Supreme Court Appoints Ranjan Gogoi As Sole Arbitrator In A Case

The Supreme Court has appointed Ranjan Gogoi, Rajya Sabha MP and former Chief Justice of India, as the sole arbitrator in a case.A division bench of Justices Indu Malhotra and Ajay Rastogi appointed Gogoi as the arbitrator in the case MCM Service Private Limited v. Ithalia Thai Development Public Company Limited based on the consent of the parties.The arbitral proceedings will be conducted...

Writ Jurisdiction Cannot Be Utilised By A Litigant Only To Take Chance: Supreme Court

'A litigation cannot be allowed to be unendingly kept alive at the choice of a litigant.'

Normal Functioning Of Courts Restored In Karnataka Except In Seven Districts

Except Seven districts in the State of Karnataka, normal functioning of the Courts as existed prior to 15th March 2020 in all the Districts is restored. A modified Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued by the Registrar General of the Karnataka High Court, on January 12, states that "Except in the following seven districts i.e.,1) Bengaluru Urban, 2) Bengaluru Rural,...

Writ Jurisdiction Cannot Be Extended Against The Rejection Of Nomination Papers At An Intermediate Stage Of Gram Panchayat Elections: Bombay HC [FB]

A full bench of the Bombay High Court comprising of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta, Justice A.S. Gadkari and Justice G.S. Kulkarni held that a writ petition under Art. 226 challenging the rejection of nomination papers by the Returning Officer cannot be entertained as it is not a step in facilitating the election process. The Court was hearing a reference made to a larger bench after...

Is Appointment Of Arbitrator By Ineligible Person Valid?Supreme Court Refers Issue To Larger Bench

The Supreme Court has referred to larger bench the issue whether the appointment of an arbitrator by a person, who is disqualified to be an arbitrator as per Section 12(5) of the Arbitration Act, is valid.A bench comprising Justices RF Nariman, Navin Sinha and KM Joseph doubted the correctness of the decision in Central Organisation for Railway Electrification vs.M/s ECI-SPIC-SMO-MCML (JV)...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Regulation Of Digital Lending Platforms

The Delhi High Court today issued notice in a writ petition filed seeking regulation and control of digital lending platforms. The Centre has been asked to file its reply to the petition by 19.02.2021.The petition refers to a circular dated 23.12.2020 issued by the Reserve Bank of India cautioning against unauthorized digital lending platforms and prays for regulation and control on working...

'Why Is Your Enthusiasm More Apparent?' : Mumbai Police Objects To ED Appearing In TRP Case Against Republic TV

The hearing of the TRP case in the Bombay High Court witnessed dramatic scenes on Friday with Senior Advocates Harish Salve and Kapil Sibal exchanging words over the appearance of Enforcement Directorate in the matter.The Court was hearing the writ petitions filed by ARG Outlier Media Pvt Ltd (the company which runs Republic TV channels) challenging the investigation of Mumbai police in the...

Arnab Goswami And Republic TV's Plea Against TRP Scam Case; Live -Updates From Bombay High Court

Bombay High Court is considering today Republic TV's and Arnab Goswami's challenge against the #TRPScam case taken by Mumbai Police.On last hearing date, Mumbai police told the HC that its undertaking to not take coercive action against the accused cannot continue beyond Jan...

Whether Motor Accident Compensation Under Head "Love And Affection" Can Be Granted? Supreme Court To Examine

The Supreme Court has issued notice in a batch of special leave petitions which raised the issue whether Motor Accident Compensation under head "Love and Affection" can be granted?The bench comprising Justices Indu Malhotra and Ajay Rastogi noted that the Constitution Bench decision in National Insurance Company Ltd Vs Pranay Sethi and Ors. 2017 (16 ) SCC 680 does not provide for such a head....

Justice Prathiba Singh Recuses From Hearing Plea Against WhatsApp's New Privacy Policy

The Single Judge bench of Justice Prathiba Singh today refused herself from hearing a petition challenging WhatsApp's new privacy policy, taking strong objection to an email which was sent to the court master in this regard. While ASG Chetan Sharma stated that there was no better bench to hear the case, Sr. Adv. Mukul Rohatgi appearing for WhatsApp asked for the matter to be listed before...

To Attract Drunk Driving U/S 185(a) Of MV Act Accused Should Be Subjected To Breath Analyser Or Blood Test

The Kerala High Court has recently held that in order to attract the offence of drunken driving under Section 185(a), the accused should have been subjected to a breath analyser or any other test including a laboratory test and his blood must be found to contain alcohol exceeding 30 mg per 100 ml. The prosecution case was that the accused rashly and negligently drove his car,...

Plea Seeking Implementation Of Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Act: Allahabad HC Seeks State's Response, Orders Govt. Buildings Inspection

In a petition for writ filed by 16 students seeking complete implementation of the Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday (13th January) allowed the State Government to file a response to the petition and listed the matter for further hearing on Monday (01st February). The Bench of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice...