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Magistrate Order Summoning Accused Despite Cancellation Report Can Be Challenged In Revisional Jurisdiction: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that an order passed by a Magistrate issuing process or summoning an accused, despite a cancellation report filed by the police, can be challenged in revisional jurisdiction before the sessions court or the High Court.“Thus, it can be concluded that an order of a Magistrate issuing process or summoning an accused under Sections 200 to 204 Cr.P.C. does not fall within the bar of Section 397(2) Cr.P.C. Such an order is intermediate or quasi-final in nature, and...
Academic Fellows Vacancy At National Law University, Delhi
National Law University, Delhi invites online application for the post of Academic Fellows in Constitutional Law, Law & Technology, Legal Research, Business Law, and ADR / Sports Law fields of Law.Name of the Post: Academic Fellows No. of Post: 05 (Five) one for each field of law Essential Qualification and Experience • LL.M. with a specialization in concerned field from a recognised Indian or foreign university with minimum 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever...
Special Court Can Order Further Investigation After Submission Of Final Report: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently upheld the power of a Special Court to direct further investigation even after a final report has been filed by the investigating agency concluding that no offence was made out against certain public servants.Justice A. Badharudeen, delivered the judgment in a petition challenging the order of the Special Court directing further investigation in a case involving alleged loan fraud against the State Bank of India.A case was registered before the Central Bureau...
Chain Pulling By Railway Employee To Help Boarding: Doesn't Constitute Misconduct To Reduce Pay : Chhattisgarh HC
A Division bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court comprising Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal and Justice Radhakishan Agrawal held that mere chain pulling by a Railway employee without allegation or proof of absence of reasonable and sufficient cause does not constitute misconduct under Railway service rules. Background Facts The petitioner was employed as a Head Ticket Examiner with the...
Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: September 2025
Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 293 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 324Nominal Index:C Naveen Kumar & Other AND Union of India & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 293Deepa Angadi AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 294G Satyanarayana Varma AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 295Hareesh AND A S Umesh & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 296K J Jaljakshi AND...
IBC Quarterly Digest: July-September 2025
Supreme Court IBC Moratorium Doesn't Bar Voluntary Surrender Of Corporate Debtor's Leased Property To Lessor: Supreme Court Cause Title: Sincere Securities Private Limited & Ors. Versus Chandrakant Khemka & Ors. Citation : 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 774 The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 5) held that the moratorium under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), does...
'Transfer To Bihar Was Most Memorable Chapter In My Journey': Chief Justice PV Bajanthri Bids Farewell To Patna High Court
On the occasion of his retirement Patna High Court Chief Justice PV Bajanthri in his farewell speech last week said that his transfer to the high court in 2021 marked a memorable chapter of his judicial journey set upon the "enlightened soil of Bihar" which is the land of Lord Buddha who is a timeless source of wisdom. Beginning his farewell address Justice Bajanthri said,"Mahatma Gautam Budhh, Mahavir evam Magadh Samarajya ke mahaan paavan bhoomi ko main pranaam karta hoon…Aur aap sabhi ka...
'Genuine Cultivators Should Not Be Made To Suffer' : Supreme Court Declares Plantation Vested With Kerala Govt As Not Private Forest
“Genuine cultivators should not be made to fight a prolonged battle to vindicate rights that are apparent from the public records,” the Supreme Court observed while declaring that 37.5 acres of land in South Wayanad, cultivated with coffee and cardamom, is private plantation land and not a vested forest under the Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971.A Bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV. Anjaria set aside the 2012 judgment of the Kerala High Court, which had upheld...
Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 13 - October 19, 2025
Nominal Index [Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 643 - 657]Stephen V Thomas v Bar Council of India, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 643Rajasimhan v. Union of India, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 644P P Rajan v State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 645 Prabhu Prakash and Anr. v. State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 646 Jayakrishna Menon v. Krishnankutty and Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 647Kerala Bank and Anr v...
IBBI Notifies Liquidation Process (Second Amendment) Regulations 2025
On October 14th 2025, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has issued “Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Liquidation Process) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2025”. By exercising its power conferred by virtue of section 196 read with section 240 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, the IBBI has released the said amendment. The amendment came into...
'Systemic Failure': Allahabad High Court Seeks Explanation From Judicial Officers For Ignoring SC & HC Directives On Maintenance
In a sternly worded order, the Allahabad High Court recently expressed serious concern over what it termed as a "systemic failure" and "state of indifference" by subordinate courts in ensuring compliance with binding directions of the Supreme Court and the High Court in matters concerning maintenance under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005. A bench of Justice Vinod Diwakar observed...