BREAKING| Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To AAP Leader Satyender Jain On Medical Grounds For 6 Weeks In Money Laundering Case

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail on medical grounds to Aam Aadmi Party leader and former cabinet minister in Delhi government Satyendar Jain who has been under custody since May 2022 as an undertrial in a money laundering case. The order was passed by a vacation bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice PS Narasimha.The bench granted interim bail for six weeks for Jain...

President Droupadi Murmu Highlights Problem Of Undertrial Persons Languishing In Prisons For Years

President of India Droupadi Murmu has highlighted the issue of persons languishing in prisons for years as undertrials. While speaking about access to justice, President Murmu further spoke about the condition of undertrial prisoners in India, who have been incarcerated for years despite not being adjudged guilty by a court of law. “One of the reasons is that courts here are...

Judicial Officers' Inability To Meet Targets During Initial Years Need Not Be Viewed Seriously : Supreme Court Relaxes ACP Norms For Civil Judges( Jr Div)

"A Civil Judge (Jr Div) is normally in the process of learning the work in his first two years"

Mandatory For Cough Syrups Exporters To Get Samples Tested In Designated Laboratories Prior To Export: DGFT

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has tightened the export policy for cough syrups.The existing export policy for cough syrups is free. However, as per the revised policy, cough syrup shall be permitted to be exported subject to the export sample being tested and the production of a Certificate of Analysis (CoA). CoA issued by any laboratories of the Indian Pharmacopoeia...

CBDT Increases Income Tax Exemption Limit On Leave Encashment For Non-Government Salaried Employees

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has increased the income tax exemption limit on leave encashment for non-government salaried employees.The notification was released by the Board in accordance with the 2023–24 Budget. The tax exemption on leave encashment upon retirement for salaried non-government workers was raised by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman from Rs 3 lakh to Rs...

Additions Can’t Be Made In Absence Of Incriminating Material: ITAT Deletes Income Tax Addition

The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that the additions could not have been made in the absence of any incriminating material.The bench of Kavitha Rajagopal (Judicial Member) and B.R. Baskaran (Accountant Member) observed that the additions made by the Assessing Officer under Section 68 of the Act towards the sale of shares and also estimated...

When Can A Provision Be Held To Be Clarificatory With Retrospective Effect? Supreme Court Explains

The Supreme recently held that for a subsequent order/provision/amendment passed to be considered a clarification to the original provision, it must not expand or alter the scope of the original provision and that the original must be sufficiently vague or ambiguous so as to require such clarification.The Apex Court observed while it was well established that a clarification or an explanation...

Delhi Riots UAPA Case: Court Summons Special Police Commissioner After Inspector Fails To Answer Query On Probe Status

A Delhi Court has summoned the Special Commissioner of Delhi Police’s Special Cell after an inspector failed to answer the judge about the status of investigation and filing of supplementary chargesheet in the larger conspiracy case connected to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Noting that neither the Special Public Prosecutor nor the Investigating Officer were present before the court on...

Jamia Violence Case : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Of 4 Accused Against Framing Of Charges

The Supreme Court on May 19 dismissed the special leave petition filed by four accused persons against the Delhi High Court direction to frame charges against them in relation to the 2019 Jamia Violence case.The bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice M.M. Sundresh said, “Evidence is still to be recorded. The trial court wil independently apply its mind on whether or not the provisions of...

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Direction That New Parliament Building Should Be Inaugurated By President Instead Of Prime Minister

Amidst the political controversy regarding the new Parliament building being inaugurated by the Prime Minister, a Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction that the inauguration should be done by the President of India.The petition filed by Advocate CR Jaya Sukin as party-in-person seeks any "direction, observation or suggestion" to the Lok...

Rakbar Khan Lynching Case 2018: Alwar Court Finds Four Guilty, Get 7-Year Jail Term Each; One Accused Acquitted

A Court in Rajasthan's Alwar District today found 4 persons guilty in the 2018 Rakbar Khan Lynching Case. The Court has acquitted one accused as the prosecution failed to prove a case against him. All 4 convicts have been sentenced to 7-7 years in jail.Additional District Judge Sunil Kumar Goyal convicted Naresh, Vijay, Paramjeet and Dharmendra under Section 341 (Punishment for...

'Numerous Lapses In Investigation' : Supreme Court Frees Man Awarded Death Penalty In Case For Rape & Murder Of 6 Year Old Girl

The Supreme Court recently set aside the death sentence and life imprisonment imposed on a convict under Section 302 and 376 of IPC for allegedly raping and killing a six year old minor girl, on the ground that there were yawning gaps in the chain of circumstances establishing to the guilt of the accused and there were several irregularities and illegalities on the part of the agencies...