Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: May 23 To May 29, 2022

NOMINAL INDEX Ram Chandra v. State 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 255 Jyoti Sikka v. State Of U.P. Thru.Legal Remembrancer Dept. Of Law And Justice Lucknow 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 256 Nawab v. State of UP 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 257 Chhunna v. State of U.P 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 258 Siddharth Varadarajan And Another v. State Of U.P. And 2 Others 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 259 Mahendra Singh v. State of UP...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 23 To May 29, 2022

Nominal Index [Citations 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 236 - 247]E.K. Rajan v. The Authorized Officer, Canara Bank, 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 236P.C. George v. State of Kerala, 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 237Indo-Asian News Channel Pvt. Ltd. v. T.N. Suraj & Ors, 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 238X v. State of Kerala & Ors, 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 239Renjith Maheshwary v. Union of India & Ors, 2022 LiveLaw (Ker)...

Split Verdict Of NCLT, Hyderabad Bench On The Question Of Related Party, Issue Referred To President Of The Principal Bench

In a split verdict, a 2-judge Bench of NCLT, Hyderabad in the matter of Trimex Industries Pvt. Ltd. v. M/s. Sathavahana Ispat Ltd. has referred to the President of the Principal Bench the question of – whether in an application filed by an Operational Creditor u/s 60(5) of the Code, the CoC can be barred from considering the resolution plan of a Prospective Resolution...

Rajasthan HC Dismisses Petitions Challenging Scaling Formula of Results of Assistant Conservator of Forest and Forest Range Officer Grade-I Recruitment Exam

The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a batch of writ petitions alleging that the scaling formula for the recruitment exam for the post of Assistant Conservator of Forest and Forest Range Officer Grade-I as has been applied by the respondents-Rajasthan Public Service Commission, is improper and thereby results in huge and undue variation in the marks awarded in different subjectsThe...

"Power Corrupts; Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely": Ex-Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala Gets 4 Yrs In Jail In Disproportionate Assets Case

Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala was on May 27 sentenced to 4 years in imprisonment by a special CBI court in Delhi in connection with a disproportionate assets case. "...convict being a public servant i.e. MLA/CM of Haryana between the period from 1993 till 2005, instead of working honestly in the public interest, had in fact worked to promote his self-interest i.e....

"Bail Plea Remained Pending Since 2014 Due To Counsels' Non-Cooperation": Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Man In Jail For 15 Yrs

The Allahabad High Court recently granted bail to a Murder accused who has been in jail for over 15 years and despite the fact that his second bail plea was filed in the year 2014, the same could not be heard by the HC due to the non-cooperation/non-appearance of his counsels.The Bench of Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Sadhna Rani (Thakur) granted bail to appellant-accused Sandeep in view...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 23 2022 To May 29, 2022

A weekly round-up of important cases from Madras High Court and its subordinate courts. Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 222 To 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 227 NOMINAL INDEX 1. S.S.S Prahalathan v. The Secretary and others, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 222 2. The Manager, TATA AIG General Insurance Co Ltd v. Kathamuthu and another, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 223 3. Amutha v. The Additional...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round Up: May 23 - May 29, 2022

Nominal Index: SHIVAPRASAD @ SHIVA v. State of Karnataka. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 167 N.R. Sugandaraju v. State of Karnataka, 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 168 NETHRA v STATE OF KARNATAKA, 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 169 V Srinivasaraju v State by Yelahanka Police, 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 170 E S Praveen Kumar v. State of Karnataka, 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 171 Shalini and Anr. versus National Highways...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail In Case Of Smuggling Of Commercial Quantity Of Heroin From Pakistan To India

Punjab and Haryana High Court while dealing with a prayer for grant of anticipatory bail in NCB Crime case filed under provisions of NDPS Act, 1985 to the accused-petitioner who was involved in the smuggling of Commercial quantity of Heroin from Pakistan to India, held that based on the reply submitted by the NCB, the role and active involvement of the petitioner is apparent. Therefore,...

NCLT Delhi Dismisses Insolvency Petition Against NBCC India Ltd., A Navratna Enterprise

The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT"), New Delhi Bench, comprising of Mr. Dharminder Singh (Judicial Member) and Ms. Sumita Purkaysatha (Technical Member), while adjudicating the matter of Biosafe Lab India Pvt. Ltd. v NBCC India Ltd., has dismissed an application filed under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("IBC") seeking initiation of Corporate...

S. 321 CrPC | Public Prosecutor Has To Show How Public Interest Will Be Served By Withdrawing Prosecution: Sikkim High Court

The Sikkim High Court has recently held that the Public Prosecutor, who seeks to withdraw prosecution under Section 321 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ('Cr.P.C.') has to show how the public interest will be served by withdrawing prosecution. The Court should be cautious while allowing such applications, if it is only for affecting the proper administration of justice and has...

"Vague Statements" : Madras High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Directions To Not Demolish Temples Which Existed As On August 15, 1947

The Madras High Court rejected a writ petition seeking directions to the State Government not to demolish any temple which existed as on 15 August 1947. The petitioner had relied on the provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 to state that the temples existing as on 15 August 1947 should not be demolished. However, the Court observed that the writ petition was...