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Judges Not Perfect Humans But Must Conduct Themselves Consistent With The Aura Of The Chair: Orissa High Court CJ Muralidhar
On Saturday, Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar joined in the oath taking ceremony of newly recruited 50 civil judges under the Odisha Judicial Service (OJS). While speaking on the occasion, he gave a number of advices to the young judicial officers and said, there is a decorum for the judicial office. He urged the judges to conduct themselves consistent with...
Non-Confession Of Accused Doesn't Amount To Non-Cooperation, Accused Must Be Released Forthwith If Arrest Doesn’t Satisfy Section 41 CrPC: Bombay High Court
Merely saying that the accused has not co-operated and disclosed true and full facts of the case, cannot be the sole reason for arrest, the Bombay High Court said in its detailed order granting interim relief of bail to Ex-ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar in the ICICI Bank-Videocon loan fraud case.CBI's reason for arresting former ICICI bank CEO Chanda Kochhar...
S.143A NI Act | Magistrate Must Record Reasons For Exercising Discretionary Power To Order Interim Compensation: JKL High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has reiterated that power to grant interim compensation under Sec 143-A of Negotiable Instrument Act is discretionary in nature and such interim relief must be based on reason and logic.The observations were made by Justice Sanjay Dhar while hearing a plea in terms of which the petitioner had thrown challenge to an order passed by a...
‘Ask Him To Maintain Decorum’: Delhi High Court Tells Ashneer Grover’s Lawyer On His Social Media Posts Against BharatPe
The Delhi High Court on Monday told the lawyer of Ashneer Grover, former Managing Director of BharatPe, to ask him to “maintain decorum”, while hearing the suit filed by the fintech company against him, his wife Madhuri Jain Grover and other individuals.The defendants in the suit are Grover, his wife, his brother-in-law and father-in-law. BharatPe in the suit has accused Grover of running...
Infructuous: Karnataka High Court Dismisses Plea Against 2015 Order Barring Praveen Togadia's Entry In Udupi District
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed in the year 2015 by Praveen Bhai Togadia challenging the prohibitory orders banning him from entering into the Udupi District limits and participating in any Public Meetings/ Functions for a period of seven days, between March 7, 2015 to March 13, 2015. Togdia is the National President of Antar-Rashtriya Hindu Parishad.A single...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Relief To Ex-CM Channi, Asks Trial Court To Adjourn Proceedings In Election Code Violation Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday directed the trial court to adjourn the proceedings against Punjab's former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, in the case alleging that he along with singer Sidhu Moosewala campaigned beyond the permissible time limit during the assembly elections held last year, to a date after February 20.Moosewala - who was killed in May last year,...
Bombay High Court Issues Notice To Attorney General On Anil Ambani's Plea Challenging Retrospective Applicability Of Black Money Act
The Bombay High Court on Monday questioned the retrospective application of the Black Money Act in a petition filed by Anil Ambani, Chairman of Reliance ADA Group. A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and SG Dige issued notice to the Attorney General of India as Ambani has challenged the vires of the Act regarding retrospective criminalisation under the Act. Ambani claims the...
Provision U/S 361 CrPC Mandatory; Trial Court To Record Reasons For Not Releasing Convict On Probation: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench has reiterated that the provision under Section 361 CrPC is mandatory and that the trial court ought to record its reasons in writing as to why it would not be advisable to grant the benefit of probation to convict who is otherwise eligible for the same. The bench comprising Justice Deepak Kumar Agarwal observed- Provisions of Section 361...
O26 R9 CPC: Advocate Commissioner Can't Be Appointed To Collect Evidence For Parties Particularly When There Is No Dispute About Identity Of Property
The Andhra Pradesh High Court observed that an Advocate commissioner under Order 26 Rule 9 cannot be appointed if there is no dispute about the property, identity and its measurements. “The local investigation is the best way to find out the possession when there is dispute regarding identity of the property. Under the guise of local investigation, party who is making application will...
Delhi High Court Upholds Validity Of Provision Allowing Deduction In Pay For Payment Of Maintenance To Air Force Personnel's Wife, Children
The Delhi High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 92 (i) of the Air Force Act, 1950 which allows deduction from the pay and allowance of Air Force personnel for maintenance of the wife and their children.A division bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar also upheld an office order issued by Air Force on February 6, 2013 providing the procedure...
'Sorry State Of Affairs': Allahabad HC Issues Bailable Warrant Against Principal Secy (Home) For Non-Compliance Of Court's Orders
The Allahabad High Court last week issued a bailable warrant against the Principal Secretary (Home), UP Govt for wilful and deliberate disobedience of the Court's order. The Court passed this order by holding that a contempt case was made out against the concerned officer.In its order, the bench of Justice Piyush Agrawal stressed that the manner in which the Officers of the State are behaving...
J&K&L High Court Weekly Round-up: January 01 to January 08, 2023
J&K&L High Court Weekly RoundupJan 1- Jan 8, 2023Nominal IndexCase Title: Gulshan Nazir Vs Union of India 2023 LiveLaw(JKL) 1Case Title: M/S Aisha Construction Vs JKCA 2023 LiveLaw (JKL ) 2Case Title: Manzoor Ahmad Mir Vs UT of J&K 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 3Case Title: Godrej Consumer Products Limited Versus Union of India 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 4Case Title: Mst Zaiba Vs Ghulam Ahmad...