Calcutta High Court Sets Up 7 'VC Kiosks' To Aid Advocates In Virtual Hearings

The Calcutta High Court has established seven Virtual Court Kiosks (VC Kiosks) in order to enable counsels to participate in virtual hearings as an urgent measure. The VC Kiosks have been set up pursuant to the order of Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava. The VC Kiosks have been set up in the following places, 3 (three) VC KIOSKS at the Ground Floor of the Main Building (Beside the staircase...

Bombay High Court To Revert To Regular Working Hours In Mumbai From Jan 31, Hearings To Remain Virtual

The Bombay High Court's administrative committee convened a meeting with other stake holders on Thursday and decided to revert to regular court working hours from 10.30am to 4.30pm, effective from January 31 till February 11, 2022. Cases will continue to be heard virtually. The meeting was chaired by Chief Justice Dipankar Datta. According to the notice issued by the...

Men Welfare Trust Opposes Judicial Intervention To Criminalize Marital Rape

The Delhi High Court on Thursday continued hearing a batch of petitions challenging the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which exempts forceful sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife from the offence of rape.Advocate J Sai Deepak representing Men Welfare Trust today made rejoinder submissions opposing the criminalisation of marital rape before a bench of Justice...

Tihar Inmate Ankit Gujjar Death Case- Delhi High Court Directs Jail Authorities To Provide Adequate Protection To Co Accused

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the jail authorities to provide adequate protection to a co accused with inmate Ankit Gujjar, a 29-year old gangster, who was found dead inside Tihar Jail last year. The co accused is presently lodged inside the Tihar Jail premises undergoing judicial custody, Justice Anu Malhotra was hearing a petition filed by the co accused and his wife...

Initiation Of CIRP Not A Pre-Requisite To Initiate IRP Against The Personal Guarantor: NCLAT

The NCLAT in a Bench comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Judicial Member) and Dr. Alok Srivastava (Technical Member) in State Bank of India v. Mahendra Kumar Jajodia held that initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process is not a pre-requisite to initiate Insolvency Resolution Process (IRP) against the Personal Guarantor of the Corporate Debtor. The Appellant, State...

'Last Opportunity': Calcutta HC Raps State Gov For Not Filing Response In Plea Alleging Non-Appointment Of Appellate Authority Under POSH Act

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday came down on the State government for not filing its response in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition alleging that the State government is yet to notify the appointment of an appellate authority as prescribed under Section 18 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (2013 Act). Section 18 of...

Maharashtra Rent Control Act - Affidavit Mandatory For Application Seeking Leave To Defend Under Sec 43(4) : Bombay High Court

In a recent case, the Bombay High Court reiterated that in the absence of an affidavit, a simple application for leave to defend would not enable a petitioner to claim benefit of Section 4 of the Limitation Act. Section 4 of the Limitation Act provides that - Where the prescribed period for any suit, appeal or application expires on a day when the court is closed, the suit, appeal...

'We Personally Feel You Have Not Done Anything': Karnataka High Court On BBMP's Claim Of Filling Up All Bengaluru Potholes

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday took strong exception to the oral claim made by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) that it has filled up all the potholes across the city. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Suraj Govindaraj orally observed, "We personally feel that you have not done anything...Don't say anything which we ourselves feel...

Scrutiny By Income Tax Department Barred For The Period Covered By The Resolution Plan: Telangana High Court

The High Court of Telangana in a Bench consisting of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Chillakur Sumalatha in Sirpur Paper Mills Limited & Another. V. Union of India & Two Others held that for the period covered by the Resolution Plan, Income Tax Department cannot carry out any scrutiny or assessment in respect of the Corporate Debtor regarding carry forward of losses and set...

CPC Order VIII Rule 1| Belated Filing Of Documents By Defendant Not Permissible Without Leave Of Court: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court recently reiterated that "provisions of Order VIII Rule 1(3) CPC make it clear that a document which ought to be produced in Court by the defendant under this rule, but, is not so produced shall not, without the leave of the Court, be received in evidence on his behalf at the hearing of the suit". The observation was made by Justice Suresh K Kait, while hearing...

Kerala High Court Grants State 3 More Weeks To Frame Comprehensive Policy On Illegal Flag Masts

The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted three more weeks time to the State government to draw up a comprehensive policy to deal with the menace of illegal flag masts in the State.Justice Devan Ramachandran granted the extension upon noting that it is a matter of policy and since the Additional Advocate General was not keeping well at present:"...this Court is aware of the stand of...

RERA ACT- Inconvenience In Making Pre-Deposits Not An Onerous Circumstance Warranting Relaxation Of A Statutory Mandate: Punjab And Haryana High Court

Mere hardship in making pre-deposits which include diverting funds is not an arduous circumstance in any manner and does not necessitate waiver of a statutory mandate, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held. In a case about a batch of petitions filed by several real estate developers against orders passed by the Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority involving common questions of...