S.14 Arbitration Act Does Not Confer Power On Court To Expunge Any Part Of Arbitral Tribunal's Order: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that a petition filed under sec. 14 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 does not confer any power on the Court to expunge any part of the order of the Arbitral Tribunal.Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva was dealing with a plea filed under sec. 14(2) read with sec. 15 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act seeking termination of the mandate of the...

'Reasonableness Tempered With Mercy': Gujarat HC Removes Ban On Woman From Appearing In Any Competitive Exam For 3 Yrs For Alleged Unfair Means

In huge relief to a 29-year old woman bearing the responsibility of her ailing mother while simultaneously trying to build her career, the Gujarat High Court has removed the ban imposed on her by the State Subordinate Services Selection Board, precluding her from appearing in any competitive exam for three years. The coercive measure was taken against the woman after she was found carrying...

Delay In POCSO Cases Benefits Accused, Minor Victim May Forget Incident With Passage Of Time: Bombay HC Issues Directions For Expeditious Trial

The Bombay High court recently in the course of a bail application opined that delay in trials in cases of sexual abuse often leads to re-victimization and ignominy, as the trial process itself makes the victim re-live the horrific experience and in cases of small children, due to their vulnerability, it may lead to further trauma. Single judge Revati Mohite Dere said, "this Court...

Bidder Can't Seek For Deviation From Tender Document Which Has Been Accepted On His Own Accord: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that when participating in the tender, a bidder cannot seek for deviation from the tender document which has been accepted on his own accord. Justice Subramonium Prasad added that it goes against contractual obligations steeped in accepting such a tender, and therefore, violates the principles under Article 14 of the Constitution with respect to other...

Kerala High Court Asks Travancore Devaswom Board To Take Over Sabarimala Virtual Queue Services

The Kerala High Court on Friday ruled that the control over the virtual queue system for Sabarimala darshan should be transferred from the Kerala Police to the Travancore Devaswom Board. A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P.G Ajithkumar delivered its verdict in a suo motu case and two petitioners, including one Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging...

Father Violates Court Order By Taking 8 Year Old To Nepal: Delhi High Court Directs CBI To Issue Red Corner Notice On Mother's Habeas Corpus Plea

The Delhi High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to take necessary steps for issuance of Red Corner Notice against a father, a US citizen, who took his 8 year old daughter to Nepal in violation of Court orders despite being involved in child custody battle with the wife.Noting the continuing contemptuous conduct of the father, a division bench comprising of Justice...

Allahabad High Court Judge Recuses From Hearing Swami Chinmayanand's Plea To Quash 2011 Shahjahanpur Rape Case

Justice Rajiv Gupta of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday recused himself from hearing a Criminal Case quashing petition filed by former Union Minister and BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand in connection with a rape case registered against him in the year 2011."The case stands released. List before another Bench after seeking nomination from Hon'ble The Chief Justice/ Senior Judge, if possible...

Ban Two-Finger Test On Rape Victims Forthwith : Madras High Court Directs State

The Madras High Court has directed the State Government to ban the practice of two finger test on victims of sexual offences by the medical professionals forthwith.The bench of Justices R. Subramanian and N. Sathish Kumar issued this direction as it noted that the two finger test is being used in cases involving sexual offences, particularly, on minor victims even after the Supreme Court...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Review Plea By Alapan Bandyopadhyay Regarding CAT Proceedings

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on the petition filed by Former West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay seeking review of the order dismissing his plea challenging the order passed by Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench which had transferred his petition filed before the Kolkata Bench to the Principal Bench at New Delhi.A division bench comprising of...

E-Filing Of ITR-4 For A.Y. 2022-23: CBDT Issues Validation Rules

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued the validation rules for e-Filing of ITR-4 for A.Y. 2022–23. The Income Tax Department has provided free return preparation software in the downloads pages that is fully compliant with data quality requirements. However, there are certain commercially available software or websites that offer return preparation facilities as...

Bank Of India Files Petition Under Section 7 Of IBC Against Future Retail Limited

The Bank of India has filed a petition under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("IBC") before the National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT"), Mumbai Bench, seeking initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process ("CIRP") against Future Retail Limited ("FRL"). The matter has not been listed yet for its first hearing. A Framework Agreement was entered into between...

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay NGT Order Against Establishment Of New Wood Based Industries In Uttar Pradesh

The Supreme Court refused to stay an order passed by National Green Tribunal which directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to not proceed with the proposal for establishment of new wood-based industries till an assessment of the actual availability of timber was done.Prima facie, we are in agreement with the Tribunal that data has to be collected by the State before permitting new...