Serving Signed Copy Of Award To Employee Of Party Does Not Constitute Valid Service U/S 31(5) Of Arbitration Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court bench of Justices A.S. Chandurkar and Rajesh S. Patil has held that service of a signed copy of an award on an employee of a party to an arbitration agreement is not a valid service under section 31(5) of the Arbitration Act. Brief Facts The respondent and the appellant had business dealings. Dispute arose between them and an arbitration clause was invoked....

'Proud To Head HC With Maximum Women Judges': Chief Justice Alok Aradhe Bids Farewell To Telangana High Court

"I have a sense of pride to head the High Court, which is one of the youngest Court in the Country and has maximum number of women judges," said outgoing Chief Justice Alok Aradhe, at his farewell function organised at the Telangana High Court on Monday (January 20). On January 14, the Centre notified Justice Aradhe's appointment as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court. While addressing...

'They Are Journalists': Kerala High Court Questions POCSO Case Against Reporter TV Editors, Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail

The Kerala High Court on Monday (20th January) granted interim anticipatory bail to Malayalam news channel Reporter TV's consulting editor Arun Kumar K. and Sub-editor Shabas Ahammed. The duo is booked under Section 11(i) of the POCSO Act for allegedly sexually harassing a girl child through words and gestures.During the hearing Justice P. V. Kunhikrishnan orally enquired from the State why...

Karnataka HC Suggests State To Verify If Locals, Devotees Want Relocation Of Allama Prabhu Swamy Temple Located At Hidkal Dam Backwaters

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (January 20) orally said that the State authorities will have to verify on whether the general public living in the area and devotees of the Allama Prabhu Swamy Temple situated at Hidkal dam backwaters in Belagavi district, want it to be relocated.During the hearing a division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice M I Arun said “The state...

High Court Orders Inquiry Into Credentials Of Litigant Who Challenged Thomas Isaac's Appointment As Kerala Knowledge Economy Mission Advisor

The Kerala High Court on Monday (January 20) ordered the State Government to conduct an inquiry to ascertain the credentials of petitioner, Navas A, who has filed a public interest litigation challenging the appointment of former Finance Minister Dr Thomas Isaac as the advisor of Kerala Knowledge Economy Mission (KKEM).A Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice S Manu has...

Supreme Court Order Expediting Divorce Proceedings Cannot Be Taken To Deprive Wife Of Her Right To Contest: Allahabad High Court

Recently, the Allahabad High Court has held that order passed by the Supreme Court expediting divorce proceedings cannot be a ground to deprive the wife of her right to contest divorce proceedings.Observing that the Family Court had not fairly adjudicated the divorce proceedings, the bench of Justice Ashwini Kumar Mishra and Justice Donadi Ramesh held“The undue hot haste in which the Court...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 13 To January 19, 2025

NOMINAL INDEX 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 9 Gandharv Kumar @ Gaurav vs. State of U.P. 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 10 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 11 Arun Prasad vs. State of U.P. 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 12 Amit Dhama v. Smt Pooja And 2 Others 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 13 Atul Gautam vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 14 Zulfikar Ahmad And 7 Others vs. Jahangir Alam...

In Plea Against Subsidy To 'Rich Farmers', Punjab & Haryana High Court Wonders If It Can Interfere With Govt's Policy Decision

While dealing with a plea challenging grant of 100% subsidy on electricity used for running tube-wells so far as 'rich farmers' are concerned, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today asked if it can interfere with State's policy decision.The Punjab government gives 100% subsidy on electricity used for running tubewell for irrigation purposes to farmers.Whereas the Haryana government has...

S. 319 CrPC | Degree Of Satisfaction To Summon Additional Accused Must Be Higher Than The Standards Required At Framing Of Charges Stage: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that after the commencement of the trial, the degree of satisfaction required to be recorded by the trial court while summoning any other person as an additional accused under Section 319 CrPC should be more than the standards needed for the stage of framing of charges. A bench of Justice Manoj Bajaj added that the discretionary power u/s 319...

Diocese Cannot Claim Insurance Over Death Of A Priest: Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court held that a “Diocese is not entitled to claim compensation for the death of a deceased priest.”Justice C. Pratheep Kumar made this observation in an appeal filed by the insurance company against the grant of insurance money to the Diocese over the death of a priest from road accident. The deceased was travelling in a motor bike when he was hit by a lorry and succumbed to...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 13- January 19, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 16- 37]Abad Builders Private Limited v State of Kerala and Others & other connected cases, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 16Sajeev N. & Others v Anumol P. S. and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 17Stephin Raj v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 18C. D. Boby @ Boby Chemmanur v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 19Gargian Sudheeran v State of Kerala &...

Not A Fair Election, 13 Out Of 25 Members Didn't Vote: Madhya Pradesh HC Cancels Election Of Ujjain Panchayat President, Directs Fresh Poll

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has declared the election to the post of President Janpad Panchayat, Ujjain as illegal and void and ordered for fresh elections, after noting that out of the 25 elected members, 13 were not permitted to cast a vote.A division bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Gajendra Singh observed, “Respondent No.5(Vindhya Kunwar), who was declared...