Madras High Court Refuses To Stall State Decision To Supply 40,000 Tonnes Of Rice To Sri Lanka Amid Economic Crisis

The Madras High Court on Thursday refused to stay the Government's decision for procuring 40,000 tonnes of rice to be supplied to Srilankan nationals in view of the current economic crisis prevalent in the country. The bench of Justice G.R Swaminathan and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy was hearing a PIL filed by one A. Jaisankar seeking to quash the present government order for procuring...

Delhi High Court Bats For Framing Protocols At National Level For Medical Practitioners Doing Aesthetic Surgeries, Hair Transplant Procedures

The Delhi High Court has called for framing of medical protocols at national level for guidance of medical practitioners doing aesthetic surgeries and hair transplantation procedures.Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta directed the Centre as well as the Delhi Government to take steps for ensuring that "mushrooming Salons" carrying hair transplantation procedures under unprofessional hands...

Arrears Of Salary Due Beyond Three Years, Barred By Limitation, Cannot Be The Basis For Initiating CIRP: NCLAT Delhi

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ("NCLAT"), Principal Bench, New Delhi, comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson) and Ms. Shreesha Merla (Technical Member) while adjudicating an appeal filed in Omega Laser Products B.V. v Anil Agrawal, has held that arrears of salary due beyond a period of 3 years would be barred by limitation for the purposes of initiating...

Sri Krishna Janambhumi Dispute: Allahabad High Court Directs Mathura Court To Decide 2 Pending Applications Within 4 Months

The Allahabad High Court has directed a local court in Mathura to decide two applications pending before it, filed in connection with the Sri Krishna Janambhumi Dispute, within 4 months.The Bench of Justice Salil Kumar Rai issued this order on a plea made by Bhagwan Shri Krishna Virajman And Another by observing thus:"The Civil Judge (Senior Division), Mathura is directed to decide the...

Nobody Permitted Under Law To Pursue Two Remedies Simultaneously: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Rebukes Petitioner

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir recently reprimanded a party for challenging an order that is the subject matter of challenge in some other court. Justice Sanjeev Kumar observed: "This Court is at loss to understand as to how the petitioner could dare to challenge the same order before this court. Nobody is permitted under law to pursue two remedies simultaneously. The writ...

An Unreasoned Arbitration Award Is Against The Public Policy: Orissa High Court

The High Court of Orissa has held that an unreasoned arbitral award would be against the public policy. The Court set aside the award as the arbitrator failed to give any reasons for reaching the conclusion in the award. The Single Bench of Justice Arindam Sinha has held that an award bereft of reasons, goes against the mandate of the Act and therefore is against the public...

S.13 Notaries Act | Can't Take Cognizance Of Offences Committed By Advocate, Notary Unless Sanctioned By Centre/State: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has ruled that as per Section 13 of the Notaries Act, there is a bar for taking cognizance by the Court for offences committed by an advocate and notary while adding that under the Act, the police have to obtain the permission of the Central Government or State Government for filing the charge sheet and taking cognizance. A single judge bench of Justice K...

Delhi High Court Directs State To Urgently Appoint Officials To Support Tree Officers Till Forest Department Personnel Are Deployed

The Delhi High Court has recently sought the response of the State Government on the measures taken by it for securing it's tree officers in the discharge of their duties.Justice Najmi Waziri therefore ordered the Delhi Government, for the interim, to appoint other officers, subordinate-staff and personnel under Section 6 of the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994 on an urgent basis, to...

Writ Court Cannot Impose Penalty Not Contemplated In Statute In Exercise Of Plenary Jurisdiction: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday has observed that a writ Court in exercise of its powers under Article 226 of the Constitution cannot impose a penalty which is not contemplated in the concerned statutory rules in exercise of its so called plenary jurisdiction. A Bench comprising Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Rabindranath Samanta observed, "..the writ court discharges his solemn duties...

"Young Lawyers Advised To Take Up Such Cases": Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Undertrial In Jail For Over 11 Years

The Allahabad High Court today granted bail to an undertrial prisoner who has been in jail for over 11 years in connection with an attempt to murder case. The court also gave a piece of advice to young lawyers to take up the cases of such prisoners who can't approach courts due to their adverse pecuniary position.The Bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery also took into account the...

Black Marketers Taking Advantage Of Differences Between State And Centre: Calcutta HC Directs Jute Commissioner To Review Rate Of Raw Jute To Curb Price Hike

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday has directed the Jute Commissioner to review and re-fix the rate of raw jute if the notified rate cannot be adhered to.Justice Amrita Sinha observed, "The Jute Commissioner is directed to take positive steps and adopt stringent measures to implement the notified rate, but despite all efforts, if it appears that the notified rate cannot be adhered to, then...

Opportunity Of Being Heard Necessary: Rajasthan HC Asks Tehsildar To Hear The Poultry Farmer Before Ordering Him To Shift His Farm

The Rajasthan High Court recently asked the Tahsildar to hear the poultry farmer before he decides to ask him to shift his farm elsewhere. The observation came from Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur: "A bare perusal of the Annex. 5 dated 09.09.2016 shows that the petitioner has not been extended any opportunity of hearing before passing the notice impugned. This Court feels that since...