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Labour refuses to rule out dragging Britain back under European Courts' jurisdiction in order to get better deal with Brussels
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour refuses to rule out dragging Britain back under European Courts' jurisdiction in order to get better deal with Brussels

Daily Mail  

Labour last night refused to rule out dragging Britain back under the jurisdiction of the European Courts in order to get a better deal with Brussels. The party's business spokesman Jonathan Reynolds said Labour won't 'give away our negotiating hand entirely' when asked if they would accept a role for the European Court of Justice. Sir Keir Starmer has pledged …

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Bombay High Court Declines Application For Increasing Valuation Of Suit, Says Pecuniary Jurisdiction Lies With City Civil Court
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bombay High Court Declines Application For Increasing Valuation Of Suit, Says Pecuniary Jurisdiction Lies With City Civil Court

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently observed that it cannot entertain an application for increasing the valuation of a suit over which it has already lost jurisdiction due to an increase in pecuniary jurisdiction of the Mumbai City Civil Court and the consequent transfer of cases from HC to that court. The Bombay City Civil Court Act, 2023, had caused the …

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Madras High Court Full Bench Rules In Favour Of Original Jurisdiction Of High Court For Hearing Child Custody Cases
2 years, 4 months ago

Madras High Court Full Bench Rules In Favour Of Original Jurisdiction Of High Court For Hearing Child Custody Cases

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Friday ruled in favour of original jurisdiction of High Court for hearing child custody and guardianship cases in a 3:2 majority decision The five judge bench comprising of Justice PN Prakash, Justice R Mahadevan, Justice M Sunder, Justice Anand Venkatesh and Justice AA Nakkiran was constituted following reference by a three judge bench to answer …

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Mere Wrong Decision Without Anything More Not Enough To Attract Jurisdiction Under Article 227: Delhi High Court
2 years, 10 months ago

Mere Wrong Decision Without Anything More Not Enough To Attract Jurisdiction Under Article 227: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that a mere wrong decision without anything more is not enough to attract the supervisory jurisdiction of High Court under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. "…it may be noted that the power under Article 227 of the Constitution of India being one of judicial superintendence cannot be exercised to upset conclusions, howsoever …

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PIL Litigation Alleviated Conditions Of Citizens; But Thousands Of Frivolous PILs being Filed: Supreme Court
2 years, 10 months ago

PIL Litigation Alleviated Conditions Of Citizens; But Thousands Of Frivolous PILs being Filed: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court observed that PIL litigation has alleviated the conditions of the citizens in general.But thousands of frivolous petitions are filed, burdening the docket of both this Court and the High Courts, the bench headed by CJI NV Ramana observed.The court observed that noble intentions behind expanding the Court's jurisdiction were to accommodate. In these cases, Courts have multiple …

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CBI Has Pan-India Jurisdiction To Investigate A Case Handed Over To It By Supreme Court: SC
3 years, 3 months ago

CBI Has Pan-India Jurisdiction To Investigate A Case Handed Over To It By Supreme Court: SC

Live Law  

While dismissing the special leave petition assailing Punjaband Haryana High Court's order of upholding CBI Branch, Jammu and Kashmir's jurisdiction of investigating cases of "Mass cremation of unidentified dead bodies by the Punjab Police," the Supreme Court on Friday orally observed that when CBI is appointed & nominated by the Supreme Court's order, then jurisdiction is vested in them across …

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Alternative Remedy And Supervisory Jurisdiction Of High Courts Under Article 227 Of Constitution
5 years, 3 months ago

Alternative Remedy And Supervisory Jurisdiction Of High Courts Under Article 227 Of Constitution

Live Law  

Recently, a two judge bench of the Supreme Court delivered a significant judgment in which it observed that the availability of an appellate remedy in terms of the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure can be construed as a 'near total bar' for the exercise of supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution of India by High Courts.The principle …

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