Identity of Driver in Road Accident – Conviction Challenged – Failure to Establish Identity – Petitioner convicted for offences under Sections 279, 427, and 304-A IPC arising from a road accident – Conviction maintained in appeal – Revision filed against concurrent findings of conviction – Identity of petitioner as driver of offending vehicle disputed – Pr...
Tender Process and Disqualification - Akash Construction appeals against orders qualifying S.B. Construction and Stone Concern Infrastructure as tenderers for road work - Electronic Notice Inviting Tender No. 12/2023-2024 for road widening and strengthening was contested due to technical disqualifications which were later overturned - Authorities initially disqualified the respondents at the techn...
Habeas Corpus - Arrest – Illegal detention of petitioner’s husband – Offences charged were bailable – Offer to furnish bail – Violation of fundamental rights – CCTV footage analysis reveals time discrepancies – Inquiry initiated against errant officials – Unconditional apology tendered by investigating officer – Apology accepted – Order f...
Arbitration and Conciliation – Challenge to Arbitral Award – NHAI challenged the award under Section 34 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996. Dissenting award by one of the arbitrators. NHAI objected to the quantum of damages awarded based on delay in handing over the site. [Para 1-2]
Contractual Agreement – Scope of Concession Agreement – Arbitral Award in th...
Quashing of Complaint and Related Proceedings under Section 482 CrPC - Petition filed by the petitioner under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of complaint No. COMA/736/2017 pending in the Court of ld. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ludhiana, under Section 276CC of Income Tax Act, 1961, along with summoning order and framing of charges - Petitioner contends that matter has been settled by the Settlem...
Domestic Violence and Maintenance – The High Court, reviewing lower court decisions that denied maintenance to a qualified but unemployed wife under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, held that educational qualification alone does not disqualify a spouse from claiming maintenance if they lack independent income - The court emphasized that the wife’s capability to...
Cooperative Societies Act – Validity of order keeping elections of the society in abeyance – Impugned order challenged as a non-speaking order – Petitioner claims lack of alternative remedy – Interpretation of Section 68(h) of the Punjab Cooperative Societies Act, 1961 – Whether the impugned order is appealable – Held that the impugned order, although interlocut...
Arbitration Award Challenge – Appellants did not file written statement of defence or lead evidence in arbitration proceedings initiated by respondent-HAFED for recovery of Rs. 26.01 lakhs – Arbitration award passed in favour of respondent, accepting the claim in toto – Appellant’s challenge to award under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 dismissed b...
Violation of Section 210 of Cr.P.C. - The matter pertains to the summoning order in a complaint case filed under Section 498-A, 323 I.P.C. and Section 4 D.P. Act. It is alleged that two criminal proceedings were initiated simultaneously - one through an F.I.R. and another through a complaint. The trial court proceeded without following the provisions of Section 210 of Cr.P.C., which require stayin...
Education - Admission to Ph. D. program in Fine Arts - Denial of admission due to the unavailability of a research supervisor - Petitioner, a Scheduled Caste candidate, secured high marks in the Ph. D. Entrance Test (PET) - Validity of PET score expired during the admission process - University issued an advertisement for admission without verifying vacancies - Petitioner's grievance agitated ...