High Courts Monthly Round-Up: June, 2021
Here’s a short recap of what we covered under the High Court’s section on the SCC Online Blog for the month of
Legal News
Bom HC on Cruelty & Desertion | Wife wishing to stay abroad. Is that an act of selfishness? Can it be ground of divorce? Court answers
Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Ujjal Bhuyan and Prithviraj K. Chauhan, JJ., held that wife wishing to stay abroad with
NCDRC | Builder unilaterally, high-handedly cancels sale agreement on not handing over timely possession: Commission decides builder-buyer dispute, levies interest to be paid by builder
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Coram of C. Viswanath (Presiding Member) and Justice Ram Surat Ram Maurya (Member) decided an issue
Justice Ravi Vijaykumar Malimath appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court
Appointment of Acting Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court President appoints Shri Justice Ravi Vijaykumar Malimath, senior-most Judge of Himachal Pradesh
Satyen Vaidya appointed as Additional Judge of Himachal Pradesh High Court
Appointment of Additional Judge President of India, appoints Shri Satyen Vaidya, to be an Additional Judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court,
YouTube and other online platforms aren’t liable for copyright infringing uploads made ‘autonomously’ by users; ECJ favours YouTube in a major Copyright battle
European Court of Justice (ECJ): In a landmark Copyright case, the Grand Chamber composed of K. Lenaerts, President, R. Silva de Lapuerta,
Abdul Rahim Musaliar Badharudeen appointed as Additional Judge of Kerala High Court
President of India appoints Shri Abdul Rahim Musaliar Badharudeen, to be an Additional Judge of the Kerala High Court, for a period
4 Additional Judges appointed to the Bombay High Court
Appointment of 4 Additional Judges President of India appoints the following 4 Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court for a period
[Mismanagement and Wastage of Medicines in Government Hospitals] Cal HC | Taxpayers money cannot be wasted; Court directs State to produce records of medicines, maintain system through IT
Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Rajesh Bindal, ACJ. and Arijit Banerjee, J., suo moto took up a matter in larger
CCI | Did Google leverage dominance in Play Store? Director General to conduct investigation in complaint by smart phone/smart TV users
Competition Commission of India (CCI): Coram of Ashok Kumar Gupta (Chairperson) and Sangeeta Verma and Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi (Members) ordered an investigation
Is S. 13 of RERA Act a mandatory requirement? Can promoter demand cost of plot more than 10% before registering sale agreement? | Raj RERA decides
Rajasthan Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Jaipur: Coram of Nihal Chand Goel (Chairman) and Shailendra Agarwal, Salvinder Singh Sohata (Members) decides the matter
[Clinical Negligence] | What is the scope of medical practitioner’s duty of care? Is he liable for “coincidental injury” not within scope of his duty?
UPDATE: Appeal preferred by the respondent against this decision before the UKSC has been unanimously dismissed.[Khan v. X, [2021] UKSC 21, decided
Can insurance company repudiate claim if insured suppresses fact of suffering from ailment while taking policy? Telangana State Consumer Forum answers
State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Telangana: Justice MSK Jaiswal (President) and Meena Ramanathan (Member) upheld the District Commission’s Order observing the consequence
Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari, appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court [Read Order]
Appointment of Acting Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court President appoints Shri Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari, senior-most Judge of the Allahabad High
Whether Nestlé and Cargill will be liable for child slavery? SCOTUS decides in 8-1 majority ruling
Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS): In 8-1 majority, Thomas, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion
Delhi HC decides that Father’s obligation to maintain a child cannot end once he/she turns 18 years of age. Read why
Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., while allowing in part the revision petition filed challenging the Family Court’s maintenance order made a
Del HC | Can sole arbitrator’s appointment be disputed if he was consultant/advisor to one of the parties to dispute? Court examines
Delhi High Court: J.R. Midha, J., in view of serious doubts on the independence of sole arbitrator as named in the arbitration
Can promoter/builder sell covered car parking by charging certain amount? Whether open parking has to be handed to society or can be sold in open market? MahaRERA decides
Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Mumbai: Coram of Dr Vijay Satbir Singh (Member I), while laying out certain significant observations with respect
Northern Ireland’s Historic moment | Mrs Justice Siobhan Keegan appointed as First Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland witnessed a truly historic moment on the appointment of Mrs Justice Siobhan Keegan as the First Lady Chief Justice of
Significance of ‘suo motu’ action under S. 35 of Advocates Act | Synoptic report of Madras HC decision on power and mechanism of Bar Council to take action against erring Advocates
Lady Justice is the allegorical personification of the moral force in judicial systems. Her attributes are a blindfold, a beam balance, and a sword and the balance denotes that justice needs to be delivered with eyes closed and ears open.