No Bar To Avail Remedy U/S 9 Of Arbitration Act Even Against Non-Parties To Subject Matter Of Dispute: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna has held that the Plaintiffs are not barred from availing the remedy under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 even against individual(s)/entities who are not party to the Family Settlement out of which the dispute arose. The application for ad interim injunction was held to be not maintainable due...

Uploading Information On Insight Portal Not A Substitute For Handing Over Material To AO For Non-Searched Entity U/S 153C Of IT Act: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that the provision under Section 153C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for the Assessing officer of a searched person to record 'satisfaction' and handover documents regarding undisclosed income of another person cannot be substituted by merely uploading such information on the Department's insight portal. The provision stipulates that where the Assessing...

Rajasthan High Court Questions Special POCSO Judge For Denying Bail To Man Not Named In Victim Statement

Expressing “anguish and pain” over denial of bail to a man not even named by the minor victim in her statement, the Rajasthan High Court has sought explanation from a Special POCSO Judge for his decision.The bench of Justice Anil Kumar Upman opined that the increasing tendency of trial courts in rejecting bail petitions in a "casual and routine manner" even in appropriate cases was...

Delhi Police Says Delhi Riots Conspired By Forces 'Inimical To India', Opposes Bail Of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam & Others In UAPA Case

The Delhi Police on Tuesday (January 07) told the Delhi High Court that the 2020 North-East Delhi riots were well planned and the alleged conspiracy to execute the same was “clinical and pathological.”The submission was made by ASG Chetan Sharma before a division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur. “This conspiracy is clinical, pathological and planned...

NEET-PG Counselling : MP High Court Allows Non-Registered Doctors Who Became Eligible As Per Revised Percentile To Participate

While hearing a plea filed by in-service doctors, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed the Phase II Seat Allotment for NEET PG considering the arbitrary change of procedure in the counselling process. The court also has directed the Department of Public Health and Medical Education, Bhopal to open the portal for registration of candidature of the petitioners.The division bench of...

Karnataka High Court Requests Law Commission To Frame Guidelines To Deal With Pledging Of Stolen Gold With Gold Finance Companies

The Karnataka High Court has requested the Law Commission, Karnataka to formulate necessary guidelines/rules in respect of stolen gold being pledged with gold finance companies, the implication of pledging such stolen gold and the procedure for dealing with it when criminal proceedings are initiated. Justice Suraj Govindaraj noted that there are innumerable matters coming up before this...

Kerala HC Criticizes DC Books For Announcing Autobiography Of CPI(M)'s EP Jayarajan Without Consent, Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Sr Dy Editor

The Kerala High Court on Monday (6th January) expressed strong condemnation against DC Books, Kottayam for issuing a public notice regarding release of CPI(M) Central Committee Member and former LDF Convenor EP Jayarajan's alleged autobiography, without his consent.A PDF version of the book containing remarks against his party was soon 'leaked' on social media, a day before bye-elections in...

Recovery Of Excess Pension Payments From Retired Class-III Employee Impermissible: Patna HC

Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench consisting Justice Purnendu Singh allowed a writ petition that challenged the recovery of excess pension payments made to a retired Central Industrial Security Force Sub-Inspector. Following State of Punjab v. Rafiq Masih, the court ruled that recovery of excess payments from Class-III employees is impermissible when the error is administrative and...

Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Challenging CAT 2024 Results

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (January 07) dismissed a petition challenging the results of Common Admission Test (CAT) 2024 for admissions in top management institutes.Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju rejected the plea moved by a candidate, Aditya Kumar Mallick, who was aggrieved with an incorrect answer to Question No. 18 from Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension Portion, thereby affecting...

University Need Not Insist On +2 Passing Certificate To Determine Eligibility For 3-Yrs LLB Course If Student Produces First Degree: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that the question of considering Higher Secondary (10+2) pass certificate for admission to LLB course would be irrelevant so long as the candidates were to have a First degree issued by any recognised University.A single judge Justice Suraj Govindaraj held thus while allowing the petition filed by one Rakesh Shetty and said “In respect of proviso to Rule...

Sexual Assault Child Victim Has No Locus To File Quashing Plea In Name Of Saving Family's Honour, Future: Himachal Pradesh HC

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has observed that after setting the criminal machinery into motion, the complainant's role ends, and the complainant or the child victim has no locus standing to file the petition for quashing a POCSO Case, that too, in the name of saving the family's honour. A bench of Justice Virender Singh further observed that quashing is also against...

Telangana High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against BRS MLA KT Rama Rao In Formula E Race "Scam" Case

The Telangana High Court on Tuesday (January 7) refused to quash the FIR lodged against BRS MLA KT Rama Rao over alleged irregularities in the conduct of Formula-E race in Hyderabad when BRS was in power.After hearing the matter for some time Justice K Lakshman refused to quash the FIR against Rao. Rao has been booked under provisions of the IPC including criminal breach of trust by...