Delhi High Court Allows Constitution Of Confidentiality Club Comprising The Counsels-On-Record For Both Parties And One Authorised Representative Of The Respondent

The Delhi High Court recently in a matter allowed the constitution of a confidentiality club and directed whatever information is revealed in it, will be used by the respondent only for the purpose of progressing this case. The order was passed by a division bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Poonam A. Bamba: "In the meanwhile, counsel for the parties are agreed that they...

Order for Interim Compensation Under NI Act Can Be Enforced As 'Public Demand' Under Bihar & Orissa Public Demands Recovery Act: Patna High Court

In a significant decision, the Patna High Court has ruled that an order for payment of interim compensation under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 ('the NI Act') can be enforced under the Bihar & Orissa Public Demands Recovery Act, 1914 ('the Recovery Act') as a 'public demand'. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar held, "The interim...

Woman Sues Son And Daughter In Law For Grandchild, Seeks Rs 5 Crore Compensation

A woman has approached the Haridwar District Court, against her son and daughter-in-law seeking Rs 5 crores in compensation, if the couple fail to give her a grandchild within the next year. She has accused the couple of mental torture for not planning a child in a case filed under section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act. According to the woman, she and her husband got...

Delhi District Courts Directed To Permit Hybrid/ VC Hearings At The Request Of Counsel Or Parties On All Working Days

The Delhi High Court has directed all the district courts to permit hybrid or virtual conferencing hearings on all working days at the request of the parties or their counsel. The circular issued by the Registrar General of the High Court yesterday states that the Acting Chief Justice and Judges of the High Court have directed that the District Courts in the city, shall permit hybrid or...

Can Transit Anticipatory Bail Be Granted For Offences In Other States? Bombay High Court Refers To Larger Bench

The division bench of the Bombay High Court referred to a full bench the question whether the trial courts or High Courts can grant transit anticipatory bail to an accused when the offence against him is registered in another state, beyond the court's jurisdiction. A division bench of Justices S S Shinde and S V Kotwal widened the scope of the reference by adding issues like whether...

"Happy Married Life", "TN Custom Of Marriage Of Girl With Maternal Uncle": Supreme Court Sets Aside POCSO Conviction

The Supreme Court set aside the conviction of a man accused in a POCSO case after noticing that he had married the prosecutrix and had two children."This Court cannot shut its eyes to the ground reality and disturb the happy family life of the appellant and the prosecutrix. We have been informed about the custom in Tamilnadu of the marriage of a girl with the maternal uncle.", the bench...

Gravity Can Only Beget Length of Sentence: Himachal Pradesh High Court Grants Bail In A Case For Misappropriation Of Government Scholarship Scheme Funds

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has recently held that even if there strong evidence about a socio-economic offence of serious magnitude, 'gravity can only beget length of the sentence' provided in law after the trial. Granting bail in a case of misappropriation of a government scholarship fund Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua noted that, "Grant of bail cannot be thwarted merely by asserting...

Arbitral Tribunal Framing An Issue Which Was Already Decided During Interim Award, Writ Maintainable :Meghalaya High Court

The High Court of Meghalaya has held that a writ petition is maintainable against an order of the arbitral tribunal framing issue in respect of a claim that has finally been decided in the interim award. The Single Bench of Justice H.S. Thangkhiew has held that an arbitrator would be acting without jurisdiction if it frames an issue qua a claim that has already been decided in...

Blacklisting Of Tablighi Jamaat Members: Supreme Court Suggests Petitioners To Make Individual Representations To Govt.

As regards the blacklisting of almost 3500 persons in connection with the Tablighi Jamaat congregation, the Supreme Court on Wednesday orally remarked that the petitioners may consider the government's suggestion to make a representation for individual cases for a re-think on their own merits, as there may be scope of a resolution as regards deserving cases if not all.On May 5, SG Tushar...

Low CIBIL Score Of Co-Borrowers Not A Ground To Deny Education Loans: Kerala High Court

The Court opined that conditions of that nature defeat the very purpose of grant of such loans.

Court Cases- Rajya Sabha MP P Wilson Writes To Union Health Minister To Postpone NEET PG 2022 Exams

Mr. P Wilson, Senior Lawyer, and Rajya Sabha MP recently wrote to the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya requesting to postpone the NEET PG 2022 Examinations by at least 6 to 8 weeks thereby allowing students sufficient time to prepare and appear for these exams.Mr. Wilson discussed how the process of admissions through NEET PG 2021 was delayed due to the pendency...

Refusal To Delete Name Of A Party From The Arbitral Proceedings Is Not The Rarest Of Rare Case To Invoke Writ Jurisdiction : Orissa HC

The High Court of Orrisa has held that a writ petition is not maintainable against an order of the arbitral tribunal refusing to delete the name of a party from the arbitration. The Single Bench of Justice Arindam Sinha has held that to invoke the writ jurisdiction in an arbitration matter, the aggrieved party has to show that it is a 'rare of the rarest cases' and the interference...