Karnataka HC Holds KERC Has No Jurisdiction To Interfere With Proceedings Of Permanent Court Of Arbitration [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has held that Karnatala Electricity Regulatory Commission has no jurisdiction to interfere with Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), proceedings under Section 86 of Electricity Act. Justice P B Bajanthri while allowing the petition filled by Hassan Thermal Power Private Limited set aside the order of the commission, dated August 17,2018. In it's order it was...

'Parliamentary Privileges And A Citizen':Highlights From Justice UU Lalit's Speech At Bombay HC

Delivering the inaugural annual lecture of Advocates' Association of Western India (AAWI) in association with Debrief, a legal collaborative, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit spoke on the topic- "Parliamentary privileges and a citizen" on Saturday morning at the Central courtroom of the Bombay High Court. "Justice Shambhaji Shinde, Chief Guest of today's function, all the honourable judges of the...

Karnataka HC Upholds Amendment Made To KTEG Act, Which Allows Levy Of 5 Percent On Unmanufactured Tobbaco [Read Order]

Karnataka High Court has upheld a notification issued by the Government, for levy of entry tax at 5% with effect from October 2, 2013, on 'unmanufactured tobacco' in sealed container. Justice S Sujatha dismissed the petition filed by M/s Giriraj Enterprises and M/s Damodae Jagannath Malpani, engaged in the business of unmanufactured tobacco in the brand names Ghai Chhap...

Kerala HC Paves Way For Merger Of District Co-Operative Banks To Kerala State Cooperative Bank

The Kerala High Court on Friday gave a green signal to the merger of District Co‑operative Banks to the Kerala State Cooperative Bank. Dismissing a batch of petitions which challenged the amendments made to the Kerala State Co-operative Societies Act, 1969, Justice A Muhammed Mustaq observed, "While it is necessary to assert autonomy of co-operative enterprises through...

MP HC Reserves Order On Election Petition Against Pragya Singh Thakur

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Saturday reserved its order on an application filed by BJP MP Pragya Thakur seeking dismissal of a petition challenging her election to the Lok Sabha, her lawyer said. Rakesh Dixit, a Bhopal-based journalist, has filed a petition alleging that Thakur sought votes on religious lines during her campaign for the 2019 Lok Sabha election, and violated...

Probation Of Offenders Act Does Not Bar The Grant Of Probation To Spoilt Brats: HP HC

Taking suo moto cognizance of a complaint against release of one Raghubir Singh under Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, after his conviction under Section 332 IPC for beating a police officer, the Himachal Pradesh High Court upheld his release on probation and remarked that the Act does not bar the grant of probation to "spoilt brats". Justice Anoop...

[Medical Negligence] Medical Experts Are Not Expected To Have Jurisprudential Expertise: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

On Wednesday, while setting aside an order passed by the West Bengal Medical Council, the Calcutta High Court remarked that even though the Council has medical expertise, it may not have jurisprudential expertise. "If the allegation was one of medical negligence, involving technical issues, undoubtedly the respondent no. 1‐council would be aided by the expertise of its members to...

Social Media Censorship : Issue Of Arbitrary Blocking Of Accounts Raised In Rajya Sabha

On November 28, Congress MP Rajeev Gowda requested the government during Zero Hour in Rajya Sabha, to frame guidelines on censorship by social media companies. "I would like to draw the attention to the censoring of user generated content by internet intermediaries which serve as social media platforms," he said. Delete In Zero Hour, I requested govt to frame guidelines on censorship...

Vaiko Moves Resolution To Restore Subjects Transferred From State List To Concurrent List Of Constitution

Unlike a typical federation, India has a strong centre, contributing to its Quasi-Federal structure. On Friday, MDMK leader Vaiko moved a resolution in the Rajya Sabha, seeking necessary measures for greater autonomy of states, including amendments to the Constitution to bring back the subjects which were transferred from the State List to the Concurrent List, during the...

Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea To Remove NLU-Delhi Registrar [Read Petition And NLU-D's Response]

The Delhi High Court today issued notices on a plea seeking the removal of National Law University, Delhi Registrar GS Bajpai. The petition filed by public interest litigants Ashok Kumar Jain and Nitish Bharadwaj alleges that the Registrar of NLU-Delhi, GS Bajpai, was not qualified to be appointed as such and that ever since his wrongful appointment, he had been abusing the...

13-Member Lawyers' Committee To Recommend Use Of Delhi Chief Minister's 50Cr. Advocates' Welfare Fund

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced that a Committee comprising 13 lawyers will be set up to recommend the utilization of Rs. 50-crore Advocates Welfare Fund. In February this year, Kejriwal had announced a budgetary provision of annual Rs 50-crore allowance for various welfare schemes for lawyers in Delhi-NCR, at a programme organized at the Tis...

Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Grant Ownership Rights To People Living In Unauthorised Colonies In Delhi [Read Bill]

The Lok Sabha today passed the NCT of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Bill, 2019, by voice vote. The Bill introduced by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri seeks to provide a framework to recognize the property rights of persons living in unauthorized colonies in Delhi; by granting rights of ownership or transfer...