Bombay High Court Allows Tata AIG Insurance's Appeal Against Compensation Award To Claimant With Income Exceeding ₹40,000

The Bombay High Court has held that an application for compensation under Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, cannot be entertained without verifying that the annual income of the claimant does not exceed Rs. 40,000. The Court observed that the benefit of the structured formula under Section 163A is restricted to a specific class of victims and cannot be claimed by persons whose...

Bank Can't Unilaterally Deduct Money From Pension Account Of Retired Employee To Recover Guaranteed Amount: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that a Bank has no legal authority to unilaterally deduct/debit money from the pension account of a retired employee/pensioner merely on the ground that such employee stood as guarantor in a loan which could not be repaid.While asking the Bank to refund the deducted amount to the petitioner, the Bench of Dr. Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi remarked –“The...

Revenue Sharing Arrangements Not Taxable As Service U/S 65(90a) Of Finance Act: CESTAT

The New Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has stated that revenue-sharing arrangements are not taxable as a service under Section 65(90a) of the Finance Act. The Bench of Binu Tamta (Judicial Member) and P.V. Subba Rao (Technical Member) stated that the agreement was purely related to the transaction of business whereby the assessee was...

Housewife Landlady Can Require Tenanted Premises For Husband's Welfare, Familial Duties: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that a landlord being the “housewife landlady” can require the tenanted premises from the tenant for husband's welfare and family duties, which would qualified as “bona fide requirement.”While dealing with an eviction plea matter, Justice Saurabh Banerjee said that the fact that the husband was elder and dependent on the landlady wife was sufficient...

CITIL, DNLU Jabalpur Announces Article Writing Competition 2025 On 'Dispute Resolution in International Investment Law: Innovations and Reforms'

The Centre for Studies in International Trade and International Investment Laws (CITIL) at Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur, in association with its Knowledge Partner Manupatra has announced the CITIL Article Writing Competition, 2025. This edition of the competition will focus on the theme “Dispute Resolution in International Investment Law: Innovations and Reforms.CITIL serves as an academic and research centre at DNLU, advancing scholarship and public policy engagement in...

Courts Not Expressly Barred From Dismissing Petitions Under Arbitration Act For Non-Prosecution: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court held that negligence or inaction on the part of counsel cannot justify condonation of unexplained and long delay. The court further held that the court is not prohibited from dismissing the petitions under section 34 for non prosecution. Justice Maulik J. Shelat held that “there is no express bar under the Act, 1996 not to dismiss such applications...

Unsaid Words Can Also 'Promote Enmity' Under BNS: Allahabad High Court On 'Subtle' Religious Undertones In WhatsApp Message

The Allahabad High Court has observed that even a WhatsApp message not explicitly referring to religion may, through its 'unsaid' words and 'subtle' message, promote enmity, hatred or ill-will between communities. A Bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Pramod Kumar Srivastava observed thus while refusing to quash an FIR lodged against petitioner (Afaq Ahmad) who had allegedly...

Promotion Takes Effect Only From Actual Promotion Date Or DPC Approval, Not Retrospectively From Date Of Current Duty Charge: Patna HC

A Division bench of the Patna High Court comprising Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma held that promotion takes effect only from actual promotion date or DPC approval and not retrospectively from date of current duty charge. Background Facts The respondent was appointed as an Assistant Engineer in the Civil Construction Wing of All India Radio on 19.12.1990. He...

Judge Can Seek Further Assistance Even After Reserving Judgment; Can't Be Forced To Pronounce Verdict: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that a judicial officer cannot be forced to pronounce a verdict without adequate clarity or assistance on the issue, whenever required. Emphasizing on independence of judiciary, Justice Arun Monga said that when a judge is of the mind that the judgment cannot be pronounced on the material available on record and further assistance is required for...

Order Terminating Proceedings For Non-Payment Of Arbitral Fees Can Be Challenged U/S 14 A&C Act, Not Through Writ Petition: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court held that when the arbitration proceedings are terminated under section 38(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) for non-payment of arbitral fees, the proper remedy is to file application under section 14 of the Arbitration Act and not a writ petition. Justice Manish Pitale held that “in situations where the arbitral proceedings...

Actress Lakshmi Menon Moves Kerala High Court For Quashing Abduction Case

Actress Lakshmi Menon has moved the Kerala High Court seeking to quash the criminal case initiated in alleged abduction and assault case.Earlier, the High Court had granted anticipatory bail to the actress and other accused persons in the crime after noting that the matter had been settled between the parties. The de facto complainant had stated the complaint was filed based on...

NCLT President Cannot Transfer Cases Beyond Territorial Jurisdiction Of Bench: Gujarat High Court In Essar Steel Insolvency Case

The Gujarat High Court has recently held that the President of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has no authority to transfer cases from one State to another through administrative orders.The ruling came in proceedings linked to the Essar Steel insolvency process, where the court also found that repeated recusals by NCLT Members in Ahmedabad were neither "legal" nor "justified."A...