'Acts Of Violence, Violent Speeches Not Protected': Delhi HC Sets Aside Order Discharging Sharjeel Imam, Others In Jamia Violence Case

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside trial court's decision to discharge Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in the Jamia violence case, and framed charges against them under various provisions of Indian Penal Code. The judgment was passed on Delhi Police’s plea against the trial court order discharging the accused in the 2019 Jamia violence case.Delhi...

Errors Committed Are Inadvertent, Rectification Would Enable Proper Reporting Of The Turnover And ITC: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that errors committed are inadvertent and, the rectification would, in fact, enable proper reporting of the turnover and input tax credit (ITC) to enable claims to be made in an appropriate fashion by the assessees.The single bench of Justice Anita Sumanth has observed that the petitioners must be permitted the benefit of rectification of errors where there are...

Kerala High Court Ask State Govt To Give Suggestions, Including On Legislative Intervention, To Prevent Attacks Against Doctors

The Kerala High Court recently asked the government to come out with suggestions, including on legislative intervention, to curtail the attacks on medical personnel. The Division Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice Kauser Edappagath said whatever be the provocation or reason that anyone may impel or project, an attack on a medical personnel is unacceptable and...

Assessee Became Victim Of Lacuna In SVLDR Scheme Software: Bombay High Court Quashes Rejection Of Declaration

The Bombay High Court has quashed and set aside the rejection of the Petitioner’s declaration for SVLDRS-1.The division bench of Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Abhay Ahuja has observed that the petitioner/assessee was a victim of the lacuna in the software governing the Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) (SVLDR) Scheme, 2019 where the Petitioner could not have selected the option...

Supreme Court Directs Union Ministry Of Minority Affairs To Engage With States Which Have Not Constituted Haj Committees

The Supreme Court has directed the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs to engage with States which have not yet constituted Haj Committees in their respective States. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala was hearing a matter pertaining to the constitution of a Central Haj Committee prescribed under Section 3 read with Section 4 of the...

Declarants Of Exotic Live Species As Per 2020 MoEFCC Advisory Immune From Prosecution Under Wild Life Act & Future Amendments : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on March 27 clarified that individuals who have made a declaration of ownership of 'exotic live species' in accordance with the 2020 advisory issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change are immune from prosecution under the Wild Life (Protection) Act of 1972 or action under any future laws or amendments.The bench comprising of Justice Krishna Murari...

HC Stayed NGT Order After It Was Affirmed By Supreme Court? SC Directs Registry To Communicate Its Orders To Kerala High Court

On being told that the Kerala High Court has stayed an order of the National Green Tribunal - which was earlier upheld by the Supreme Court- the Top Court recently directed its Registry to communicate its orders to the Registrar General of the High Court.A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar was hearing a petition filed by a lawyer contending that an order passed by the...

Lawyers’ Strike: Madhya Pradesh High Court Initiates Contempt Case Against State Bar Council, Warns Of Criminal Prosecution For Wrongful Restraint

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has initiated a contempt case against the Chairman of State Bar Council and its other elected members over continuing strike of lawyers in the state. The State Bar Council, instead of resolving the issue, chose a path of confrontation without justifiable cause, the court said.The Gwalior bench on Monday issued notice to the elected members, asking why it should...

Income Tax Act - Date Of Panchnama Last Drawn Starting Point Of Limitation For Completing Block Assessment Proceedings: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the date on which the Panchnama was last drawn is the starting point of the two-year limitation for completing the block assessment proceedings under the Income Tax Act 1961.The division bench of Justice M.R. Shah and Justice C.T. Ravikumar has upheld the order of the Delhi High Court in which it was held that the date of the Panchnama last drawn would be...

Supreme Court Releases Death Row Prisoner After 28 Years On Finding Him To Be A Juvenile At The Time Of Offence

The Supreme Court, on Monday, released a death row convict upon finding that even though he was a juvenile at the time of the commission of the offence he was tried as an adult and was sentenced to death.Noting that under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (2015 Act), one cannot be subjected to death penalty and the maximum punishment is three years sentence, a...

Supreme Court Suggests Meeting Between DCPCR & Ministry of Women & Child Development To Discuss 2021 Amendment To JJ Act

The Supreme Court on Friday suggested that a meeting be held between the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) and the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development so that a discussion could take place on the issue of 2021 amendments made to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act 2015 (JJ Act).The Court was hearing a writ petition filed by the Delhi Commission...

Simple Lack Of Care, An Error In Judgment Or An Accident, Is Not Proof Of Negligence: NCDRC

The National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) bench comprising presiding member Dr. S.M. Kantikar focused on the duty of the civil society to ensure that medical professionals are not unnecessarily harassed or humiliated. The complaint filed by the patient was dismissed on the ground that firstly, the doctors possessed necessary skills and secondly, reasonable care was taken...