Kerala High Court Issues Directions To Regulate Crowd Funding For Treatment Of Rare Diseases

The Kerala High Court has issued a set of directions to the State and the Central governments in an attempt to make available adequate funds for treating patients suffering from rare diseases, particularly for those who cannot afford such expenses, to enforce the rights guaranteed to the citizens under Article 21 of the Constitution. Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar directed the Centre and State to...

Builder Can't Levy Maintenance Charge On Flat Purchasers Without Obtaining Occupancy Certificate: NCDRC

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has recently held that in the absence of obtaining an occupancy certificate, maintenance on the project cannot be charged from the buyers.Presiding Member S.M. Kantikar and Member Binoy Kumar directed the builders to pay a delay compensation at the rate of 9% per annum from the proposed date of possession, including the grace period...

Lethargy Towards Judiciary & Right To Speedy Trial: Madhya Pradesh HC Expresses Concern Over Non-Execution Of Summons/ Warrants By Police

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench, while hearing a bail application, lamented at the state of affairs with respect to record-keeping and execution of summons/bailable warrants/warrants by the Police department. Justice G.S. Ahluwalia was essentially dealing with a bail application, wherein the Applicant made the court privy to the fact that one of the prosecution witnesses...

NCLT Allows JM Financial ARC Limited To Replace BoI in NCLT Proceedings Against National Steel & Agro Industries Limited

A bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) allowed an interlocutory application by JM Financial ARC Limited, a third party, to substitute Bank of India (BoI) as a petitioner in insolvency proceedings against a BSE listed steel company. According to the order passed by a bench led by Justice Pradeep Nahar Deshmukh, JM Financial is now the financial creditor in the plea to...

"Do Community Service To Atone For Sins": Delhi High Court Directs Man Accused Of Outraging Woman's Modesty

The Delhi High Court has recently directed a man, who was accused of forcefully kissing a woman and outraging her modesty, to do one month community service.Justice Subramonium Prasad was dealing with a petition seeking quashing of an FIR registered against the man under Sections 354, 506 and 342 of IPC, on the ground that the parties had amicably settled the dispute."Looking at the facts of...

Bombay High Court Grants Status Quo Relief To SpiceJet Contractual Employees

In relief for over 400 employees of SpiceJet who were terminated from services, the Bombay High Court directed the airline in an interim order that no new contractual employees or personnel be deployed by any agency till February 8. Further, SpiceJet has been asked to submit a list of all the employees on February 5 who were so appointed under the fixed-term contract basis for the last...

"Trial Court Passed Incomplete Judgement": Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Enquiry Against Presiding Judge, Remands Matter Back

A peculiar criminal appeal recently reached the Gwalior Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court, where surprisingly the Trial Court had passed an "incomplete judgment" of conviction for the offence of Murder.The Division Bench of Justice G.S. Ahluwalia and Justice Deepak Kumar Agarwal noted that whereas the Appellant before it was on trial for murder of two, he was punished only on one count and...

Civil Services| DoPT Entitled To Seek Info From Credible Sources Before Concluding If Candidate Correctly Claimed EWS Reservation: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) is entitled to seek information from credible sources before concluding, as to whether or not the concerned candidate for civil services has correctly claimed reservation under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category.Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Talwant Singh was dealing with a petition filed...

Sec 8 Arbitration Act - Court Can't Adjudicate Bifurcability Of Causes Of Action Or Presence Of Necessary Parties After 2015 Amendment: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court on Friday had the opportunity to expound on the issue as to whether Courts should consider the dictum of the Supreme Court as laid down in Sukanya Holdings (P) Ltd. v. Jayesh H. Pandya regarding non-permissibility of bifurcation of subject-matter or causes of action in a suit while adjudicating upon an application filed under section 8 of the Arbitration and...

Completion Of Investigation Not A Condition Precedent For Eligibility Under 'Sabka Vishwas' Scheme : Bombay High Court

Observing that a liberal interpretation had to be given to the Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme Rules, 2019 (SVLRS) as the intent was to unload the baggage relating to legacy disputes pre-GST era, the Bombay High Court quashed a show-cause cum-demand notice against a construction company. A division bench of Justices RD Dhanuka and SM Modak, in a judgement last...

Gujarat High Court Designates Four Lawyers As Designated Senior Advocates

In a notification issued by the Registrar General of Gujarat High Court, four more advocates were designated as Senior Advocates. In the notification issued yesterday, the following advocates have been designated as Seniors in the exercise of court's powers under Section 16 (2) of the Advocates' Act, 1961 read with Rule 19(1) of the High Court of Gujarat- Designation of Senior Advocates,...

Distinction Between Doctors, Paramedic Staff For Granting COVID Ex Gratia Amount By Delhi Govt Not Justified: High Court

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday prima facie observed that the distinction drawn by the Delhi Government between doctors and paramedic staff working in either Government or Private Hospitals requisitioned by the State with other nursing homes which may not have been requisitioned on account of their capacity, is not justified. Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh also observed that...