Apex Court makes a family settle 5 decade long dispute; holds earlier suit for possession does not act as Res Judicata to a later suit for partition

The Supreme Court, in Nagabhushanammal (D) by LRS. Vs. C. Chandikeswaralingam, has put an end to five decade long property dispute between members of a family who, upon the direction of the court, finally agreed for a reasonable settlement. Bench comprising of Justices Kurian Joseph and R.F. Nariman held that an earlier suit for possession does not bar institution of a later suit for...

Judges of SC, Madras HC donate 1.18 Cr towards rehabilitation of TN flood victims

Judges of Supreme Court and Madras High Court contributed over Rs. 1 Crore towards restoration and rehabilitation of those affected by the December flood, Tamil Nadu government said yesterday. Advocate general A L Somayaji presented a cheque for Rs. 128 Crore received as contribution from judges, to Chief Minister J Jayalalitha recently, an official release said.The judges of the Supreme...

Justice Karnan asked to join Calcutta High Court on or before March 11

Justice Karnan, who recently stayed the CJI’s order for his transfer, has been asked to join Calcutta High Court on or before March 11. This is in view of the communication signed by President Pranab Mukherjee and received by Madras High Court.Earlier this month, Justice Karnan had stayed his transfer order and had directed Chief Justice of India to file a reply by April 29. Around the...

Court cannot assume Jurisdiction based on the fact that the alleged cause of action was communicated through website and it was accessed in its Jurisdiction: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court in G. Madhavan Nair v Union of India & others (W.P(c) No:30342 of 2014) has ruled that Kerala High Court cannot assume Jurisdiction, based on the mere fact  that the alleged cause of action was communicated  through website and it was accessed in Kerala.The petitioner  an eminent Scientist, who had  worked in the Department of Space from its very inception in...

No prior permission of Court required for filing rectification petition before the IPAB during the pendency of an infringement suit: Delhi HC

In a recent ruling, a Full Bench of Delhi High Court has held that prior permission of the Court is not necessary under Section 124(1) (b) (ii) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 for filing a rectification petition before the IPAB, during the pendency of an infringement suit.The Bench, comprising Justice S. Ravindra Bhat, Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Najmi Waziri observed that that the Court...

Callous conduct of officials of a Public sector enterprise is ‘misfeasance in public office’; Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

In a landmark pronouncement of the Delhi High Court, a Division Bench of Justice Gita Mittal & Justice PS Teji has dismissed an appeal filed by The Pradeshiya Industrial & Investment Corporation of UP Ltd (PICUP) holding it as being”completely devoid of factual or legal merit.”Briefly, a property was mortgaged with PICUP by M/s Pacquik Industries Ltd. Another creditor of...

High Courts of Meghalaya, Karnataka and Orissa get new Chief Justices

Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, a Judge of the Allahabad High Court, has been elevated as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court.Justice Maheshwari, who hails from Rajasthan, has succeeded Justice Uma Nath Singh who demitted office on January 14 last. Born on May 15, 1958, Justice Maheshwari graduated in Law from Jodhpur University in 1980.He was enrolled as an Advocate on March 8, 1981 and...

3 Judge SC Bench to look into whether Retired employee of a Municipal corporation can apply for eviction under MP Accommodation Control Act [Read Judgment]

Apex Court Bench comprising of Chief Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice Kurian Joseph has referred the question whether any ‘retired employee’ of a Municipal Corporation is an employee of a ‘company owned or controlled by the State Government’ within the meaning of Section 23-J(ii) of Madhya Pradesh Accommodation Control Act, to a larger Bench for determination.The bench was hearing...

Judicial floor shall not be used for political grounds; Kerala HC; Adjourns hearing in SNC Lavalin Case for two months

The High Court of Kerala has on Thursday adjourned the hearing of revision Petitions challenging the discharge of CPI(M) Leader Pinarayi Vijayan in the SNC Lavalin graft case to a period after 2 months. The case which was pending since 2013, was recently sought to be brought up by the Kerala Government by filing a petition for early hearing a month ago.The case pertained to the financial...

Supreme Court to hear the Challenge against new Juvenile Justice Act Tomorrow

A writ Petition filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 is coming up for admission Tomorrow before the Chief Justice’s Bench.In the PIL filed by Congress leader and Activist Tahseen Poonawalla it is submitted that the new Act seeks to repeal and replace the existing Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act,...

JNU row: Metropolitan Magistrate rejects Police’s plea to collect Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya voice samples

Metropolitan Magistrate Lovleen on Thursday refused to permit Delhi Police to collect voice samples of Mr. Umar Khalid and Mr. Anirban Bhattacharya, two of the five JNU students accused of sedition in connection with an event organized in JNU against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. The duo returned to the University on Sunday night, after they had gone missing from the...

Physical obstruction of passing resolution on Patiala Court House incident; Disciplinary action sought against lawyers in Kerala HC Bar Association

A complaint has been filed before the Kerala High Court Advocates Association(KHCAA) seeking disciplinary action against those lawyers who had physically obstructed the passing of resolution of KHCAA tabled by Advocates Manu Sebastian & Legith condemning the conduct of lawyers in Patiala Court House incident.In the complaint addressed to the President of KHCAA, Mr B.H. Mansoor a signatory...