Arbitration- Limitation Starts From Failure Of Settlement Talks: Calcutta High Court

The High Court of Calcutta has held that the period of limitation will only begin to run when the talks of amicable settlement between the parties fail.The bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf held that the period of limitation for referring a dispute to arbitration would be calculated from the date of the breaking point i.e., the date of failure of settlement talks, when the parties were trying...

Be Careful Of Complaints Filed By Parties To Judicial Proceedings To Settle Personal Scores: Karnataka High Court To BBMP

The Karnataka High Court has advised the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to be careful with complaints made by a party to a civil proceedings against its opponent, and initiate action only in accordance with law.A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj allowed the petition filed by one Ramamurthy N and quashed the order passed by the corporation issued under Section 321 (3)...

Senior-Most High Court Judges Have Constitutional Right To Be Appointed As Chief Justices, Transfer Policy Can't Ignore Seniority: Ex-CJI GB Patnaik

Former CJI Justice Gopala Ballav Patnaik has opined that the senior-most Judge of every High Court has a constitutional right to be appointed as Chief Justice of a High Court. He said that merely because of introduction of the transfer policy, the appointing authorities must not ignore seniority of Judges.“How is it possible that more than two or three Judges from the same High Court are...

Madras High Court Quarterly Digest: January To March, 2023 [Citation 1 - 108]

Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 To 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 108 NOMINAL INDEX Manikandan v. State, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 P Geetha v. V. Kirubaharan , 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 2 M/s.Tirupur Sree Annapoorna Versus Tamil Nadu Sales Tax Appellate, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 3 Easwaran Brothers India Private Limited Versus The Assistant Commissioner (ST) (FAC), 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 4 M Kannadasan...

Orissa High Court Felicitates Its Former Chief Justices & Judges While Celebrating 75th Year Of Its Establishment

As a part of celebration of 75th year of its establishment, the Orissa High Court on Saturday felicitated its former Chief Justices and Judges in a function held at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Cuttack. The event was presided over by Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Judge, Supreme Court of India in the presence of Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar, Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court and...

Delhi Court Restrains Aaj Tak From Telecasting Evidence Related To Shraddha Walkar Murder Case

A Delhi Court has restrained Aaj Tak news channel from telecasting or publishing any material in relation to the Shraddha Walkar murder case.Aaftab Poonawalla allegedly killed his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar in May last year. It has been alleged that Aaftab allegedly chopped her body into 35 pieces and disposed the pieces in batches in forests of Delhi.Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh...

Our Dignity Doesn't Come From What People Say, It Comes From Duties We Discharge: Delhi High Court

Discharging filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri in a contempt case on Monday, the Delhi High Court said the dignity of courts does not come from what people have to say about the judiciary but from the duties the courts discharge. "Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi in a contempt rendered a decision... courts do not punish for contempt to secure their dignity. Our dignity doesn't come from what people have...

Proceedings Before Mediator Confidential, Parties Can't Be Compelled To Abide By Offers Made During Negotiations: Jammu & Kashmir High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has reiterated that proceedings conducted before a Mediator are confidential in nature and the parties cannot be compelled to abide by what was offered by them during the negotiations before the Mediator. A bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar made these observations while hearing petitions under Article 227 of Constitution through the medium of...

Environmental Law Weekly Round-Up [02 -08 April,2023]

A weekly round-up of development in environmental law jurisprudence.Nominal IndexRavinder Chanana & Ors. v. The State of Delhi Delhi Secretariat Chief Secretary Rajiv Dutta v. GNCTD & Ors.Mrinmoy Khataniar & Anr. v. Union of India & 9 Ors.State of Kerala V Shefy Joseph [2023 (Ker) LiveLaw 176]Sushant Subhash More v.M/s Hotel Sahyadri Puspa and Ors.Haider Ali v. UOI...

Orissa High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 3 To April 9, 2023

Nominal Index1. Litumanjari Pradhan v. Chairman, Council of Higher Secondary Education, Bhubaneswar & Ors., 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 42 2. Jayanti Naik v. State of Odisha & Ors., 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 43 3. Hemalata Mohapatra v. Bijay Kumar Pradhani, 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 44 4. Khudia @ Khudiram Tudu v. State of Odisha, 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 45 5. Midiyan Pani & Ors. v. State of Orissa,...

NDPS Act | Prosecutor Is Independent Statutory Authority, Must Apply Independent Mind To Justify Extension For Investigation: Jammu & Kashmir High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has recently observed that a Public Prosecutor, being an independent statutory authority, is expected to apply his independent mind to the material produced before him by the Investigating Agency and thereafter take a decision as to whether or not extension of time for completing the investigation is justified in the facts and circumstances of...

NGT Directs District Magistrates Of Prayagraj And Kaushambi To Take Action Against Alleged Illegal Sand Mining in Yamuna

The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the District Magistrates of Prayagraj and Kaushambi districts in Uttar Pradesh to take action against the alleged illegal mining in the riverbed of Yamuna.The The bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson), Justice Sudhir Agarwal (Judicial Member),Dr. A. Senthil Vel (Expert Member) said, “In absence of...