Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 8 To August 14, 2022

A weekly round-up of important cases from Madras High Court. Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 339 To 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 349 NOMINAL INDEX Karthika Agencies Export House v. The Commissioner of Police and others, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 339 C Jagadeesan v. Additional Director General of Police and another, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 340 Kannan v. State rep. by the Deputy Superintendent...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round Up: August 8 - August 14, 2022

Nominal Index: Vijay Nishant & others And State of Karnataka & others. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 305 Ateeq Ahmed & others And National Investigating Agency. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 306 KHIRASA S/O. KRISHNA KATHARE & Others V. SHANTA ALIAS GEETA & Others. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 307 LATHA RAJANIKANTH v STATE OF KARNATAKA. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 308 NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY...

Orissa High Court Upholds 'Life Term' Of Murder Convict 18 Yrs After Enlarging Him On Bail

The Orissa High Court has recently upheld the conviction and resultant life imprisonment awarded to a person in a 2001 murder case. Notably, after the conviction by the Trial Court in 2003, he was enlarged on bail in 2004 by the High Court. While dismissing the appeal, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice Radha Krishna Pattanaik observed, "The Court...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round Up: August 8 To August 14, 2022

NOMINAL INDEXCitations 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 765 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 781SARIKA@RADHA@LOVANYA T v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 765DINESH KUMAR v. UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ORS. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 766GHULAM SARWAR v. SMT. NILOFAR KHAN & ORS. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 767Trueblue India LLP Vs Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax Circle 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 768Pr....

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 11 Advocates As Additional Judges Of Punjab And Haryana High Court

The Central Government has notified the recommendation made by the Supreme Court Collegium to appoint the following 11 advocates as Additional Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court1. Nidhi Gupta, 2. Sanjay Vashisth, 3. Tribhuvan Dahiya, 4. Namit Kumar, 5. Harkesh Manuja, 6. Aman Chaudhary, 7. Naresh Singh, 8. Harsh Bunger, 9. Jagmohan Bansal, 10. Deepak Manchanda, and 11. Alok...

Orissa HC Grants 'Last Opportunity' To State Bar Council To File Reply In Petition Challenging 'Exorbitant Fees' Charged For Enrolment

A Division Bench of the Orissa High Court, comprising Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice Radha Krishna Pattanaik, has granted four weeks' time to the Odisha State Bar Council ('OSBC') as a last opportunity to file its reply rejoinder in a petition filed by Advocate Binayak Subudhi, wherein he has challenged the 'exorbitant fees' charged by the Council to enrol law graduates in...

Rajasthan High Court Directs State To Place Inspection Report Prepared For Mid-Day Meals In Plea Against Violations of RTE Act In Govt Schools

The division bench of Rajasthan High Court has recently directed the state to place the inspection reports prepared for mid-day meals in the last three months of at least three schools (zone wise) for the perusal of court.During the course of hearing, on the issue of sub-standard quality of food, the court was informed that a mechanism for quality of procurement as also for service of...

J&K&L High Court Weekly Round Up: August 8 To August 14, 2022

Nominal Index: Nazir Ahmad Parra Vs UT of J&K. 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 91 Sadat Hussain Vs State of J&K 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 92 Rakesh Kumar Chaudhary Vs Union of India. 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 93 Abdul Qayoom Bhat Vs Danish Ul Islam & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 94 Davinder Sharma Vs CBI 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 95 Dr Lahoot Hassan & Ors Vs SHO Vigilance Organization...

"Rape Victim's Testimony Doubtful": Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Man's Conviction After He Served Out Full Sentence

The Allahabad High Court recently set aside the conviction order passed against a rape accused as it found each and every part of the testimony of the prosecutrix to be 'infirm', 'doubtful', and 'contradictory'.Significantly, the accused has already been released after serving a full sentence after getting the benefit of a remission period.The bench of Justice Karunesh Singh Pawar found that...

"Wrongdoers Shouldn't Get Benefit Out Of Frivolous Litigation": Allahabad HC Imposes ₹25K Cost On Petitioner For Concealment Of Facts

Stressing that wrongdoers should not get benefits out of frivolous litigation, the Allahabad High Court recently imposed a cost of ₹25,000/- on a petitioner who concealed material facts from the court that he had earlier filed two anticipatory bail applications and did not comply with court's orders.The bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Saroj Yadav imposed costs on Vikas Kumar...

Rajasthan High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Constitutional Validity Of Section 7 Of Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016

The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a plea seeking to declare the Section 7 of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016 as unconstitutional to the extent it facilitates a joint application by multiple financial creditors, to prove minimum default of one crore rupees. The petitioner has also approached the court on being aggrieved by the order passed by the National Company...

Arbitration Cases Weekly Round-Up: 7th August To 13th August, 2022

Andhra Pradesh High Court: Arbitration Agreement Not A Bar For Referring Parties To Facilitation Council Under MSMED Act:Andhra Pradesh High Court Case Title: M/s. Dalapathi Constructions versus The State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors. The Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that a reference to the Facilitation Council under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act,...