'We Personally Feel You Have Not Done Anything': Karnataka High Court On BBMP's Claim Of Filling Up All Bengaluru Potholes

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday took strong exception to the oral claim made by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) that it has filled up all the potholes across the city. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Suraj Govindaraj orally observed, "We personally feel that you have not done anything...Don't say anything which we ourselves feel...

CPC Order VIII Rule 1| Belated Filing Of Documents By Defendant Not Permissible Without Leave Of Court: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court recently reiterated that "provisions of Order VIII Rule 1(3) CPC make it clear that a document which ought to be produced in Court by the defendant under this rule, but, is not so produced shall not, without the leave of the Court, be received in evidence on his behalf at the hearing of the suit". The observation was made by Justice Suresh K Kait, while hearing...

Kerala High Court Grants State 3 More Weeks To Frame Comprehensive Policy On Illegal Flag Masts

The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted three more weeks time to the State government to draw up a comprehensive policy to deal with the menace of illegal flag masts in the State.Justice Devan Ramachandran granted the extension upon noting that it is a matter of policy and since the Additional Advocate General was not keeping well at present:"...this Court is aware of the stand of...

MRTP Commission Can Grant Compensation Only When Loss Or Damage Is Due To Monopolistic, Restrictive Or Unfair Trade Practice: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that Section 12-B of the Monopolies And Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 Act empowers the MRTP Commission to grant compensation only when any loss or damage is caused to a consumer as a result of a monopolistic, restrictive or unfair trade practiceThe bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna noted that there are five ingredients...

RERA ACT- Inconvenience In Making Pre-Deposits Not An Onerous Circumstance Warranting Relaxation Of A Statutory Mandate: Punjab And Haryana High Court

Mere hardship in making pre-deposits which include diverting funds is not an arduous circumstance in any manner and does not necessitate waiver of a statutory mandate, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held. In a case about a batch of petitions filed by several real estate developers against orders passed by the Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority involving common questions of...

Rajasthan HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging MCI Mandate On Foreign Medical Students To Undergo Minimum 54 Months Education

The Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench, has issued notice on a plea challenging regulations of the Medical Council of India (MCI) for foreign medical students, requiring them to compulsorily undergo minimum 54 months medical education for grant of permanent registration in India. A division bench of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice Sameer Jain were hearing the plea filed by...

Anticipatory Bail Plea Not Maintainable Once Accused Enters Appearance, Either Personally Or Through Counsel: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that once an accused has appeared before the court, either personally or through his counsel, he cannot seek anticipatory bail by invoking section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). Justice H P Sandesh thus dismissed the anticipatory bail petition filed by one Ramesh and granted him liberty to approach the Trial Court by filing the...

Courts This Week - A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-99]

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NDPS Act| Action Of Investigating Agency Mixing Contraband From Two Different Cartons Before Forensic Analysis Is Contrary To Law: Delhi Court

A Delhi Court recently reiterated that where the quantity of contraband recovered in a case is large and it is not practicable to send the entire quantity for forensic examination, then sufficient quantity by way of samples from each of the packets recovered should be drawn separately.It emphasized that the investigating agency cannot mix contents of different packets and then drawn...

Tihar Jail Security: Supreme Court Calls For Joint Meeting Between Centre & Delhi Govts To Avoid 'Passing The Buck'

The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that the "passing the buck" between the Central Government and the Delhi Government with respect to the security of the Tihar jail should be dealt with by "effective coordination and expeditious decision-making" by the authorities.Therefore, the Court directed that within a period of one week, a meeting shall be held between an officer at the level...

Fake Motor Accident Claims Using Fabricated Medical Records: Madras High Court Orders Enquiry Into 84 Withdrawn Claims

Taking note of allegations about numerous fake motor accident claims, the Madras High Court has ordered a detailed probe into 84 cases claiming a total of Rs.11.70 Crores, that were withdrawn after the complaint. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh observed,"This is not merely coincidental and it is more a knee-jerk reaction after complaints were made to the effect that claims have been filed...

TDS On MACT Awards: Supreme Court Asks Centre To Look Into Unclaimed Refunds Of Claimants Who Are Not IT Assessees

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Central Government to look into the issue of money deduced from motor accident compensation awards as Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) lying as unclaimed refunds with respect to claimants who may not come within the bracket of Income Tax assesses. A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice MM Sundresh was hearing the case Bajaj Allianz...