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UP Local Body Polls | Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea To Allow Mayors To Continue In Office Till Election Of Successors
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in a plea filed by the All India Council of Mayors seeking to allow Mayors in Uttar Pradesh local bodies to continue in their offices till their successors are elected. The matter was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. On 4th January 2023, in a petition filed by the State of...
Charger Sold Along With Mobile Phone Can’t Be Differently Taxed: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that the charger, which is sold along with the mobile phone in one set, is taxable at the rate of 5%.The division bench of Justice P.S. Dinesh Kumar and Justice T.G. Shivashankare Gowda has observed that the main intention of a purchaser or seller while buying or selling a "mobile set" is to buy or sell the mobile phone and not the charger alone. The supply...
Sec 256 CrPC - Not Proper To Acquit Accused Merely For Non-Appearance Of Complainant Who Was Already Examined : Supreme Court
Where the complainant had already been examined as a witness in the case, it would not be appropriate for the Court to pass an order of acquittal merely on non-appearance of the complainant, the Supreme Court observed in a judgment today.In this case, the complainant filed eight complaints against the accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The statement of the...
Mere Registration Of Subsequent Case Against Accused By Itself Cannot Result In Automatic Cancellation Of Bail In Earlier Case: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Friday held that the bail granted in one crime cannot be cancelled merely because the accused has been subsequently booked in another case.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas observed that a bail that had once been granted ought not to be cancelled on the mere asking, but that there ought to be cogent and overwhelming circumstances existing to cancel the bail."The...
Why There Are Less Women In Higher Judiciary? CJI DY Chandrachud Answers At ABA Conference
On February 23, 2023, Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud inaugurated the American Bar Association (ABA) Conference, a three-day international conference on "Law in Age of Glocalisation: Convergence of India and the West". During his keynote address, CJI Chandrachud highlighted the importance of inclusivity and diversity in the legal profession. While doing so, he answered a...
AIADMK's Expelled Leader Manoj Pandian Moves Madras High Court Challenging Party’s General Council Resolutions
Expelled AIADMK leader Manoj Pandian has moved the Madras High Court challenging the resolutions passed by the AIADMK Party in its meeting held on July 11 2022 and to stay its operation. Through the resolutions, Pandian, along with others including former CM O Paneerselvam were expelled from the party and Edappadi Palaniswami was appointed as the interim...
Single Judge 'Should Have Exercised Restrain', Its Observations Must Be Disregarded: Madras High Court Allows US Citizen To Take His Sons Abroad
A division bench of the Madras High Court recently “disregarded” the observations made by a single judge in his order granting interim custody of minor twins born in the US to their mother till the pendency of the matrimonial dispute in India. The single judge had disagreed with the earlier directions of a division bench asking the woman to hand over custody to the father who...
Maintainability Of Petition Doubtful': Kerala High Court Tells Lawyer Who Challenged Limited Number Of Cases Listed Before A Sitting Judge
The Kerala High Court on Friday questioned the maintainability of the petition filed by an advocate alleging that a sitting judge of the High Court was limiting the number of cases listed before her to only 20 matters a day, while other judges were handling 100 or more matters everyday.When the matter came up before Justice Shaji P Chaly on Friday, he questioned the Advocate Yeshwanth Shenoy,...
'Cow Killers Rot In Hell; Expect Central Govt To Ban Cow Slaughter, Declare It A Protected National Animal': Allahabad HC
Stressing the importance of cows in Hinduism and the need to stop the practice of killing them, the Allahabad High Court recently hoped that the Central Government would take an appropriate decision to ban cow slaughter in the country and to declare the same as a 'protected national animal'.The bench of Justice Shamim Ahmed also observed that since India is a secular country where we must...
'Relax Bail Condition, Allow To Go To Kerala' : Plea Of Abdul Nazar Maudany In Supreme Court In 2008 Bengaluru Bomb Blast Case
Abdul Nazir Maudany, the chairman of Kerala People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and a prime accused in the 2008 Bengaluru serial bomb blasts case, has approached the Supreme Court again seeking a relaxation of his bail conditions allowing him to live in his hometown in Kerala. This is the second time Maudany is moving such an application on health and other grounds before the top...
Bombay High Court Issues Notice In PIL Seeking Parking Facility Beneath Flyovers In Mumbai
The Bombay High Court on Thursday issued notice in a PIL seeking parking facilities under the flyover and bridges when public parking facility is not available within 200 metres in Mumbai Metropolitan Region.A division bench of Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice Sandeep V. Marne posted the matter for hearing on April 18, 2023.“MMR (Mumbai Metropolitan Region) region is one such region...