Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal Archives

‘Novel plea of non-receipt of signed award copy cannot be raised in appeal’; Gujarat HC rejects NHAI’s appeals against dismissal of S. 34 applications due to delay

“A novel plea has been taken for the first time without any substantial basis on the factual aspects about the non-delivery of the copy of the award by the Arbitrator to the NHAI, in the present appeal, which cannot be appreciated within the limited scope of Section 37.”

Case Briefs High Courts

‘No locus of examiner to assail University result’; Gujarat HC rejects examiner’s plea alleging result manipulation by Pandit Deendayala Energy University

“The appellant being an evaluator/examiner, was required to keep his hands off once the evaluation sheet was submitted by him and was not required to indulge in any kind of head-on-collision with the University.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Morbi Bridge Collapse | Gujarat HC directs execution of written instruments outlining benefits to victims including marriage expenses for girls, jobs to PwD

“The list of beneficiaries must include those victims who were already widow and have lost lone earning member of their family. The physically disabled victims shall be accommodated in a well-paid job.”

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Issuance of Rule Nisi and posting bail applications after weeks without adverting to merits be curbed immediately’; Directions in Satender Kumar Antil to be followed: Gujarat HC

“The bail applications should be disposed of within two weeks and applications for anticipatory bail are to be disposed of within six weeks”.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘No claim certificate’ by a party does not automatically render dispute non-arbitrable: Gujarat HC

“If the Court reaches a clear conclusion that there is not even a vestige of doubt that the claim is non-arbitrable, it may refuse to refer the dispute to arbitration, otherwise, the rule is to refer the dispute to arbitration”.