The Patna High Court on Tuesday held that it would be impermissible for the courts/tribunals referring a matter for settlement to Lok Adalats to examine the correctness of the award passed by the Lok Adalat. The court said that the referral courts/tribunals would also be barred from entertaining the challenge to the award passed in the Lok Adalat on the …
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday issued a writ of certiorari against a private entity on the ground that it has violated the petitioner’s right to a fair hearing. Basappa v. T. Nagappa; AIR 1954 SC 440 to reiterated that the Writ of Certiorari can be issued even if the lis is between two private parties. Besides, cutting an adjudication …
Punjab and Haryana High Court recently held that allegations levelled against the secured creditors can be examined by the DRT and where there is an express bar to the jurisdiction of Civil Court, the same cannot be permitted by alleging fraud played by the secured creditors. The allegations levelled against the secured creditors can always be examined by the DRT …
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's response in a plea challenging the exclusion of Advocates from being eligible for the post of Presiding Officer and Chairman, Debts Recovery Tribunals and Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunals under the Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal and other Authorities Amendment Rules, 2021. A Division Bench comprising Justice L Nageswara Rao and Justice Aniruddha Bose issued …
