Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 27 To March 5, 2023

Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 67 To 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 76 NOMINAL INDEX Saminathan v Union of India and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 67 State of Tamil Nadu and others v. The Correspondent, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 68 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 69 Dr. C Vijayabhaskar v. State of Tamil Nadu, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 70 State v. Dadayutham @ Kannan and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad)...

Karnataka High Court Directs Police To Register Visually Challenged Person's Complaint Under PwD Act Instead Of Relegating Him To Common Law Remedy

The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that a disabled person raising a complaint under provisions of the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act, cannot be directed to seek relief under common law remedy. A single judge bench of S R Krishna Kumar allowed the petition filed by visually challenged Basavanand Swamigalu and set aside a communication issued by the police rejecting his...

Creation Of Special Authority No Reason To Condone Delay, Party Must Offer Explanation: Jammu & Kashmir High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently set aside an order of the Assistant Labour Commissioner condoning at least 15 years delay by certain persons in seeking compensation under Employees Compensation Act on behalf of their relatives, on the solitary premise that it is a creation of special legislation.Justice Rajesh Sekhri observed,"Creation of an Authority under...

Kerala High Court Refuses Bail To Pulsar Suni In 2017 Actor Assault Case

The Kerala High Court on Monday dismissed the bail application of Sunil N.S., also known as 'Pulsar Suni', the main accused in the 2017 Actor Assault Case. Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan while dismissing the bail application, observed, "The prosecution case is very serious. The prosecution case is that, the victim was taken in a car and she was sexually harassed brutally by the...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Order Directing Registration Of FIR Against BJP Leader Shahnawaz Hussain, His Brother In Alleged Rape Case

The Delhi High Court has set aside a trial court order directing registration of FIR against BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain and his brother in an alleged rape case. The woman had alleged that Hussain’s brother Shahbaz Hussain raped on her on the false pretext of marriage in 2017 whereas the BJP leader asked her to not highlight the matter and raise a hue and cry.While the...

Justice Amit Sharma Sworn In As Permanent Judge Of Delhi High Court

Justice Amit Sharma on Monday was sworn in as a permanent judge of Delhi High Court. Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma administered the oath to him in the presence of other judges.On May 31, 2022, Central Government had notified the appointment of Justice Amit Sharma, who was practicing as a lawyer earlier, as Additional Judge of Delhi High Court. He took oath as the Additional Judge on...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: Feb 27 To March 5, 2023

Nominal Index:XYZ And Karnataka State Commission for the Protection of Child Rights & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 82DR. K.N.Anuradha And Karnataka State Information Commission & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 83The Mysore Electrical Industries Limited And Engineering & General Workers Union. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 84B Ranganath Hegde And Karnataka State Legal Services Authority & Others....

Cinema Hall Which Charged Parking Fee Directed To Compensate Movie-Goer By AP District Consumer Commission

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayawada has ordered compensation to the tune of Rs. 5000/- for an advocate who was charged parking fees at a cinema complex in 2019 when we went there to watch a cinema.While granting relief to the complainant, the Commission observed that that the theatre complex "Inox-Urvasi Complex" was having 3 screens and hence...

Orissa High Court Sets Aside Order Pronounced ‘15 Months’ After Hearing Concluded; Says Authority May Forget Parties' Submissions After So Long

The Orissa High Court has recently set aside an order by a Revenue Divisional Commissioner which was pronounced 15 months after hearing of the case concluded. Additionally, the Court directed all the judicial and quasi-judicial authorities in the State to abide by the mandate of Order 20 Rule 1, CPC which prescribes time limit for delivery of judgment.While deprecating unreasonable delay...

Orissa High Court Monthly Digest: February 2023

Nominal IndexAshok Kumar Das v. Kapileswar Samal & Ors., 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 14Smt. Geeta Tiwari & Anr. v. State of Orissa & Anr., 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 15Cuttack Central Co-operative Bank Ltd. v. Asst. Commissioner of Income Tax, 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 16Rabindra Kumar Jena v. Republic of India (CBI), 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 17Sureswar Mishra v. State of Odisha, 2023 LiveLaw (Ori)...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: February 27 - March 5, 2023

Nominal Index:Court on its own motion v. State of H.P. & Anr 2023 LiveLaw (HP) 6Kusum Bali Vs State of HP & Ors 2023 LiveLaw (HP) 7Divisional Manager, H.P. State Forest Development Corporation Ltd Vs Prem Lal 2023 LiveLaw (HP) 8Naresh Kumar Vs Trilok Chand 2023 LiveLaw (HP) 9Pankaj Kumar Lakhanpal & ors Vs State of HP & Ors 2023 LiveLaw (HP) 10Judgments/Orders:Can Sessions...

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Weekly Roundup [February 27 - March 5, 2023]

Nominal Index:Shabir Ahmed Khan V/s State of J&K & Anr 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 37Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs Ghulam Qadir & anr 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 38Dr Kiran Bala Vs Dr Ashwini Kumar Singh Jasrotia 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 39Pooja Devi & Ors Vs Tarseem Lal & Ors 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 40Radha Sharma Vs State of J&K & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 41Inhabitants of Sheva Shirshu Doda...