Judicial Officers Need Sensitization In Intricacies Of Special Enactments: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Delhi recently rapped District and Sessions Judge, New Delhi and the Additional Sessions Judge presiding over the Special Court, over the handling of the Public Prosecutor’s report for extension of judicial custody of an accused under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999 (MCOCA).Justice R.K. Gauba then emphasized on the need for training of judicial...

Plea Under Art. 226 To Regularise Illegal Appointment Can’t Succeed: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

The Allahabad High Court, in the case of Ram Krishna In 880(Spla)2013 Vs. State of UP Through Secretary Vocational & Technical Education Lucknow & Ors, has noted that a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution to regularise an illegal appointment will not stand the test of law.Appointments to public posts have to be made in accordance with the rules formulated by the...

Delhi HC Quashes FIR On Basis Of Settlement Deed With Man Accused Of Stalking Ex-Girlfriend [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Delhi on Friday quashed an FIR against a man, who had been accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend, on the basis of a settlement deed between the parties.“It is a well settled law that where the High Court is convinced that the offences are entirely personal in nature and therefore do not affect public peace or tranquility and where it feels that quashing of such proceedings...

GNLU Indian Business and Commercial Laws Academy, 2017

GNLU Center for Corporate and Competition Law is organizing the third edition of its Indian Business and Commercial Laws Academy, 2017.NOTE: Last date for application has been extended. Apply by 15th June, 2017.About the Summer School:GNLU Indian Business & Commercial Laws Academy (GIBCLA) is offering the third edition of summer course on ‘Indian Business & Commercial...

Delhi HC Conducts Training For Doctors Dealing With Sexual Offence Cases

The High Court of Delhi on Sunday conducted a training programme for doctors dealing with cases of sexual offences as per the Supreme Court norms on the matter.As per a press release, the training programme is being conducted through initiative of the Acting Chief Justice Ms. Gita Mittal, who is the Chairperson of the “Committee to monitor proper implementation of several guidelines laid...

Madhya Pradesh HC Orders CBI Probe Into Theft Of Machine From RRCAT, Indore [Read Order]

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh on Friday directed a CBI investigation into theft of a machine from the Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India at Indore.“In view of the correspondence entered into between the concerned Authorities and the affidavit sworn in by Shri Gopalkrishnan Venkatesan, Administrative Officer-III, RRCAT, gravity...

Bombay HC Grants Relief To Widow Of Man Who Died In Train Mishap 15 Yrs Ago, Sets Aside Rly Tribunal Order [Read Judgment]

The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court has allowed an appeal against a railway claims tribunal order which rejected a claim for compensation by the widow of a man who died in train accident 15 years ago.Justice RK Deshpande ordered the Railways to pay Rs. 4 lakh as compensation to Mamtarani Shende along with 6% interest to be computed from the date of application for such compensation.It...

6 New Judges Appointed to Bombay High Court Including AG Rohit Deo

Sixt new judges have been appointed to the Bombay High Court. Current Advocate General of Maharashtra Rohit Deo is one of the appointees.Other names include current public prosecutor Sandeep Shinde, Government Pleader Bharti Dangre, Manish Manish Pitale, Sarang Kotwal and Riyaz Chagla.The High Court has a sanctioned strength of 94 judges, with these appointments the total number of sitting...

Give Admission On Seats Reserved For Domicile Students In Pvt Medical Colleges As Per Norms: MP HC To Medical Education Officials [Read Order]

In an interim direction, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the medical education authorities to ensure filling up of 50% seats reserved in private medical colleges for students’ domicile of Madhya Pradesh as per provisions of MP Autonomous Medical and Dental Post Graduate Colleges Admission Rules 2017.The court served notices on the respondents, including the director of...

Bombay HC Refuses To Grant Stay On Cutting Of Trees For Mumbai Metro [Read Order]

A vacation bench of the Bombay High Court has refused to stay the cutting of trees that is being carried out for Phase III of Mumbai Metro as residents approached court.A bench of Justice PD Naik and Justice MS Karnik refused to allow a notice of motion in a writ petition filed by one Nina Deepak Verma, a city resident who had contended in her petition that Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation...

Remedy Of Winding-Up Petition Can’t Be Relied Upon For Bona Fide Payment Disputes: Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]

The Karnataka High Court, in the case of M/s Uttam Industrial Engineering Ltd vs M/s Shree Basaveshwar Sugars Ltd, has held that a winding-up petition has serious ramifications on the financial standing of a company and cannot be used in cases where there is a bona fide dispute regarding the amount owed by one party to the other and in such cases the company court should relegate the...

Delhi HC Dismisses Challenge To Designation Of Senior Advocates

The High Court of Delhi recently rejected a challenge to designation of lawyers as Senior Advocates of the High Court, observing that the Petition, filed through Advocate Mathews Nedumpara, was “completely bereft on any factual basis for the prayers made”. The Bench, comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Anu Malhotra, noted that the Petitioner was aware of pendency of...