Gujarat High Court Sets Aside Order Denying Arms License To Businessman Saying He May Deal In Digital Payment To Avoid Threats In Cash Transactions

The Gujarat High Court on Monday set aside an order of Single Judge Bench of the High Court which denied the arms licence to a business man who had requested for the same as he had to deal with cash transactions, on the ground that there were options open for him to deal through digitized payment and avoid cash transactions.While allowing the Letters Patent Appeal filed by the appellant,...

Reservation Is Like Crutches- Provided Only To Weak; No Separate Reservation For All Sections Of Society: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently observed that reservation may be equated with crutches which are not necessitated to be provided to healthy people but definitely to those who are not able or permitted to stand on their legs or whose legs are weak for deprivation of healthy atmosphere and equal status in the society. Therefore, there is no provision for providing separate reservation...

NI Act| Company's Authorized Signatory Not "Drawer" Of Cheque, Not Liable To Pay Interim Compensation Under Sec.143A : Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently held that authorised signatory of a company who signs a cheque on its behalf is not the "drawer" of the cheque and hence such signatory is not liable to pay interim compensation under section 143A of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 in a case for dishonour of cheque."The signatory of the cheque, authorized by the "Company", is not the drawer in terms of...

Lufthansa Airlines Is Liable To Pay Compensation More Than Amount Under Montreal Convention 2006 : Delhi State Consumer Commission

The DSCDRC (Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission) comprising bench of Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal (President) Ms. Pinki, Member (Judicial) and Mr. J.P. Agrawal (General) has upheld the findings of the District Forum to compensate for the loss and mental harassment caused due to mishandling of baggage of the passenger by Lufthansa Airlines. The commission held that...

NCLT Mumbai Allows Withdrawal Of CIRP Against Meta Arch Pvt. Ltd.

The National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”), Mumbai Bench, comprising of Shri Kuldip Kumar Kareer (Judicial Member) and Shri Shyam Babu Gautam (Technical Member), while adjudicating a petition filed in Ardex Endura (India) Private Limited v Meta Arch Private Limited, has permitted withdrawal of CIRP against Meta Arch Private Limited. Background Facts Meta Arch Private...

'Alleged Abusing Incident Took Place Inside Car': Allahabad HC Quashes Summoning Order, NBW Against Accused For SC/ST Act Offence

The Allahabad High Court recently quashed an order of the subordinate court issuing a summons to an accused for facing the trial of offence under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 as it noted that the alleged act of abusing the victim took place inside the car, and not in public view. The bench of Justice Raj Beer Singh relied upon the Uttarakhand...

LIFE Mission Case| M Sivasankar Moves Kerala High Court For Bail, Calls ED Case "Political Hit Job"

M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, has approached the Kerala High Court in the money laundering case related to alleged corruption in the LIFE (Livelihood, Inclusion and Financial Empowerment) Mission project, a housing project of the Kerala Government for the homeless.The matter has been listed before the Single Judge Bench of Justice Kauser...

RTE Act| State Not Bound To Provide Free Text Books, Uniforms To All 6th-8th Class Private School Students: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the state is not bound to provide free textbooks and uniforms to all the students studying in unaided junior high schools being managed by private management. The bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi however added that the state and local authorities do have a duty to provide free textbooks and uniforms each...

Jurisdiction To Execute An Arbitral Award Is With District Court, Not Commercial Court: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday held that the District Court has the jurisdiction to execute an arbitral award and the commercial court has not been conferred such jurisdiction under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015.A single bench of Justice C S Dias evaluated the scheme of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 to answer whether a commercial court was given jurisdiction to entertain an...

Central Government Notifies Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Amendment Rules, 2023

On 7th March, 2023, the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Government of India notified the 2023 Amendment to the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005. The rules have been made in exercise of power vested in the Central Government under Section 73 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002. By inserting Clause (cba), ‘Group’ has been defined...

Mere 'Smell Of Alcohol' From Injured Does Not Disentitle His Claim In Motor Accident: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that even if a person was intoxicated or smelling with alcohol, the same cannot be an excuse for the driver of a bus for causing the road traffic accident and causing injuries to the injured person.A single judge bench of Justice Dr H B Prabhakara Sastry allowed the petition filed by claimant Murugan T and set aside the order rejecting the...

Karnataka Excise Act | A Partner Cannot Apply For Renewal Of Licence While His Lawsuit For Dissolution Of Firm Is Pending: High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that a partner who files suit seeking dissolution of the partnership firm and which is pending adjudication, cannot seek for renewal of licence under the Karnataka Excise Act, for continuance of the business.A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj allowed the petition filed by one Nagalinga and quashed order dated 08.12.2021 passed by the...