Orissa High Court Quarterly Digest: January-March, 2023

Nominal Index [Citations 1 - 50]1. Animesh Chakraborty v. State of Odisha, 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 12. Vedanta Limited, Jharsuguda v. Union of India, 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 23. Soli @ Sulachana Jena & Anr. v. Chief Executive Officer, NESCO (Electrical), Balasore & Anr., 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 34. Sk. Jumman @ Badruddin v. State of Odisha, 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 45. Santosh Kumar Nayak v. State of...

Karnataka High Court Raps Postal Officials For Opening HUF PPF Account After Withdrawal Of Scheme, Orders Payment Of Interest

The Karnataka High Court recently came to the rescue of a 48 years old Bengaluru resident who was denied interest on PPF deposits, stating that his HUF PPF account was opened irregularly after the scheme was amended.Stating that it was for the authorities to detect such irregular accounts and inform the investors immediately, a single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna cautioned the...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest March 2023

SUBJECT WISE INDEXAccess to JusticeFundamental right of Access to Justice - Abolition of OAT does not violate right of access to justice as cases will be heard by High Court - The fundamental right of access to justice is no doubt a crucial and indispensable right under the Constitution of India. However, it cannot be interpreted to mean that every village, town, or city must house every forum...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Directs State To Follow Due Process In Land Acquisition For Road Widening In Narsipatnam

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State to follow due process of law contemplated under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 in acquiring the properties of residents in Narsipatnam for the purpose of widening the road."Till the property of the petitioners is acquired by following due process of law as...

Succession Certificates Under Indian Succession Act 1925 Do Not Confer Any Titles: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Explains

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has recently ruled that the proceedings for grant of a succession certificate under the Indian Succession Act 1925 are of summary nature and do not confer any title to the amount in favour of the certificate holder.The observations to this effect were made by Justice Javed Iqbal Wani while hearing an appeal filed in terms of section 384 of the...

Delhi High Court Permanently Restrains Rajasthan-Based Restaurant From Using 'Sadda Pind' Mark, Asks It To Pay ₹2 Lakh Costs To NGO

The Delhi High Court has permanently restrained a Rajasthan-based restaurant from using the mark “Sadda Pind”, which is registered in favour of a famous tourist place in Punjab.Justice C Hari Shankar decreed the suit filed by JDM Heritage Lawns Heritage Private Limited after the defendant, Ankit Chawla, undertook not to use “SADDA PIND” mark for his restaurant. It was the case of...

Shouldn't Seem That Government Is Preferring One Newspaper Over Other: Supreme Court In 'Eenadu' Plea Against AP Govt Order

While hearing a plea filed by the management of Telugu daily "Eanadu" against a scheme of the Andhra Pradesh Government which allegedly promotes the "Sakshi" daily controlled by the Chief Minister, the Supreme Court on Monday orally remarked, "it should not really appear that the government is making one newspaper a preferred newspaper".The Government Order in question sanctioned Rs.200/-...

Gujarat High Court Opens 'Sealed Cover' Results Of Two Public Service Aspirants After 25 Yrs, Finds Them Successful

About 25 years after two public service aspirants challenged the eligibility criteria for recruitment as Agricultural Officers through State Public Service Commission, the Gujarat High Court opened their sealed cover results on Thursday and found them successful.The merit was declared in December 1998 but results of the four petitioners were withheld.They had challenged the Deputy Director...

Kerala High Court Asks Centre To Submit Data On Number Of Persons Suffering From Breast Cancer

The Kerala High Court recently directed the Union of India to collect data regarding persons suffering from different types of Breast Cancer from the Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi.Justice Shaji P. Chaly was dealing with the petition wherein it had taken suo motu cognizance of the unaffordability of patented life-saving medicines, in light of the death of the erstwhile...

Lawyer’s Complaint Alleging Injury Can’t Be Disregarded Merely Because He Knows How To Draft It: Delhi High Court

Denying anticipatory bail to a man accused of causing hurt to an individual by hitting his head with an iron rod, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday observed that merely because the complainant is a lawyer by profession, his complaint cannot be disregarded merely on the ground that he knows how to draft it. “The same would imply that an injured person who has his or her complaint prepared by...

Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh Appointed As The Chief Justice Of Tripura High Court

The President of India today appointed Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, Judge of Jharkhand High Court as the Chief Justice of Tripura High Court. A notification released in this regard reads thus:"In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, Judge of the Jharkhand High Court, to...

Cheque Must Reach Payee Bank Within 6 Months To Attract Criminal Liability For Dishonour U/S 138 NI Act: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has recently ruled that in order to attract criminal liability under the provisions of Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act it is necessary that the cheque has to be presented at the bank on which it is drawn within six months as from the date of its issuance.The observations were made by Justice Ajay Mohan Goel while hearing an appeal in terms of...