Party An Opportunity To Respond: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has ruled that the bar of res judicata under Section 11 of the Civil Procedure Code (CPC) cannot be invoked for the first time in a final judgment without framing an issue or giving parties an opportunity to respond. It has set aside a single judge's judgment that dismissed a suit invoking res judicata at the decree stage without prior notice.A division bench of...
If There's No Waqf Tribunal, Civil Courts Can Hear Waqf Disputes : J&K High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has held that in the absence of a Waqf Tribunal constituted under Section 83 of the Waqf Act, the bar on civil court jurisdiction under Section 85 of the Act does not apply. The court said that litigants cannot be left remediless where no forum exists for adjudicating waqf-related disputes.A bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar dismissed the revision...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Cautions State Against Filing Repeated Appeals In Similar Matters, Causing Undue Harassment To Poor Litigants
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has cautioned the State against filing similar appeals in similar matters, as it causes undue harassment to people belonging to the lowest strata of society.Justice Vivek Singh Thakur & Justice Ranjan Sharma: “Respondents-State is preferring similar appeals in similar matters again and again, which is not only causing wastage of time, energy and resources...
Can Lack Of Intention Wipe Out Conduct?: Gujarat High Court To Senior Advocate Seen With Beer Mug On VC
While hearing a suo motu contempt plea against senior advocate Bhaskar Tanna for appearing on VC while drinking from a beer mug, the Gujarat High Court on Monday (July 14) orally said that while it knows that the senior advocate did not have any intention behind such conduct but wondered whether lack of intention can erase the contemptous conduct.For context, the incident in question took...
NEET-UG 2025: MP High Court Sets Aside Direction For Re-Test Due To Power Outage, Asks NTA To Ensure Proper Arrangements In Future
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (July 14) allowed the writ appeals filed by the National Testing Agency against a Single Judge's direction to conduct re-test of the NEET-UG 2025 exam for candidates affected by power outage at the centres in Indore and Ujjain.However, the division bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi further directed NTA, along with the...
Office-Bearer Of Govt Aided 'Social Or Cultural' Institution Is Public Servant Under PC Act: Kerala High Court
Dismissing a plea by the President of Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (Kerala) against an order refusing to discharge him in a CBI case alleging illegal appointments in return for bribes, the Kerala High Court said that an office-bearer of a government-aided institute would qualify as a public servant under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Justice A. Badharudeen upheld the trial court's...
Gujarat High Court Directs Man Captured On Toilet Seat During VC To Deposit ₹1 Lakh By July 22
The Gujarat High Court on Monday (July 14) directed a man, who was captured seated on a toilet seat during online proceedings last month, to deposit Rs 1 Lakh with the court's registry by July 22. A division bench of Justice A.S. Supehia and Justice R.T. Vachhani while dictating its order said:"Pursuant to the order dated June 30 the registry has placed the report on record. The report...
Oil Companies Must Adopt Flexible Approach While Taking Land From Distributors If Defects Are Cured: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that oil companies must adopt a flexible approach when minor technical issues with the land offered for distributorship arise, especially when the applicant removes the defect in time.Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Ranjan Sharma: “The appellant had also removed the deficiencies as such of the electric wires over the land which is a much...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against MD Of Hindustan Unilever Over Alleged 'Unsafe' Horlicks Biscuit Sample
The Karnataka High Court has quashed a criminal case registered against Rohit Jawa, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Hindustan Unilever Ltd under Food Safety and Standards Act, after certain allegedly "unsafe" samples of Horlicks biscuits were purportedly recovered from a person's house. Section 51 states the Penalty for Substandard food as per which any person who whether...
Karnataka High Court Asks State To Report On Probe Regarding Alleged Encounter Of Migrant Labourer Booked For Murder
The Karnataka High Court on Monday (July 14) asked the state government to file a status report regarding the investigation carried out in a case related to alleged police encounter of a migrant labourer from Bihar who was accused of killing a minor girl. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice C M Joshi said, “The respondent (AGA) is allowed to file a status...