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Plea In Kerala High Court Challenges Tribunal Reforms Act, Appointments Of DRT Ernakulam Presiding Officer & DRAT Chennai Chairperson
A petition has been moved before the Kerala High Court challenging the appointments of Retired Justice G. Chandrasekharan as the chairperson of the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Chennai and Retired District Judge, Su Williahm, as presiding officer of the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Ernakulam.The plea states that the two appointments were not in accordance with the directions laid down by...
Rajasthan High Court Imposes Cost On State For Re-Litigating Settled Issue Despite 2013 Order
Rajasthan High Court imposed a cost of Rs. 10,000 on the State to be given to the respondents, for repeatedly challenging an issue already settled in 2013, instead of giving effect to the decision of the court.The division bench of Justice Avneesh Jhingan and Justice Baljinder Singh Sandhu was hearing an intra court appeal filed against an order of the single judge passed in 2023 relying upon...
'Conviction Based On Surmise & Conjecture': Orissa High Court Acquits Man Held Guilty For Murder Of Adoptive Parents In 1996
The Orissa High Court has recently acquitted a man held guilty by the trial Court for murder of his adoptive parents in the year 1996. While terming the conviction to be based on “surmise and conjecture”, the Division Bench of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Chittaranjan Dash held –“The conclusion arrived at by the learned trial Court in convicting the appellant and the...
Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act | Audit Test Cannot Be Ordered Without Inspection Of Audit Report: High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that a Test Audit under Section 81(3)(c) of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, can only be directed when there is a specific finding, based on an inspection of the audit report, that the audit does not reflect a true and correct picture of the accounts of a cooperative society. Without such inspection and recording of satisfaction, an order for...
Pahalgam Post Case | 'Endangering Unity Of India' Offence Dropped But Charges U/S 352 & 302 BNS Retained Against 'Dr Medusa', Allahabad High Court Told
The Uttar Pradesh Government last week informed the Allahabad High Court that the investigation into an FIR arising out of an alleged social-media post over Pahalgam Terror Attack by an assistant professor of Lucknow University, Dr Madri Kakoti (aka Dr Medusa) has concluded and a charge-sheet will be filed shortly. Counsel for the State told the Court that several sections earlier...
DRT Must Decide Securitisation Applications Within Statutorily Mandated Timeline : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently criticized the Debt Recovery Tribunal, Dehradun, for failing to decide a securitisation application preferred by a Bank within the statutory timeline mandated under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 ("SARFAESI Act"). After noting that the DRT failed to abide by the strict timelines prescribed...
Centre For Law & Economics, Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), Jabalpur Organised A One - Day National Workshop On “From Idea To Publication: A Practical Guide To Writing Research Papers”
The Centre for Law & Economics, Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur successfully organized a one-day National Workshop on “From Idea to Publication: A Practical Guide to Writing Research Papers” on 11th October 2025. The workshop was conducted virtually under the guidance and leadership of Prof. Dr. Manoj Kumar Sinha, Vice Chancellor, Dr. Praveen Tripathi, Registrar, and Dr. Isha Wadhwa, Director of the Centre for Law & Economics, DNLU, Jabalpur.The primary objective of the...
Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 06 - October 12, 2025
Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 622 - 642]X v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 622National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 623Abdul Majeed C.K. v. Travancore Devaswom Board and Ors. and connected cases, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 624Sivananda Prabhu and Ors. v. S.N. Govinda Prabhu & Brothers and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 625Jinto P.D. v. State...
Project Assistant Vacancy At Indian Institute Of Technology, Kanpur
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur invites application for the post of Project Assistant at Health Centre, IIT Kanpur.Name of the Post: Project Assistant No. of Post: 02 (Two) Salary Range: Rs. 10800-900-27000 Essential Qualification and Experience • Candidate should have Graduate (B.Sc/BA/B.Com/BBA/BCA/LL.B.). • Desirable: Experience at least 2 years in reputed hospital of town and knowledge of Computer proficiency. How to apply? • Interested candidates are required to submit in...
Kerala High Court Closes Plea Seeking Conduct Of Enrollment After Bar Council Of Kerala Enrols New Batch Of Advocates
The Kerala High Court has closed a plea seeking to conduct enrollment of law graduates to the Bar Council of Kerala.Justice N Nagaresh closed the matter after the counsel for the petitioner told the court that the enrollment for the new batch of advocates had been conducted on 11 and 12th October 2025. The Court has previously invoked Section 58 of the Advocates Act to protect the interests...
Habeas Corpus Plea Cannot Routinely Be Filed On Being Dissatisfied With Probe In Missing Persons Cases: Rajasthan High Court
While dismissing a habeas corpus writ petition, Rajasthan High Court held that the writ jurisdiction in the case of a missing person could not be invoked as a matter of routine to know the status of investigation or being dissatisfied with the manner of such investigation.The division bench of Justice Avneesh Jhingan and Justice Baljinder Singh Sandhu opined that the scope of Habeas Corpus...