Dispute Between Service Providers Can’t Be Referred to Arbitration: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has ruled that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (TRAI Act) is a self-contained Code, intended to deal with all disputes arising out of the Telecommunication Services provided in the country and therefore, the dispute between service providers which is likely to affect the consumers/subscribers, cannot be referred to arbitration. Thus, the Court...

JKL High Court Slams Authorities For Denying Passport To Mehbooba Mufti's Mother, Says Passport Authority Can't Act As Mouthpiece of CID

Directing the Passport Officer to consider former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's mother's application for re-issuance of passport afresh, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Saturday said that the authority has not to act as "mouthpiece of the CID". It ruled that the police verification report cannot override the statutory provisions of Section 6 of the Passport...

‘Dying Declaration Concocted Document, Ought To Have Been Discarded Outright’ By Trial Court: Bombay High Court Frees Man Convicted Of Wife’s Murder

Disbelieving a woman’s dying declaration due to circumstances surrounding it, the Bombay High Court recently set aside a man’s conviction for murdering his wife. The man was convicted in March 2015.The court noted that there was no explanation for impression of right thumb on the dying declaration instead of the usual left, and no information about whether any sedative was given to her...

Nationalised Banks Insensitive, Lackadaisical Attitude Putting Public Money At Grave Risk: Bombay High Court Pulls Up Bank Of India

The Bombay High Court recently pulled up Bank of India for its ‘lackadaisical attitude’ in dealing with public money, observing that nationalized banks should be made conscious of the fact that their negligence causes a great deal of loss to the public.A division bench of Justice K. R. Shriram and Justice Kamal Khata refused to condone a delay of 579 days in filing a commercial appeal...

Kerala High Court Issues SOP For Real Time Scrutiny Of E-Files From 8 AM To 8 PM

Kerala High Court has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for real time scrutiny of e-files. The process involving scrutiny of files from 8 am to 8 pm will be implemented from January 1. For this purpose, three batches of Filing Scrutiny Officers (FSO) having scrutiny time of six hours each will be deployed. The Deputy Registrar/Assistant Registrar in charge of the filing section has...

Best Of 2022- Important Judgments Of Bombay High Court

LiveLaw reported 527 judgements from Bombay High Court in 2022. Here are some of the important decisions:Can't Decide Whether A Film's Material Denigrates A Community Or Not Without A Challenge To Censor Certificate: Bombay High Court Case Title: Hiten Dhirajlal Mehta vs Bhansali Productions Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 50 There can be no prohibition on a film's exhibition in...

Difficult To Accept A Widow With Two Children Residing In A Thickly Populated Locality Could Be Forcibly Raped On Several Occasions: Bombay High Court

Finding it difficult to accept that a widow with two children could be raped many times in a thickly populated locality, the Bombay High Court recently quashed an FIR against a man accused of raping a woman.“In fact, there was long standing acquaintance between applicant and accused. It is difficult to accept that a widow with two children residing in a thickly populated residential...

Important Judgments Of Kerala High Court In 2022

LiveLaw reported 671 judgements from Kerala High Court in 2022. Here are some of the important decisions:Kerala High Court Upholds 10% EWS Reservation For Veterinary & Dental Courses Under KEAMCase Title: Vinay Shankar v. Union of India & Ors.Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 1The Court upheld the 10% reservation earmarked for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) for Veterinary and Dental...

Telangana High Court Annual Digest 2022 [Citations 1 – 102]

Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Tel) 1 to 2022 LiveLaw (Tel) 102Nominal IndexKodam Danalakshmi v. State of Telangana 2022 LiveLaw (Tel) 1Bandi Sanjay Kumar v. State of Telangana 2022 LiveLaw (Tel) 2xxxx v. State of Telangana 2022 LiveLaw (Tel) 3President, Healthcare Reforms Doctors Assn., Hyd v. Spl Chief Secy, Health, Medical Family Welf Dept 2022 LiveLaw (Tel) 4Sirpur Paper Mills Limited...

US Citizen With Valid Visa Denied Entry Into India Due To Conviction For Sexual Offence: Gujarat HC Issues Notice To UOI

The Gujarat High Court has issued notices to the Union of India and others in a plea filed by an Indian-born US Citizen after he was denied entry into India despite having a valid VISA on account of his conviction in a child sexual abuse case in the US.The bench of Justice Gita Gopi made the notice returnable on January 3, 2023, after ASG Devang Vyas raised the issue of the maintainability of...

Entire Proceedings Can’t Be Quashed In Corruption Case Just Because Informant Turned Hostile At Investigation Stage: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that entire proceedings cannot be set aside in a corruption case merely because the informant, who participated in the trap in connection with the demand of bribe, did not support the prosecution case during investigation. While rejecting a petition filed for quashing such a case, Single Judge Bench of Justice Radha Krishna Pattanaik...

Madras High Court Annual Digest 2022: Part II [Citation 277-525]

Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 277 To 525NOMINAL INDEXS.Sarath Kumar v. The District Collector and another, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 277M/s. Dishnet Wireless Limited versus the Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (OSD), 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 278Ganesan v. SHO and another, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 279M/s. Redington (India) Limited versus Principal Additional Director General, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 280Sankar...