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Disputed Signature Cannot Be Compared With Photostat Copy To Ascertain Veracity: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that there is no sanction of law to compare a disputed signature in the photostat copy with the original signature as there is the scope of mechanical error or defective photocopying. Justice M. Satyanarayana Murthy noted,"Therefore, such comparison is impermissible under law, as there is every possibility of change of signatures due to passage of time...
'Not Maintainable': Calcutta HC Refuses To Interfere With Single Bench Order That Stayed Criminal Proceedings Against BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with an order of a Single Bench of the High Court dated September 6, 2021 wherein criminal proceedings initiated against BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari had been stayed. Justice Rajasekhar Mantha had issued a stay order on proceedings initiated against Adhikari in respect of cases registered...
Challenge To Minimum Age Criteria For NCLT Appointments: Gujarat High Court Issues Notice
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday issued a notice in a plea challenging the vires of Section 413(2) of Companies Act, 2013 that imposes a minimum age limitation of 'not less than 50 years for appointment as judicial members in National Company Law Tribunals.The Bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Hemant M. Prachchhak issued the notice in the PIL filed by Advocate Nipun...
'Show Some Will, Have It Done': High Court Directs Delhi Police To Remove Unauthorised Hawkers, Vendors From Munirka Village Area
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Police to ensure, on a daily basis, that the unauthorised hawkers and vendors are removed and do not return to city's Munirka Village area.The Division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh was hearing a plea filed by Munirka Village Residents Welfare Association aggrieved by the inaction of the municipal authorities as...
Recruitments To Posts Of Over 2300 Elementary Trained Teachers In Punjab Set Aside By Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court last week set aside the entire selection process for recruitment to the posts of 2,364 Elementary Trained Teachers (ETT) 18 months after advertisement to that effect was issued by the State Government.The Bench of Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu was hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the selection criteria along with the ongoing process for the appointment...
Kasganj Custodial Death: PUCL Moves Allahabad HC Seeking CBI Probe & Establishment Of Fast-Track Special Police Courts
People's Union For Civil Liberties (PUCL) has moved the Allahabad High Court seeking a CBI probe into the Kasganj Custodial Death Case wherein one Altaf allegedly died by suicide by tying himself to a two to three feet pipe.While the police have claimed that Altaf died by suicide while in custody, his family has suggested a foul play on the part of the police, and therefore, PUCL has moved...
Kerala High Court Seeks State's Response On Plea For Compensating Families Of Those Who Died Of Covid-19 Abroad
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday sought the State's response to a plea seeking a declaration that the family members of a non-resident of the State, who died abroad due to COVID-19, are entitled to ex-gratia relief of Rs. 50,000. Justice N Nagaresh directed the Government Pleader to take instructions in the matter and it for hearing on November 24.The petition was filed by an NGO through...
Whether Specific Performance Of An Agreement Is Mandatory Under Amended Provisions Of Specific Relief Act, 1963? Calcutta High Court Explains
The Calcutta High Court recently had the opportunity to expound on the issue as to whether specific performance of an agreement, including a negative covenant contained therein, is mandatory under the amended provisions of the Specific Relief Act, 1963.Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya observed that although Section 10 of the amended Act vide inclusion of the phrase 'shall' nearly negates...
"Can't Let The City Go To Dogs, We Are Here To Protect Rule Of Law": Delhi High Court Over Illegal Hawking & Vending Activities
"We cannot let the city go to dogs. We are here to protect the Rule of Law", the Delhi High Court on Wednesday remarked while expressing its concern over the illegal hawking and vending activities in the national capital. Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh was dealing with a petition filed by Chandni Chowk Sarv Vyapar Mandal challenging the validity of Delhi Street Vendors...
Court Allows Mumbai Police's Plea To Declare Param Bir Singh Absconder
A Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Mumbai has issued a proclamation against "absconding" accused Param Bir Singh, former Mumbai police commissioner and two others – Vinay Singh and Riyaz Bhatti - in an alleged extortion case. Three non-bailable warrants have been issued against him so far. The case refers to an extortion call made to builder-cum-hotelier Bimal Agarwal...
Karnataka High Court Issues Guidelines To Trial Courts Regarding Acceptance Of Compromise Petitions & Passing Of Ex-Parte Eviction Orders
The Karnataka High Court has issued a circular cautioning all the Judicial Officers in the State in the matter of accepting compromise petitions and also passing of ex-parte eviction orders.It has asked the district judiciary to scrupulously follow the guidelines issued by the High Court in this regard on August 25, in the case titled Leelavathi v. SC Lalitha & Anr. The directions...