High Courts
Expeditiously Decide Plea To Maintain Database Of Complainants Filing Multiple Sexual Offence Cases: High Court To Delhi Police
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Delhi Police and other authorities to decide expeditiously a plea seeking maintenance of a database of complainants who have filed multiple cases of sexual offences.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela disposed of a PIL filed by one Shonee Kapoor, represented by Advocate Shashi Ranjan Kumar Singh....
'UP Govt Committing A Sin; Temple Must Be Left Alone': Allahabad High Court Orally Slams State Over Banke Bihari Temple Ordinance
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday (August 6) continued to criticise the Uttar Pradesh Government's move to bring an Ordinance proposing a statutory trust to manage the historic Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan (Mathura), remarking that the government was committing a 'sin'. This remark has come two days after the Supreme Court also questioned the UP government's "tearing hurry"...
P&H High Court Seeks Response On PIL To Declare Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Unconstitutional Except When Mother's Or Child's Life Is At Risk
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today sought a response from the Union Government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed to declare that medical termination of pregnancy, except in circumstances where the life of the pregnant woman or the unborn child is in grave and imminent danger, is unconstitutional for being violative of Article 21 of the Constitution.The plea also challenged that...
Cochin International Airport Ltd A 'Public Authority' Under RTI Act : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently held that the Cochin International Airport (CIAL) is a public authority coming within the purview of the Right to Information Act, 2005.Dismissing the writ appeals preferred by CIAL challenging the decision of the Single Bench, the Division Bench comprising Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. observed as below:“…all the limbs...
Allahabad High Court Issues Notice To Centre, State Govt On Plea To Identify & Deport Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants From UP
The Allahabad High Court has sought responses from the Central Government, the Election Commission of India (ECI), and the Government of Uttar Pradesh on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a comprehensive survey and verification drive to identify and deport illegal Bangladeshi immigrants residing in the State. A Bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Manish Kumar,...
Merely Attaching Tax Determination Statement To DRC-01 Summary Cannot Be Treated As A Valid SCN: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court held that merely attaching tax determination statement to Drc-01 summary cannot be treated as a valid show cause notice. Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi stated that “…….a formal and duly authenticated SCN is mandatorily required to initiate proceedings under Section 73. The Statement of tax determination under Section 73(3), which is attached to the summary...
Centre Perpetuated Discrimination Against HIV Positive CRPF Personnel By Not Amending Standing Order, Recruitment Rules: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court declared provisions of a 2008 Standing Order and CRPF Assistant Commandant (Ministerial) Recruitment Rules 2011 as "ultra-vires" to the Constitution and the 2017 HIV/AIDS (Prevention & Control) Act, for being discriminatory to HIV/AIDS positive persons in CRPF in matters of promotion. In doing so the court expressed its disappointment with the Centre for not...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Seeks Status Report On Safety Of 140-Year-Old Underground Water Tank At Shimla Ridge
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has sought a status report on the safety of the 140-year-old underground water tank at Shimla Ridge.A division bench of Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Ranjan Sharma issued notices and sought a status report from the State Government and the Municipal Corporation of Shimla on the structural safety of the 140-year-old underground water tank...
Income Tax | S.194C & S.194LA Would Not Apply When TDR Certificates Are Issued In Lieu Of Compensation: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court held that Section 194C and Section 194LA of the Income Tax Act would not apply when TDR Certificates are issued in lieu of compensation. Justices B.P. Colabawalla and Firdosh P. Pooniwalla agreed with the assessee that the words “or by any other mode” appearing in Section 194C would have to be read ejusdem generis to the words “payment thereof in cash or...
S. 224 BNSS | Magistrate Lacking Power To Take Cognisance Must Return Complaint To Jurisdictional Court: Orissa High Court
While adjudicating a case relating to cheque bounce, the Orissa High Court has reiterated that a Magistrate, who does not have power to take cognizance for an offence for the want of territorial jurisdiction, must endorse and return the complaint for presentation before the jurisdictional Court.Elucidating the requirement under Section 224 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS),...
'Right To Express Dissent Doesn't Include Preventing Screening': Madras High Court On NTK Workers Allegedly Disrupting Shows Of 'Kingdom' Movie
The Madras High Court on Wednesday remarked that the members belonging to the Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) had a right to protest peacefully against the Vijay Devarakonda starrer movie “Kingdom” if they were offended with the alleged portrayal of Tamil Ellam issue, but they could not go into the theatres and prevent the screening. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy was hearing a petition...
Bhima Koregaon - Elgar Parishad Case Accused Moves Bombay High Court, Seeks Interim Bail To Visit Ailing Father
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (August 6) ordered the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take instructions and file a reply in response to the petition filed by Ramesh Gaichor, one of the accused in the Bhima Koregaon - Elgar Parishad case, who has sought temporary bail to visit his ailing father.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Rajesh Patil granted two weeks time to the...