'Cause Of Action In Case Of Contract Of Insurance Accrues On Date Of Repudiation Of Claim': J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Friday clarified that 'cause of action' in an insurance case can also accrue on the date the claim lodged by the insured is repudiated by the insurance company.The court said the Supreme Court in Kendimalla Raghavaiah & Co. V.s Nationa Insurance Co. and ors has held that with reference to a fire insurance policy, the date of accrual of cause...

Bombay High Court Makes E-filing Mandatory For Criminal Cases, Arbitration Petitions

The Bombay High Court has made e-filing of new criminal cases, arbitration petitions and civil contempt petitions mandatory from January 9, 2023.The categories for which e-filing has been made mandatory are as:1) Criminal Writ Petition 2) Criminal Application under 482 of Cr.P.C.3) Criminal Application4) Criminal Appeal5) Criminal ALP 6) Criminal Revision (Leave to file Appeal–Private)...

Failure To Supply Translated Copy Of Detention Order Does Not Vitiate Detaining Authority’s Decision: J&K&L High Court

Dismissing a plea of habeas corpus petition, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Friday observed that failure on the part of detaining authority to supply a translated copy of detention order does not vitiate the detention.A bench of Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal said:"From a bare perusal of the provisions of the Public Safety Act, 1978 dealing with preventive detention, read with...

Blind Leading The Blind? Madras High Court Says Trained Judicial Officers Ignorant Of Procedure, Orders Academy To Conduct Refresher Course

The Madras High Court recently directed the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy to conduct a "refresher course" for judicial officers focusing on special enactments like Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, SC/ST Act and NDPS Act.The direction came from a bench of Justice P.N. Prakash and Justice N. Anand Venkatesh after it...

NCDRC Reiterates That Condonation Of Delay Is Not A Right, Each Day Should Be Explained

The National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission bench comprising Mr. C. Vishwanath as the presiding member and Mr. Subhash Chandra as a member recently observed that the condonation of delay cannot be claimed as a matter of right and should be explained for every day of the delay. The bench observed this while dismissing a revision petition filed under Section 21 of...

Madras High Court To Have Neutral Citation System From Jan 1

The Madras High Court is set to have its own 'neutral citation system' for all its judgments, which are uploaded on its official website, with effect from January 1, 2023.In a circular issued on December 30, The Registrar General said that a unique neutral citation number will be auto generated for every order/judgment that is uploaded on the website. This citation will be in the format...

Bombay High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Chairman Habib Group Trusts In SC/ST Act Case

Ruling that the bar on granting anticipatory bail in cases under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act won’t apply as the allegations against him appear to be motivated and an afterthought, the Bombay High Court granted pre-arrest bail to Chairman of Habib Group Trusts Mumbai Javed Shroff, who has been accused of sexual harassment and using casteist...

Madras High Court Annual Digest 2022: Part I [Citations 1- 276]

Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 To 276NOMINAL INDEXM/s.The Kancheepuram Reading Room and Tennis Club, Represented by its Secretary v. The Director-General of Police & Ors, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 1The University of Madras, Rep. By its Registrar v. Dr. S. Bhaskaran & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 2Payel Biswas v. The Commissioner of Police, Trichy City & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 3All India...

‘Far Too Much Time Is Lost In Mentioning’: Justice GS Patel-led Bench In Bombay HC Issues Directions To Reduce Paper Inflow, Streamline Listing Process

The Bombay High Court bench headed by Justice Gautam Patel has issued a slew of directives on the administrative side on an experimental basis to “reduce paper in-flow” and streamline the process of listing cases before his bench. Just two weeks ago Justice Abhay Oka spoke about doing away with any manual intervention in listing of cases to bring about transparency in...

Students With 3-Year Diploma/Polytechnic After Class X Eligible For BA LLB Admission, Incorporate In Prospectus: Madras High Court To TNDALU

The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University to permit a student, who had pursued a three-year diploma after the 10th standard, to participate in the admission process for the five-year BA LLB course. The court said he cannot be disqualified merely on the ground that he had studied three year diploma course after completing the 10th standard. The Bar Council...

Maruti Suzuki Should Pay Rs. 3 Lakh For Failing To Rectify Defects In Car- Delhi State Commission

The Delhi State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission bench comprising Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal as the President and Ms. Pinki as the member upheld the order of the district commission, Shalimar Bagh. The district commission had directed Maruti Suzuki India to pay a compensation of Rs. 3,41,000/- along with an interest of 10% p.a. from the date of institution of the complaint...

CBFC Chairman Has No Power To Refer Film To Second Revising Committee; Action Illegal, Violative Of Cinematograph Act: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Chairman's decision to refer the film 'Puzha Muthal Puzha Vare' to a second Revising Committee is illegal and in violation of the Cinematograph Act, 1952 and the Cinematograph (Certification) Rules, 1983.Justice N. Nagaresh said Rule 24(12) specifically mandates that where the Chairman disagrees with the...