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Digital Technology Altering Face Of Crime; Circulation Of Indecent Images On Social Media Can Destroy Lives: Allahabad HC
Refusing to grant bail to a man accused of circulating indecent photographs of a woman via WhatsApp, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that when such images are shared on public platforms, they have the potential to "destroy lives". "Digital technology is altering the face of crime. Indecent pictures of a person when circulated on public platforms by social media can...
'Alarming Situation': Allahabad HC Flags Non-Functioning Of DRT Prayagraj, Asks Finance Ministry To Expedite Appointments
The Allahabad High Court on Friday took note of the prolonged non-functioning of the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) at Prayagraj due to a lack of a presiding officer. Terming the situation as 'alarming', it urged the Ministry of Finance to urgently fill up the vacant posts at DRT. A bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Praveen Kumar Giri passed the order while hearing a...
Income Tax | Sales Tax Incentive Under Govt Scheme For Industrial Promotion Is Capital Receipt, Not Taxable: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has stated that sales tax incentive under a government scheme for industrial promotion is a capital receipt, not taxable.Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep V. Marne were addressing the issue of whether an incentive received in sales tax liability under a Scheme formulated by the State Government would be on the capital account, exempt from taxation, or on...
MP High Court Restrains State From Felling Trees In Nursery On Land Allotted For Proposed Construction Of Administrative Buildings
The Madhya Pradesh High Court in an interim order restrained the State Government from cutting or replanting trees claimed to be growing over land having a nursery in Mandla district, which has been allotted to construct administrative buildings. The court was hearing a PIL where the petitioner has challenged an October 1, 2024 order of District Collector, Mandla, claiming that a land...
Gujarat High Court Extends Asaram's Temporary Bail In Rape Case By 1 Month, Says No Further Extension On Medical Grounds
The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (July 3) extended for one month the temporary bail of Asaram who has been convicted in a 2013 rape case by a sessions court in Gandhinagar and is serving a life sentence. Noting statement made by Asaram's counsel that he wont seek further extension of temporary bail, the court clarified that further prayer for extension of temporary bail will not be...
Shortage Of Nursing Staff : PGI Chandigarh Says News Report On 62% Vacancy Incorrect, High Court Seeks Recruitment Rules
The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Friday (July 4) asked for recruitment rules pertaining to nursing staff to be filed before it in a suo motu case initiated by the court taking cognizance of a news report claiming shortage of nursing staff and hospital attendants in Chandigarh's Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER).A division bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu...
Bengaluru Court Passes Ex-Parte Injunction Restraining Actor Kamal Haasan From Remarks Against Kannada Language
A Civil court in Bengaluru on Friday passed an ex-parte interim injunction order restraining Tamil actor Kamal Haasan from posting, making, writing, publishing any statement or remarks claiming linguist superiority over Kannada language or by making any statements having the effect of causing hurt or defaming the Kannada language, literature, land and culture. City Civil And Session Court...
S.210(1)(c) BNSS| Court Not Obligated To Record Witness Statement Or Call Aggrieved Party To Take Cognizance Of Offence: P&H High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has clarified that under Section 210(1)(c) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), a Magistrate is not obligated to record the statement of any witness or call the aggrieved party before taking cognizance of an offence or issuing process.For context, Section 210(c) BNSS states that the Magistrate can take cognizance of offence upon...
Bikramjit Singh Majithia Did Not File Proper Plea To Challenge Remand Order In Alleged Illegal Arrest Case: Punjab Government Tells High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday refused to grant any relief to former cabinet minister Bikramjit Singh Majithia a senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader in his alleged “illegal arrest" and subsequent remand in his ongoing disproportionate assets and corruption case.The Punjab Vigilance Bureau arrested Majithia on June 25 in the Disproportionate Assets case allegedly...
'Criminality Stood Washed Off': Allahabad HC Grants Bail To POCSO Convict Noting Marriage With Prosecutrix, Birth Of Child
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday granted bail to a man convicted under the POCSO Act, noting that he had married the prosecutrix and the couple were living together as husband and wife, with a child born out of their wedlock. Though observing that the convict's act was "not only illegal but also immoral", a bench of Justice Rajeev Misra opined that the "criminality, if any,...
Tendering Authority Cannot Assign Alternative Interpretation To Tender Clause Which Is Unambiguous: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that a tender clause granting preference to bidders applying for a higher number of warehouses cannot be extended to the Central Store Office if the tender document draws a clear distinction between the two categories. The Court quashed the lease awarded to one bidder and restored the tender process.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice...