High Courts Weekly Round Up

Allahabad High Court Refusing to grant relief to the Petitioner, the High Court said that when the Rules pertaining to the Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Services did not provide, it could not direct the authorities to re-evaluate the answer sheets. Bombay High Court Refused to interfere in proceedings filed under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act by Advocate...

Patna HC: Judicial Work Reassigned to Justice Rakesh Kumar Who Ordered CBI Probe Into Corruption Allegations In Judiciary

The Chief Justice of Patna High Court has reassigned work to Justice Rakesh Kumar, all of whose judicial work was withdrawn on August 29 after he had ordered CBI inquiry into corruption allegations in lower judiciaryA notice in this behalf was issued yesterday, stating that Justice Rakesh Kumar will sit in Court no. 13 to hear service matters from 10.30 am until lunchtime on September 2....

Child Friendly Deposition Centers Inaugurated In Two District Courts of Gujarat

Following the establishment of Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centers (VWDCs) in Vadodra earlier this year, Justice Anant S. Dave, Acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court inaugurated VWDCs at Bhrauch and Surat District Courts of Gujarat on Saturday , August 31.These centers have been conceptualized in compliance with the directions issued by the Apex Court in State of Maharashtra v. Bandu...

Rent Control Revision- HC Can't Re-appreciate Oral Or Documentary Evidence On Record: SC [Read Order]

"The consideration while exercising revisional jurisdiction is confined to find out whether the findings of fact rendered by the Court or Authority below were according to law and did not suffer from any error of law."

SAT Sets Aside Penalty Imposed By SEBI On Directors Of P G Electroplast As "Grossly Disproportionate"

The SAT was of the view that the AO had exceeded its power in imposing the maximum penalty under section 15J of the SEBI Act. Finding the penalty as “grossly disproportionate to the violation”, the impugned order imposing the penalty of 1 cr. each on the directors was set aside.

For The Presumption That Wife Who Is Not Seen For Seven Years Is Dead, Husband Has To First Approach Civil Court For Declaration : Karnataka HC

"There is no scope for presumption that wife would be dead, in case if she is not seen for about seven years. For the purpose of the said presumption law provides that the husband has to approach the civil court seeking declaration that his wife is dead. Instead of approaching the civil court and obtaining decree, respondent has presumed that she must have died and had contracted second marriage, which on the face of it is misconduct. "

SC Collegium Recommends Transfer Of Gauhati HC Judge Ujjal Bhuyan To Bombay HC [Read Resolution]

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended transfer of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan of the Gauhati High Court to the Bombay High Court. The proposal for transfer stated that the transfer was in the interest of better administration of justice. Justice Bhuyan enrolled as an advocate in the Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh in the year 1991...

Rajasthan HC Issues Summons To CM Gehlot In A Plea Challenging His Election From Sardarpura

The Rajasthan High Court has issued summons to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot along with State Election Commission and returning officer on a petition challenging his election from Sardarpura constituency. Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur directed Gehlot to appear in court for the next hearing on September 27. Petitioner Arti Gautam has prayed for declaring Gehlot's election from Sardarpura...

Sunanda Pushkar Death Case: Delhi Police Pushes for Prosecution of Tharoor on Murder Charge

Delhi Police on Saturday urged a city court to prosecute Congress MP Shashi Tharoor for abetment to suicide or "in alternative" on murder charge in the case of death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar in 2014."Please frame sections 498-A (husband or his relative subjecting a woman to cruelty), 306 (abetment of suicide) or in alternative 302 (murder) IPC against the accused (Tharoor)," the probe...

Delhi HC Allows Petitioner To Apply For JAG By Rounding Off His Marks [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has granted relief to a Petitioner to apply for Judge Advocate General (JAG) exam by rounding off his marks to meet the eligibility cut-off. The court directed the Central Government to allow the Petitioner to apply again for the said exam with the rounded off figure. In Ajay Singh v. Union of India, the Petitioner wanted the court to issue directions to the...

NCLAT Dismisses Government's Plea For Recovery From Videocon Industries During Moratorium

The NCLAT agreed with the view taken by NCLT, Mumbai that during the period of 'Moratorium', the Government could neither recover any amount nor issue demand notice to the Videocon through its Resolution Professional.

SC Upholds Enhancement Of Maximum Age Limit To Post Of Medical College Professors In UP [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has upheld enhancement of the maximum age limit to the posts of Professor in Medical Colleges in the State of Uttar Pradesh from 45 years to 65 years.One of the issues raised in Dr. Professor Rajendra Chaudhary vs. State of UP was whether enhancement of the upper age limit for appointment to the post of Professor by direct recruitment is contrary to the Uttar Pradesh...