Delhi High Court Upholds Validity Of S.132 Of Companies Act Establishing National Financial Reporting Authority, NFRA Rules

The Delhi High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 132 of the Companies Act, 2013, and Rules 3, 8, 10 and 11 of the National Financial Reporting Authority Rules, 2018.Section 132 of the Companies Act states: (1) The Central Government may, by notification, constitute a National Financial Reporting Authority to provide for matters relating to accounting and auditing...

Meghalaya High Court Questions Illegal Tree Felling By State In East Khasi Hills, Orders Replantation To Restore Ecology

The Meghalaya High Court questioned the illegal felling of trees in East Khasi Hills District, finding that no evidence was produced by the State compelling the cutting of trees in due process of law.Reinforcing the environmental accountability and the importance of preserving the State's green cover, the court directed the State government to take steps to plant trees more or less of the...

Separatist Leader Nayeem Khan Moves Delhi High Court Against Prison Circulars Over Withdrawal Of Calls, E-Mulaqat Facilities

Separatist leader Nayeem Ahmad Khan has moved the Delhi High Court challenging various circulars issued by the Prison authorities over the alleged withdrawal of phone calls and e-mulaqat facilities to him. The matter will be heard on Monday by Justice Sachin Datta. Khan has challenged the circulars issued by the Director General (Prisons) on September 02, 2022, December 26, 2022, April 22,...

Gujarat HC Issues Notice To District Development Officer For Not Filing Own Report On Encroachment Removal From Grazing Land In Village

The Gujarat High Court on Friday (February 7) issued notice to the District Development Officer (DDO), Banaskantha to explain why proceedings for deliberate "non-compliance" of its earlier orders asking the officer to inform on the steps taken for removal of encroachments on Gaucher (grazing) land in Salla village be not taken against himThe Division Bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal...

Rajasthan High Court Monthly Digest: January 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 01 To 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 42NOMINAL INDEXRamesh Kumar v State of Rajasthan & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 1Narpat Surela v the State of Rajasthan, and other connected petition 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 2Amrit Transport Company v Oriental Insurance Company & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 3Nopa Ram & Ors. v State of Rajasthan & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 4M/s S.A.S...

Courts Must Not Deny Party's Statutory Remedies As A Matter Of Policy: Jammu & Kashmir High Court

While dismissing an appeal with cost and upholding the trial court order granting a recall Application, the Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh High Court observed that when there is a statutory remedy available to a litigant, there is no dispute about a court granting liberty to avail such remedy as it remains open to the party to work out his remedies under the law.A bench of Justice MA...

Society vs Dog Feeders: Bombay High Court Issues Contempt Notice To Resident Over Objectionable Letter Against Judges

The Bombay High Court on Friday issued a show-cause notice for criminal contempt of court, to a woman, who circulated a letter making 'objectionable and derogatory' comments against the Supreme Court as well as the HC after it (HC) passed an order against the society for disallowing house help of one of the residents to enter the society, as she fed stray dogs in the premises. A division bench...

State Must Ensure Only Competent Lawyers Are Appointed To Represent It, Can't Afford Misinformation In Matters Of Life & Liberty: P&H HC

UPDATE - 'Wholly Unwarranted' : Supreme Court Expunges P&H High Court's Adverse Comments Against Haryana Addl Advocate GeneralThe Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that "the State is obligated to ensure that only competent and ethical professionals are entrusted with the responsibility of representing the State before the Court."Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul added that, "the legal...

Orissa High Court Stays Non-Bailable Warrant Against Malkangiri's Ex-Collector Manish Agarwal In Suspicious Death Case Of His PA

The Orissa High Court on Friday stayed a non-bailable warrant (NBW) issued by the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM), Malkangiri against the district's former Collector Manish Agarwal for his repeated disobedience to summons in a case relating to suspicious death of his Personal Assistant (PA) in 2019.Case BackgroundDeba Narayan Panda (deceased) was working as the PA to Manish...

Superannuation Fund | Limit On Deduction Of Employer's Contribution Applies To Initial/ Annual Contribution, Not Additional Payments: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that the limit prescribed under Section 36(1)(iv) of the Income Tax Act 1961, on deductions that an employer can seek for contributions made towards superannuation funds, applies only at the stage of setting up the fund or making ordinary annual payments.A division bench of Justices Yashwant Varma and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said any contribution...

Allahabad High Court Seeks Details Of UP Govt's Policy For Withdrawal Of Stale & Ineffective Criminal Cases

The Allahabad High Court recently called for the affidavits of top government officials seeking their responses on the state's policy to withdraw stale and ineffective criminal cases. A bench of Justice Saurabh Lavania directed the government's Principal Secretary (Home), Director General of Prosecution, and Principal Secretary (Law) to file their responses By March 19. The Court...

Baggage Rules Apply Only To Luggage Of International Travellers, Not To 'Reasonable Amount' Of Jewellery Worn In-Person: Madras HC

The Madras High Court has made it clear that Baggage Rule, 2016 framed under the Customs Act, 1962 apply only to the baggage carried by an international traveller.Justice Krishnan Ramasamy observed that the Rules cannot be extended to articles like jewellery, “carried on the person” of a traveller.The bench observed, “The Customs Act, 1962, enables the Central Government to make Rules...