Personal Appearance Of Accused Not Necessary At Stage Of Examination Under Section 251 CrPC: Andhra Pradesh High Court

In a recent case, the Andhra Pradesh High Court reiterated that the personal appearance of the accused at the stage of examination under Section 251 CrPC is not required.The single bench of Justice K. Sreenivasa Reddy opined that in a summons case, when the accused is brought before the magistrate, Section 251,CrPC requires that the accused be informed of the offence and asked to plead guilty...

Shiv Sena Case | Basic Principle Of Parliamentary Democracy Is That Govt Must Have House's Faith : Supreme Court To Uddhav Thackeray Side

A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court of India, on 16th March 2023, reserved its judgement in the batch of cases relating to the rift within the Shiv Sena party between Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde groups, which led to the change in the government in Maharashtra in July 2022. On the last day of the hearing, the bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice MR...

On SBI's Plea, Supreme Court Stays HC Order Allowing Director Of Company In Multi-Crore Loan Default To Travel Abroad

The Supreme Court on Thursday urgently heard a petition filed by the State Bank of India to stay an order passed by the Bombay High Court which allowed a loan defaulter to travel abroad.Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, appearing for the SBI, mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India Chandrachud seeking urgent hearing, raising the apprehension that the person might become...

Shiv Sena Case | How Can Court Reinstate A CM Who Did Not Face Floor Test? Supreme Court Asks Uddhav Thackeray Side

On the final day of the hearings in matter pertaining to the rift in Shivsena party between the Uddhav Thackeray and the Eknath Shinde faction, the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court enquired from the Thackeray faction how the Court could reinstate a Chief Minister who had not faced the floor test.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice MR Shah, Justice...

Courts Today- A Daily Round Up Of Important Legal Developments- 16.3.23

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[Senior Designation] ‘We Are Certainly Reducing The Weightage Given To Publication’: Supreme Court In Plea Seeking Reforms

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, reserved judgment in the pleas seeking modifications in the guidelines regulating the conferment of designation of Senior Advocates as laid down in its 2017 judgment (Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of India).A Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Ahsanuddhin Amanullah and Justice Aravind Kumar, heard the arguments put forth by Senior...

Track Your Taxes And TDS Just On A Click: Income Tax Department Launches AIS Application

The Income Tax Department has launched a Mobile app for Taxpayers to view Annual Information Statements (AIS).AIS App is a free mobile application, provided by the Income Tax Department, Government of India. The app is meant to provide a comprehensive view of the Annual Information Statement (AIS), which is a collection of various information pertaining to a taxpayer. Taxpayers can...

Service Tax Not Payable On The Service Charges For Prepayment Of Loan Amount By The Customer: CESTAT

The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that service charges for pre-payment or foreclosure of loan amounts by the customer cannot be treated as taxable services and are not chargeable to service tax.The two-member bench headed by Justice Dilip Gupta (President) and Hemambika R. Priya (Technical Member) has observed that foreclosure...

NCLT Ahmedabad & Indore Benches Re-Constituted W.E.F 20th March 2023, Matters To Be Heard Through VC

The National Company Law Tribunal, Ahmedabad and Indore Benches, have been re-constituted vide a Circular dated 15.03.2023 issued by NCLT. Shri M.B. Gosavi (Judicial Member) is demitting office on 18.03.2023 on completion of his tenure. Therefore, the NCLT Ahmedabad and NCLT Indore Bench are being re-constituted. The re-constituted Benches shall comprise of: NCLT...

Insolvency Resolution Of Company Will Not Extinguish Director's Liability Under Section 138 NI Act : Supreme Court

The approval of resolution plan of a corporate debtor under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 will not extinguish the criminal liability of its erstwhile director under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881, held the Supreme Court.A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Abhay S Oka and JB Pardiwala held that the company's director cannot seek discharge from N.I....

CBI Court Acquits Two Accused In 1989 Nusli Wadia Murder Attempt Case

A Special CBI court on Monday acquitted two accused in the 1989 case of a conspiracy to murder industrialist Nusli Wadia, chairman of the Wadia Group. Special Judge SP Naik Nimbalkar acquitted Ivan Sequeira and Ramesh Jagothia, who were allegedly assigned the task of firing at Wadia at the behest of Kirti Ambani - a senior executive at Reliance Industries Limited (RIL).The case against...

Supreme Court Disposes Plea Of Film Makers Against Case Over Poster With Deity's Picture On Sanitary Pad

The Supreme Court recently disposed of a writ petition filed by the makers of the film "Masoom Sawal" seeking clubbing of the complaints filed over its poster which showed a deity on a sanitary pad.Nakshatra 27 Media Pvt Ltd, Ranjana Upadhyay and Santhosh Upadhyay, the producers and the directors of the movie respectively, had approached the Court stating that multiple complaints have been...