Negotiable Instruments Act| Person Bound To Face Criminal Trial If Cheque Amount Not Paid Despite Notice & Opportunity To Pay: Delhi High Court

Emphasising that once a person issues a cheque it must be honoured, the Delhi High Court has observed that such a person is bound to face criminal trial and consequences in case the cheque amount is not paid despite issuance of notice and opportunity to pay the said amount. Noting that the Negotiable Instruments Act provides sufficient opportunity to a person who issues the cheque,...

Seal The Shops Selling Banned Plastic Items : Madras High Court Directs Nilgiris District Collector

The Madras High Court on Friday directed the District Collector, Nilgiris to conduct surprise inspection and whenever they find any shop selling banned plastic items, the authorities shall close and seal the shop immediately.Justice V Bharatidasan and Justice N. Sathish Kumar were hearing a batch of pleas concerning the protection of western ghats area.Previously, in 2019, water ATMs...

'Grave Misconduct': Rajasthan HC Imposes 1 Lac Cost On Advocate Who Filed Original Application Without Authorization, Superimposed Sign By Xerox Machine Etc.

The division bench of Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur upheld the Central Administrative Tribunal, Jodhpur order imposing 1 Lac cost on petitioner-advocate. The court observed that the petitioner-advocate, who in more than one matters, has indulged in filing Original Applications in the Tribunal as well as writ petitions in the High Court and has personally signed the pleadings etc....

Delhi Riots | "Police Had To Play Double Role Of Restorers Of Peace & Investigators": Court On Delay In Recording Witness Statements, Frames Charges

While framing charges against two men in a case relating to the North East Delhi riots of 2020, a city Court has said that it would be a travesty of justice to disregard the statement of witnesses on mere account of delay. It attributed the delay in recording of statements to the "double role" that the Police was forced to play during the riots. The Court noted that the Police were...

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...