Power Of Attorney Executed Outside India If Not Duly Stamped Within 3 Months Of Receipt In India Will Be Impounded & Charged Penalty: Andhra Pradesh HC

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently ordered the impounding of Power of Attorney (GPA) which was executed outside India. The GPA was not stamped within three months after it had been first received in India as per Section 18 of Indian Stamp Act, 1899."Though the instrument was executed outside India and it was not duly stamped and presented before 3rd respondent within the period of...

'Population Percentage Can't Be Sole Basis For Internal Reservation' : Detailed Analysis Of Supreme Court Judgment In Vanniyar Quota Case

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, held that the Tamil Nadu Act ("2021 Act") which provides internal reservation of 10.5% to the Vanniyar community for appointment in government jobs and admission in educational institutions, is violative of Articles 14, 15 and 16, as there is no substantial basis for differentiating the Vanniyar community from the other MBCs and DNCs. A Bench...

Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Injunction In Trademark Infringement Suit By Mankind Pharma Against RTPCR Testing Kit 'OMISURE'

The Delhi High Court has refused to pass an ad interim injunction against Tata Medical and Diagnostics Limited, manufacturer of 'OMISURE', an RTPCR kit used for detecting COVID-19 Omicron variant. Justice Pratibha M Singh was dealing with a suit filed by Mankind Pharma Limited seeking permanent injunction for infringement of trademark. The Plaintiff claimed to be the 5th largest...

Essential Commodities Cannot Be Confiscated Without Giving A Notice And Opportunity Of Hearing Under Section 6B Of EC Act: Andhra Pradesh HC

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently allowed writ petition holding that statutory notice before confiscation of essential commodity is mandatory under Section 6B of the Essential Commodities Act. The case of the petitioner was that they were the owners of the seized rice and lorry respectively. The petitioner was dealer in food grains and he purchased paddy and converted it...

Rajasthan High Court Monthly Digest: March 2022 [Citations: 82 - 114]

Nominal Index Chitranshi Goyal v. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.; 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 82 Prakash Chand Saini v. State Of Rajasthan; 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 83 Bhagwati Singh (Since Deceased) S/o (Late) Shri Raja Mansingh v. Raja Laxman Singh S/o (Late) Shri Raja Mansingh and connected matter; 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 84 Karma Ram v. The Board of Secondary Education, Ajmer, through...

Unmarried Daughter Can Claim Marriage Expenses From Parents Under 'Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act': Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court recently held that an unmarried daughter can claim marriage expenses from her parents under the provisions of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956.The bench of Justice Goutam Bhaduri and Justice Sanjay S. Agrawal held thus while hearing and allowing a petition filed by a 35-year-old woman, Rajeshwari.The case in brief Appellant/Rajeshwari moved an...

Sub-Classification Amongst Backward Classes Permissible : Supreme Court In Vanniyar Quota Case

The Supreme Court, in its judgment Vanniyar Quota Case, observed that sub-classification amongst backward classes is permissible."It is crystal clear from the Indra Sawhney judgment that backward classes can be sub-classified... No doubt can be entertained about the permissibility of sub-classification amongst backward classes", the bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B R...

Meghalaya High Court Suggests Army To Conduct Surprise Checks On Its Vehicles To Prevent Possible Durg Trafficking

The Meghalaya High Court has put up a significant suggestion that 'flying army checker' teams could be deployed for surprise checks on Army vehicles so as to ensure that drugs are not transported in or through army trucks.The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice W. Diengdoh came up with this suggestion while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed by one M....

Supreme Court Asks SpiceJet & Kal Airways To Reconsider Settling Share Transfer Dispute

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked SpiceJet and Kal Airways to consider settling the share transfer dispute between SpiceJet and its former promoter Kalanithi Maran, and his firm Kal Airways. A Bench headed by CJI Ramana asked SpiceJet to consider Kal Airways' proposal and pay the amount of interest it owes to Kal Airways. The Bench asked both Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi...

Arbitrators Fixing Their Own Fee Would Amount To Misconduct; PSUs Can't Meet Exorbitant Fee Demand As They Are Answerable To CAG : Attorney General Tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday continued hearing the case in which the issue related to fixation of standards for fees for arbitrators was raised.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Sanjiv Khanna and Surya Kant was considering arbitration petition filed by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on the issue related to the mandatory nature of the 'model' fee scale for...

Madras High Court Quashes Suspension Of Former ABVP President Dr. Subbiah Shanmugham

The Madras High Court on Thursday quashed the order of suspension of former ABVP President Dr. Subbiah Shanmugham, Government Surgical Oncologist for alleged association with a political organisation. The bench of Justice D. Krishnakumar further directed the Tamil Nadu Government to complete the departmental enquiry against Dr. Subbiah within a period of 12 weeks. The Court also directed...

Pink Police Harassment: State Urges Kerala High Court To Let Concerned Officer Pay The Compensation Ordered By Single Judge

The State government argued before the Kerala High Court that the concerned pink police officer who harassed a minor girl and her father last year should pay the compensation ordered by the Single Judge. (Pink police is a special women protection squad of Kerala police).The said officer was found guilty of having harassed them in public gaze casting accusations of theft on the duo and the...