Allahabad HC Grants Pre Arrest Bail To Shia Leader Accused Of Ransacking Police Chowkis During Anti-CAA Protests

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted pre-arrest bail to Shia leader Dr. Syed Kalbe Sibtain @ Noori booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly ransacking police chowkis during the Anti-CAA protests that took place in December 2019.The Bench of Justice Krishan Pahal granted bail to Dr. Noori in view of the law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of...

Rajasthan High Court Directs State To 'Intensify' Action To Trace Advocate's Missing Daughters, Govt Constitutes SIT

The Rajasthan High Court was informed by the state that the case of advocate's missing daughters has been transferred to the Special Investigation Team (SIT). The court was hearing the habeas corpus petition filed by Jaipur-based Advocate Avdesh Kumar Purohit, whose two minor daughters have been missing from Lai C. M. Senior Secondary School, Kartarpura, Jaipur since Feb 3, 2022. An...

Mere Use Of Word 'Arbitration' In Agreement Clause Heading Would Not Infer Existence Of Agreement Between Parties To Resolve Disputes Through Arbitration: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that the mere use of word 'Arbitration' in the heading in the Clause of Agreement would not lead to the inference that there exists an agreement between such parties seeking resolution of disputes through arbitration.Justice Mukta Gupta referred to a 2014 decision of the Delhi High Court in Avant Garde Clean Room & Engg. Solutions Pvt. Ltd. v. Ind...

Odisha Judicial Service: High Court Turns Down Plea To Relax 'Upper Age Limit'

The Orissa High Court has recently dismissed a writ petition which sought for relaxation in the 'upper age limit' of the Odisha Judicial Service (OJS). A Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice Radha Krishna Pattanaik held, "In the present case, it has not been found expedient for such relaxation to be extended. It may also be noted that under Rule 41 of the...

NEET-UG: Meghalaya HC Conditionally Affirms Single Judge Order Granting Relief To Candidate Who Missed Counselling Due To Spam Email

In an interesting development, a Division Bench of the Meghalaya High Court, comprising of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice W. Diengdoh, has conditionally affirmed the decision of the Single Judge, who had provided relief to a National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) candidate, whose initial e-counselling invitation mail was delivered in her 'spam...

Advocate Needs To Be In 'Continuous Practice' For 7 Yrs On Date Of Application To Seek Appointment As District Judge: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has clarified that for seeking appointment as Judicial Officer/District Judge as per Article 233 (2) of the Constitution of India, an Advocate has to be in continuous practice for not less than 7 years [with no break in between] as on the cut-off date and at the time of appointment as District Judge.It may be noted that Article 233 of the Constitution of India deals...

Yes Bank Fraud Case: Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Avantha Group Promoter Gautam Thapar

The Bombay High Court on Friday granted bail to Avantha Group promoter Gautam Thapar accused in a case being investigated by the CBI regarding his alleged involvement in a loan fraud against Yes bank. Thapar, a resident of Delhi, is currently lodged in Tihar Jail and had filed the bail plea after the sessions court rejected his bail application. According to CBI, co-accused...

No Order Regarding Production Of Umar Khalid In Handcuffs: Court Clarifies In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case, Directs Strict Compliance

In relation to the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case involving charges under Indian Penal Code and UAPA, a Delhi Court has recently clarified that there is no order regarding production of former JNU student Umar Khalid in handcuffs."For the record, it is made clear that there is no order from this court regarding production of accused Umar Khalid in handcuffs and this order shall be...

COVID-19 Deaths | Orissa High Court Directs The State To Pay Compensation For Negligence By State-Run Medical Facility

In a significant decision, the Orissa High Court has held liable a State-run medical facility, i.e. Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), for medical negligence which caused death of two COVID-19 patients. While issuing directions for payment of ex-gratia and compensation to the victims and their kins, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr....

"Prima Facie Offence Under Arms Act": Delhi High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Canadian Citizen With 50 Live Cartridges In Flight Baggage

The Delhi High Court has refused to quash an FIR registered against a Canadian citizen whose flight check-in baggage was found with 50 live cartridges. The Court observed that prima facie, there was commission of offence under the Arms Act, 1959. Justice Subramonium Prasad dismissed a petition filed seeking quashing of an FIR registered under sec. 25 of the Arms Act. The petitioner being...

Enforcement Directorate Exempted From RTI Act Except When Information Relates To Allegations Of Corruption Or Human Rights Violation: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that the Enforcement Directorate being an intelligence and security organization as specified in Second Schedule of Right to Information Act is exempted from the purview of the Act except when the information pertains to allegation of corruption and human rights violation.Justice Manmohan and Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain was dealing with a plea concerning an...

Alienation Made In Excess Of Power To Transfer Would Be Invalid To That Extent: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently held that the alienation made in excess of power to transfer would be, to the extent of the excess of power, invalid. The Court noted that a document that is voidable has to be actually set aside before taking its legal effect. A Division Bench of Justice Goutam Bhandari and Sanjay S. Agarwal remarked that distinction can be made between cases where...