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...

Marine Paint As Part Of Vessel? Bombay High Court Confirms AAAR Decision

The Bombay High Court has dismissed the writ petition challenging the advance ruling given by the Maharashtra Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR).The division bench of Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Gauri Godse has observed that the authority and the appellate authority followed the entire procedure and that full opportunity was given to the petitioner. There was no evidence of...

Petition Before Kerala High Court Challenges Provisions Of Muslim Personal Laws, Alleges Gender Bias In Intestate Succession

A Petition has been moved before the Kerala High Court challenging various provisions of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 and the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application (Kerala Amendment) Act, 1963 on the ground that they discriminate between male and female Muslim intestate successors.Justice V G Arun recently admitted the plea and directed the Government Pleader to...

Rajasthan High Court Annual Digest 2022 [Citations 1-258]

As the year 2022 comes to a close, LiveLaw brings to you a yearly round-up of judgments and orders of the Rajasthan High Court. This yearly digest includes 258 orders and judgments from both the Jodhpur and the Jaipur Benches of the Rajasthan High Court, listed in the order of LiveLaw citation index.Nominal IndexLaxmilal Salvi v. Registrar General, Rajasthan High Court 2022 LiveLaw...