Arbitral Award Cannot Be Set Aside On The Ground That It Is Based On Insufficient Material : Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has reiterated that an arbitral award cannot be set aside on the ground of breach of fundamental principles of justice, if the findings of the Arbitral Tribunal do not shock the conscience of the Court. The Single Bench of Justice K.R. Mohapatra held that even if the material available before the Arbitral Tribunal is not sufficient to come to the conclusion...

BREAKING| CLAT 2022 Results Published

The results of Common Law Admission Test 2022 are out. The results can be accessed here.. Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national level entrance exam for admission to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programmes offered by the 22 national law universities across the countries....

S.439CrPC- Bail-Court Cannot Impose Any Condition Which Amounts To Exercising Powers Envisaged Under Any Other Enactment: Gujarat High Court

A single judge bench of the Gujarat High Court consisting of Justice Niral R. Mehta held that while exercising its powers under Section 439 of Cr.P.C., the court could not impose any condition which amounted to it exercising powers envisaged under some other enactment. The court held that any such condition imposed would be completely beyond the court's jurisdiction. Briefly,...

Justice Indu Prabha Singh, The First Lady Judge Of Patna High Court Passes Away

Former Judge of Patna High Court, Justice Indu Prabha Singh, passed away on Thursday, 23rd June. Justice Indu Prabha Singh, the first lady judge of Patna High Court, holds the distinction of being the first woman judge to hold court at Patna High Court and its Ranchi Bench.She joined the Bar at Patna High Court in 1971 and was appointed a Government Pleader (G.P.) in 1985, before her elevation...

Amendment Of Plaint Can Be Permitted After Commencement Of Trial If Fundamental Character Of Suit Is Not Affected: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that a plaintiff's request for amendment of plaint can be considered even after commencement of trial, in case the fundamental character of the suit is not changed and no prejudice is caused to the responding party.Observing thus, single judge bench of Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum allowed an application filed by a plaintiff under Order 6 Rule 17, in...

Consider Implementing Empty Liquor Bottle Buy-Back Scheme Across Tamil Nadu: High Court Tells TASMAC

The Madras High Court on Friday opined that TASMAC's buy-back scheme implemented in the Nilgiris region should be implemented across the state of Tamil Nadu. The observations were made by Justice N Sathish Kumar and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy in a batch of pleas for protection of the Western Ghats area.The court had previously directed TASMAC to implement a buy back scheme according to...

Chinese Visa Scam: ED Assures Delhi High Court No Coercive Action Against Karti Chidambaram Till July 12

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday gave an oral assurance to the Delhi High Court of not taking any coercive action against Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram till July 12 in a money laundering case being probed by the agency in connection with alleged Chinese viva scam.Additional Solicitor General SV Raju appearing on behalf of Enforcement Directorate told the Court that no action will be...

Children Entitled To Deceased Mother's Share In Railway Compensation Award, Even After Receiving Compensation For Themselves: Bombay High Court

Children can seek execution of Railway's compensation award on behalf of their deceased mother, even after receiving their own share of compensation, the Bombay High Court has held. The court set aside the Railway Claims Tribunal's order which held that the petitioner-sons were not eligible to receive compensation awarded to their deceased mother and grandmother, having already...

'Never Prevented Students From Discussing Issues Of Sexual Harassment' : NLSIU Responds To Alumni's Open Letter

The administration of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) has issued a statement in response to the open letter released by the alumni condemning the university administration for initiating disciplinary proceedings against two female student facilitators appointed under its Code to Combat Sexual Harassment (SHARIC) for narrating a survivor's experience of sexual harassment by...

School Girl Injured After Conductor Signals Driver To Move While She Was Boarding The Bus: Kerala High Court Upholds Conviction U/S 308 IPC

The Kerala High Court recently ruled that a conductor of a stage carriage bus, ringing its bell and signalling the driver to move forward when a passenger was boarding it thereby causing serious injury to the passenger is an act punishable under Section 308 of the Indian Penal Code.Section 308 punishes the attempt to commit culpable homicide.Justice P.G. Ajithkumar held so after finding that...

[Rape Conviction Appeals] Identify All Appeals Pending Before HC U/S 374 (4) & 377 (4) CrPC: Patna HC Directs Its Registry

The Patna High Court on Tuesday directed the Registry to take all necessary measures to identify those appeals which are pending before HC and are covered by sub-section (4) of Section 374 or sub-section (4) of Section 377 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.It may be noted that Section 374 (4) CrPC mandates that when a person convicted under section 376, section 376A, section 376AB, section...

ITAT Upholds Addition On Account Of Manipulation And Rigging Of Shares Via Penny Stock Company

The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), consisting of Saktijit Dey (Judicial Member), has upheld the addition on the grounds that there was an astronomical increase in the price of the shares due to price manipulation and rigging. The assessee/appellant is a resident Hindu Undivided Family (HUF). For the assessment year under dispute, the assessee filed its...