Important Decisions Of Orissa High Court In 2022

The year 2022 has come to an end. The preceding 365 days were quite significant for the Orissa High Court in terms of the jurisprudence it developed on manifold aspects of law, starting from important questions touching upon constitutional provisions to several facets of criminal, civil, election and family laws. Live Law has reported as many as 167 judgments and orders delivered by the...

Order Extending Employee's Suspension After Filing Of Charge-Sheet Must Record Reasons: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore bench recently reiterated that once the charge-sheet in a departmental inquiry against the suspended delinquent employee is filed, the suspension can be extended only on the basis of a well-reasoned order. The bench comprising Justice Subodh Abhyankar made the observation by placing reliance on the decision of the Apex Court in the case of Ajay...

When A Private Entity Is Amenable To Writ Jurisdiction, Judicial Review Restricted To Public Functions: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently ruled that in cases where a private body is amenable to writ jurisdiction, the powers of judicial review are confined to actions which have an element of public duty involved.The observations were made by Justice Sanjay Dhar while hearing a plea in terms of which the petitioner was praying for directions upon respondent Jammu &...

'Causing Bomb Blast Not An Official Duty': Bombay High Court Dismisses Lt Col Prasad Purohit's Plea For Discharge In Malegaon Blast Case

The Bombay High Court on Monday rejected an appeal filed by Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit, a prime accused, seeking discharge in the case of 2008 Malegaon blast that killed six people and injured over 101. A division bench of Justices AS Gadkari and Prakash Naik pronounced the order. "Even otherwise indulging into an activity of a bomb explosion causing the death of...

MP High Court Restrains Authorities From Demolishing Property By Giving Less Than A Day’s Notice

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench recently came to the rescue of a litigant whose property was ordered to be demolished by giving him less than a day’s notice by the authorities concerned. After hearing the parties, Justice Satyendra Kumar Singh held that it would only be fair if the Petitioner was given reasonable time to file his objections before the...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 26 To December 31, 2022

Nominal Index [Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (667- 671)]Arun v. Reshma 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 667 M/S Parle Agro Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. v. Senior Inspector & Anr. 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 668Devna Sumesh v. State of Kerala & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 669Vimala Jose v. Aboobacker & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 670Ali Akbar @ Ramasimhan v. Union of India & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 671Judgments/Orders...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 26 to December 31, 2022

Nominal Index [Citation 518 – 527]ABC v. XYZ 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 518M/s. Mallak Specialities Pvt Ltd. v. The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 519Deccan Paper Mills Co. Ltd. v. M/s. Regency Mahavir Properties & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 520Altaf Babru Shaikh v. State of Maharashtra and Anr. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 521GTL Infrastructure Ltd. v. Vodafone India Ltd. (VIL) 2022...

J&K&L High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 26 To December 31, 2022

Nominal Index1. Case Title: Dr. RK Vs UT of J&K 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 2652. Case Title : M/S Construction Engineers 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 2663. Case Title : M/S Rashmi Metaliks Ltd. & Anr Vs M/S Jindal Saw Ltd. & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 2674. Case Title : Prof. S. K. Bhalla Vs UT of J&K 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 2685. Case Title : Pooja Sharma & Ors Vs State of J&K & Ors...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 26 to December 31, 2022

A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court and its subordinate courts. Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 519 To 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 525 NOMINAL INDEX S Lawrence Vimalraj v. The Registrar (Judicial) and others, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 519 The Dean, Government Medical College Hospital and another v. Vijayalakshmi, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 520 P Vedachalam v....

IBC Cases Weekly Round-Up: 26 December To 1 January 2023

NCLAT AA Empowered To Remove The Liquidator: NCLAT Chennai Case Title: CA V. Venkata Sivakumar v IDBI Bank Limited & Ors. Case No.: Company Appeal (AT) (CH) (Ins.) No. 269/2022 The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”), Chennai Bench, comprising of Justice M. Venugopal (Judicial Member) and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member), has held that...

Tax Cases Weekly Round-Up: 25 December to 31 December 2022

Delhi High CourtCompensation On Cancellation Of Leasehold Rights Over A Plot, Capital Receipt: Delhi High CourtCase Title: PCIT Versus Pawa Infrastructure (P) Ltd.Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1215The Delhi High Court has held that the leasehold rights held by the assessee in the plot were a capital asset and that the compensation received by the assessee from the Government of Goa on...

ADD Not Leviable In Period Between Expiry Of Provisional ADD Notification And Final Notification: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has reiterated that imports made during the intervening period between the expiry of the Notification imposing Provisional Anti-Dumping Duty (ADD) and the Notification levying final Anti-Dumping Duty, would not attract Anti-Dumping Duty.The Court dismissed the contention made by the revenue department that since the final Anti-Dumping Duty Notification was issued...