[S.141 NI Act] Post-Retirement The Director Can't Be Held Responsible For Daily Affairs Of Company Including Cheques Issued And Dishonoured [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (23rd September) ruled that a person, who has retired as the Director of the Company, cannot be said to be in-charge of and responsible for the conduct of the day-to-day affairs of the Company, as contemplated in Section 141 of NI Act for being proceeded against.The Bench of Justice V. Kameswar Rao was hearing a Plea filed by an ex-Director of the...

Any Activity Creating Hatred, Tension On Ground Of Religion, Race, Caste, Community Or Language Can't Lead To Fair Elections: U'Khand HC [Read Order]

The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday (21st September) observed that "for fair and peaceful election, during the election campaign, party or candidate should not indulge in any activity which may create mutual hatred or cause tension between different classes of the citizens of India on the ground of religion, race, caste, community or language."The Bench of Justice Alok Kumar Verma...

Prevent Political Gatherings Amid COVID Otherwise Court May Have To Step In To Do Something Which Authorities Have Failed To Do: MP HC [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Gwalior Bench) on Friday (25th September) acknowledged the fact that the COVID pandemic is on the rise in the district of Gwalior and that the number of deaths is also on the rise.The Bench of Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava came to the aforesaid conclusion while perusing the statistics of the increasing number of persons found to have...

High Courts Weekly Roundup

Week Commencing From September 21, 2020 Till September 27, 2020Allahabad High Court 1. Allahabad HC Seeks UP Govt.'s Response In Journalist Prashant Kanojia's Bail Plea [Prashant Kanojia v. State of UP] The Bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh granted four weeks' time to the State Government to file its reply in the regular bail plea moved by freelance journalist Prashant Kanojia,...

Noticing Misuse By Private Entities, Karnataka HC Recalls Order Allowing State To Display COVID-19 Awareness Hoardings

Observing that the State Government has misused its order dated July 15, the Karnataka High Court on Friday recalled and revoked the order by which it had allowed the state government to display hoardings to spread awareness among public on steps for preventing spread of Covid-19, in Bengaluru. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ashok S Kinagi while revoking the...

Three Mediation Centres Inaugurated In Barwani District Of Madhya Pradesh [Read Press Note]

Recently, the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court (virtually) inaugurated three Mediation Centres at the outlying stations of Barwani District namely Anjad, Rajpur and Khetiya. With this, the state of has 43 functional District Courts and Mediation Centres in 42 Tehsil Courts. With the opening of these Centres in distant and remote areas, the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeks...

Karnataka HC Quashes Criminal Case Against Website Designer Accused Of Developing Site Used For Prostitution

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a criminal case against a 31-year-old website designer, who was arrayed as a co-accused in the case alleging him of developing a website which was used for soliciting customers for prostitution. Justice Ashok G Nijagannavar allowed the petition filed by Gavin Mendes and quashed the case registered against him for offences punishable under Sections 4,...

Calcutta HC To Increase Workload; Benches Notified [Read Notification]

The Covid Committee of the Calcutta High Court has decided the workload both in the High Court and at the district level should be increased, from Monday onwards. It has been intimated that the parties/ their counsels need not file Urgency applications any longer and all matters will be placed before the relevant Benches in chronological order. In other words, all matters filed...

[Drug Menace] 'Police Not Serious In Acting Against Kingpins; Gaps Are Deliberately Left For Bigger Fish To Slip Out': Calcutta HC [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Friday (25th August) observed that the menace of drug trade cannot be tackled unless the investigating agency is diligent and is serious in taking appropriate steps against the bigger players.The Court rapped the State Police for presenting drug-related matters before the Court in such a way that the court has no option but to grant bail to the accused...

Karnataka HC Wants State To Modify State Level Committee Constituted To Supervise Covid-19 Hospitals As It Failed To Discharge Its Duties [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has asked the state government to consider modifying the constitution of the State Level Expert Committee constituted based on the directions issued by the Supreme Court to supervise Covid-19 Hospitals, on finding out that it has not discharged its duties properly. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar on going through the...

Now Reserve Time Slot For Physical Filing Etc At Karnataka HC [Read Notification]

The Karnataka High Court has for the convenience of Advocates / litigants and public in general started the facility of Reserving/Booking time slots, during a day, for carrying out the physical filing of Fresh Cases, IA's, Caveats, DD Deposits and to comply Office Objections of Scrutiny Branch, as well, as to pay the court fee and also to file applications for copying. As...

Karnataka HC Issues Notice To State Govt On Plea Challenging Amendment To Land Reforms Act

The Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the state government on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 promulgated on July 13. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ashok S Kinagi issued the notice while hearing a petition filed by journalist NAGARAJ SHESHAPPA HONGAL and directed...