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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...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 46 - 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 55
A weekly round-up of important legal developments in Bombay.Nominal IndexDatta Mane vs State of MaharashtraNitesh Singh & Anr. v. Municipal Corporation of Gr. Mumbai & Ors. Saurabh Ashok Nikam vs State of Maharashtra Amitabh Bachchan & Anr. V/s. The Municipal Corporation of Gr.Mumbai & Ors. Hiten Dhirajlal Mehta vs Bhansali Productions Federation of Retail Trade...
Final Order Passed By Any Authority Despite Having Knowledge Of Court's Interim Order For Maintaining Status Quo Is A Nullity: Orissa HC
The Orissa High Court has reiterated that authorities cannot pass final order despite having knowledge that an interim order for maintaining the status quo has been passed by a Court/Tribunal. While granting relief to the petitioner, a Single Judge Bench of Justice Sashikanta Mishra observed, "Since the lis pertains to the legality as well as propriety of the...
Rajasthan High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 21 To February 27, 2022
Judgments/ Orders of the WeekCitations: 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 71 - 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 80 1. No Person Has A Vested Right To Be Posted At A Particular Place: Rajasthan High Court Denies Relief To Govt Teacher Case Title: Soniya Burdak v. State of Rajasthan Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 71 The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that no person has a vested right to...
Section 138 NI Act - Bank Can't Deny Existence Of Account After Returning Cheque With Remark 'Account Frozen' : Supreme Court
If a cheque is returned by a bank with an endorsement "account frozen", then it presupposes the existence of the account, observed the Supreme Court in a recent case.The Court expressed surprise at the stand of the bank that the no such account was maintained and operated by it, despite returning the cheque with the remark "account frozen".In this background, the Supreme Court quashed the...
Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: February 21 To February 27, 2022
CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 58 TO 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 76NOMINAL INDEX 1. Niyaz Ahmad Khan v. State of U.P. and Another 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 582. Tarun Pandit v. State of U.P. and Another 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 593. Virendra Singh vs State Of U.P. 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 604. Rakesh Kumar Pandey & Anr v. State Of U.P. & Anr. 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 615. Bheem Singh vs State of UP Through Secretary...
MP High Court Directs Husband Accused Of Beating Wife To Stay At In-Laws House For 1 Month To 'Reunite' Family
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently directed a man who has been accused of beating his wife to live with his wife at his in-laws' place for one month "so that the family gets reunited for all times to come".The order came from the bench of Justice Rohit Arya on a habeas corpus plea filed by his wife (Geeta Rajak) seeking a writ of habeas corpus for production of the missing corpus of her...
Tripura High Court Directs State To Inspect All Govt Schools, Look Out For Shortfall Of Teachers & Infra Needs
The Tripura High Court recently directed the Tripura state to carry out inspection of all State Government schools within the State of Tripura and to take such remedial steps vis-a-vis wherever shortfall of teachers exist to meet that contingency as well as wherever infrastructural needs are required.The Bench of Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice S. G. Chattopadhyay was hearing a...
Right To Protest Not Lost Merely Because Same Issue Is Pending Before A Constitutional Court : Andhra Pradesh HC
The Andhra Pradesh High Court observed in a recent case that a petitioner will not be deprived of the right to protest on an issue merely because he has approached a constitutional court on the same subject matter.In a recent writ petition before the Andhra Pradesh High Court, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and B.S. Bhanumathi in obiter said: "Approaching a constitutional court for...
Tripura High Court Bans Sale Of Meat Products In Public Places/Streets
The Tripura High Court last week directed the State Government to ban the sale of meat products in public places and/or streets and to consider providing locations where slaughter can be carried out till the slaughterhouse is made operational.The Bench of Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice S. G. Chattopadhyay issued several directions to the state government on a PIL moved by...
