Meghalaya High Court Junks Plea Challenging Reconstitution Of Meghalaya Waqf Board, Says Petitioners Lack Locus

Meghalaya High Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the reconstitution of Meghalaya Waqf Board, observing that the writ petitioners have no locus standi to put a challenge to the impugned notifications, and on the question of maintainability itself, the writ petition fails.The petitioners had contended that the newly constituted Meghalaya Waqf Board is violative of the...

Debt Arising Out Of Different Work Orders Can Be Clubbed To Meet Minimum Thershold Of Rs. 1 Crore: NCLT Mumbai Reiterates

The National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”), Mumbai Bench, comprising of Shri Kishore Vemulapalli (Judicial Member) and Shri Prabhat Kumar (Technical Member), while adjudicating a petition filed in A J Buildcon Private Limited v Patel Engineering Limited, has reiterated that debts arising from different work order(s) can be clubbed to satisfy the minimum threshold limit of Rs....

Extra-Judicial Confession Is A Weak Piece Of Evidence, Independent Corroboration Needed: Supreme Court

Reiterating that it is a weak piece of evidence, the Supreme Court of India recently observed that the credibility of an extra-judicial confession decreases when the surrounding circumstances are doubtful.A Bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sanjay Karol said that Courts would generally look for an independent reliable corroboration before placing any reliance upon an extra-judicial...

Whether Proceedings Under NI Act Become Infructuous If Creditor Opts IBC?: Delhi High Court Issues Notice

The Delhi High Court Bench comprising of Justice Jasmeet Singh, while adjudicating a petition filed in Ashwani Arya & Anr. v Rajat Mitra Proprietor of M/s. Caldron Graphics, has issued notice in the petition filed under Section 482 of CrPC, wherein quashing of summons issued in a proceeding under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act has been sought by the Director...

Conviction As Juvenile Does Not Stigmatize Future Employment As Police Constable: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has noted that rejecting a candidate’s appointment for the sole reason that he was acquitted/convicted as a minor would go against the objectives of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015. Justice R Subramanian and Justice Sathi Kumar Sukumarakurup came to the aid of a candidate who had applied for the post of Police Constable....

NCLT Delhi Approves Resolution Plan Of Suraksha Realty & Lakshdeep Investments & Finance For Jaypee Infratech LTD.

The National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”), Special Bench (New Delhi), comprising of Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar (Judicial Member) and Shri L.N. Gupta (Technical Member), while adjudicating a petition filed in IDBI Bank Limited v Jaypee Infratech Limited, has approved the Resolution Plan submitted by Consortium of M/s. Suraksha Realty Ltd. and M/s. Lakshdeep Investments &...

SCBA To Convene General Body Meeting To Consider Resolutions Against Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal & Neeraj Kishan Kaul

A section of the Supreme Court Bar Association has expressed unhappiness at Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal and Neeraj Kishan Kaul for apologising to the Chief Justice of India on behalf of the bar over the remarks made by SCBA President Vikas Singh. 235 SCBA members have proposed a resolution seeking action against the senior lawyers for tendering apology "without knowing the issue and...

Kerala High Court Directs Registry To Preserve Audio-Video Recording Of Proceedings Leading To Contempt Case Against Lawyer

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday ordered the preservation of the audio-video recordings of the proceedings which took place in the court of Justice Mary Joseph on February 9, when a lawyer had indulged in alleged misbehaviour resulting in the initiation of suo motu contempt proceedings against him.The order was passed on a writ petition filed by Advocate Yeshwanth Shenoy, who is facing...

Brahmapuram Fire | Water Bodies Getting Converted Into Dump Sites, Proper Implementation Of Solid Waste Management Rules Necessary: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday asked the Secretary, Municipal Corporation of Kochi to inform the court regarding the steps to be taken by the civic body for implementing the Solid Waste Management and Handling Rules, 2016, in the wake of fire at Brahmapuram Solid Waste Management Plant.The Division Bench comprising Justice S.V. Bhatti and Justice Basant Balaji, while addressing the...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-up [February 27- March 5, 2023]

Nominal IndexShoyab Mehtab Ali vs Divisional Commissioner and Anr. 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 126Lok Developers vs Deputy Commissioner of Income tax 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 127Rakesh Tulsidas Rathod V/s. Jayraj Vishram Vapikar & Ors 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 128Dilip Babubhai Shah and Ors. v. Additional Resident Deputy Collector and Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 129 Shaikh Sana Farheen Shahmir and Ors. v. State...

Delhi Waqf Board Challenges Union Govt's Decision On 123 'Waqf Properties', High Court Adjourns Matter To Next Week

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday adjourned Delhi Waqf Board's petition challenging Union Government’s decision to “absolve” the board from all matters pertaining to 123 properties, to March 15.Senior Advocate Rahul Mehra, representing the Waqf Board, earlier submitted before the court that the possession of the properties has consistently been with the statutory authority. He called...

Punjab And Haryana High Court Orders Sensitization Of Trial Courts About Significance Of Timely Disposal Of Injunction Applications

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently directed the Presiding Officers of Trial Courts and District Judges of the States of Punjab, Haryana and Union Territory of Chandigarh for sensitizing Presiding Officers of Trial Courts about the significance and importance of timely disposal of injunction applications.The single judge bench of Arun Monga was hearing revision petition for...