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Delhi High Court Seeks Expeditious Appointment Of Recovery Officers In DRTs, Framing Of Rules For High Value Recovery Matters Within 3 Weeks
The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to ensure appointment of Recovery Officers in Debt Recovery Tribunals across India without any delay.A Bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh sought a status report to be filed in this regard on November 17, the next date of hearing, highlighting the progress made so far.The Bench was hearing a plea raising the issue of delay in disposal...
'Object Of JJ Act Defeated': Karnataka High Court Removes Unqualified Persons Appointed To State Selection Committee At Minister's Behest
The Karnataka High Court recently set aside the appointment of two members of the Karnataka State Selection Committee on the grounds that they did not have the requisite qualification prescribed under the Juvenile Justice(Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and the Rules made thereunder. The said committee is constituted for the selection of Juvenile Justice Selection...
Insurance Claim Can Be Rejected If Vehicle Was Used Without Valid Registration: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that an insurance claim can be rejected if a vehicle is used/driven without a valid registration, since that would constitute a fundamental breach of the terms and conditions of the contract of insurance.The bench of Justices Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and Bela M. Trivedi observed that when an insurable incident that potentially results in liability...
'Grave Matter, Requires Immediate Attention' : Delhi High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Rohini Court Firing Incident
The Chief Justice led bench of the Delhi High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the recent gun firing incident inside Delhi's Rohini Court hall."This is a grave matter and requires immediate attention," observed the Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh at the outset.It has impleaded the Commissioner of Delhi Police, Ministry of Home Affairs and the Union Law Ministry...
RTI Activist Amit Jethva Murder Case- Gujarat High Court Suspends Sentence Of Life-Imprisonment Of Ex-MP Dinu Solanki
The Gujarat High Court today suspended the Life-imprisonment sentence of Ex-BJP MP Dinu Bogha Solanki who was convicted by a special CBI court in 2019 for killing RTI activist Amit Jethwa in 2010 after the activist had tried to expose illegal mining activities in the Gir forest region.Suspending his sentence and granting him conditional bail, the Bench of Justice Paresh Upadhyay and Justice...
'For Publicity Purpose': Madras HC Imposes Rs 5K Costs, 2 Year Ban On Filing PILs For 'Misconceived' Challenge To Govt Retirement Age Policy
The Madras High Court on Wednesday imposed costs to the tune of Rs 5000 on a petitioner who had who had challenged the State government's February 2021 decision to increase the retirement age for government officials to 60 years from the earlier 59 years. Additionally, the petitioner was also barred from filing any Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition for two years without obtaining...
NEET-UG : Supreme Court Permits OCI Candidates To Appear For Counselling In General Category For 2021-22; Says 'They Are Indian Origin; Not Outsiders'
The Supreme Court on Thursday passed an interim order allowing Overseas Citizens of India(OCI) candidates to participate for the NEET-UG counselling in the general category for the year 2021-22.The Court passed the interim order in a writ petition filed by OCI candidates challenging a notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs to treat them at par with Non-Resident Indians(NRIs)...
'Complete Abuse Of Process': Madras HC Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Costs For 'Worthless' Appeal, Cautions Against Impleading Arbitrators
The Madras High Court on Wednesday imposed Rs 1 lakh costs on an appellant while dismissing a challenge to an arbitral award by terming it to be an abuse of the process of law. The appellant was directed to pay Rs 50,000 to the respondent and a further Rs 50,000 to the Tamil Nadu Legal Services Authority (TNSLA) within a month.A Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice...
Would Lead To A Super-Spreader Of Covid-19: State In Its Statement Before Kerala High Court Justifying Inaction In Orthodox-Jacobite Church Feud
The State in its statement filed before the Kerala High Court in the Orthodox-Jacobite row has cited the ongoing pandemic as a reason for not implementing the mechanism and system proposed by the Apex Court in K.S Varghese & Ors v St. Peter's & St. Paul's Syrian Orthodox & Ors. The statement, filed through Additional Advocate General Asok M Cherian read: "During these troubled...
'How Can Highways Be Blocked Perpetually? Redressal Can Be Through Judicial Forum Or Parliamentary Debates' : Supreme Court On Farmers Protests
The Supreme Court on Thursday made certain oral remarks disapproving the road blockade in Delhi-NCR region as part of the protests carried out by the farmers against the three controversial farm laws passed last year.While hearing a PIL filed by a Noida-resident Monicca Agarwal complaining of delays in daily commute caused due to the road-blockade, a bench led by Justice Sanjay Kishan...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of 4 Judges To Orissa High Court And 1 Judge To Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on September 29, 2021 has recommended the appointment of 4 new Judges to the Orissa High Court and 1 new Judge to the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Two lawyers and two judicial officers have been recommended for elevation as Judges of the Orissa High Court. The lawyers recommended for elevation are Aditya Kumar Mohapatra and Mruganka Sekhar...