Clause Exclusively Empowering Chief Project Manager To Appoint Arbitrator From A Panel Maintained By It, Illegal: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has reiterated that when a person has itself become ineligible by operation of law to act as an arbitrator, it cannot nominate another person to act as arbitrator. The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma was dealing with an arbitration clause which exclusively empowered the Chief Project Manager to appoint the arbitrator from a panel which was itself maintained...

Odisha Governor Inaugurates Refurbished ‘Museum Of Justice’ In Cuttack

The Governor of Odisha Prof. Ganeshi Lal on Saturday inaugurated the refurbished ‘Museum of Justice’ inside historic Barabati Quila of Cuttack. The event was attended by Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar, Judges of the High Court, former CJI Justice G.B. Patnaik and former Chief Justice of Tripura High Court Justice Jaswant Singh.Realizing the need to preserve...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 20 To February 26 2023

Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 57 To 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 66 NOMINAL INDEX Jay Shah v. The Commissioner of Police and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 57 M/s Galatea Limited v. The Registrar General and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 58 Lakshmanan v. The Secretary SHRC, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 59 Shankar @ Savukku Shankar v. State and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 60 C.Ve. Shanmugam...

Order Passed Under Section 11 Of The Arbitration And Conciliation Act Cannot Be Reviewed: Calcutta High Court

The High Court of Calcutta that the A&C Act is a complete code in itself and it does not contain any provision for the review of an order passed under Section 11 of the Act. The Bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf held that power of review is a creature of statute and unlike the Supreme Court which has inherent power of review under Article 137 of the Constitution of India, no...

Supreme Court Stays Laying Of Paver Blocks In Matheran, Says It'll Destroy City's Natural Beauty

The Supreme Court of India on Friday issued a stay on the laying of concrete paver blocks in the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of Matheran, the only pedestrian hill station in Asia, until the appropriate monitoring constituted by virtue of a 2003 notification by the Ministry of Environment and Forests took a call on the issue within eight weeks. While directing the committee to decide...

NEET PG 2023 Postponement : Supreme Court Refuses To Postpone, Dismisses Petitions | Live Updates [Feb 27]

The Supreme Court will hear today two petitions seeking postponement of the NEET-PG 2023 examination scheduled on March 5, 2023.Last Friday, the Court had sought the response of the National Board of Examinations on the plea. The petitioners, who are doctors seeking to appear in NEET-PG, pointed out that the NBE initially fixed the cut-off date for internship completion as March 31, 2023,...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 20 To February 26, 2023

Nominal Index [Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 89-101]Kottayam Municipality & Anr. v. The Chairperson, Kerala State Human Rights Commission & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 89State of Kerala rep. by the Addl. Secretary to the Government v. The Chancellor, 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 90Anilkumar & Anr. v. State of Kerala, 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 91Gireesh V Antony, 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 92Southern Railway V M...

Arbitration Under Section 42 Of Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 Would Override A Contractual Arbitration Clause: Telangana High Court

The High Court of Telangana has held that arbitration under Section 42 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 would override a contractual arbitration clause entered into between the parties. The bench of Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan held that Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 is a special legislation and Sections 42 and 51 of the Act gives it an overriding act over other acts and...

Regional Colloquium on JJAct, Pocso Act And Drug Abuse Organised By Kerala HC Passes Resolution For Immediate Steps for Dispensation of Justice and Rehabilitation of Victims

The Regional Colloquium on Juvenile Justice Act,2015, PoCSO Act and Drug Abuse among Children organized by the High Court of Kerala entered its second and final day on Sunday. The Colloquium was organised to sensitise various stake holders of the justice delivery system handling cases involving children under different acts at various levels. Justice C T Ravikumar, Judge, Supreme...

NEET UG : Madras HC Criticises Student For Claiming Dual Nativity, Calls Upon Centre And College To Decide About His Admission

The Madras High Court recently came down heavily upon a student for claiming admission both as a native of Puducherry and Kerala. The court added that the student had filed a false declaration while securing admission to JIPMER Puducherry by submitting that he had not claimed the benefit of residence in any other State. Justice CV Karthikeyan held that by doing so, he had denied...

Judicial Officer Suppresses Criminal Case In Application Form; Supreme Court Upholds Termination, Says Subsequent Closure Of Case Irrelevant

The Supreme Court recently upheld the termination of services of a judicial officer for suppressing the pendency of a criminal case at the time of making application. In the application form, there was a specific question if the applicant was an accused or a complainant in any criminal complaint. The candidate was named as an accused in an FIR. Also, she was a complainant in another...

[Tripura Panchayat Act] Essential To Communicate Party Whip Prior To Election Process, Mere Reading Of Whip Not Sufficient: High Court

Setting aside a declaration in terms if which the petitioners had earned disqualification and thereby ceased to be a member of the gram panchayat, the Tripura High Court recently observed that it is essential to communicate party whip prior to the commencement of the election process. Mere reading loudly of the whip does not come within the purview of the Tripura Panchayat Act and the...