High Courts Weekly Round-Up
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High Courts Weekly Round-Up

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Allahabad High CourtAllahabad High Court convicted a lawyer for committing criminal contempt of subordinate Court and has sentenced him to undergo simple imprisonment of six months. Division bench of Justices Sudhir Agarwal and ShamsherBahadur Singh has also restrained the lawyer from entering the High Court and District court premises for a period of three years.Bombay High CourtBombay. Delhi High Court Delhi High Court on Monday, dismissed the Petitions filed by Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi challenging the summons issued by a Trial Court on a Criminal Complaint filed by Dr. Subramanian Swamy In a rare and remarkable gesture, the High Court has apologized to the authors of an Article, the contents of which were copied in the Judgment it delivered in F.Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd vs. Cipla Ltd. Division bench comprising of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Mukta Gupta said that they are also taking ‘corrective action’, by expunging those copied portions. The first bench of the High Court comprising of Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, dismissed a batch of writ petitions which had challenged installation of mobile towers near their residences. While allowing a Writ Petition filed by Mrs. A. Muthuiruvakkal of Nagercoil in Kanyakumari district the Madras High Court Madurai Bench of Justice K. Ravichandrabaabu held that a Savings Bank Account maintained primarily for the purpose of depositing monthly pension amount could not be attached by a bank just because the account holder had defaulted repayment of a loan availed from them.

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Indian Judiciary: An astounding dearth of accountability, transparency and reforms
20 hours, 24 minutes ago

Indian Judiciary: An astounding dearth of accountability, transparency and reforms

Op India  

Justice Yashwant Varma of the Delhi High Court has been embroiled in controversy since an enormous amount of unaccounted cash was reportedly discovered after a fire at his residence. Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill The Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, 2010 laid forth judicial standards, mandates that judges disclose their assets and creates procedures for dismissing Supreme Court and High …

Cash-at-home row: Less than 7% High Court judges publicly declared their assets
2 days, 8 hours ago

Cash-at-home row: Less than 7% High Court judges publicly declared their assets

India Today  

Forty-nine of the 763 sitting High Court judges across India have publicly declared their assets amid a controversy over the discovery of a huge stash of cash allegedly at Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma's house. At least 29 of the 53 Punjab and Haryana High Court judges have declared their assets, the highest number, followed by the Delhi …

Supreme Court begins probe after cash found at Delhi High Court judge's home
5 days, 8 hours ago

Supreme Court begins probe after cash found at Delhi High Court judge's home

India Today  

The Supreme Court has initiated a probe into allegations against a Delhi High Court judge after a significant amount of cash was recovered from his official residence following a fire incident. Justice Yashwant Verma was recently transferred back to his parent court, the Allahabad High Court, following the Supreme Court Collegium’s recommendation. According to legal experts, whenever allegations of misconduct …

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 3 - March 9, 2025
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Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 3 - March 9, 2025

Live Law  

Nominal Index Manjusha K v CBI, 2025 LiveLaw 149 N Prakash v R Ashakumari, 2025 LiveLaw 150 Sidhique Chundakkadan v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw 151 Sharmina S v Sub Divisional Magistrate, 2025 LiveLaw 152 Ibrahim Sherif K V Malathi B P and connected cases, 2025 LiveLaw 153 Lt. Gen Sukhdeep Sangwan and Others v Bijukumar S. and others, 2025 …

Kerala High Court Monthly Digest: February 2025 [Citations: 73 - 143]
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Kerala High Court Monthly Digest: February 2025 [Citations: 73 - 143]

Live Law  

Nominal Index: Vipin P G v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw 73 Sneha Vijayan v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw 74 State of Kerala v Pradeepkumar A.V, 2025 LiveLaw 75 Biju Abraham and Another v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw 76 Ciby George v District Collector & Connected Cases, 2025 LiveLaw 77 Shuaib A. S. v State of Kerala and …

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Rule Permitting Destruction Of High Court Records After 5 Years
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Rule Permitting Destruction Of High Court Records After 5 Years

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Monday issued notice to the Registry of High Court and others on a petition seeking to quash the amendment made to High Court Rules which permits destruction of records available in the high court after five years. A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anajaria and Justice M I Arun issued notice on the …

Delhi High Court Again Reschedules Date Of Elections To All Bar Associations To March 21
1 month ago

Delhi High Court Again Reschedules Date Of Elections To All Bar Associations To March 21

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has rescheduled again the date of elections to all Bar Associations in the national capital from February 28 to March 21, 2025. A full bench comprising Justice Yashwant Varma, Justice Rekha Palli and Justice C Hari Shankar took cognizance of the fact that the Delhi High Court Bar Association was yet to constitute its Election Commission. …

Supreme Court Seeks Reports From High Courts On Pendency Of Criminal Appeals
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1 month ago

Supreme Court Seeks Reports From High Courts On Pendency Of Criminal Appeals

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The Supreme Court recently directed all High Courts to submit detailed reports on the pendency of criminal appeals, seeking comprehensive data on cases pending before Single Judges and Division Benches, including a bifurcation based on the bail status of the accused. We, therefore, direct the Registrar Generals of all the High Courts to submit a detailed report to this Court …

Supreme Court Seeks Reports From High Courts On Pendency Of Criminal Appeals
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1 month ago

Supreme Court Seeks Reports From High Courts On Pendency Of Criminal Appeals

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently directed all High Courts to submit detailed reports on the pendency of criminal appeals, seeking comprehensive data on cases pending before Single Judges and Division Benches, including a bifurcation based on the bail status of the accused. We, therefore, direct the Registrar Generals of all the High Courts to submit a detailed report to this Court …

SC stays Lokpal’s order on HC judges, calls it ‘very disturbing’
1 month ago

SC stays Lokpal’s order on HC judges, calls it ‘very disturbing’

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday suspended the Lokpal’s January 27 order, which held that India’s anti-corruption ombudsman could probe complaints against high court judges, calling the anti-corruption authority’s interpretation of its own jurisdiction “very disturbing”. The court signalled its strong disapproval of the ombudsman’s stance in entertaining two complaints against the sitting high court judge, observing: “This is something very …

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 10- February 16, 2025
1 month, 1 week ago

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 10- February 16, 2025

Live Law  

Nominal Index Divya K S v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw 92 State of Kerala v Dr Jyothish Kumar V& Connected Cases, 2025 LiveLaw 93 T.M.Leela and another V. P.K.Vasu, 2025 LiveLaw 94 Dr.S.Ganapathy V Union Of India, 2025 LiveLaw 95 Sunil Kumar H. and Others v State of Kerala and Another & connected cases, 2025 LiveLaw 96 Lijo Stephen …

Only Parliament has the jurisdiction to constitutionally remove a High Court judge: RS Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar
1 month, 1 week ago

Only Parliament has the jurisdiction to constitutionally remove a High Court judge: RS Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar

The Hindu  

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday asserted that only Parliament has the jurisdiction to constitutionally remove a High Court judge, saying a notice for the removal of Justice Shekhar Yadav of the Allahabad High Court is pending with him. He asked the Rajya Sabha Secretary General to share with the Secretary General of the Supreme Court the information that …

Contempt Jurisdiction Is Independent, Civil Contempt Petitions Need Not Be Placed Before Same Bench Which Passed Original Order: Kerala HC
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Contempt Jurisdiction Is Independent, Civil Contempt Petitions Need Not Be Placed Before Same Bench Which Passed Original Order: Kerala HC

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has ordered that it is not necessary to always place a civil contempt petition before the same Bench which passed the order against which the contempt petition was filed. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice S. Manu was deciding on a suo motu petition placed before it by the Registry in the …

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 03 - 09, 2025
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 03 - 09, 2025

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Nominal Index Sneha Vijayan v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw 74 State of Kerala v Pradeepkumar A.V, 2025 LiveLaw 75 Biju Abraham and Another v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw 76 Ciby George v District Collector & Connected Cases, 2025 LiveLaw 77 Shuaib A. S. v State of Kerala and Another, 2025 LiveLaw 78 Sooryanarayanan v State of Kerala, 2025 …

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 03 To February 09, 2025
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 03 To February 09, 2025

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Citations 2025 LiveLaw 122 to 2024 LiveLaw 152NOMINAL INDEXSunil Kumar Singh v. Union of India 2025 LiveLaw 122 LALIT SHARMA AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. Date Of Assessment Order Recommending Penalty For Accepting Cash Above ₹2 Lakh Not Relevant For Determining Limitation U/S 275 Of Income Tax Act: Delhi HC Case title: Property Plus Realtors v. Union …

P&H High Court Orders Appointment Of Civil Judge Candidate Disqualified For Falling 2.5 Marks Short In Exam Due To Unchecked Answer
1 month, 2 weeks ago

P&H High Court Orders Appointment Of Civil Judge Candidate Disqualified For Falling 2.5 Marks Short In Exam Due To Unchecked Answer

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the issuance of an appointment letter to a civil judge candidate who was disqualified after qualifying the interview due to being short of 2.5 marks in the written exam, as an answer was not checked.The candidate Heena Shehrawat, qualified for interview in Haryana Civil Judge Exam 2023. The Punjab & Haryana High …

P&H High Court Declines To Interfere In Disciplinary Proceedings Against Judge For 'Unreasonably' Granting Excessive Compensation In Road Accident Case
1 month, 2 weeks ago

P&H High Court Declines To Interfere In Disciplinary Proceedings Against Judge For 'Unreasonably' Granting Excessive Compensation In Road Accident Case

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to drop disciplinary proceedings initiated against a judicial officer, a member Superior Judicial Services accused of granting excessive compensation in a road accident case based on "extraneous consideration." 20,69,688/- and Rs.18,25,400/- in two separate MACT cases, the High Court also alleged that the same are based on some extraneous consideration without specifying …

Kerala High Court Monthly Digest: January 2025 [Citations: 1-72]
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kerala High Court Monthly Digest: January 2025 [Citations: 1-72]

Live Law  

Nominal Index Alan Benny v Bar Council of Kerala and Another, 2025 LiveLaw 1 Mrs. Suma Sunilkumar v. The State Medical Officer, 2025 LiveLaw 2 Alex C. Joseph v State of Kerala and Others, 2025 LiveLaw 3 Manjusha K. v Central Bureau of Investigation and Others, 2025 LiveLaw 4 Sreekumar A. V. v State of Kerala and Another, 2025 LiveLaw …

'Each Judge Has 15K-20K Matters' : Supreme Court Expresses Concern At Allahabad HC Case Pendency; Stresses On Need To Fill Vacancies
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Each Judge Has 15K-20K Matters' : Supreme Court Expresses Concern At Allahabad HC Case Pendency; Stresses On Need To Fill Vacancies

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today disposed of a writ petition filed by 95-year-old petitioner seeking directions for the Allahabad High Court to take up her second Appeal pending since 2013 and decide the matter at the earliest. A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan directed that the order passed in the present writ petition shall be treated as a …

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 27 To February 02, 2025
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 27 To February 02, 2025

Live Law  

Citations 2025 LiveLaw 95 to 2024 LiveLaw 121NOMINAL INDEXParvinder Singh v CBI and other cases 2025 LiveLaw 95 M/S. 2025 LiveLaw 103 SANJEEV GUPTA v. REGISTRAR GENERAL DELHI HIGH COURT 2025 LiveLaw 104 Deepak Chaudhary vs. State & Anr and Connected matters 2025 LiveLaw 105 KIRAN SINGH v. NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION & ORS. Time Spent To Defend Reassessment Notice …

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 20 - January 26, 2025
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 20 - January 26, 2025

Live Law  

Nominal Index Leena V. A. v The State of Kerala and Others, 2025 LiveLaw 38 Abhijit George v Assistant Sub Inspector of Police, 2025 LiveLaw 39 The New India Insurance Co. Ltd. v Fr. Mothers Agro Foods Ltd. V. General Manager, District Industries Centre And Others, 2025 LiveLaw 52 Haseena v Suhaib, 2025 LiveLaw 53 Bindumol A T v Union …

Keen on finding solution over disparity in high court judges pension: SC
2 months ago

Keen on finding solution over disparity in high court judges pension: SC

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Thursday said it was keen on finding a solution over the issue of disparity in pension to retired high court judges. The top court was hearing arguments on a batch of pleas raising the issue of different pension being payable to retired high court judges. In December 2024, the top court said it was …

70 Important Judgments Of Delhi High Court In 2024 [Part II]
2 months ago

70 Important Judgments Of Delhi High Court In 2024 [Part II]

Live Law  

LiveLaw reported 1394 judgments from Delhi High Court in 2024. Finalize Technical Solution To Sync ICJS System With Police Criminal Database: Delhi High Court To NIC, State Crime Record Bureau Title: COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. STATE Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 865 The Delhi High Court has called for finalization of the technical solution to sync the Inter-operable Criminal Justice …

70 Important Judgments Of Delhi High Court In 2024 [Part I]
2 months ago

70 Important Judgments Of Delhi High Court In 2024 [Part I]

Live Law  

LiveLaw reported 1394 judgments from Delhi High Court in 2024. Elections For All Bar Associations Shall Be Held In One Day For Uniform Period Of Two Years: Delhi High Court Full Bench Title: LALIT SHARMA AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS and other connected matter Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 323 A full bench of the Delhi High Court has …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Reinstatement Of Judge Who Was Expelled Over Alleged Misconduct Committed As A Lawyer
2 months, 1 week ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Reinstatement Of Judge Who Was Expelled Over Alleged Misconduct Committed As A Lawyer

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed to reinstate an additional and sessions judge with consequential benefit, who was dispensed from service during the probation period on account of "doubtful integrity". On the basis of a complaint made against the judge, in the Annual Confidential Report for the year 2015-16 recorded by the then Administrative Judge, the OSD Haryana …

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 06 To January 12, 2025
2 months, 1 week ago

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 06 To January 12, 2025

Live Law  

Citations 2025 LiveLaw 8 to 2024 LiveLaw 18NOMINAL INDEXBonanza Enterprises v. The Assistant Commissioner Of Customs & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw 15 SHWETA CHOWDHERY v. HONBLE HIGH COURT OF DELHI THROUGH ITS REGISTRAR GENERAL 2025 LiveLaw 16 MD HEYDAITULLAH v. NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY 2025 LiveLaw 17 TEFCIL BREWERIES LIMITED v. ALFA LAVAL LIMITED 2025 LiveLaw 18 Customs Dept Should Serve Notices …

Supreme Court Stays P&H High Court's Direction For Verandah Construction At HC After Chandigarh Admin's Concerns Over UNESCO Heritage Status
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Stays P&H High Court's Direction For Verandah Construction At HC After Chandigarh Admin's Concerns Over UNESCO Heritage Status

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today stayed the interim order dated November 29, 2024, in which direction was passed against the Chandigarh Administration to begin the construction of a Verandah outside the Court 1 of the Chief Justice's Court of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The Court while issuing notice to the Respondents also stayed the contempt notice issued by the …

Supreme Court says Allahabad High Court functioning is 'really worrisome'
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court says Allahabad High Court functioning is 'really worrisome'

New Indian Express  

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed concern over the functioning of High Court, especially Allahabad High Court when it comes to listing of cases, Bar and Bench reported. The court was hearing a plea moved by Uttar Pradesh MLA Abbas Ansari who said his case related to a property dispute was not being heard by the High Court. The top …

High court asks state government to probe whether government doctors doing pvt practice
2 months, 2 weeks ago

High court asks state government to probe whether government doctors doing pvt practice

Hindustan Times  

The Allahabad high court has directed the state government to conduct an inquiry to find out whether government doctors appointed in medical colleges are carrying on private practice at nursing homes and medical shops. The court took a serious note of the alleged involvement of a professor of a state medical college in a private hospital Terming it a serious …

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 30, 2024 - January 05, 2025
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 30, 2024 - January 05, 2025

Live Law  

Nominal Index The Kerala State -Ex-Services League State Committee, Thiruvananthapuram v. Commissioner of Central Excise Customs and Service Tax, Trivandrum, 2024 LiveLaw 827 S. Safeer v. Cochin Port Trust, 2024 LiveLaw 828 Alan Benny v Bar Council of Kerala and Another, 2025 LiveLaw 1 Mrs. Suma Sunilkumar v. The State Medical Officer, 2025 LiveLaw 2 Judgments/ Orders This Week Charitable …

Allahabad High Court Quarterly Digest : October To December 2024
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Allahabad High Court Quarterly Digest : October To December 2024

Live Law  

ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE QUARTER Civil Judge Has No Jurisdiction To Entertain Suit Filed U/S 92 CPC Or Under Section 2 Of Religious Endowment Act, 1863: Allahabad High Court Case Title: Jyantri Prasad And 9 Others v. Shri Ram Janki Lakshman Ji Virajman Mandir,Pratapgarh Thru. Observing that the student had not played fraud on the College, the bench of Justice Manoj …

Supreme Court Pulls Up Advocate For Alleging Nepotism In Senior Designations For Judges' Relatives, Warns Of Contempt
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Pulls Up Advocate For Alleging Nepotism In Senior Designations For Judges' Relatives, Warns Of Contempt

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today slammed Advocate Mathews J Nedumpara over a plea filed insinuating that it is impossible to find any constitutional court judge across the country whose offspring/brother/sister/nephew over 40 yrs of age has not been designated as a senior advocate.The petition was filed challenging the recent senior designations conferred by the Delhi High Court. The Supreme Court today …

Delhi High Court Half Yearly Digest: July To December 2024 [Citations 734 - 1394]
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Half Yearly Digest: July To December 2024 [Citations 734 - 1394]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court Bench of Mr. Justice Jasmeet Singh held that the role of the court under section 9 of the Arbitration Act is to preserve the subject matter of the Arbitration till the arbitral tribunal decides the claims on merits. The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula held that the issue of limitation, raised as a …

2024 Supreme Court Decisions Relating To Judges & Judicial Service
2 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 Supreme Court Decisions Relating To Judges & Judicial Service

Live Law  

In 2024, the Supreme Court passed notable orders and made key observations on multiple issues related to the working of the District Judiciary and Judicial Officers. Here is a relook of the important developments : High Court Chief Justice Cannot Individually Reconsider Judges' Appointment, Must Be Collectively Done By Collegium : Supreme Court The Supreme Court allowed a writ petition …

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 23 to December 29, 2024
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 23 to December 29, 2024

Live Law  

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw 489 To 2024 LiveLaw 492 NOMINAL INDEX Rangarajan Narasimnhan v State of Tamil Nadu, 2024 LiveLaw 489 M.Tamilselvan v The District Collector and Others, 2024 LiveLaw 490 H Raja v The State, 2024 LiveLaw 491 R Varalakshmi v The Government of Tamil Nadu and Others, 2024 LiveLaw 492 REPORT Madras High Court Grants Interim Bail To Temple …

Delhi High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part I]
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part I]

Live Law  

Citations 2024 LiveLaw 1 to 2024 LiveLaw 400 A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said that the suggestion that there should be prior censorship of any publication on Rohingyas on Facebook is an example of “a treatment that is worse than the disease.” The Delhi High Court has refused to pass an …

Kerala High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part I]
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part I]

Live Law  

Nominal Index Citations: Union of India & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw Ker 264 Dr. M. R. Saseendranath V State of Kerala 2024 LiveLaw Ker 265 State of Kerala v Narendra Kumar & Another 2024 LiveLaw Ker 266 Nijo Varghese v Transport Commissioner 2024 LiveLaw Ker 267 Cherplassery Co-Operative Hospital Ltd v State of Kerala 2024 LiveLaw Ker 268 Modern Food Enterprises …

Karnataka High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part I]
3 months ago

Karnataka High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part I]

Live Law  

Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw 1 to Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw 260 Judgments/Orders Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Charge On False Promise To Marry But Orders Accused To Maintain Child Born From 'Consensual' Relationship Case Title: Raghvendraraddi Shivaraddi Naduvinamani AND State of Karnataka Case No: Criminal Petition No 100721 of 2023. A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and …

Union govt notifies appointments of CJs of Himachal, Uttarakhand high courts
3 months ago

Union govt notifies appointments of CJs of Himachal, Uttarakhand high courts

Hindustan Times  

The Union government has notified the appointments of chief justices of the Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand high courts almost three months after the Supreme Court Collegium recommended their elevation. “In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint the following chief justices and …

Allahabad high court holds UP special secretary in contempt, detains officer in court
3 months ago

Allahabad high court holds UP special secretary in contempt, detains officer in court

Hindustan Times  

Taking serious note of disobedience of a court order, the Allahabad high court held Rajnish Chandra, special secretary, department of social welfare, UP, guilty of contempt of court and had sentenced him to detention in the court till the rising of court. The Allahabad high court in Prayagraj Besides, the court in its order dated December 20 imposed a fine …

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 09 - December 15, 2024
3 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 09 - December 15, 2024

Live Law  

Citation 2024 LiveLaw 501 to 2024 LiveLaw 512 Nominal Index: K Raja AND V Prabhakar. Justice M G S Kamal said, “This Court under the peculiar facts situation of the case, is of the considered view that the petitioner-bank is entitled to maintain the writ petition, more so when it is required to recover the loan amount advanced by it …

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 09 - December 15, 2024
3 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 09 - December 15, 2024

Live Law  

Citation 2024 LiveLaw 501 to 2024 LiveLaw 512 Nominal Index: K Raja AND V Prabhakar. Justice M G S Kamal said, “This Court under the peculiar facts situation of the case, is of the considered view that the petitioner-bank is entitled to maintain the writ petition, more so when it is required to recover the loan amount advanced by it …

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 09 - December 15, 2024
3 months, 1 week ago

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 09 - December 15, 2024

Live Law  

Nominal Index Manoj George v State of Kerala, 2024 LiveLaw 782 Manohari R v The Deputy Tahsildar, 2024 LiveLaw 783 DBS Bank India Ltd v The State of Kerala and Others, 2024 LiveLaw 784 M Shammy Kumar v State of Kerala & Connected Matter, 2024 LiveLaw 785 Nishad Padinjare Peediyekkal V Hyderiyya Masjid Mahall Committee, 2024 LiveLaw 786 State Bank …

High Court Has Ample Power Under Article 226 To Issue Directions Not Specifically Sought Before Tribunal: Kerala HC
3 months, 2 weeks ago

High Court Has Ample Power Under Article 226 To Issue Directions Not Specifically Sought Before Tribunal: Kerala HC

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has said that it is well-established that the High Court can under Article 226 of the Constitution consider the legality of orders passed by Tribunals, adding that it has ample powers to issue directions even when such reliefs are not specifically sought in the plea before the Tribunal. However, the High Court ordered that the disciplinary …

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 02, 2024 To December 08, 2024
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 02, 2024 To December 08, 2024

Live Law  

Index Citations Ashok v. State of Uttar Pradesh, Criminal Appeal No. Case Details: Irfan Khan v. State Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 945 The Supreme Court quashed the Arms Act case against the person accused of possessing a buttondar knife. Setting aside the High Court's decision, Mehta J. in the judgment observed that "the notification whereby, a buttondar knife having blade dimensions …

Supreme Court to consider modifying orders that barred High Courts from hearing coal block allocation cases
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court to consider modifying orders that barred High Courts from hearing coal block allocation cases

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would consider pleas seeking modification of its earlier orders that barred High Courts from hearing appeals against trial court orders passed in cases related to alleged illegal coal block allocations. The apex court passed two orders between 2014 and 2017 restricting the accused from approaching the High Court and had directed that appeals …

High courts should not feel that we are behaving like a headmaster: SC
3 months, 3 weeks ago

High courts should not feel that we are behaving like a headmaster: SC

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday cautioned against imposing strict deadlines on high courts, remarking that such directions could create a perception that the apex court is acting as a “headmaster”. The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the bail order, observing that the high court had delved into the evidence and conducted a “mini trial” at the bail stage. The …

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 25, 2024 To December 01, 2024
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 25, 2024 To December 01, 2024

Live Law  

Index Citations M/S Ajay Protech Pvt. Case Details: State of Karnataka v. Chandrasha Criminal Appeal No.2646 Of 2024 Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 926 While convicting a government servant for taking a bribe of Rs.2000, the Supreme Court observed that it was not necessary for the amount involved to be substantial to draw the presumption under Section 20 of the Prevention of …

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 25 - December 01, 2024
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 25 - December 01, 2024

Live Law  

Nominal Index State of Kerala v Jayakrishnaraj G, 2024 LiveLaw 748 Baburaj Jacob v State of Kerala and Another, 2024 LiveLaw 749 The Federal Bank Ltd. v The Additional/ Joint/ Dputy/ Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, 2024 LiveLaw 750 Pooja Anand v Ashokan K. and Another, 2024 LiveLaw 751 Georgekutty C X v Chairman and Managing Director, KSEB, 2024 LiveLaw …

Allahabad High Court Imposes Rs. 50K Cost On Litigant For Concealing Facts, Says Counsel Had 10 Yrs+ Standing But Failed His Bounden Duty
4 months ago

Allahabad High Court Imposes Rs. 50K Cost On Litigant For Concealing Facts, Says Counsel Had 10 Yrs+ Standing But Failed His Bounden Duty

Live Law  

While considering a case under the Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1963, the Allahabad High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. Case Background Petitioners approached the Court stating that in the year 2019-20, consolidation proceedings were conducted on their land under the Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1963. High Court Verdict The Court relied on the decision of the Allahabad High …

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