Judges Are Never To Be Tried In Media; Attributing Motives To Judges A Dangerous Trend : Justice Deepak Gupta

Agreeing with the comments made by Supreme Court judge Justice JB Pardiwala regarding personal attacks made against judges, former Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta said that judges are never to be tried in media.Terming the trial of judges in media a "dangerous trend", Justice Gupta said that it can interfere with judicial administration. He added that the Court should "come down with...

'State Should Not Consider Stale & Old Cases Which Do Not Have Live Link With Necessity Of Passing Order Of Externment': MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench recently held that while deciding an application to extern an individual, the State authorities should not consider old cases registered against them which have no connection with the question as to whether the order of externment should be passed or not. Quashing the order of externment passed by the District Magistrate, which was...

High Court Directs Delhi Govt To Ensure Uninterrupted Supply Of Sanitary Napkins In Govt Schools

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Government to ensure that there is uninterrupted supply of sanitary napkins to the girl students in government-aided schools under its Kishori Yojana. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad disposed of a public interest litigation preferred by NGO Social Jurist through Advocates...

Karnataka High Court Dismisses Plea Comparing IPL Auction With Human Trafficking

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation filed questioning the auction held every year for selecting players for the Indian Premier League (IPL) teams and claimed that it amounted to "human trafficking". A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice JM Khazi orally observed, "Auction and the matches are over, the final match has...

Substantive Right Accrued To A Litigant Should Not Be Defeated Citing Procedural Defects Capable Of Being Cured: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that substantive right accrued to the litigant should not be defeated citing a procedural defect capable of being cured."It is a trite law that the procedural defect may fall within the purview of irregularity and capable of being cured, but it should not be allowed to defeat the substantive right accrued to the litigant without affording reasonable ...

Plea Seeking Arrest Of Former BJP Spokesperson Nupur Sharma Mentioned For Urgent Listing Before Supreme Court

A petition filed by a lawyer seeking to arrest former BJP Spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her alleged hate statement against the revered Prophet Mohammad on a television debate was mentioned for urgent listing before the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The petition was mentioned before the vacation bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and JK Maheshwari. Urging the bench to list the plea,...

Axiomatic Delay Disentitles Party To Discretionary Relief U/A 226: Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Acquisition Proceedings After "62 Yrs"

The Delhi High Court has observed that the axiomatic delay in approaching the court disentitles a party to discretionary relief under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.While dismissing a plea filed after an inordinate delay of 62 years in a land acquisition matter, a division bench comprising of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Gaurang Kanth further added that the Petitioners...

'Hold Goa Panchayat Elections Within 45 Days' : Supreme Court Upholds Bombay HC Direction

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, refused to interfere with the order of the Bombay High Court at Goa passed on 28th June, 2022, which had directed the State of Goa and the State Election Commission to ensure that the elections are held and completed within 45 days from the date of order. It observed that the High Court order was in compliance with Article 243E of the Constitution of...

'No Writ Can Lie On The Principle That Candidates Have A Legitimate Expectation To Know Their Raw Marks Or Attempt Answer Keys': Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has recently held that no writ can lie on the principle that candidates have a legitimate expectation to get their raw marks known or attempt answer keys. It was further remarked, "merely because the apprehension of the petitioners is that they had got less marks than expected is no ground on which a challenge to the adoption of normalization procedure can...

Tender Inviting Authority Can't Bind Bidders When Market Is Substantially Altered Amid Delay In Opening Bids: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has allowed a petition for quashing the tender process after the bidders approached the court citing Indonesia's ban on the export of RBD Palmolein and other palm products as a Force Majeure Event which made it impossible for them to complete the tender process.Justice GR Swaminathan noted that Indonesia is a major supplier of Palmolein and therefore the ban order...

Stamp Duty On Arbitral Award To Be Paid As Per The Rate Applicable When The Award Was Signed : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has ruled that the date for the purpose of quantifying the stamp duty payable on an arbitral award under the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 is the date on which the award was signed. The Single Bench of Justice S. Vishwajith Shetty held that since the amendment to Article 11(b) of the Schedule to the Karnataka Stamp Act was already in force on the date of passing...

Challenge Without Impugned Award, Vakalatnama, And The Attested Statement Of Truth, Non-Est In Law: Delhi High Court

The High Court of Delhi has held that an challenge petition filed without impugned award, vakalatnama, and verification is non-est in law. The Single Bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru was dealing with a case where the petitioner had initially filed a challenge petition under Section 34 of the A&C Act without the impugned award, vakalatnama, and the statement of...