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Filing A Complaint With An Unrelated Government Office Does Not Constitute A Notice Under Section 21 Of The A&C Act, 1996: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that merely filing a complaint with an unrelated government office expressing one's grievance does not constitute a notice under Section 21 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The Single Bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru held that though it is a trite law that all contentious disputes are to be addressed by the Arbitration Tribunal, however in...
Madras High Court Issues Notice On Composer Ilaiyaraaja's Plea Over Copyright Infringement
Renowned composer Ilaiyaraaja has moved the Madras High Court challenging a single judge order, granting injunction in favour of India Records Manufacturing Company against him and others over select music from 30 South Indian films.When the matter came up for hearing on Tuesday, the bench of Justices M. Duraiswamy and T.V Tamilselvi ordered notice to the respondents.According to Ilaiyaraaja,...
Votes Not Invalid Merely Because They Were Cast On Ballot Papers From Another Constituency : Karnataka High Court
In a peculiar case, the Karnataka High Court recently allowed counting of ballot papers that belonged to another constituency after finding that there was "irrefutable evidence" to show that they were utilized for election in the constituency to which the parties before the Court belonged.The dispute pertained to elections to Karle Grama Panchayat. The Petitioner had obtained 232 votes and...
Madras High Court Stays Single Judge's Order For Closure Of TASMAC Bars
The Madras High Court has ordered an interim stay of the order passed by Single Judge for closure of 'bars' attached to the TASMAC (Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation) Shops.The bench of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy said,"There shall be an order of interim stay of the impugned order passed by the learned Single Judge in regard to the running of...
DTC's Decision Withdrawing Bus Services To Schools Will Make Delhi's Air Quality Worse: Plea In High Court
A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to reconsider its decision of withdrawing DTC bus services to schools in the city. Moved by Baba Alexander, founder Secretary of National Child Development Council(NCDC), a NGO that is a UN Global Compact partner, the plea states that the decision would have adverse effects not only on...
Order XI CPC | Application For Leave To Serve Interrogatories Need Not Be Decided Ex-Parte, Court Can Issue Notice On Opposite Party: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has observed that there is no proscription in law, either statutory or precedential, inhibiting a court from issuing notice on an application filed under Order XI Rule 1 of Code of Civil Procedure seeking leave to serve interrogatories on the opposite party, before deciding whether to grant, or refuse to grant, leave.Justice C Hari Shankar observed that the right to...
Delhi Court Seeks CBI Response To Aakar Patel's Plea Against Look Out Circular, Hearing Tomorrow
Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday sought response of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the plea moved by former Amnesty International India Chief Aakar Patel, against the Look Out Circular issued against him by the agency.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pawan Kumar issued notice on Patel's application seeking directions to the CBI for withdrawal of the said Look Out Circular...
SSC 'Group D' Recruitment Scam| Calcutta HC Allows CBI To Interrogate Recruitment Panel Members But Not Take Them Into Custody
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday allowed the CBI to interrogate S.P. Sinha, former chairman of the School Service Commission's advisory committee, and former education secretary Alok Sarkar pertaining to the alleged irregularities in the appointment of 'Group-D' (non-teaching staff) in State aided schools but barred the agency from taking them into custody. A High Powered Committee had...
'Authorities Accountable For Time Within Which Power Is Exercised': Karnataka HC Calls For Expeditious Disposal Of College Affiliation Applications
The Karnataka High Court has observed that applications made by colleges seeking affiliation/ recognition etc. for a specified academic year must be decided with "clock work precision" and final order granting or refusal of affiliation should be issued well before the commencement of that academic year. A single judge bench of Justice P. Krishna Bhat observed, "The filing of...
Period Of Suspension Of Govt Servant Not To Be Treated As 'On Duty' Where Acquittal Based On Benefit Of Doubt: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High court recently through a bench of Justices AS Chandurkar and GA Sanap, held that if a government servant is suspended on account of charges for a serious crime, then if he is acquitted by giving him the benefit of doubt, he is not entitled for regularisation of the period of suspension by treating him to be on duty. The discretion belongs to the competent...
Breaking: Delhi HC Strikes Down MEA's Decision Requiring Judges Of Supreme Court, High Courts To Seek Political Clearance For Private Visits Abroad
The Delhi High Court has struck down an office memorandum dated July 13, 2021 issued by Ministry of External Affairs, to the extent that it required the judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts to seek political clearance for private visits abroad. "Insofar as the instant O.M. dated 13.07.2021 requires judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts to seek political clearance for...
