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Failure To Mention Blacklisting As A Probable Action Does Not Disable Tenderer From Blacklisting The Delinquent Bidder: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently ruled that failure to mention blacklisting to be one of the probable actions that could be taken against the delinquent bidder does not, by itself, disable the Govt from blacklisting a delinquent bidder, if it is otherwise justified. The bench comprising Justice Sindhu Sharma was hearing a plea in terms of which the petitioner...
Exporter Not Required To Hold IEC Number To Avail Benefits Under 'Service Exports From India' Scheme: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has ruled that the requirement of holding an Import Export Code (IEC) number at the time of rendering services in order to avail the benefits under the Services Export from India Scheme (SEIS), as imposed by the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 (FTP), is against the intent and purpose of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (FTDR Act). The...
Bengaluru Riots | Attacking Police With Petrol Bottles Amounts To 'Terrorist Act' Under UAPA: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that use of petrol bottles while attacking police personnel and police stations by accused persons during the Bengaluru Riots of 2020 would prima-facie constitute 'Terrorist Act' under Section 15 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. A division bench of Justices K. Somashekar and Shivashankar Amarannavar dismissed the appeal filed by...
'Sends Bad Message To Efficient Judges' : Supreme Court Urges Patna HC To Drop Proceedings Against Judge For Deciding POCSO Cases Within Days
The Supreme Court of India on Monday urged the Patna High Court to drop all disciplinary proceedings initiated against a suspended Additional Sessions Judge from Bihar for deciding POCSO cases within days.During the hearing, a division bench comprising of Justices UU Lalit and Ravindra Bhat orally observed,"Our sincere advice is to drop everything. If you don't want to, we'll go threadbare...
Section 311 CrPC Application Cannot Be Dismissed Merely On The Ground That It Will Lead To Filling In Loop Holes Of Prosecution Case: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that an application under Section 311 CrPC cannot be dismissed merely on the ground that it will lead to filling in the loop holes of the prosecution's case. The power must be exercised wherever the court finds that any evidence is essential for the just decision of the case and is not constrained by the closure of evidence, the bench comprising Justices DY...
IBC Cases Weekly Round Up : 1 August To 7August, 2022
Supreme Court Entries In Book Of Accounts/Balance Sheet Of Corporate Debtor Can Be Treated As Acknowledgment Of Liability Of Debt Payable To Financial Creditor: Supreme Court Case Title: Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Limited v Tulip Star Hotels Limited Case No.: 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 648, CA 84-85 OF 2020 The Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice Indira Banerjee...
Ranveer Singh 'Nude' Photoshoot | Plea In Calcutta High Court Seeks Forfeiture Of Magazine's Printed Copies, Blocking Of Its Website
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been moved before the Calcutta High Court seeking direction to the State Of West Bengal and officials authorities to forfeit all the printed copies of a magazine named Paper Magainze published on July 23 which carried famous Bollywood Actor Ranveer Singh's 'Nude' photo as its cover image.The plea has been moved by one Nazia Ilahi Khan alleging...
'Decree' Includes Order Rejecting Plaint Under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC, Amenable To Remedy Of Appeal U/S 96: Punjab & Haryana High Court
Punjab and Haryana High Court recently dismissed a revision petition for setting aside order of the Addl. Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.), Chandigarh, vide which, application under Order 7 Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure for rejection of plaint in a summary suit was allowed. The bench comprising Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul held that in circumstances, when there already exists a...
Mere Allegation Of Harassment Doesn't Attract S.306 IPC: AP High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Women Accused Of Abetting Their Husbands' Suicides
A single judge bench of Justice Subba Reddy of Andhra Pradesh High Court granted anticipatory bail to two women accused of abetment of suicide by their husbands, in separate cases.There must be proof of direct or indirect acts of incitement towards the commission of suicide, the Court said. It noted that conviction under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code cannot be sustained merely...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Roundup: August 1 To August 7, 2022
NOMINAL INDEX Laxmi Educational Society, Manesar and others Versus State of Haryana and others 2022 LiveLaw (PH) 210Siriya (now deceased) through his LRs Versus Tulsi Puri (now deceased) through his LRs 2022 LiveLaw (PH) 211Jaswinder Singh Versus State Of Haryana 2022 LiveLaw (PH) 212Shri Jainendra Gurukul Panchkula through its Secretary Versus Dev Raj 2022 LiveLaw (PH) 213Satpal...