Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra Appointed As Chief Justice Of Jharkhand High Court

The union government has notified the appointment of Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra as the Chief Justice Of Jharkhand High Court.The Law Minister Kiren Rijiju broke the news in a tweet and said he extends his best wishes to Justice Mishra.Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, Judge in Uttarakhand High Court & ( PHC: Orissa) has been appointed as Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court.I extend my...

'No Coercion': State Counsel Submits Before MP High Court In Case Of 'Victim' Who Shot 'Rape' Video, Bail Granted To Accused

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday granted bail to a man who has been accused of committing rape against a married woman after the state’s counsel submitted a report before it opining that prima facie it was not an act against the will of the victim. The bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan passed this order on the bail plea filed by accused Jitendra Baghel taking into account...

UP Excise Act Case: Allahabad High Court Allows Application For 'Withdrawal From Prosecution' Against UP BJP MLA PN Pandey

The Allahabad High Court has allowed an application of the Public Prosecutor for 'Withdrawal From Prosecution' (as provided under Section 321 CrPC) against UP BJP MLA Prem Narayan Pandey in connection with a case registered against him under the UP Excise Act.With this, the Court set aside the judgment and order passed by the Additional Session Judge, Special Judge (M.P./M.L.A.), Gonda...

'The Haves Stop Despoiling Rights Of Have-Nots': Manual Scavenger's Dispossessed Widow Gets Land With House After Karnataka High Court Intervenes

The Karnataka High Court has for the second time come to the aid of a widow of a manual scavenger by ensuring authorities restore possession of a plot of land with a house, which was taken away as she did not have financial means to construct house on land allotted pursuant to an earlier high court order.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by one Nagamma...

S.12A Commercial Courts Act | Party Cannot Be Non-Suited For Want Of Pre-Institution Mediation If Urgent Interim Relief Sought: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently observed that in commercial suits wherein interim relief is prayed for, the Plaintiff cannot be non-suited for not following the mandatory provision of pre-institution mediation under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts. Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 (Act of 2015) deals with the mandatory provision of...

[Custody] Parents' Demands Can't Be Given Importance If Child Is Grown Up & Able To Take Rational Decision In Personal Matters: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday observed that when a child is grown up and is capable of making rational decisions on his/her own, the court must not give too much importance to the demands of the parents' battling the custody of the child. A division bench of comprising Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P.G. Ajithkumar was hearing a challenge against the order of a family court that...

DAMEPL v. DMRC: High Court Asks Centre, Delhi Govt To Make Submissions On Payment Of Unpaid Arbitral Award To Reliance Infra

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Union of India and Delhi Government in the ongoing case concerning payment of unpaid dues of arbitral award to Reliance Infrastructure-promoted Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Ltd (DAMEPL) by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).Justice Yashwant Varma impleaded Union of India through Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and Delhi...

Justice U.U. Lalit To Teach At Jindal Global Law School As A Distinguished Jurist & Professor Of Law & Justice

Justice U.U. Lalit was the 49th Chief Justice of India and the second direct appointee from the Bar to be appointed as the Chief Justice of India. Justice Lalit enrolled with the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa as an advocate in June 1983. He started his practice with advocate M.A. Rane, who was considered a proponent of the radical humanist school of thought who believed that social work was as important as building a solid legal practice. He shifted his practice to Delhi in 1985 and joined...

Subramanian Swamy Challenges Pandharpur Temples Act In Bombay High Court, Says Govt Can't Permanently Takeover Hindu Temples

Former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy has approached the Bombay High Court in a PIL challenging the Pandharpur Temples Act, 1973, which empowers the Maharashtra government to take over the administration of the temples at Pandharpur.Swamy has argued that the power to “permanently” takeover the administration and control of religious and non-religious activities of the temples and vest...

LOCs Impinge Upon Right To Travel But Interests Of Investing Public Can’t Be Ignored: Delhi High Court In Loan Fraud Case

The Delhi High Court has refused to quash a Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against the former CEO, Director and Auditor of Shilpi Cable Technologies, in connection with Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)'s ongoing probe against the company for allegedly siphoning off money through its foreign entities.Justice Prathiba M. Singh said that though LOCs impinge upon the individual’s right...

Embargo U/S 70 Of Karnataka Cooperative Societies Act Not Attracted If Minimum Wages Not Paid To Workers: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that workmen employed at the Indian Coffee Workers Co-operative Society Limited, if not paid minimum wages as prescribed, can make an application to the appropriate authority constituted under the Minimum Wages Act to consider their claim for recovery of minimum wages.Further, it has said that Section 70 of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act,...

[Sample Analysis] Unless Mandatory Time Limits Prescribed In Concerned Statutes Are Complied, Test Results Will Be Unreliable: Madras High Court

While quashing proceedings initiated against a man under Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel (Regulation of Supply and Distribution and Prevention of Malpractices) Order, 2005 and Essential Commodities Act, 1955 the Madras High Court stressed that time limits prescribed under the Acts for sample analysis have to be adhered to. Justice RN Manjula noted that the purpose of prescribing...