PIL Against Centre's Notification Transferring Matters Above ₹100 Crores To DRT Mumbai: Gujarat HC Issues Notice TO UOI

The Gujarat High Court has issued a notice to the Union of India in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea moved before it challenging the Centre's October 4 notification to the extent it transfers jurisdiction of all applications involving a debt amount of Rs.100 Crores and above falling within the jurisdiction of Debts Recovery Tribunal-I and Debts Recovery Tribunal-II, Ahmedabad to the...

Court Can Permit Parties To Join Application Seeking Leave To Sue Trust Under Section 92 CPC Before Grant Of Leave: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that courts can permit a person to join an application seeking leave to institute a suit against a Trust under Section 92 of the Code of Civil Procedure as at that stage the suit is yet to be instituted.Dealing with a case wherein one of the two plaintiffs died even before the court had granted the leave to file a suit, and therefore a prayer was made...

District Consumer Forum Directs Zomato And Box 8 Desi Melas To Pay Compensation For Deficiency In Service

The Bangalore District Consumer Commission, Shanthinagar directed Box8 Meals (Opposite party no.3) and the manager of Zomato (Opposite party no.2) to pay Rs.2000/- towards compensation and Rs.1,000/- towards cost of litigation to the complainant. The bench comprising Mr. K.S. Bilagi as president and Mr. B.Devaraju and Mrs. V. Anuradha as members were hearing a complaint filed...

'Muslim Women Act' 1986| Divorced Muslim Wife Entitled To Maintenance Beyond Iddat Period, Until She Re-Marries: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that as per Section 3 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, a divorced Muslim woman is entitled to receive maintenance from her former husband not just till the completion of the ‘Iddat’ period, but for the rest of her life until she remarries.The bench of Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Justice Mohd. Azhar Husain...

Decision On Date Of Reckoning Requires Investigation, Madras High Court Applies Nortel Principle, Appoints Retd Justice Chandru As Arbitrator

While disposing of a Section 11 application for the appointment of an arbitrator filed under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, the Madras High Court followed the procedure adopted by the Supreme Court in Bharat SancharNigam Limited and another Vs. Nortel Networks India Private Limited. In the above case, the Supreme Court had held that when there is no vestige of doubt that the claim...

Delhi High Court Stays Trial Against BJP Leaders Hans Raj Hans, Manjinder Singh Sirsa In Defamation Case By Manish Sisodia

The Delhi High Court on Thursday stayed the trial court proceedings against Bhartiya Janata Party leaders Hans Raj Hans and Manjinder Singh Sirsa in a defamation case filed by deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma also issued notice on the pleas moved by the two BJP leaders challenging the trial court order dated November 28, 2019 summoning them in the matter....

Court Cannot Send Notice To Governor: Madras High Court Rejects Plea Against Tamil Nadu Governor Over ‘Office Of Profit’ Claim

The Madras High Court on Thursday rejected a plea by Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam challenging Governor RN Ravi's authority to continue to hold office.Holding the petition to be non-maintainable, the bench of Acting Chief Justice T Raja and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy observed that the court cannot issue notice to the Governor as he enjoys immunity under Article 136 of...

Bar Under Section 108 (2) M.P. Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam Will Not Apply Against Suit For Recovery Of Amount Legally Due From Local Body: High Court

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Indore Bench recently held that a suit for recovery would not be barred under Section 108 (2) of the Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993 if the sum was legally due on the part of the local body. Section 108(2) of the Adhiniyam bars institution of suit against a rural local body or its official after six months from the date of the accrual of...

Prima Facie No Representation To Customer That Paneer Is Pure: MP High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Vendor Accused Of Selling "Unfit" Paneer

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench recently granted anticipatory bail to a vendor who was alleged to have been selling paneer that was unfit for human consumption. The bench comprising Justice Atul Sreedharan observed that there was nothing on record to suggest that the customers purchased the paneer under the pretext that the it was pure but later found it to...

'Pita Dharma, Pita Swarga': Gujarat High Court Reminds Sanskrit Shloka To Father Accused Of Molesting 12-Yr Old Daughter, Denies Bail

The Gujarat High Court has denied bail to a man accused of physically molesting his 12 year-old daughter on several occasions. The accused-father allegedly wanted to marry the victim-daughter and had even threatened to kill the entire family, should the mother of the victim reveal the incidents of molestation to anyone. A single bench of Justice Samir J. Dave, while denying bail...

‘Unfortunate That Delhi Police Yet To Probe Complaint Even After 3 Yrs’: Court Asks DCP To Ensure Speedy Probe Into 2020 Delhi Riots Complaints

Questioning Delhi Police for failing to probe a complaint relating to a 2020 North-East Delhi riots case even after almost three years of the alleged incident, a Delhi Court has asked the DCP to ensure that all complaints received in respect of the riots are investigated and concluded at the earliest.Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala “reminded” the police that it is their duty...

Forces Not Bastion Of Only Males: Karnataka High Court Suggests Gender Neutral Nomenclature For Term 'Ex-Servicemen'

The Karnataka High Court has called for changes in the nomenclature employed to refer to retired army, navy and air force personnel; suggesting the Union and the State Government to use the term ‘ex-service personnel’ in place of the term ‘ex-servicemen’ in its policy making endeavours. A single bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna of the High Court said that: “There...