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Attorney General Raises Concerns About 'Exorbitant' Arbitrators' Fee In PSU Cases; Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Issue Of 4th Schedule Fee Scale
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear the issue related to the mandatory nature of the 'model' fee scale for arbitrators prescribed under the Fourth Schedule of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996.The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana agreed to constitute a bench to hear the Special Leave Petitions which raise the issue relating to the interpretation of the Fourth Schedule. This...
Pan Am Hijack-Terror Attack: Can Compensation Received By Husband For Wife's Death Be Taxed As 'Income'?: Gujarat HC To Examine
The Gujarat High Court is set to examine as to whether the compensation received by the husband on account of his wife's death in a terror attack be taxed as his income. The Bench of Justice J. B. Pardiwala and Justice Nisha Thakore pondered over the question as to whether something that has been received as compensation could be taxed as one's income. In the instant case,...
Evidence Of Public Officer Can't Be Disbelieved Merely Because He Is A Police Officer: Allahabad High Court Denies Bail In NDPS Case
"Evidence of a public officer cannot be thrown only on the ground that he is a police officer," the Allahabad High Court has held recently while denying bail to an accused allegedly involved in a case pertaining to recover of 1,025 kg ganja.Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav discarded the argument that the arresting officials did not comply with the mandatory provisions of search and seizure under...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Lawyer's Petition For 'Judicial Vista', Special Judicial Infrastructure Authority
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a writ petition which seeks the construction of a "Judicial Vista" near the Supreme Court for better working conditions and the setting up of an independent authority to deal with judicial infrastructure in the country.The petition has been filed by Advocate Ardhendumauli Kumar Prasad, the Secretary of Supreme Court Bar Association. The bench...
NGT Imposes ₹25 Crore Fine On Coca-Cola, PepsiCo Bottlers Over Illegal Extraction Of Groundwater In UP
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a fine of Rs 25 crore as environmental compensation on two companies/bottlers Moon Beverages and Varun Beverages, who are responsible for the manufacturing of products namely, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, as it found them guilty of exploiting groundwater for bottling plants in Uttar Pradesh.The NGT's Bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson),...
Once Parties Acknowledge Existence Of Arbitration Clause, Court Can Appoint Arbitrator Even If Stamp Duty Is Insufficiently Paid: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has recently observed that once the parties have acknowledged that an arbitration clause was embodied in the substantive contract, insufficiency of stamps cannot prevent the court from disposing an application under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 for appointment of arbitrators. Single Judge AK Menon said,"Arbitration is seen as a...
By Simply Alleging Genocide, A Country Can't Invade Another : Ukraine Argues Before ICJ In Case Against Russia
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague, Netherlands on Monday heard extensive arguments from Ukraine while adjudicating upon an application moved by the Ukrainian government accusing Russia of carrying out and "planning acts of genocide in Ukraine." The application inter alia also urged the ICJ to urgently indicate provisional measures directing Russia to suspend its...
Assembly Elections : Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Tomorrow PlL Seeking VVPAT Verification Before Votes Counting
Ahead of the counting of votes in the assembly elections in five states, the Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear tomorrow a PIL seeking that the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail(VVPAT) slips be verified before the counting of votes recorded in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora mentioned the PIL filed by RTI activist Rakesh Kumar before the Chief Justice...
S.25B Industrial Disputes Act | Service Rendered Even Prior To Regularization Needs To Be Considered While Awarding Pensionary Benefits: Gujarat HC
"While conferring benefits viz. pensionary benefits, calculation of the entire service rendered even prior to the benefit of the regular pay scale being conferred needs to be considered for the purpose of awarding pensionary benefits (from the date of initial appointment as a daily wager)," the Gujarat High Court has affirmed in reference to Section 25B of the Industrial Disputes Act....
'John Doe' Injunction Order To Protect Property Possession Can Be Passed If There Is Threat From Unknown Persons : Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has passed an order of temporary injunction restraining unknown persons (also known as John Doe order) from interfering with the peaceful possession of the property owned by a woman in Bengaluru. Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar while hearing an appeal filed by one Meera Ajith, said, "Order XXXIX Rule 1(a) CPC states that an order of temporary injunction may...
