Execution Of Foreign Arbitral Award, Singapore Being Reciprocating Country , Enforceable: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has ruled that an international commercial arbitral award rendered between parties that have no connection with India can be enforced by a Court in India if the property against which the award is sought to be enforced lies within the territorial jurisdiction of the Court. The Bench, consisting of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Suraj Govindaraj,...

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Revision Plea Challenging Discharge Of MP Sakshi Maharaj In Rape, Kidnapping Case

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a revision plea filed by the State Government against the discharge order passed by Special Judge (D.A.A.), Etah in 2001 in favor of BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj in connection with a rape and kidnapping case.The Bench of Justice Shamim Ahmed upheld the discharge order by taking into account the findings of the trial court that there was no evidence of allegation...

Delhi High Court Weekly Roundup: March 28 To April 3, 2022

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 242 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 265NOMINAL INDEXMOHD ARIF & ORS. v. SOUTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION & ORS. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 242PAWANDEEP SINGH v. THE REGISTRAR OF TRADEMARKS & ANR. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 243HIMANI WALIA v. HEMANT WALIA & ORS. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 244LOUIS VUITTON MALLETIER v. FUTURETIMES TECHNOLOGY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS. 2022...

Medha Patkar Approaches Bombay High Court To Fill Up Vacancies In Police Complaints Authorities

A PIL in the Bombay High Court seeks directions to the Maharashtra Government to fill up vacant posts at the State Police Complaints Authority (SPCA) meant to address complaints of citizens against police officials, and for other facilities like timely release of funds and a website for its smooth functioning. The PIL filed by activist Medha Patkar and a student also seeks removal...

Distinction Between "Attachment Of Property" And "Charge Over Property": Gujarat High Court Explains

"Attachment creates no charge or lien upon the attached property. It merely prevents and avoids private alienations; it does not confer any title on the attaching creditors", the Gujarat High Court affirmed in a judgment. Justice JB Pardiwala was hearing a writ application under Art 226 wherein the Applicant had prayed for the issuance of a writ of mandamus for the quashment of the order...

Calcutta High Court Monthly Digest: March 2022 [Citations: 61 To 101]

Nominal Index Nasrin Khatun v. The State of West Bengal & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 61Ashok Kumar Sureka v. Assistant Commissioner State Tax, Durgapur Range, Government of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 62Zia Sharif Hussain @ Tushar Subash Roy 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 63Habibur Rahaman v. State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 64Budhin Soren v. State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 65Sashi Jain...

Ayurvedic Doctors Entitled To Be Paid Salary At Par With Allopathic Doctors Under NHM Scheme: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has directed the state government to pay and release the salary to the contractual Ayurvedic doctors at par with the contractual Allopathic Medical Officers of the NHM [National Health Mission], Assam with retrospective effect from December 18, 2018.The bench of Justice Michael Zothankhuma ordered thus as it took into account the order of the Uttarakhand High Court and...

Hindu Religious Leader Kalicharan Maharaj Accused Of Abusing Mahatma Gandhi Granted Bail By Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court on Friday granted bail to Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj in connection with a case registered against him for allegedly making derogatory remarks against the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi.The bench of Justice Arvind Singh Chandel granted him bail by taking into account the fact that the charge sheet against him has already been filed and that he...

High Court Can Exercise Inherent Jurisdiction U/S 482 CrPC To Modify Bail Conditions, S.362 CrPC Not Bar: Madhya Pradesh HC

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently amended a condition of Bail of two persons accused of tax evasion, which would consequently allow them to travel abroad 'in furtherance of their business and professional pursuits.' The division bench of Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice M.S. Bhatti was essentially dealing with an application under Section 482 CrPC moved by the Applicants accused...

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: March 2022 [Citation: 53 to 97]

Nominal Index: Shivanand S/O Karabasappa Gurannavar v. Basavva @ Laxmi W/O Shivanand Gurannavar 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 53 M/S SAPL-GCC JV v. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 54 Dhondiba Anna Jadhav v. The State Of Karnataka 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 55 Padmanabha v. State of Karnataka 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 56 Michael Graham Prince v. Mrs. Nisha Misra 2022 Livelaw (Kar)...

Delhi High Court Seeks State's Response On Accessibility Of Public Pathways, Foot-Over Bridges To Persons With Disability

The Delhi High Court recently issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation filed over non-functionality of lifts and escalators attached to foot-over bridges in the national capital, said to be violating the rights of the elderly and persons with disabilities. A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navneet Chawla has issued notices to the Chief Commissioner for...

[Cordelia Cruise Ship] Witness Prabhakar Sail Who Made Extortion Allegations In Aryan Khan Case, Dies

Prabhakar Sail, a witness in the Narcotics Control Bureau's Cordelia Cruise Case involving actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan, has died purportedly due to a heart attack in Mumbai on Friday. Sail was living with his wife and two children in a rented apartment in an eastern suburb of Mumbai called Mahul. According to Sail's Advocate Tushar Khandare, Sail had complained of chest pain...