Kodanad Heist-Murder Case | Madras High Court Allows Accused To Examine Former CM Edappadi Palaniswami, VK Sasikala As Witnesses

The Madras High Court has allowed a criminal revision petition filed by three accused in the Kodanadu heist and murder case allowing them to summon and examine former Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palaniswami and VK Sasikala among others as witnesses.In 2017, the Kodanad estate, which was owned by former Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa was broken into. This was followed by the death of a security...

Delhi High Court Appoints Sole Arbitrator In Gas Supply Dispute, Invalidates Previous Arbitration Clause In View Of CORE Judgment

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Sachin Datta has observed that the arbitration agreement which contemplated the appointment of the sole Arbitrator to be made out of a panel of three persons chosen by the petitioner was no longer valid in view of the judgment of the Supreme Court in Central Organisation for Railway Electrification Vs. ECI SPIC SMO MCML (JV) A Joint Venture Company....

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Claim Of Rs.15 Lakh Awarded By Arbitral Tribunal Due To Lack Of Evidence

The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Sachin Datta held that after persuading the Supreme Court to refer the disputes to arbitration, it is not open for the appellant to now question the validity of the reference. Additionally, the court held that the respondent had not placed any evidence on record to establish the cost of such construction. Therefore,...

2016 Yogesh Goudar Murder Case: Karnataka HC Quashes Order Allowing Accused To Record Statement And Pardoning Him Long After Trial Began

The Karnataka High Court quashed an order of a special court which had directed a magisterial court to record an accused's statement under Section 164 CrPC in a murder case, pursuant to which he was granted pardon and made an approver, noting that such an order was on the face of it illegal and against the law. Justice M Nagaprasanna held thus while allowing a petition filed by Congress...

Music Academy Appeals To Madras High Court DB Against Order Restraining It From Giving Award In MS Subbalakshmi's Name

The Music Academy has approached the Madras High Court challenging a single judge's order restraining it from conferring awards in the name of Late Carnatic singer MS Subbalakshmi. A division bench of Justice SS Sundar and Justice P Dhanabal is expected to hear the appeal on December 9 (Monday). On November 19, Justice G Jayachandran had in an interim order restrained the Music...

'Disability Pension Can't Be Denied Merely Because Officer Was Posted At Peace Station Later', Delhi High Court

A Division Bench of Delhi High Court comprising Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur while dismissing a Petition observed that the disability element of Pension could not be denied to the Respondent merely on the grounds that the Respondent was posted at a peace area. It was held that the relationship between the disability and the Respondent's service conditions were to be considered...

Wayanad Landslides | Kerala High Court Slams State Government For Failure To Explain Available Balance In State's Disaster Response Fund

The Kerala High Court today criticised the State government for its failure to provide details regarding the availability and utilization of funds in the State's Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).For context, it is admitted that Rs. 782.99 crore is available in the SDRF. The State government submitted before the Court that they are unable to use funds allocated by the central government for...

[Renukaswamy Murder Case] Pavitra Gowda Didn't Block Deceased Or Lodge Complaint After "Receiving Foul Messages": State Tells Karnataka HC

While opposing the bail plea of Pavitra Gowda–a co-accused in the Renukaswamy Murder case along with Kannada Actor Darshan Thoogudeepa Srinivas, the State of Karnataka told the High Court, that Gowda did not block the deceased on Instagram nor did she lodged a police complaint against him for sending her foul messages as claimed by her. Elaborating on the details Special Public...

Sand Mining Money Laundering Case | Madras High Court Closes Plea Challenging ED's Notice To District Collectors

The Madras High Court has closed the petitions filed by the State of Tamil Nadu challenging the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate to the District Collectors in connection with the probe of sand mining money laundering case. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice M Jothiraman closed the plea after the Advocate General informed the court that the plea had...

[Income Tax Act] Placing Funds In One Account Before Transferring It To Another Does Not Attract S. 69A: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has upheld the finding of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal and Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) that when an agreement between parties specifies a direct transfer of money, doing so indirectly by keeping the funds in a distinct account before sending them to the final account, does not place the money under the definition of 'unexplained money' as per...

Evolution Of Social Audit Is Need Of The Hour: Madhya Pradesh HC Suggests 1-Hour Community Service To Counsel While Restoring A Plea

The Gwalior bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court while restoring an appeal which had been earlier dismissed for non compliance of a conditional order suggested the counsel for the applicant to invest one hour of community service by visiting a Mercy Home and spending some time with differently-abled children. The court suggested this act so as to raise awareness about the concept of...

Undue Sympathy For Husband In Granting Maintenance Neither In Interest Of Wife & Children Nor In Interest Of Justice: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that while granting maintenance, undue sympathy with the husband for no good reason is neither in the interest of the wife and children who are living a deserted life nor in the interest of justice. A bench of Justice Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia observed thus while enhancing the interim maintenance amount granted by a Gwalior Family Court to a...