Application Before Court Seeking Interim Measure Of Protection Maintainable Even After Passing Of Arbitration Award But Before It Is Enforced: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

‘It would not be proper for the Court to reject the application merely on the ground that he has got efficacious remedy under Section 17 of the Act.’The Kerala High Court has held that application under Section 9(1)(ii) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 seeking an interim measure of protection is maintainable even after passing of the award by the arbitral tribunal but...

SC Collegium Recommends 9 Additional Judges Of P&H HC To Be Appointed As Permanent Judges [Read Notification]

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the appointment of nine additional judges of Punjab and Haryana High Court as permanent judges.The collegium comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice MB Lokur and Justice Kurian Joseph proposed the following judges to be made permanent: Justice Harminder Singh Madaan Justice Raj Shekhar Attri Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill Justice...

Petition Challenges Blanket Ban On Hukkah Parlours In Maharashtra; Bombay HC Seeks Reply From State [Read Petition]

The division bench of Chief Justice Naresh H Patil and Justice MS Karnik of the Bombay High Court on Monday sought reply from the State of Maharashtra in a batch of petitions filed by owner of Silver Spoon, a hukkah parlour, challenging a blanket ban imposed on hukkah parlours in the state.The State of Maharashtra had amended the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition) Act (COTPA)...

PM Modi, VP Naidu Attend Dinner Hosted By CJI On Constitution Day Eve

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attended a dinner hosted by the Chief Justice of India on the eve of Constitution Day.Chief justices and judges from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Nepal and Bhutan, who are here to attend the BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) conference, were also...

Bombay HC Grants Relief To Lawyer Whose Registration From BCI Was Suspended For Submitting ‘Fake Degree’ [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court recently came to the rescue of Advocate Mahendra Kachawale, whose registration with the Bar Council of India was at first suspended and then kept pending even though Kachawale had obtained another degree from ILS, Pune.A division bench of Justice BP Dharmadhikari and Justice SV Kotwal directed BCI to look into Kachawale’s application for re-registration and...

Aircel-Maxis case: CBI Gets Sanction To Prosecute Former Union Minister P Chidambaram

The sanction required to prosecute former Union Home/Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the Aircel-Maxis case has been obtained from the authorities concerned, the CBI told a court on Monday.The court, which further extended the protection from arrest to Chidambaram and his son Karti till December 18, also granted three weeks to the agency to get sanction against some other people who are...

Review Petition Is Maintainable Against An Order In A Contempt Case: Kerala HC Full Bench [Read Order]

The Kerala High Court has ruled that a review petition is maintainable against an order in a contempt case.In doing so, a full bench comprising Chief Justice Hrishikesh Roy, Justice AM Shaffique and Justice AK Jayasankaran Nambiar overruled the division bench judgment in Antony v. P.S. Rana.The court had, in Antony v. PS Rana, ruled that the power of review cannot be exercised by the...

Gauhati HC Issues Notice On Plea For Extension Of Retirement Age For Ayurvedic Doctors To 65 Years [Read Order]

The Gauhati High Court has issued notice on a petition demanding an extension of the age of superannuation of Ayurvedic doctors in the state.The notice was issued by Justice N. Kotiswar Singh.The court has been approached by the Assam Ayurvedic Doctors Service Association, seeking an extension of age of superannuation of Ayurvedic doctors from 60 years to 65 years, as has been done by the...

Gauhati HC Issues Directions For Registration Of Muslim Marriages Only By Licenced Registrars [Read Judgment]

The Gauhati High Court recently issued a slew of directions in order to ensure that only those duly authorised by the government under the Assam Moslem Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935 issue marriage registration certificates for Muslims in the State.In doing so, Justice N. Kotiswar Singh emphasised on the importance of maintaining the sanctity of marriage certificates issued...

Image Of This Nation Has Taken Enough Beating, Ensure That There Is No Suppression Of Dissent, Discussion Or Debate: Bombay HC [Read Order]

“If democracy has be preserved and protected in this country and this part of the world, then, not only the Executive, but equally the citizens have to act accordingly.”“Freedom of speech and expression guaranteed by the Constitution of India, coupled with the freedom of religion, both of which are subjected to reasonable restriction ensure that there is no suppression of...

Devaswom Commissioner of Travancore/Cochin Devaswom Board Will Always Be A Hindu, Declares Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

‘We feel fully justified in declaring that the post of Devaswom Commissioner, under the TCHRI Act, is a part of the Devaswom Department under it and axiomatically that, under the rigor of Section 29(1), such an officer will always have to be a person professing the Hindu religion. It is so declared.’The Kerala High Court has declared that Devaswom Commissioner, under the Travancore...

Law Intern Found Dead Days After Filing Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Lawyers

A law intern was recently found dead in Bangalore. Curiously, she had filed a sexual harassment complaint with Commercial Street police just days before she was found dead.The intern was from Andaman & Nicobar Islands and had traveled to Bengaluru in 2017 to intern with Jayanth M. Puttanshetti and Associates on Infantry Road.According to a TOI report, she was assigned to work with...