Absence Of Rule Of Law Propels A Country Towards Inevitable Ruin, Duty Of Court To Take Strict View Of Non-Compliance Of Judicial Orders: Delhi HC

Observing that the absence of rule of law or the presence of utter disregard for the rule of law propels a country towards inevitable ruin, the Delhi High Court has said that it is the duty of the Court to take a strict view when there is non-compliance of judicial orders.Justice Subramonium Prasad added that the Courts should not hesitate in wielding the sword of contempt when grappling with...

Karnataka High Court Directs Law University To Consider Student's Representation Who Could Not Complete LLB Course In Stipulated 10 Yrs Time

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Karnataka State Law University to consider sympathetically and decided on a representation to be made by a law student who could not complete his Five Year B.A LLB course within the stipulated period of 10 years from the admission to the course. A single judge bench of Justice P Krishan Bhat while disposing of the petition filed by one...

"What Is The Need For Politicians In Sports?": Madras High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Single Judge Order For Appointments In Sports Associations

The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a writ appeal filed by the Tamil Nadu Olympic Association challenging a single judge order specifying that only sportsperson should be appointed as President or Vice President of the sports associations and organisations. Coming down strongly on the appellants, the bench of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice D Bharatha...

Umar Khalid's Bail Rightly Rejected By Trial Court, Narratives Sought To Be Created Can't Be Looked Into As Defence During Bail: Prosecution To High Court

Opposing the appeal filed by student activist Umar Khalid challenging the Trial Court's order refusing him bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, the prosecution has told the Delhi High Court that the "narratives" sought to be created by Khalid cannot be looked into as his defence at the stage of bail. In the short reply filed, the prosecution has further said that to view Khalid's...

Persons Removing Invasive Species Like Seemai Karuvelam Can't Be Brought Under MGNREGA Scheme: Centre Tells Madras High Court

The Central Government on Monday informed the Madras High Court that the benefits of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) 2005, cannot be applied in the removal of invasive and exotic species from the Western Ghats area. The bench of Justice V Bharatidasan and Justice N Sathish Kumar was considering a batch of pleas for the protection of the Western...

Patna High Court Summons Traffic SP In Matter Concerning Disposal Of Seized Vehicles From Police Stations

The Patna High Court has summoned the Superintendent of Traffic Police, Patna in the matter of removal of roadblocks including seized vehicles at Gandhi Maidan Police Station. The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar, while hearing a PIL filed by advocate Shilpi Keshari, expressed displeasure over putting the seized vehicles on the roads again. ...

Weekly Digest Of IBC Cases: April 18th To April 24th, 2022

Supreme CourtWages/Salaries Of Only Those Workmen/Employees Who Actually Worked During CIRP Are To Be Included In CIRP Costs Case title: Sunil Kumar Jain v Sundaresh Bhatt 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 382 Case No.: Civil Appeal No. 5910 of 2019 Supreme Court division bench comprising of Justice M.R. Shah and Justice Aniruddha Bose has held that the dues towards the wages/salaries of...

'Having NCLT Benches At Different Locations Causes Administrative Difficulties': Delhi High Court Orders Status Quo On Space Vacated By MNRE

The Delhi High Court has recently directed the maintenance of status quo with regards to the occupation, renovation or construction of the space vacated by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in the building, where the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) is located, till May 4, 2022.A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla was of the...

Bhima Koregaon Case : Bombay High Court Dismisses Gautam Navlakha's Plea To Shift Him To House Arrest

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition by senior journalist Gautam Navlakha seeking to shifted out of Taloja Prison and be placed under house arrest, instead, in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad Caste violence case. A division bench of Justices Sunil Shukre and GA Sanap said that whatever grievances Navlakha had in prison could be placed before the trial court...

Boarding Crowded Mumbai Local Train A "Calculated Risk"; Not A "Criminal Act" : Bombay HC Awards Compensation To Injured Passenger

The Bombay High Court observed that boarding a crowded train for a Mumbaikar was a 'calculated risk' not a 'criminal act' and directed the railways to pay over Rs. 3 lakh compensation to a septuagenarian who slipped and fell right after boarding a crowded train in 2011. Justice Bharati Dangre set aside the Railways Claims Tribunal's order rejecting the senior citizen's claim and held...

Writ Of Habeas Corpus Can't Be Issued In 'Missing Persons' Case: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court recently held that cases of missing persons cannot be brought under the provision of the Habeas Corpus petition. Noting that such cases are to be dealt with as regular cases by the competent Court of Law and that extraordinary jurisdiction of the Constitutional Courts cannot be invoked, a Division Bench of Justices Arup Kumar Goswami and N.K....

Certified Copies Of Answer Scripts Written By Applicant Can Be Provided Under RTI Act During Ongoing Criminal Investigation: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the state government challenging an order of the State Information Commission which directed the authority to provide certified copies of answer scripts written by the applicant for the post of Assistant Public Prosecutor, in the year 2013. The Member Secretary of APP Cum AGP Recruitment Committee, and the Director of...