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No Direction Can Be Passed To Sell Property To Third Party In Section 9 Petition Of The A&C Act: Calcutta High Court
The High Court of Calcutta has held that no direction can be passed to sell property to third party in Section 9 petition of the A&C Act The Single Bench of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya has held that a direction to sell the subject property to an outsider who was not a party to the arbitral proceedings would result in the property going out of the girdle of the arbitration and...
Calcutta High Court Seeks Report From Police Superintendent On BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari's Plea Alleging Illegal Search Operation At His Office
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the Superintendent of Police, Purba Medinipur to file a report on the alleged search conducted by police authorities at the office of BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition of West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari last Sunday. Adhikari had contended that a police team had raided his office situated in Nandigram in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district,...
Gauhati High Court Confers 'Senior Designation' On 15 Advocates
The Gauhati High Court on Thursday notified designation of 15 Advocates as Senior Advocates.The notification reads as follows:"In exercise of powers conferred under Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961, read with Rule 3(1) of the Gauhati High Court (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules, 2018, the Gauhati High Court is pleased to designate the following Advocates as Senior Advocates...
Hate Speech : Supreme Court Gives Liberty To Petitioners To Move Vacation Bench In Relation To Proposed Dharam Sansad Events In June-July
The Supreme Court on Thursday granted liberty to the petitioners who have filed a PIL seeking action against alleged hate speeches in Dharam Sansad meets to move the vacation bench with respect to any hate speech in the upcoming Dharam Sansand events in June-July (when the Court is closed for summer vacations).A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Abhay S Oka and JB Pardiwala was hearing...
Withdraw Policy To Give Incentives To Prosecutors For Securing Death Penalty : Supreme Court To Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, was astonished that the Public Prosecutors are granted incentives by State of Madhya Pradesh for, inter alia, securing death penalty. It orally directed the Counsel appearing for the State to advise the MP Government to withdraw all such policies for PPs as well those for the Investigating Officials which incentives the outcome of sentencing. A...
Right To Dignity Not Offended Merely By Queuing Up At Fair Price Shop: High Court On Quashing Delhi Govt's Doorstep Ration Delivery Scheme
The Delhi High Court has observed that a person's right to dignity and privacy is not offended merely because such a person may be required to queue up at a fair price shop outlet. The observation was made by a division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh while setting aside the Delhi government's scheme for doorstep delivery of ration. The...
IT Rules 2021 : Supreme Court To Hear Centre's Challenge Against Interim Orders Of High Courts On July 19
The Supreme Court on Thursday posted to July 19 the hearing of the Centre's petitions challenging the interim orders passed by High Courts staying some provisions of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021).The Centre has also filed petitions to transfer the cases in the High Courts to the Supreme Court. The Court...
"No Reason For Close Relatives To Falsely Accuse": Orissa High Court Upholds Life Sentence Awarded To Man For Murder Of Cousin Brother
The Orissa High Court has upheld the conviction of a person, who was sentenced to life for committing murder of his cousin-brother. While dismissing the appeal, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice Radha Krishna Pattanaik observed, "This is not a case of mistaken identity since all the witnesses are close relations of both the accused and the deceased. The...
Permanent Lok Adalats Can Decide A Dispute On Merits; But Conciliation Proceedings Preceding It Are Mandatory: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the Permanent Lok Adalats have adjudicatory functions under the Legal Services Act,1987 and thus empowered to decide a dispute before it on merits.The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and PS Narasimha held that conciliation proceedings under Section 22-C of the LSA Act are mandatory in nature. Even if the opposite party does not appear, the Permanent...
Directors Of Manufacturing Company Can't Be Prosecuted For Sub-Standard Drugs Unless They Played An "Active Role" In The Process: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against the Proprietors/ Directors of a drugs manufacturing company for alleged production of sub-standard quality drugs, while observing that they did not play an "active role" in the alleged offence."Unless the petitioners do have an active role in the preparation and manufacture of drugs, which are alleged to be...
