Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Stay On HC Direction To Enforce Delhi CM's Speech Promising Rent Relief

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the challenge to the September, 2021 order of the Delhi High Court division bench temporarily staying the Single Judge order making promises extended by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for payment of rent on behalf of poor tenants enforceable.A bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant was considering a special leave petition filed...

Hit-And-Run Cases : Provisions Giving Increased Compensation To Come Into Effect From April 1, 2022

The Central Government has notified that Section 161 of the Motor Vehicles Act, which provides for enhanced compensation for hit-and-run cases of deaths and injuries, will come into force from April 1, 2022. Section 161, as amended by the Motor Vehicles Act 2019, increased the compensation for death in hit-and-run cases from Rs 25,000 to Rs. 2 Lakhs; in cases of grievous injuries,...

Patna High Court Stays Bihar Mining Corp's Move To Recruit Only CNLU Graduates As Law Officers

The Patna High Court has stayed the selection process to the post of Law Officer in Bihar State Mining Corporation Limited. This order has come on a petition challenging the recruitment notification of the Corporation on the ground that it allowed only the law graduates from the Chanakya National Law University, Patna (CNLU) to apply for the said post. The Bench of Justice P. B. Bajanthri...

Improvement In Charge Sheet Without Supporting Material Is Ground For Quashing Proceedings U/S 482 CrPC: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently ruled that statement added in charge sheet in the absence of any such averment in the FIR or Section 161 CrPC statement is an abuse of process of court and the proceedings can be quashed under Section 482 of CrPC. Brief Facts of the case On the FIR lodged by the complainant, a case was registered under various offences of IPC viz....

Supertech Twin Towers Demolition Started; Will Be Over May 22: NOIDA Authority Informs Supreme Court

In connection with the Supertech Emerald Court project in Noida, the Supreme Court on Monday was informed by the NOIDA Authority that on or before May 22, the twin towers would stand demolished.The Court had on February 7 had directed that the work of demolition of the twin 40-storeyed towers in Supertech's Emerald Court project in Noida shall commence no later than within a period of two...

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up [2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 48 - 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 59]

Nominal IndexDharmendra Ravipratap Rajak v. State Of Gujarat Hirenbhai Hiteshbhai Patel v. State Of Gujarat Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service v. Bodar Augustin Bhurjibhai J. v. State Of Gujarat (Name Concealed Intentionally) Maheshbhai Bhurjibhai Damor v. State Of Gujarat & 3 Other(S) Parulben Natwarlal Patel v. State Of Gujarat New India Assurance Co Ltd v....

Cyrus Mistry Seeks Expunction Of Remarks Against Him In Supreme Court Judgment Allowing Tata Sons' Appeal

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an application filed by Cyrus Mistry seeking directions for expunging/deleting certain remarks in Supreme Court's judgement delivered on March 26 last year in the Tata Son's appeal. Mistry is aggrieved by certain remarks made against in that judgement by the Supreme Court while allowing Tata Sons' appeal against the order of the National Company...

Right Of Residence U/S 19 Of Domestic Violence Act Not Indefeasible In Shared Household When Daughter In Law Pitted Against Aged In Laws: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that the right of residence under Section 19 of the Domestic Violence Act is not an indefeasible right of residence in shared household, especially, when the daughter-in-law is pitted against aged father-in-law and mother-in-law."Thus, where the residence is a shared household, it does not create any embargo upon the owner to claim eviction against...

Identity Of Juvenile Is Not To Be Disclosed: Allahabad High Court Reminds Its Registry

The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that the identity of a juvenile/ child in conflict with law must not be disclosed. Thus, the Court directed its Registry to redact the name of the juvenile accused in the present case, from the entire record.Justice Sanjay Kumar Pachori observed,"the identity of the juvenile in the present matter has been disclosed in the impugned judgment and order...

Motor Vehicles Act - New Provisions On Third Party Insurance, Accident Claims To Come Into Effect From April 1, 2022

The Central Government has notified that Sections 50 to 57 and 93 of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment Act) 2019 will come into force with effect from April 1, 2022.A notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on February 25 stated :"In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 (32 of 2019), the...

Four New Judges Take Oath In Delhi High Court, Working Strength Rises To 34

Four new judges took oath as Delhi High Court judges on Monday, February 28, 2022.Chief Justice DN Patel administered the oath for the newly appointed Judges. The new Judges (in the order of seniority) are:- Justice Neena Bansal Krishna- Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma- Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta- Justice Sudhir Kumar JainWith the new appointments, the working strength of the High Court has...

Writ Court Ought Not To Interfere When Statutory Remedy Under SARFAESI Act Before Debt Recovery Tribunal Is Invoked: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court was of the opinion that writ jurisdiction cannot be exercised when the statutory remedy under Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI) has been invoked. The petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India was filed by the petitioners for quashing the sale notice issued by...