'Constructive Criticism Of State A Necessary & Essential Right Of Any Citizen': Calcutta High Court Orders Restoration Of Retired IGP's Security

The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the State to restore the security protection of a retired IGP, as an interim measure. The security was allegedly withdrawn by the State because he has been vocal in criticising the police machinery and the government in public debates.The single judge bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha observed:“Constructive criticism of the State is a necessary...

Right To Be Forgotten | Kerala High Court Refuses To Expunge Remarks Suggesting Google To Use AI Tools To Remove Identifiers From Judgments Online

The Kerala High Court recently refused to expunge remarks from its Right to be Forgotten judgment, whereby it was opined that Google is not 'content blind' and it cannot shirk liability to remove judgments and content disclosing personal details of parties.The Division Bench comprising Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Shoba Annamma Eapen dismissed the petition filed by the search...

Gujarat High Court Acting Chief Justice Inaugurates Legal Aid Defense Counsel System Offices In 11 Districts

Acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court Justice A. J. Desai on Monday virtually inaugurated the offices of the Legal Aid Defense Counsel System in 11 districts of the state.With this Gujarat became the third state in the country, after Kerala and Jharkhand, in which the Legal Aid Defense Counsel System has become functional in all 32 District Headquarters. The 11 districts where the...

Bombay High Court Refuses To Interfere With RBI Circular Permitting Only One Active Current Account If Total Credit Facilities Availed Exceed ₹50 Crore

The Bombay High Court has upheld HDFC Bank’s email that led to the freezing of current accounts held by cocoa manufacturer VJ Jindal Cocoa in various banks observing that since its “exposure” was over Rs. 50 crore it wasn’t permitted multiple active current accounts.‘Exposure’ in the present context means the total credit facilities availed by a borrower.A division bench of...

Safety Measures In Courts | Supreme Court Directs High Courts To Submit Responses On CCTV Footage Installation To Amicus Curiae

Amid rising concerns over the safety of judges, lawyers, and litigants in courts across the country, the Supreme Court on Monday directed all high courts to submit their responses on the progress with respect to the installation of CCTV cameras in court premises to senior advocate and amicus curiae Siddharth Luthra. A bench of Justices Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta was hearing a...

“Court Not Supposed To Act As Agent Of Prosecution”: Orissa HC Pulls-Up Trial Judges For Rejecting Default Bail Despite Non-Submission Of Chargesheet

The Orissa High Court has criticised a Magistrate and a Sessions Judge for rejecting default bail of two persons accused of murder, despite the fact that the chargesheet was not filed before the Court within the stipulated statutory period.While setting aside the orders of both the Courts below, the Single Judge Bench of Justice Sashikanta Mishra said,“It must be kept in mind that the Court...

"Misconceived" : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Declare 2019 Congress Manifesto Unfair

The Supreme Court refused to entertain a petition seeking to declare the Congress manifesto for 2019 Lok Sabha polls as unfair. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala remarked that the petition was "misconceived" and "devoid of any merit". Accordingly, the petition was dismissed. The petition filed by Adarsh Kumar Agrawal and Dr Seema Jain...

Pursuing Master’s Course In Law Doesn’t Constitute A Break In Practice, Suspension Of Enrolment Not Required: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the eligibility criterion of seven years of continuous practise as an advocate to be appointed as a District Judge, as set out in Rule 9(2) of the Delhi Higher Judicial Services (DHJS) Rules, 1970 or Article 233(2) of the Constitution of India, does not require any inquiry into the actual area of practise as an advocate."If a person is enrolled as an...

Pronouncing Operative Portion Without Preparing Entire Judgment Is Unbecoming Of A Judicial Officer: Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal Of Civil Judge

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the penalty of dismissal from service for a Civil Judge on account of gross misconduct, setting aside the order of the Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court.The Apex Court opined that the appeals were allowed by the High Court through “a very strange order," in which not only the order of penalty was set aside along with the findings of the...

Mere Delay In Remittance Of TDS Doesn’t Attract Penalty Under S 271C Income Tax Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that no penalty is leviable under Section 271C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 on mere delay in remittance of the tax deducted at source (TDS) after the same has been deducted by the assessee.The bench of Justices M.R. Shah and C.T. Ravikumar observed that the relevant words used in Section 271C(1)(a) are “fails to deduct”, and the same does not speak about...

Kaali Poster Row : Supreme Court Transfers To Delhi Police All FIRs Against Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai; Interim Protection To Continue

The Supreme Court on Monday (April 10) transferred to the Delhi Police all the FIRs against filmmaker Leena Manimekalai over the poster of her documentary titled "Kaali". The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala added that until a report was filed by the Investigating Officer under Section 173 of the CrPC, the ad–interim order...

Telangana Governor Gives Assent To 3 Bills; Refers 2 To President; 3 Under Active Consideration : Statement In Supreme Court

In the plea filed by Telangana Government seeking directions to Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan to clear ten bills passed by the legislative assembly, which were awaiting her assent, the Supreme Court on Monday was informed of the updated position of the bills, some of which had been assented to by the Governor. The matter was listed before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice...