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O26 R9 CPC: Advocate Commissioner Can't Be Appointed To Collect Evidence For Parties Particularly When There Is No Dispute About Identity Of Property
The Andhra Pradesh High Court observed that an Advocate commissioner under Order 26 Rule 9 cannot be appointed if there is no dispute about the property, identity and its measurements. “The local investigation is the best way to find out the possession when there is dispute regarding identity of the property. Under the guise of local investigation, party who is making application will...
Delhi High Court Upholds Validity Of Provision Allowing Deduction In Pay For Payment Of Maintenance To Air Force Personnel's Wife, Children
The Delhi High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 92 (i) of the Air Force Act, 1950 which allows deduction from the pay and allowance of Air Force personnel for maintenance of the wife and their children.A division bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar also upheld an office order issued by Air Force on February 6, 2013 providing the procedure...
'Sorry State Of Affairs': Allahabad HC Issues Bailable Warrant Against Principal Secy (Home) For Non-Compliance Of Court's Orders
The Allahabad High Court last week issued a bailable warrant against the Principal Secretary (Home), UP Govt for wilful and deliberate disobedience of the Court's order. The Court passed this order by holding that a contempt case was made out against the concerned officer.In its order, the bench of Justice Piyush Agrawal stressed that the manner in which the Officers of the State are behaving...
J&K&L High Court Weekly Round-up: January 01 to January 08, 2023
J&K&L High Court Weekly RoundupJan 1- Jan 8, 2023Nominal IndexCase Title: Gulshan Nazir Vs Union of India 2023 LiveLaw(JKL) 1Case Title: M/S Aisha Construction Vs JKCA 2023 LiveLaw (JKL ) 2Case Title: Manzoor Ahmad Mir Vs UT of J&K 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 3Case Title: Godrej Consumer Products Limited Versus Union of India 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 4Case Title: Mst Zaiba Vs Ghulam Ahmad...
Irresponsible Insinuations Against Judicial Officers Have Become A Fashion: Allahabad HC Imposes Rs. 50K Cost On A Petitioner
The Allahabad High Court recently took an exception to the ‘fashion’ of making irresponsible insinuations about the judiciary or its officers and observed that this unholy practice has to be whole-heartedly discouraged and deplored by every responsible person in society. The Court also said that we are presently living in a democracy in its ugliest form, where nobody has got any...
‘Court Decorum Is Not Being Maintained’: Delhi High Court Bars Lawyer From Appearing Through VC Mode For A Month
The Delhi High Court on Monday barred a lawyer for a period of one month from appearing through hybrid or virtual conferencing (VC) mode for disturbing court proceedings thrice.Justice Prathiba M Singh noted that the lawyer, who was appearing from his residence, was also switching on the video and the decorum of the court was not being maintained. “Accordingly, it is directed that, for a...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Bail To Accused In FIR Against Facebook Post On 'Burning Manusmriti'
The High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior Bench, recently granted bail to a man accused of hurting religious sentiments by posting “objectionable” material on social media. The accused was arrested in a case registered under Sections 153-A, 295A, 505(2) IPC. He was in judicial custody since December 24, 2022. As per the prosecution story, he had uploaded two posts on Facebook...
CBDT Extends Time Limit For Compliance To Seek Exemption under S. 54 To 54GB Of The IT Act
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified the extension of the time limit for compliance to be made for claiming any exemption under sections 54 to 54GB of the Income-tax Act, 1961.The Board had issued a circular dated June 25, 2021, which provided relaxation in respect of certain compliances to be made by taxpayers, including investment, deposit, payment, acquisition,...
BREAKING: Bombay High Court Orders Release of Ex- ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, Her Husband In Loan Fraud Case
The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the release of former ICICI bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar in a petition alleging illegal arrest. The order is interim in nature. The division bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Prithvi Raj Chavan had reserved the petition for orders on Friday. The arrest is not as per section 41A and section 41(1)(b)(ii)...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 01 to January 08, 2023
Nominal Index [Citation 1 – 14]World Phone Internet Services Pvt. Ltd. v. One OTT Intertainment Ltd. In Centre 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 1Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit v. National Investigation Agency 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 2Vanashakti and Anr. v. Dharavi Redevelopment Project Slum Rehabilitation Authority and Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 3Naresh s/o Netram Nagpure and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra 2023 LiveLaw...
Gujarat High Court Extends ‘Email My Case Status’ Service To Police Stations For Automatic Updates On Cases
In order to facilitate easier and quicker access to latest information of criminal cases in Gujarat, the High Court has extended the service ‘Email My Case Status’ (EMCS) to all the police stations in the State. With the new development and through the expansion of the service, all 763 police stations in Gujarat will start receiving automatic email updates whenever a case involving...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Bail To Persons Accused Of Hacking Phones Through Fake Loan App, Accessing ‘Intimate’ Photos For Blackmail
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has denied bail to three men in a case of blackmail and phone hacking. The accused would send links for download of a loan application, access the entire phone data and then blackmail those trapped by threatening to share their 'intimate' photographs with their contacts. Justice Anoop Chitkara said the accused were able to take advantage of loopholes in...