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...

Civil Judges' Appointment | Supreme Court Takes Divergent View On Granting Relief To Candidates Who Submitted Category Certificates After Cut-Off Date

While Justice Ajay Rastogi opined that the candidates were entitled to relief, Justice Bela Trivedi disagreed.

Increase In Salary Of High Court Judges Must Reflect In Same Proportion To District Judges : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, in its judgement accepting various recommendations of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission (SNJPC) on pay, pension, gratuity, age of retirement etc. of judicial officers, remarked that the functions of District judges were essentially the same as High Court judges. Hence, the increase in the salary of the High Court judges should reflect in the pay scale of...

Dept. Failed To Prove Sundry Creditors To Be Bogus: ITAT Deletes Addition Against Buffalo Meat Trader

The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has deleted the addition against the buffalo meat trader as the department has failed to prove sundry creditors to be bogus.The bench of Yogesh Kumar US (Judicial Member) and B. R. R. Kumar (Accountant Member) observed that the Assessing Officer has failed to pinpoint any discrepancy in the details filed and books of accounts, bills,...

UP Court Acquits SP Leader Azam Khan In Hate Speech Case Which Led To His Disqualification As An MLA

A Court in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur district today ACQUITTED Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in the 2019 hate speech case which led to his disqualification, last year. With this, Additional District and Sessions Judge Amitveer Singh set aside an October 2022 order passed by a special MP/MLA court in Rampur convicting and sentencing him to three years in jail. He was found guilty of...

SCAORA Writes To CJI Against Listing Of Fresh Matters Which Were Neither Mentioned Nor Requested For Listing

The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) wrote a letter to the Chief Justice of India Dr DY Chandrachud complaining about the sudden listing of fresh miscellaneous matters which were neither mentioned nor requested for listing before the vacation benches of the Supreme Court. The SCAORA members were ensured that in case counsels do not appear, the matters listed would...

'Aurangzeb Wasn't Cruel, Didn't Demolish Vishwanath Temple, No Shiva Linga Found In Gyanvapi Mosque': Masjid Committee In Varanasi Court

"Neither Mughal emperor Aurangzeb was cruel, nor did he demolish any Lord Adi Vishweshwar Temple in Varanasi," submitted Gyanvapi Mosque Committee before the Varanasi Court on May 22 by filing an application opposing Hindu Worshippers' Plea filed last week seeking ASI Survey of Mosque premises.In its objection to the ASI Survey of the premises, the Masjid Committee (Anjuman Intezamia...

ITAT Allows Income Tax Deduction On Effluent Water Treatment

The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has allowed the income tax deduction on effluent water treatment.The bench of Amit Shukla (Judicial Member) and Gagan Goyal (Accountant Member) has observed that effluent water treatment can be considered a water treatment plant eligible under Section 80IA of the Income Tax Act.The appellant/assessee is in the business of...

CBDT Notifies The Procedure To Compute ‘Net Winnings’ From Online Games

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified the Income Tax (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2023.The Board has notified a new Rule 133, which prescribes a manner for computing "net winnings" from online games under sections 115 BBJ and 194BA of the Income Tax Act, 1961.It was clarified that whenever there is payment to the user in kind or in cash, or partly in kind and partly in cash, which...

Only Instructing Counsel Can Make Mentionings Before Vacation Bench, Not Senior Counsel: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today refused to permit Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi to mention a matter before it. A vacation bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Sanjay Karol said that as per vacation bench norms, only instructing counsel should make mentionings, not senior counsel.Rohatgi sought to mention the matter concerning the issue of electricity in Delhi. Reportedly, the peak...