The Supreme Court in Pankajbhai Rameshbhai Zalavadia vs Jethabhai Kalabhai Zalavadiya (Deceased) through LRs & Ors. held that there is no bar for filing the application under Order 1 Rule 10, even though the application under Order 22 Rule 4 of the CPC was dismissed as not maintainable. Earlier the trail court had dismissed the application filed earlier under Order 22
The Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court has instigated a special drive to dispose of over 500 cases pending in trail courts by January next year. These fast tracked cases are related to law and order issues in the State. There shall be day-to-day hearing of the cases and the first list of 362 cases pending cases
The Chief Justice Dipak Misra led a bench of the Supreme Court referred to a constitution bench for the issue of formulating a law on action to be taken against individuals in authority or holding a public office or governance in-charge making irresponsible statements. Earlier the court also framed four questions while a petition had been filed against Samajwadi
While disposing off an 18 year old petition the Bombay High Court ordered the Maharashtra Government to follow its 1997 regulations for appointment of public prosecutors and additional public prosecutors for the districts by promoting assistant public prosecutors. The Supreme court has stayed the order and issued a notice to the Maharashtra Public Prosecutors Association to sought a response
The Supreme Court on dealing with an appeal filed against the judgment of Calcutta High Court which had set aside the arbitration award passed a judgement stating that Relying on Section 31(7)(a) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, the arbitrator cannot grant interest for the period between the date of cause of action and date of award, if the parties by
The Supreme Court has decided that it will hear the Constitution Bench Matters from October 10. As per a notice issued the cases include NCT Delhi vs Union of India, Common Causes vs Union of India (euthanasia), Kalpana Mehta and Others Vs. Union of India and Others, The State Of Jharkhand vs M/S Hindustan Construction Company and National Insurance
The Madras High Court has laid down guidelines for recording and production of statements under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The directions were issued by a Special Division Bench after coming across a bail plea of a hearing and speech impaired person accused of sexual exploitation. The Bench has also directed the State to construct special
The Madras High Court on hearing a petition challenging the proposal of Indian Oil Corporation Limited to set up a petrol/diesel retail outlet adjacent to a school, proposed that the Government should consider framing regulations restricting the setting up of petrol/diesel Outlets near schools attended by small children as the presence of airborne organic compounds such as Benzene increases
The Madras High Court has established a committee of medical experts to submit a report on the kinds of treatment for the children suffering from Lysosomal Storage Disorder (LSD). The committee is directed to consider opinions of doctors at different institutions in Delhi and submit a report by 23 October and till then the children suffering shall be
A week after the Tamil Nadu government set up an inquiry commission to probe AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa’s death, a petition has been moved before the Madras High Court by PA Joseph seeking a stay on the commission and declaring it “illegal”. The petition stated that the governments order initiating the commission was “illegal and passed in mechanical manner”
