The Delhi High Court criticised a trial judge for failing to deliver a verdict five months after reserving judgment, noting repeated scheduling without pronouncement. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma remarked, “Judicial proceedings cannot oscillate between readiness and uncertainty.”
The Madras High Court emphasised that true judicial morality lies in independence, quoting Justice Abhay Oka’s words while setting aside the cancellation of a hospital’s licence imposed by authorities under alleged public pressure.
Jharkhand High Court dismissed the third anticipatory bail plea of Harish Kumar Pathak, stressing that “judicial decorum no less than legal propriety” must prevail and ruling that there can be no revival of ‘reasons to believe’ in repeat applications.
The Supreme Court ordered judicial training for two Delhi judges after they mishandled bail in a Rs.6 crore cheating case, stressing, “We would be failing in our duty if we turned a blind eye” to such errors.
The Supreme Court set aside an Allahabad High Court order refusing to suspend a convict’s sentence, stating, “Such errors arise in the High Court when settled law is not applied properly,” days after criticising another HC judge in a civil dispute case.
The Jharkhand High Court criticised a Hazaribagh Magistrate for ignoring Supreme Court guidelines and sending a 66-year-old man to custody in a complaint case. The court called the action “unfortunate and unwarranted” during the hearing.
Bombay High Court upheld the Rs.538 crore arbitration award in favour of Kochi Tuskers Kerala, rejecting BCCI’s challenge. The Court said, “It cannot act as an appellate body regarding the conclusions made by the arbitrator.”
The Orissa High Court upheld the divorce granted to Pranaya Pradhan Nayak, stating, “Wife should support & give respect to husband despite his infirmity,” while dismissing Priyanka Nayak Pradhan’s appeal.
The Supreme Court criticised the 2024 Arbitration Bill for ignoring the tribunal’s power to include non-signatories in arbitration. It stated, “Arbitral Tribunal can make non-signatories parties,” urging the Centre to amend the law.
Kerala: The Kerala High Court recently ruled that a wife’s temporary job and income from it do not disqualify her from seeking maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). Justice Kauser Edappagath, while delivering the judgment, referred to earlier decisions from the Supreme Court and emphasized that a wife, regardless of her employment or income, is entitled to maintenance if her earnings do not support the standard of living she enjoyed while living with her husband.
