Sanjana Santhosh

The petition was filed against the cancellation of the process for reservation and rotation of seats for the members of municipalities, the Court held that since the delegation of power by the Deputy Commissioner to the SDOs was illegal and void, the Court need not interfere in the cancellation done by the Deputy Commissioner.

On 18th December 2020, a Single Judge Bench consisting of Hon’ble Mr. Justice Karamjit Singh heard the case of Rani Devi & Ors v. Sanjay Kumar & Anr via video conferencing. An appeal was filed by the appellants against the award passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Hisar on

On 18th December 2020, a Single Judge Bench consisting of Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sudhir Mittal heard the case of Rishpal Singh Gill v. State of Haryana And Others. A writ petition in the nature of prohibition was filed by the petitioner, to restrain the respondents from replacing the petitioner with

An appeal was filed by the appellants under Section 374(II) of CrPC (Appeals from convictions), seeking acquittal. The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that the credibility of the victim was dented based on the analysis of the evidence, saying that the credibility was impeached.

In a notice issued inviting applications for appointment to Presidents of DCDRCs in Punjab on a whole time basis, the Punjab and Haryana HC held that it can or interfere with the selection that was done on the basis of Section 10 (1) (a) of the CPA read with Rule 5 of the PCP Rules, 2018.

The writ petitions were directed against the verdicts made by the Central Administrative Tribunal, wherein the Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed the petitions filed by workmen against low pay scale.

The Court, while considering the well-settled position of law through various precedents observed that alternate remedy available ought to be exhausted under the SARFAESI Act before approaching the Court under Article 226.

The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that the High Court has inherent power to quash criminal proceedings even in those cases which are not compoundable, but such power is to be exercised sparingly and with great caution.

Punjab & Haryana HC Dismisses Petition Challenging Transfer of Candidates From Reserved to General Category.

The Gujarat HC in this case held that Seized Articles Not Claimed by Parties Can Be Directed by Court to Be Sold or Auctioned.