[Employee's Compensation Act] Bar On Commissioner's Power To Conduct Enquiry Imposed By 2010 Amendment Act Is Prospective: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said the amendment brought to Section 20 of the Employee's Compensation Act, 1923, notified on 23.01.2014, which bars the Commissioner from conducting an inquiry/proceedings on the claims under the Act and confers the powers to the concerned courts, is not applicable to a case decided prior to issuing of the notification. A single judge bench of Justice...

18 Adjournments Taken After Framing Of Charges; Reasons To Believe He's Not Guilty: P&H High Court Grants Bail To Accused In NDPS Case

Granting bail to an accused in a case involving recovery of 500 grams of heroin – which qualifies as 'commercial quantity' under the NDPS Act, the Punjab and Haryana High Court said his argument that he has been falsely implicated in the case gets substantiated from the fact that on 18 dates, no prosecution witness came forward for deposition before the trial court.Holding that...

Delhi High Court Stays Trial Court Order Granting Statutory Bail To DHFL's Wadhawan Brothers In Bank Loan Fraud Case

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed a trial court order granting statutory bail to former Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) promoters, Kapil Wadhawan and his brother Dheeraj, in relation to a multi-crore bank loan scam case. The counsel representing Wadhawan brothers submitted before the court that they will not proceed with their bail bonds before the trial court. "With...

Managing IP Recognizes Justice Prathiba M Singh Amongst 50 Most Influential People In Intellectual Property In 2022

Managing IP has recognized Delhi High Court judge Justice Prathiba M Singh amongst 50 most influential people in intellectual property this year. The judge was also featured in the 2021 list for her "instrumental role" in setting up India's first intellectual property-focused judicial forum - the Delhi High Court Intellectual Property Division.This year, she has been featured for...

'Time Has Come To Stop Backdoor Entries': Rajasthan High Court Imposes ₹25 Lakh Cost On Daswani Dental College, Refuses To Regularise Admissions

The Jaipur bench of Rajasthan High Court recently declined to regularise the admissions of the postgraduate dental students, who were admitted by a Kota college in 2017 without even having secured the admissions through the NEET PG process.The division bench of Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand, however, said the candidates would be at liberty to proceed against...

'Commencement Of Probe Into Non-Cognizable Offences Without Magistrate's Order Renders Entire Investigation Faulty': Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday quashed trial court proceedings in a criminal case accusing two men and a woman of creating a "parallel telephone exchange", after ruling that the police could not have initiated a probe in the case, alleging commission of non-cognizable offences, without obtaining an order from the Magistrate."Incorporation of a cognizable offence at the time of filing of...

Dissolution Of Jamia Teachers Association: Delhi High Court Asks Teachers' Delegation To Meet VC For Resolution

Hearing a plea challenging the dissolution of Jamia Teachers Association, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday said a delegation of teachers can meet the Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor for resolving the issues.Justice Prathiba M Singh issued notice on the plea moved by Dr. Amir Azam, the former President of the Jamia Teachers Association, against various office orders dissolving the...

High Court Cannot Review The Order Passed Under Section 11 Of The A&C Act: Delhi High Court

The High Court of Delhi has held that the High Courts cannot review an order passed under Section 11 of the A&C Act as the Act does not contain any provision for review. The bench of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna held that power of review is not an inherent power but the creation of a statute, therefore, it cannot be exercised absence of a provision. The Court held that unlike...

Clause Merely Providing Departmental Remedies, For Faster Resolution Of Disputes; Does Not Constitute An Arbitration Agreement: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has ruled that the power of appointment of arbitrator by the High Court under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act), cannot be deemed to have a precedential value. However, the Court held that the same cannot be a reason to completely ignore the interpretation placed by the High Court in its previous decisions, in respect of...

Patna HC Imposes ₹5K Cost Each On VCs Of 3 Universities In PIL Over Delay In Conducting Exams, Declaring Results

While dealing with a PIL Plea filed over delay in conducting exams and declaring results in state universities in Bihar, the Patna High Court on Tuesday ordered Vice Chancellors of 3 state universities to pay a Cots of Rs. 5K each from their own pocket. The bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Partha Sarthy imposed Rs. 5K costs as the VCs of Lalit Narayan...

An Issue As To Which Party Would Bear The GST Expenses Under The Agreement Is Arbitrable: Delhi High Court

The High Court of Delhi has held that an issue that purely relates to the inter se liability of the parties regarding the burden of GST is not related to the taxing power of the State, therefore, the same is arbitrable. The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma held that a dispute surmised on the Pricing Clause in an agreement wherein the inter se liabilities of the parties regarding...

Delhi High Court Quashes FIR Against First Year Law Student Who Appeared As Proxy Counsel Before Trial Court

The Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR registered against a first year law student who appeared before a Metropolitan Magistrate as a proxy counsel on instructions from a lawyer for taking adjournment in two cases. Observing that the law student, who was interning with an advocate, was either confused or unable to handle the situation, Justice Anish Dayal said:"It is evident that a law...