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Amendment To UP Consolidation Of Holdings Act Doesn't Require Registration Of Adoption Deeds Executed Before 01.01.1977: Allahabad HC

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While allowing a 40 year old writ petition, the Allahabad High Court has held that consolidation proceedings in the State of Uttar Pradesh cannot be overruled on the ground of non-registration of adoption deed when such deed was executed prior to 01.01.1977. Petitioner submitted that on the basis of adoption deed dated 25.10.1974, being the adopted son of the deceased, …

Adoption Court Consolidation Act Petitioner Deed

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Employers Not Outsiders But Stakeholders, Must Be Heard While Fixing/Revising Minimum Wage Of Employees: Karnataka High Court

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The Karnataka High Court has said that while fixing or revising the Minimum Wages to be paid to employees, employers which is a stakeholder and which will be affected in the exercise, should have their say and the stand before the notification is passed by the Government. A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V …

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3 days ago

'Frivolous Petition': Bombay HC Slaps ₹1 Lakh Cost On Lalit Modi For Asking BCCI To Pay ₹10 Crore On His Behalf To ED In FEMA Case

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The Bombay High Court on Thursday imposed of cost of Rs 1 lakh on former chief of the Indian Premiere League Lalit Modi for filing 'misconceived' petition seeking directions to the Board of Control for Cricket in India to pay on his behalf the penalty of Rs 10.65 crores imposed on him by the ED for violating the Foreign Exchange …

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Rajasthan HC Junks Man's Plea Seeking Dismissal Of Daughter-In-Law From Service Over FIR For Allegedly Abetting Son's Suicide, Imposes 50K Costs

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Rajasthan High Court imposed a cost of Rs. 50,000 on a father-in-law for filing a “baseless” writ petition seeking removal of his daughter-in-law from the post of patwari on the grounds of a pending FIR against her filed by him alleging her of abetting his son's suicide. The Court was hearing a writ petition filed by the petitioner seeking a …

Court State Fir His Daughter Petition Petitioner

4 days, 14 hours ago

Mumbai terror attack case: US govt urges Supreme Court to reject Rana's petition for writ of certiorari

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The United States government has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss "the petition for a writ of certiorari" filed by Mumbai-attack convict Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian national of Pakistani origin, against his extradition to India. Having lost the legal battle in lower courts and several federal courts, including the US Court of Appeals for the North Circuit in San Francisco, …

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4 days, 22 hours ago

Writ Court Cannot Make Out A Third Case, Not Pleaded By Parties, Based On Arguments Made During Hearing : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court today observed that the findings of the Writ Courts should be based on the case pleaded and evidence adduced by the parties. “Based on the aforesaid authorities, we hold that while deciding a writ petition on the basis of affidavits, the writ court's enquiry ought to be restricted to the case pleaded by the parties and the …

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5 days, 2 hours ago

Madras High Court Dismisses 2011 Plea To Restrain Retd Justice CS Karnan From Commenting On Judiciary In Media

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The Madras High Court recently dismissed a petition filed in 2011 seeking to restrain retired high court judge Justice CS Karnanfrom making public statements, wither written or oral against constitutional authorities or any wing of the judiciary or advocates in public media. A division bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice AD Maria Clete observed that the prayer in the …

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Inaction Not Mere Lethargy But 'Culpable Refusal' To Act Resulting In Actionable Wrong: Telangana HC Adjudges Contractual Dispute U/ Article 226

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Directing the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd to vacate the premises of certain persons for continuing to occupy it despite expiry of the lease, the Telangana High Court pulled up the public sector undertaking for "quietly continuing to squat on the petitioners' land" without having any right is an overt act requiring the court's interference under Article 226. In doing so …

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5 days, 22 hours ago

Bombay HC Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost On 'Venus Entertainment' For 'Taking Chance' By Filing Writ Plea Avoiding Alternate Remedy

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The Bombay High Court recently imposed a cost of ₹1 lakh on 'Venus Worldwide Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.' for "taking a chance" by filing a writ petition challenging a review order passed under the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002, despite having a remedy of appeal under the 2002 Act. Essentially, the petitioner had moved the HC by filing a writ …

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High Courts Guardians Of Fundamental Rights & Constitution, Must Not Mechanically Dismiss Writ Petitions Over Delays And Laches : Supreme Court

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In the case where Rs.5 lakhs honorarium was awarded to an 83-yr old ex-constable who saved lives by killing a dacoit in 1986, the Supreme Court recently held that High Courts in the country should not mechanically dismiss writ petitions seeking enforcement of fundamental rights on the ground of 'delay and laches', without considering all relevant factors.For context, the petitioner …

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SC may transfer challenges to CCI probe into Amazon, Flipkart to Karnataka HC

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The Supreme Court on Monday said the Karnataka High Court will hear the challenges against the Competition Commission of India’s probe into e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart’s alleged anti-competitive practices. In its plea, CCI sought to transfer 24 writ petitions filed by Amazon, Flipkart and their vendors from various high courts across the country to the Delhi High Court. Two …

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Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 9, 2024 To December 15, 2024

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Index Citations Kunhimuhammed @ Kunheethu v. State of Kerala 2024 LiveLaw 964 National Highways Authority of India v. G Athipathi and Others, Civil Appeal No. Case Details: Kirpal Singh v. Government of India Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 970 The Supreme Court has held that Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 is applicable to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Case …

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Employee Can't Be Terminated For Non-Disclosure Of FIR That He Was Not Aware Of: Allahabad High Court Reiterates

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Relying on the judgment of the Supreme Court in Avtar Singh v. Union of India, Justice Neeraj Tiwari of the Allahabad High Court has held that a government employee cannot be removed from service for not disclosing that an F.I.R. “This Court is also of the same view that in case at the time of filing of affidavit before submission …

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Bombay HC Slaps ₹50K Cost On Litigant For Making 'Unsubstantiated' Allegations Of Scam By Maharashtra Govt In Awarding Contract To Adani Power

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The Bombay High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 50,000 on a writ petitioner alleging that a contract awarded by the Maharashtra government to Adani Power for supplying electricity was a "scam" and that the former Chief Minister was involved in corrupt practices while awarding the contract. The petitioner alleged that the contract for the supply of 6600 megawatts …

Contract Court Maharashtra Power Adani Petition Petitioner

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Plea To Use CSR Funds Of Oil Companies On Public Transport: Supreme Court Allows Petitioner To Make Representations

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The Supreme Court on Friday disposed of a Public Interest Litigation seeking directions for the public and private sector oil companies to contribute under Corporate Social Responsibility under the Indian Companies Act, 2013 to public transport services for a few heavily polluted cities to restore and compensate environmental damages occurring due to these companies'. The Supreme Court on Friday disposed …

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1 week, 2 days ago

HC Quashes Poll Related Violation Case Against MP

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Hyderabad: Justice K. Lakshman of the Telangana High Court quashed criminal proceedings against Vaddiraju Ravichandra, BRS Rajya Sabha member, accused of violating election-related norms during a rally held in 2018. misappropriation case Justice K. Sujana of the Telangana High Court granted bail to an accused in a financial fraud case involving the alleged misappropriation of over Rs 300 crore by …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Court Can Quash SCNs And Proceedings Under GST Act, Customs Act Or Finance Act On Ground Of Inordinate Delay In Adjudication: Delhi HC

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The Delhi High Court has made it clear that Show Cause Notices and adjudication proceedings under the Customs Act, 1962, the Finance Act, 1994 or the Central Goods and Services Tax, 2017 cannot be kept pending for years. Court said the phrase cannot be construed as a free-pass and “Ultimately it is incumbent upon the authority to establish that it …

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Supreme Court to hear CCI plea on Amazon, Flipkart case on Friday

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The Supreme Court will on Friday hear Competition Commission of India’s plea for combining two dozen writ petitions filed by various current and former online sellers of e-commerce platforms Amazon and Flipkart, after the competition watchdog informed the apex court that multiple cases in different High Courts could lead to conflicting judgements. The apex court has listed CCI’s plea to …

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Supreme Court To Hear Plea By CCI Seeking To Transfer Amazon, Flipkart Cases

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The Supreme Court will soon consider the plea filed by the Competition Commission of India seeking the transfer of writ petitions filed challenging the probe against e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart. Attorney General for India, R Venkatramani today mentioned before the bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna for hearing the transfer pleas before December 17 as then the Karnataka High Court …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Andhra Pradesh High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Film Maker Ram Gopal Varma In Criminal Defamation Case

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The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to film maker Ram Gopal Varma in connection with a criminal defamation case lodged against him for his alleged defamatory and objectionable posts on X about Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. It said: "Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor and pursued the record as …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Supreme Court Says Centre Can Respond To Plea Seeking Direction To Specify Side Effects Of Covishield Vaccine

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The Supreme Court on December 10 said the Union Government may file its response to an amendment application seeking that possible adverse effects of Oxford–AstraZeneca's Covishield should be specified in the vaccines including the treatment for those effects. Opposing this, Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati responded: "Mylords looked into the entire issue of COVID vaccination, which was disposed of by …

Writ Issue Covid Effects Vaccine Court Order Petitioners

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'Don't Choke The Court, Let It Breathe': Madhya Pradesh High Court In Writ Petition Filed Without Availing Alternative Remedy

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While hearing a writ petition moved in a commercial dispute where the parties had entered into an agreement having an arbitration clause, the Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday said that court's do not interfere in matters where alternative remedies are available. As the counsel for the petitioner said at least a show cause notice should …

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Supreme Court Prescribes Declaration To Be Made By Applicant To List Miscellaneous Applications In Disposed-Of Matters

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The Supreme Court recently deprecated the practice of filing the Miscellaneous Application in the disposed of Proceedings based on the fresh cause of action arising subsequently having a remote connection with the main proceedings. The Court directed “the Registry to not circulate any miscellaneous application filed in a disposed of proceedings unless and until there is a specific averment on …

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Supreme Court Prescribes Declaration To Be Made By Applicant To List Miscellaneous Applications In Disposed-Of Matters

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The Supreme Court recently deprecated the practice of filing the Miscellaneous Application in the disposed of Proceedings based on the fresh cause of action arising subsequently having a remote connection with the main proceedings. The Court directed “the Registry to not circulate any miscellaneous application filed in a disposed of proceedings unless and until there is a specific averment on …

Court Application Matter Disposed Writ Proceedings List Miscellaneous Subsequent Events

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Amendment To UP Consolidation Of Holdings Act Doesn't Require Registration Of Adoption Deeds Executed Before 01.01.1977: Allahabad HC

Employers Not Outsiders But Stakeholders, Must Be Heard While Fixing/Revising Minimum Wage Of Employees: Karnataka High Court

'Frivolous Petition': Bombay HC Slaps ₹1 Lakh Cost On Lalit Modi For Asking BCCI To Pay ₹10 Crore On His Behalf To ED In FEMA Case

Rajasthan HC Junks Man's Plea Seeking Dismissal Of Daughter-In-Law From Service Over FIR For Allegedly Abetting Son's Suicide, Imposes 50K Costs

Mumbai terror attack case: US govt urges Supreme Court to reject Rana's petition for writ of certiorari

Writ Court Cannot Make Out A Third Case, Not Pleaded By Parties, Based On Arguments Made During Hearing : Supreme Court

Madras High Court Dismisses 2011 Plea To Restrain Retd Justice CS Karnan From Commenting On Judiciary In Media

Inaction Not Mere Lethargy But 'Culpable Refusal' To Act Resulting In Actionable Wrong: Telangana HC Adjudges Contractual Dispute U/ Article 226

Bombay HC Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost On 'Venus Entertainment' For 'Taking Chance' By Filing Writ Plea Avoiding Alternate Remedy

High Courts Guardians Of Fundamental Rights & Constitution, Must Not Mechanically Dismiss Writ Petitions Over Delays And Laches : Supreme Court

SC may transfer challenges to CCI probe into Amazon, Flipkart to Karnataka HC

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 9, 2024 To December 15, 2024

Employee Can't Be Terminated For Non-Disclosure Of FIR That He Was Not Aware Of: Allahabad High Court Reiterates

Bombay HC Slaps ₹50K Cost On Litigant For Making 'Unsubstantiated' Allegations Of Scam By Maharashtra Govt In Awarding Contract To Adani Power

Plea To Use CSR Funds Of Oil Companies On Public Transport: Supreme Court Allows Petitioner To Make Representations

HC Quashes Poll Related Violation Case Against MP

Court Can Quash SCNs And Proceedings Under GST Act, Customs Act Or Finance Act On Ground Of Inordinate Delay In Adjudication: Delhi HC

Supreme Court to hear CCI plea on Amazon, Flipkart case on Friday

Supreme Court To Hear Plea By CCI Seeking To Transfer Amazon, Flipkart Cases

Andhra Pradesh High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Film Maker Ram Gopal Varma In Criminal Defamation Case

Supreme Court Says Centre Can Respond To Plea Seeking Direction To Specify Side Effects Of Covishield Vaccine

'Don't Choke The Court, Let It Breathe': Madhya Pradesh High Court In Writ Petition Filed Without Availing Alternative Remedy

Supreme Court Prescribes Declaration To Be Made By Applicant To List Miscellaneous Applications In Disposed-Of Matters

Supreme Court Prescribes Declaration To Be Made By Applicant To List Miscellaneous Applications In Disposed-Of Matters