'Attempt To Threaten Judges With Contempt Pleas Unacceptable': Madhya Pradesh High Court Warns Litigants Against 'Adventurism'

Deprecating the practice of bringing "every wrong order" passed by trial courts under contempt jurisdiction, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that trying to threaten judges with contempt pleas will not be accepted. Pulling up four litigants for making 'reckless allegations' against a trial court judge, a division bench comprising of Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice...

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: September 2022 [Citation 344 - 385]

Nominal Index: MAHANTESH KOUJALAGI v STATE OF KARNATAKA. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 344 The State of Karnataka v. S.B. Shivashankar. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 345 S.C. MAHESH v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 346 M.PRAKASH v. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 347 ESHWAR R & others v KARNATAKA EXAMINATION AUTHORITY. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 348 POULAMI BASU v....

'Lab Lacked Accreditation To Analyse Whiskey Samples': Bombay High Court Quashes FSSA Proceedings Against Alcohol Manufacturer

The Bombay High Court recently quashed the proceedings initiated by the Food and Drugs Administration against the alcohol manufacturer Pernod Ricard in 2021 for alleged violation of the regulation on declared level of ethyl alcohol content in the whisky.The court observed that the lab that analysed the sample was not accredited for testing whisky and stated, "The tests ought to be...

Arbitration Cases Monthly Round-Up: September 2022

Supreme Court: Arbitration Clause Has To Be Given Effect Even If It Does Not Expressly State That Decision Of Arbitrator Is Final & Binding On Parties: Supreme Court Case Title: Babanrao Rajaram Pund versus Samarth Builders & Developers Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 747 The Supreme Court observed that an arbitration clause has to be given effect even if it does not...

Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: September 2022 [Citations 823 - 925]

NOMINAL INDEXCitations 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 823 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 925Sun Pharmaceuticals Ltd v. Hetero Healthcare Ltd. & Anr. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 823BOLT Technology OU v. Ujoy Technology Pvt. Ltd. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 824MS HNUNPUII v. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ANR. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 825BOLT TECHNOLOGY OU v. UJOY TECHNOLOGY PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR 2022 LiveLaw (Del)...

NCLT Can't Refer To Arbitration U/S 8 Of The A&C Act While Exercising Powers U/S 7, 9 And 10 Of The IBC: NCLAT Principal Bench

The NCLAT Principal Bench comprising of Justice Anant Bijay Singh, Judicial Member and Ms. Shreesha Merla, Technical Member in the matter of Trafigura India Pvt. Ltd. V. TDT Copper Ltd. upheld the order passed by the Adjudicating Authority which upheld the order of the AA, dismissing Appellant's S. 9 Application under IBC on the ground that unpaid amounts in the Settlement Agreement do...

Calcutta High Court Acquits Man Convicted 34 Years Ago By Trial Court For Allegedly Abetting Wife's Suicide

The Calcutta High Court on Friday acquitted a man convicted by the trial court of abetting the suicide of his wife 36 years ago by inflicting cruelty upon her. The Court found that the prosecution had failed to prove the charge beyond all reasonable doubt before the Trial Court.The bench of Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) also found fault with the findings of the Trial Judge who had given...

Tax Cases Monthly Round-Up: September 2022

Indirect TaxesSupreme Court Disputes Related To Tax Concessions Are Not Arbitrable: SupremeCourt Case Title: M/s Shree Enterprise Coal Sales Pvt Ltd. Versus Union Of India Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 774 The Supreme Court has held that disputes related to tax concessions are not arbitrable. The division bench of Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli...

HNLU VC Cannot Initiate Disciplinary Proceedings Against Employees Without Delegation Of Power By EC: Chhattisgarh High Court

The High Court of Chhattisgarh in a recent judgement said the Vice Chancellor of the Hidayatullah National Law School cannot initiate disciplinary proceedings against employees without any delegation of such power to him by the Executive Council [EC]."It is the trite law that when the Act prescribes a particular body to exercise a power, it must be exercised only by that body. It cannot...

Monthly Digest Of IBC Cases: September 2022

Supreme Court IBC - Approval Of A Resolution In Respect Of One Borrower Cannot Discharge A Co-Borrower: Supreme Court Case Title: Maitreya Doshi vs Anand Rathi Global Finance Ltd Case No.: 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 789, CA 6613 OF 2021 The Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justices Indira Banerjee and JK Maheshwari has held that approval of a resolution in respect of one borrower...

J&K&L High Court Monthly Digest: September 2022 (Citations 122 - 170)

Nominal Index:Citations 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 122 TO 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 170Rishi Sharma Director Haustus Biotech Vs Drug Inspector 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 122 Union of India Vs M/S D. Khosla Co & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 123 National Highway Authority of India Vs Ali Mohammad Dar & 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 124 Waqar Ahmad Dar Vs UT of J&K 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 125 M/S JK Stationers...

State Can't Claim Title To Land Belonging To Its Citizens By Taking Recourse To Adverse Possession Doctrine: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court on Friday observed that the State, professing to be a welfare state, cannot claim to have perfected its title over a piece of land by invoking the doctrine of adverse possession to grab the property of its own citizens.The bench of Justice Arijit Banerjee and Justice Rai Chattopadhyay further opined that it would be very odd if the State forcibly occupies the land of...