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Order VI Rule 18 CPC | If Plaint Is Not Amended Within Given Time, It Cannot Be Amended Thereafter: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently held that once an application for amendment of plaint is allowed, the same has to be amended within the given time frame. Referring to Supreme Court in Union of India v. Pramod Gupta, (2005) 12 SCC 1, Justice Pratibha M. Singh noted that if the amended plaint is not filed within the stipulated time, it cannot be amended thereafter."It is the settled position in...
District Magistrate & Chief Judicial Magistrate Have Equal Jurisdiction To Decide Applications U/S 14 SARFAESI Act: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has held that jurisdiction under Section 14 of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 ("SARFAESI Act") can be exercised by either of the two authorities namely Chief Judicial Magistrate ("CJM") and District Magistrate ("DM"). Therefore, both the authorities are equally competent to...
Cruise Ship Drug Case | Special NDPS Court Refuses Bail To Peddler Abdul Shaikh
A Special NDPS Court on Thursday rejected the bail application of alleged drug peddler Abdul Kadar Shaikh, in the Cruise Ship Drug Case in which actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan was earlier arrested. Thirty-year-old Shaikh was arrested on October 4, 2021 after commercial quantity of narcotics was allegedly seized at his behest. The drugs included 2.5grams of Ecstasy and 54.3grams...
"Install CCTV Cameras In All Police Stations Including Interrogation Rooms By May 10": HC Directs Punjab, Haryana & UT Chandigarh
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday directed the States of Punjab, Haryana, and UT Chandigarh to install CCTV cameras in all police stations including the interrogation rooms with 18 months storage by May 10, 2022.The Bench of Justice Amol Rattan Singh has issued this order in view of the directions issued by the Supreme Court's order in Paramvir Singh Saini v. Baljit Singh and...
BREAKING | Kerala High Court Reserves Order In Dileep's Plea To Suspend Further Probe In Sexual Assault Case
The Kerala High Court on Thursday reserved orders in the plea moved by actor Dileep seeking to suspend further investigation into the 2017 sexual assault case. Justice Kauser Edappagath extensively heard all the parties in detail over a period of three days before reserving verdict in the case. In 2017, a popular actress was abducted and raped in a moving vehicle pursuant to a...
'S.362 CrPC Puts An Embargo': NIA Opposes Plea Filed By Bhima Koregaon Accused Seeking Review Of Bombay HC's Judgement Refusing Default Bail
The National Investigation Agency has sought dismissal of the application filed by Varavara Rao, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira seeking bail and factual corrections in the Bombay High Court's order refusing them default bail.In their reply tendered to the Bombay High Court, the agency cited the embargo under section 362 of CrPC to alter or review judgements once a petition is decided...
Canceling Firearm License Without Recording A Finding That It Was Misused Isn't Justified: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that in absence of any finding recorded by authorities that a person has misused the firearm in question or there is any other disability on his/her part, the exercise of power in canceling the firearm license is not justified.The Bench of Justice Gautam Chowdhary observed thus while hearing a writ plea filed against an order of May 1989 passed by...
French Mastiff Dog 'Bruno' | Calcutta HC Directs Alleged Owner To Return Dog To NGO; Orders Police Enquiry Over Cruelty Allegations
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the concerned police authorities to conduct an enquiry to find out whether the alleged owner in whose possession a French Mastiff dog named 'Bruno' is currently residing is actually the real owner. The Court also ordered that the dog should be returned to the concerned NGO from the possession of the alleged owner. A Single Bench had earlier...
State Govt. 'Appropriate Government' For Grant Of Remission Of Sentence For Convicts Under SC/ ST Act: Madras High Court
Madras High Court has held that the appropriate government for grant of remission of sentence to a person convicted under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is the state government and not the Union government.A Division Bench of Justices P.N Prakash and R. Hemalatha concluded that the executive power of the Union, as well as the state,...
Accused Charged With Serious Offence Must Not Be Stripped Of The Valuable Right Of Impartial Trial: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday observed that an accused who is charged with a serious offence, must not be stripped of his/her valuable right of a fair and impartial trial because it would be a negation of the concept of due process of law.The Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh observed thus while dealing with a 482 CrPC Application filed against the order of Additional Sessions...
Employee Permitted To 'Work From Home' As A Concession Can't Claim Change In Territorial Jurisdiction : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that mere permission to work from home is not sufficient to confer jurisdiction on the Court within whose jurisdiction the employee is working. Justice Sunil Thomas answered the question of jurisdiction for legal claims of remote employees and ruled that merely because they are permitted to work from home and the employer was aware that the employee was...
'An Election Gimmick': Calcutta HC Dismisses BJP Candidates' Plea Alleging Threats By Rival Party Members Amid Municipal Polls
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by BJP candidates contesting in the upcoming West Bengal Municipal elections, seeking police protection from the State so that they get a fair chance to compete in the elections. The Court noted that several discrepancies had been found in the allegations levelled and further labelled such allegations to be an 'election...