No Timeline Can Be Set For Filling Up Judicial Vacancies In Constitutional Courts: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

The Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday while replying to the question put forth by Telugu Desam Party MP Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar regarding the vacancies of judges in the Andhra Pradesh High Court, said that "filling up of vacancies in the High Courts is a continuous, integrated and collaborative process between the Executive and the Judiciary. It requires consultation and...

Can't Prevent Bidder From Participating In Tender Process On Ground Of Pendency Of Proposal For Blacklisting: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court directed the Nagpur Zilla Parishad to consider a construction firm’s bid for various works, observing that it could not be disqualified merely because the State is considering blacklisting it.A division bench of Justice A. S. Chandurkar and Justice Vrushali V. Joshi held:“While there can be no quarrel with the proposition that in an appropriate case the action...

Gujarat High Court Constitutes Committee To Look Into Alleged Incidents Of Medical Negligence, Mistreatment Of Pregnant Women At Private Hospitals

The Gujarat High Court has constituted a Committee for probe into the alleged incidents of mistreatment of pregnant women at private hospitals in the state."In order to ensure that such incidents do no reoccur and as to how incidents reported in the print and electronic media as narrated by petitioner in the petition had occurred, we deem it proper to constitute a Committee headed by a...

Railway Authority Liable To Pay Compensation Even If Claimant Was Trying to De-board Moving Train: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently held that the Railway Authority is liable to pay compensation under Section 124-A of the Railways Act to a Claimant who met with an accident while deboarding a moving train. Section 124-A of the Railways Act, 1989 (“the Act”) deals with compensation on account of untoward incidents. The bench comprising Justice G. S. Ahluwalia observed...

Plea In Delhi High Court Alleges ‘Large Scale Rigging’ In LLB, LLM Entrance Exams Of Delhi University

A petition has been filed before the Delhi High Court alleging “large scale rigging”, question paper leak and manipulation of final results in LLB and LLM entrance exams for academic session of 2022. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav directed the varsity and NTA to seek instructions in the matter, while listing it for hearing on March 22. However, the court has not yet issued a formal...

No Simultaneous CIRP Proceedings Against Same Corporate Debtor: NCLT Ahmedabad

The National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”), Ahmedabad Bench, comprising of Dr. Deepti Mukesh (Judicial Member) and Shri Ajai Das Mehrotra (Technical Member), while adjudicating a petition filed in Vrundavan Residency Pvt. Ltd. v Mars Remedies Pvt. Ltd., has held that there cannot be simultaneous CIRP proceedings against the same Corporate Debtor. The Bench declined to initiate...

Orissa High Court Monthly Digest - January 2023 [Citations 1-13]

Nominal IndexAnimesh Chakraborty v. State of Odisha, 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 1Vedanta Limited, Jharsuguda v. Union of India, 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 2Soli @ Sulachana Jena & Anr. v. Chief Executive Officer, NESCO (Electrical), Balasore & Anr., 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 3Sk. Jumman @ Badruddin v. State of Odisha, 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 4Santosh Kumar Nayak v. State of Odisha, 2023 LiveLaw (Ori) 5Girish...

Following Noise Pollution Rules At Construction Site: Adani-Vizhinjam Port To Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday recorded the submission of the Vizhinjam International Sea Port Limited and Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Limited that it has been maintaining and will continue to maintain the sound levels at the construction site of the Vizhinjam International Transhipment Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport. within the limits prescribed under the Noise Pollution (Regulation...

Nature Of Financial Debt Doesn’t Change Upon Breach Of Consent Terms: NCLAT Delhi

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson) and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member), while adjudicating an appeal filed in Priyal Kantilal Patel v IREP Credit Capital Pvt. Ltd. & Anr., has held the nature of financial debt would not change on account of breach of the consent terms. The Bench has...

‘State Of Anarchy Brought About By Govt’: Meghalaya High Court Raps State For Aiding Illegal Coal Mining, Unlicensed Plants

The Meghalaya High Court has pulled up the State Government for its inaction against illegal coke plants functioning in the state.While expressing severe disappointment, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice W. Diengdoh said: “It is a matter of crying shame that despite orders of the Supreme Court, no less, a state of anarchy is brought about by the...

Question Of ‘Accord And Satisfaction’ Cannot Be Determined Under Section 11 Of The A&C Act: Calcutta High Court

The High Court of Calcutta has held that the jurisdiction of the Court under Section 11 of the A&C Act is limited to the examination of the existence of the arbitration clause and determination of an arbitrable dispute. The bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf relied on the judgment in Mayavati Trading v. Pradyvat Deb Burman[1] to hold that a Court exercising powers under Section 11...

Doctor Not Responsible For Patient Not Favorably Reacting To Treatment; NCDRC

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) bench comprising Justice R.K. Agrawal as Presiding Member, Dr. S.M. Kantikar and Mr. Binoy Kumar as Members disposed of a consumer complaint filed by the husband (Complainant) of a patient who went into coma after her surgery accusing the doctor (Opposite Party 2) and the Hospital (Opposite Party 2) of negligence. The...