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With The Object of Awarding Just & Fair Compensation, Appellate Court Can Enhance Compensation In The Absence Of An Appeal: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court reiterated the settled legal position that with the object of awarding just and fair compensation, the appellate Court could enhance the compensation even if an appeal or objection has not been filed. Justice Gautam Kumar Choudhary referred to the decision in Reddy v. Duggireddy Venkatanarayana, where it was held that,"It is evidently clear that there is no complete...
BREAKING| Class 10 & 12 Exams : Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Plea To Cancel Offline Exams Of State Boards, CBSE & ICSE
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to list tomorrow a writ petition which seeks the cancellation of physical exams for Class 10 and 12 to be conducted by all State Boards, CBSE, ICSE and NIOS.A bench led by Justice AM Khanwilkar directed that an advanced copy of the petition be served on the CBSE and other concerned respondents in the case. All State Boards have been made respondents in the...
S.406 CrPC| Appeal In Case Transferred To Sessions Court In Another State Lies Before HC Of Transferee State & Not Transferor State: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has held that once in exercise of its powers under Section 406 CrPC the Supreme Court transfers a case from the subordinate criminal court in one state to a subordinate criminal court in another state, any appeal against an order in the said case shall lie before the High Court in the transferee High Court. The bench of Justice Suneet Kumar and Justice Om Prakash...
'Love Affair' Irrelevant Ground For Bail When Victim Is A Minor Girl : Supreme Court In POCSO Case
Noting that once prima facie it appears that the prosecutrix was a minor, the grounds that there was a "love affair" between her and the accused and the accused's alleged refusal to marry would be extraneous for bail, the Supreme Court on Monday set aside the bail granted to an accused under section 376, IPC and section 6, POCSO.The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and Surya Kant was...
Contempt Of Court | Seeking Legal Redressal Cannot Tantamount To Interference Or Obstruction To Course Of Justice: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that seeking legal redressal cannot tantamount to interference or obstruction to the course of justice in relation to contempt of Court. Justice Asha Menon was dealing with a suit seeking a decree of permanent injunction restraining the defendants from writing, circulating, speaking, publishing or making any demeaning remark or material against it or engaging...
Reservation In Promotion: Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Review Of Declaration That M Nagaraj Judgment Will Have Only Prospective Effect
Two individual employees belonging respectively to Madhya Pradesh and Indian Railways have filed a review petition against the Top Court's judgment delivered in Jarnail Singh's case with regards to the prospective effect of its 2006 judgment in M. Nagaraj & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. (2006) 8 SCC 212.On January 27, 2022 the Supreme Court had declared that its 2006 judgment in...
Commercial Court Has Jurisdiction Over Suit Property Used For Trade/ Commerce: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently transferred a suit from a Civil Court to the Commercial Court as the subject property in the suit was exclusively used for trade or commerce by a partnership firm, before its dissolution. Brief facts of the case The application was filed by the petitioner under Section 24 of Code of Civil Procedure to withdraw the suit from Senior Civil...
COVID 19: High Court Asks Delhi Govt To Publish Standards Of Blood Sample Collection In Consultation With ICMR
The Delhi High Court has recently asked the Delhi Government to publish requisite standards as to the collection of blood sample for conducting COVID 19 related tests in consultation with Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) within a week. Justice Najmi Waziri also said that the ICMR will highlight on it's website as to how much blood sample is permitted to be collected for conducting...
'Mother Asked Me To Sign Documents': Sameer Wankhede Challenges Cancellation Of Bar Licence And FIR In Bombay High Court
Former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede has filed two petitions in the Bombay High Court challenging the action by Thane Collector and police for allegedly obtaining a liquor licence for his hotel through fraud and misrepresentation of personal details in 1997. The petitions allege action "pursuant to directions and political pressure stemming from...
Pegasus Case: Supreme Court To Examine Technical Committee's Interim Report On February 23rd
The Supreme Court of India will on 23rd February consider the Interim report submitted by the technical committee constituted by the court to look into the allegations of widespread and targeted surveillance of politicians, journalists, activist etc using the Pegasus spyware.A Bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli will examine the report along with...
