Bombay HC Imposes 5 lakh Costs, Orders Investigation and Dismisses Petition
The Bombay High Court Division Bench, comprising Justice K.R. Shriram and Justice Jitendra Jain, on August 26, 2024, dismissed a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, where the petitioner sought relief from a bank account attachment under the CGST Act. The Respondents alleged fraud, citing inconsistencies and the petitioner's non-genuine business activities. The Court, […]
Bombay HC’s Stricter Stance On “Robotic Approach” For Frequent Adjournments
A "robotic approach" in seeking adjournments to file reply affidavits and other documents has caused significant delays in the legal proceedings, according to the Bombay High Court Division Bench, comprising of Justice GS Kulkarni and Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan. On November 11, 2022, the learned AGP and the learned Advocate for CIDCO sought time to obtain […]
Delhi High Court: Advocate Appearing Intoxicated Unpardonable, Constitutes as Criminal Contempt
The Delhi High Court held an advocate guilty of contempt of court for appearing intoxicated and for using filthy and abusive language towards the presiding officer of the court. The Division Bench of Justice Pratibha M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma held that Adv. Sanjay Rathod’s conduct, including the derogatory language used against a lady […]
Bombay HC Expands Concept of Women’s Modesty U/S 509 IPC, Refuses to Quash FIR
On August 21, 2024 the Bombay High Court’s Division Bench, composed of Justice A.S. Gadkari and Justice Dr. Neela Gokhale, refused to quash an FIR registered by the Cyber Cell under Sections 354, 509, and 506(2) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), along with Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act). […]
SC: Coordinate Bench’s View Cannot Be Ignored; Refer to Larger Bench if Incorrect
In the criminal appeal of Shabna Abdullah vs. UOI & Ors., the three-judge bench of Justice B.R. Gavai, Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, and Justice K.V. Viswanathan observed that when a Coordinate Bench of the same High Court relied on the same grounds of detention and material as the detaining authority, and thereby reached a considered conclusion […]
Rajasthan HC : Protection of Life & Liberty Even For Those In Live-In Relationship
A single Judge bench of Justice Arun Monga of Rajasthan High Court while reaffirming the constitutional protection of life and liberty under Art 21 reiterated that protection under the Article extends to individuals in live-in relationships regardless of their age or marital status. In the instant criminal writ petition instituted by a […]
Copy-Paste Arbitral Award passed by Retd. Indian Judge set aside by Singapore Court
The Singapore International Commercial Court (“SICC”) comprising Justice Simon Thorley allowed the application to set aside an award made in an arbitration on the ground of breach of natural justice, finding that (a) the presiding arbitrator had demonstrated apparent bias by prejudging the dispute in the Arbitration; and (b) the claimant had been deprived of a fair, […]
Delhi HC Rejects Plea Seeking Live Streaming Of Proceedings
The Delhi High Court has rejected a petition seeking live streaming of court proceedings, saying that in view of the phased implementation of the initiative and ongoing deliberations within the High Court committees, any judicial interference in the matter would be premature. The petitioner contended that the live streaming facility should also include recoding of […]
HC Judge’s Heart Held In Contempt
Mr. Justice Marcus Smith, a judge of the Chancery Division and President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal, wrote a ‘love letter’ mentioning several “personal matters” in the letter and expressed his love for the colleague, asking about feelings in return. The letter made the colleague feel “distressed, angry, let down, and devalued," leading her to […]
UK High Court Upholds Ban On ‘Puberty Blockers’
The High Court of United Kingdom has upheld the Tory government’s emergency ban on ‘puberty blockers’ to children with gender dysphoria, calling it lawful. For the unversed, ‘puberty blockers’ are medicines that prevent puberty from happening by suppressing the natural sex hormones estrogen and testosterone. The ‘banning orders’ to be effective temporarily from 3 June […]