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Calcutta High Court Seeks State Gov's Response In Plea Seeking Establishment Of Special Courts Under NDPS Act In Compliance With SC Directions
The Calcutta High Court on Friday sought response from the State government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking the establishment of Special Courts which would deal exclusively with offences under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) pursuant to the directions issued by Supreme Court in the case of Thana Singh v. Central Bureau of Narcotics....
SC Orders Extending Period Of Limitation Applicable To Proceedings & Orders Passed Under Payment Of Gratuity Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has clarified that the extension of limitation by the Supreme Court would apply to decisions rendered by the Authorities under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. While hearing an appeal filed against an order of the Appellate Authority which had dismissed an appeal filed by the Petitioner on the ground that the appeal was barred by limitation, Justice Pratibha M...
Look Out Circular Curbs Right To Travel, Should Be Issued Only In Exceptional Circumstances & On Cogent Reasons: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the State was unjustified in restricting an individual's right to travel abroad by issuance of a Look Out Circular when it could not establish any evidence that the right would be 'detrimental to the economic interests of India'. Justice Rekha Palli was hearing a Writ Petition filed by a businessperson of garment manufacturing based in Delhi to quash...
Writ Petition Filed In Representative Capacity Without Proper Authorization Not Maintainable: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held that a writ petition filed in representative capacity without proper authorization or resolution is not maintainable. A division bench of Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vinod Kumar Bharwani, observed,"We are of the firm view that the writ petition has been filed without proper authorization/resolution and hence, the same is not maintainable."...
Delhi High Court Orders Interim Injunction Against Unauthorized Use Of HT Media's 'Shine' Trademark By Rogue Job Search Websites
The Delhi High Court recently restrained certain rogue websites/ entities from unauthorizedly using HT Media's brand and trademark 'SHINE', 'shine learning', and copyright of its website. Justice Yogesh Khanna passed the interim injunction against 8 rogue websites/ entities from infringing the company's registered trademarks and/or copyrights, on a plea filed by the company alleging...
Actor Assault Case : Kerala High Court Allows State To Summon 5 New Witnesses; Rejects Plea To Recall 3 Witnesses
The Kerala High Court on Monday partly allowed the application filed by the State government challenging the trial court's order in the sensational actress sexual case that involves Malayalam actor Dileep, which had rejected the prayer to re-examine certain witnesses and summon additional witnesses.The prosecution had sought before the trial court to re-examine 6 witnesses, 1 witness cited...
Rajasthan High Court Weekly Roundup: January 10 To January 16, 2022
Judgments/ Orders of the Week 1. Adarsh Credit Cooperative Society: Rajasthan High Court Orders Expeditious Disposal of Depositor's Claim Application Case Title: Chetan Choudhary v. Union of India and Ors. Case Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 7 The Rajasthan High Court on Monday directed the Central government to expeditiously decide on the claim application filed...
'Hopeful' That Administration Will Take Requisite Steps: Rajasthan High Court Disposes Plea Seeking Removal Of Glitches On Income Tax Portal
The Rajasthan High Court has expressed its disinclination to entertain a public interest litigation seeking direction to the Income Tax Department to remove all the defects and glitches on its official portal. The court left it on the administration to deal with the issues at its level. A division bench of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice Rekha Borana observed, "At this stage,...
All High Courts Weekly Roundup: 10 January- 15 January, 2022
Allahabad High Court1. S. 482 CrPC Plea Maintainable To Quash Proceedings Which Are Ex Facie Bad For Want Of Sanction: Allahabad High CourtCase title - Mahendra Pal Singh Lekhpal And Another v. State of U.P. and AnotherCase Citaiton: 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 9The High Court observed that an application under Section 482 CrPC is maintainable to quash the proceedings, which are ex facie bad for...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 10 To January 16, 2022
1. Face Heavy Cost Or Longer Court Dates For Getting Non- Urgent Matters Listed – Bombay High Court Tells LawyersCitation: 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 5The Bombay High Court has cautioned lawyers against getting non-urgent matters listed and decided to impose high costs or adjourn matters for a long time if non-urgent cases are pushed for a hearing. As per its SOP from January 10, 2022,...
No IPC Provision For Vicarious Liability On Company Directors, Cannot Implicate Them Without Specific Averments: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Thursday ruled that Directors of a company cannot be implicated without specific averments indicating their role in the offence, particular because no provision in the Indian Penal Code provides for vicarious liability upon them.While adjudicating upon a batch of applications filed by Directors of the India Today TV news channel, Justice Ziyad Rahman A. A held that it...