Bombay HC Imposes Cost Of Rs 50K On Petitioner Firm For Abuse of Law By Filing Multiple Proceedings On Similar Grounds [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court on Friday imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on Vibagyor Texotech for filing multiple proceedings before different forums on similar grounds, thereby, abusing the process of law. The company owes Rs 53.46 crores to the State Bank of India.A division bench of Justice KK Tated and Justice SK Shinde was hearing a writ petition filed by Vibagyor challenging a notice under Section...

Formation Of Monitoring Committees By District Judges, CCTVs, etc.: Allahabad HC Issues Interim Guidelines For UP Shelter Homes [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court has issued interim guidelines for the management of shelter homes in the State of Uttar Pradesh.The Bench comprising Chief Justice DB Bhosale and Justice Yashwant Varma has directed all District Judges in the State to constitute monitoring committees of 3-4 members, comprising the Secretary of District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), and judicial officers. It has...

PILs Seeking Proper Investigation Against Bishop Franco Mulakkal: Kerala HC Seeks Report On Progress Of Investigation

Two more public interest litigations have been filed in the High Court of Kerala seeking proper investigation of the case where Franco Mulakkal, Bishop of Jalandhar diocese of Syro-Malabar Church, is accused of raping a nun.In early August, one PIL was filed  seeking arrest of the Bishop. That case was disposed of the High Court on August 13, noting that investigation was proceeding on the...

Delhi HC Rejects Pleas Of Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Oscar Fernandez Against I-T Reassessment Notices [Read Order]

“The writ petitions have to fail. It is, however, clarified that the observations with regard to the parties’ contentions is not conclusive and were recorded for the purpose of disposing of these petitions; the assessees’ rights to urge them are reserved in the income tax proceedings.”The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed the challenge against reassessment notices issued by the...

Sohrabuddin Case: Bombay HC Dismisses Pleas Challenging Discharge Of 5 Cops, Allows Discharge Of One More Cop [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed revision applications filed by Rubabuddin Shaikh, brother of deceased Sohrabuddin Shaikh, and the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging the discharge of five police officers in the alleged fake encounter case of Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his wife Kausarbi and aide Tulsiram Prajapati.Justice AM Badar also allowed a revision petition filed by Gujarat...

Remove All Encroachments From Monuments & Archaeological Sites Within 3 Months: Uttarakhand HC [Read Order]

The Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State to remove all encroachments from ancient monuments and archaeological sites in the State within a period of three months.The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Lok Pal Singh also directed the competent authority under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 to frame Heritage Bye-laws...

Launch Special Initiatives To Check Sale & Use Of Polythene In The State: Uttarakhand HC Directs District Magistrates [Read Order]

The Uttarakhand High Court on Friday directed the State to apprise the Court of the steps taken to implement the Court’s as well as the Chief Minister’s directions to “eradicate the polythene menace”.The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Lok Pal Singh also directed District Magistrates throughout the state to launch a “special initiative” to check...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court told a doctor found to be routinely issuing disability certificates to be careful as the diagnosis mentioned by him was “not at all readable” and it was not clear what kind of disability was suffered by a workman claiming compensation under the workmen’s compensation Act for disability suffered due to an accident on the job. Bombay High...

Kindle E-Book Reader Is Not A ‘Dictionary’, Not Exempted From Basic Customs Duty: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

“No one purchases a Kindle device because it is a translator or device ‘with’ a dictionary function. EBook readers are purchased because a person wants to read e-books which are pre-loaded or can be downloaded from the internet.”The Delhi High Court has held that e-book readers like Kindle cannot be called a ‘dictionary’ so as to exclude it from basic customs duty.The court...

Kathua Rape Case Trial: Postmortem Doctors Say Victim Was Sexually Assaulted, Died Of Asphyxia

The doctors who conducted a postmortem on the eight-year-old Kathua rape victim told a court here that the girl was sexually assaulted and she died of asphyxia, a lawyer has said.As many as 54 witnesses have deposed before the court so far in the ongoing trial in the brutal rape and murder of the girl.The girl was allegedly repeatedly assaulted before being killed at a village in Jammu...

Each And All Proceedings Under Companies Act 1956 Stands Transferred To NCLT, Holds Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

“Sec. 434 (1)(c) of the 2013 Act carries an absolutely clear mandate that all proceedings under the Companies Act, 1956 including proceedings relating to arbitration, compromise, arrangements and reconstruction and winding up of companies before the date of coming into operation of that Section in the High Court shall stand transferred to the NCLT. The word all means all. It admits of...

Delhi HC Contributes Half A Crore For Kerala Flood Relief

The Delhi High Court has raised almost Rupees Fifty Three Lakhs for Kerala flood relief, at a mobilization drive held on Saturday. While the Bar Association collectively contributed Rs.44 lakhs, the Registry donated Rs.5 lakhs and the judges contributed Rs.4.5 lakhs.The amount was handed over to the Kerala Resident Commissioner at a function presided over by the Delhi High Court Chief...