Calcutta HC Refuses To Quash Case Against Judicial Magistrate Accused Of Raping Litigant On False Promise To Marry Her

The Calcutta High Court on Monday refused to quash criminal proceedings initiated against a judicial officer accused of raping a litigant on a false promise to marry her.The matrimonial dispute of the complainant was pending before the petitioner herein, a member of the WB Judicial Service who held the post of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate at the time, when the latter...

NCLT Mumbai Initiates Insolvency Process Against M/S S Kumars Ltd.

The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT"), Mumbai Bench, comprising of Justice P.N. Deshmukh (Judicial Member) and Mr. Shyam Babu Gautam (Technical Member), while adjudicating a petition filed in Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Co. Ltd. v M/s. S. Kumars Limited, had initiated Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process ("CIRP") against the textile manufacturing company M/s S Kumars...

Physical verification of business premises; GST dept failed to issue notice : Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the GST department failed to issue the notice to the person who must be present at the time of physical verification of business premises.The division bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju has observed that the verification report, though generated, has not been uploaded, as required, in Form GST REG-30 on the common portal.A...

Madras High Court Recalls Order Quashing Sexual Harassment Case Against Godman Shiva Sankar Baba

The Madras High Court on Monday recalled its earlier order quashing a sexual harassment case against self-styled godman Shiva Sankar baba.On October 17, Justice RN Manjula had allowed a quashing petition filed by Baba after observing that no application to condone the delay was filed along with the complaint under Section 473 of CrPC.The case against Shiva Sankar Baba was that he had...

Justice Nikhil Kariel Transfer Row | Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association Calls Off Strike, To Resume Work From Tomorrow

The Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association (GHCAA) has decided to call off its strike which started on Thursday to oppose the proposed transfer of Justice Nikhil S. Kariel from the Gujarat High Court to the Patna High Court. The advocates are set to resume work tomorrow. The decision to call off the strike comes a day after the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud gave an assurance to...

Parties' Standard Of Living 'Very High': Kerala HC Upholds ₹31.6 Lakh Compensation U/S 3 Muslim Women (Protection Of Rights On Divorce) Act

The Kerala High Court on Friday upheld the Magistrate Court's order granting an amount of Rs. 31,68,000/- as maintenance to a divorced woman under Section 3 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986.Bench of Justice Kauser Edappagath observed that the parties hail from financially strong backgrounds and have a "very high" standard of living. It reiterated, "It is trite...

'Publicity Interest Litigation, Why Should We Doubt Police?': Delhi HC Dismisses PIL Seeking CBI Probe In Shraddha Murder Case

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking transfer of probe in the Shraddha Walkar murder case from Delhi Police to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The court also said it will impose a cost on the petitioner.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad said the case filed by a lawyer is nothing more than...

Acceptance Of Goods Does Not Constitute Acceptance To Arbitration Clause, Unilaterally Included In Delivery Challan: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that unilaterally including a clause in the Delivery Challan would not constitute an arbitration agreement between the parties merely because the opposite party had accepted the delivery of goods and had signed the Delivery Challan certifying the acceptance of goods. The bench of Justices Vibhu Bakhru and Amit Mahajan held that in order to constitute...

Madras High Court Grants Bail To Youtuber Savukku Shankar In Contempt Case After Suspension Of Sentence By SC

The Madras High Court has fixed the terms and conditions for the suspension of sentence of Youtuber/Activist Savukku Shankar. On 15th September 2022, Shankar was sentenced to six months simple imprisonment in a suo moto contempt proceeding for his remarks against the higher judiciary. The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice B Pugalendhi observed that Shankar had...

Illegal Cultivation Of Opium Poppy An Offence U/S 18(c) NDPS Act; Rigour On Default Bail U/S 36A Not Attracted: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench recently held that illegal cultivation of opium poppy, irrespective of the quantity, would fall within the ambit of Section 18(c) of the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The division bench comprising Justice Rohit Arya and Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke further held that considering the punishment assigned under Section 18(c)...

Project 39A (National Law University Delhi) Wins Prestigious 'Award For Research' At The 8th World Congress Against The Death Penalty

Project 39A, a criminal justice programme, at the National Law University Delhi won the 'Award for Research' at the recently concluded 8th World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Berlin. Held every three years, the World Congress is organised by the French organisation ECPM (Together Against the Death Penalty) and the World Coalition against the Death Penalty. The first World...

Delhi High Court Rejects Future Group's Plea Seeking Termination of Arbitration Proceedings With Amazon Before SIAC

UThe Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the pleas moved by Future Group challenging an order passed by Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) rejecting its plea seeking termination of the arbitration proceedings with e-commerce giant Amazon. Justice C Hari Shankar clarified that the court had not expressed any opinion on merits and controversy between the parties. The court...