Expeditiously Appoint ASHA Workers For Chilla Khadar Locality: High Court Directs Delhi Govt

The Delhi High Court has directed the Union of India and Delhi Government to expeditiously conclude the process of appointment of ASHA workers in Chilla Khadar locality on the Yamuna bank. Around 4250 people live there in hutments. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad said that the appointment process be concluded as expeditiously as...

Income Tax Demand On OYO For 1,140 Cr: Delhi High Court Directs CIT To Give Personal Hearing

The Delhi High Court has directed the Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT) to accord a personal hearing to OYO for the stay on the income tax demand of Rs. 1,140 crores.The division bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju has observed that the CIT has not dealt with its application, which was preferred before him, in respect of the order passed by the Assessing Officer...

Mere Fact Of Commission Of Suicide Itself Not Sufficient To Raise Presumption Under Section 113A Evidence Act : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that the mere fact of commission of suicide by itself would not be sufficient for the court to raise the presumption under Section 113A of the Evidence Act, and to hold the accused guilty of Section 306 IPC(abetment to suicide).In this case, the accused (husband, mother in law and father in law) were convicted under Section 498A and Section 306 read with Section 34 of...

Sitting Judge Of Patna High Court, Justice Anil Kumar Upadhyay Passes Away

Sitting Judge of the Patna High Court, Justice Anil Kumar Upadhyay passed away this morning at a private hospital in Chennai. Justice Upadhyay was undergoing treatment for kidney-related issues and other ailments.Justice Upadhyay was elevated as a Judge of the High Court in May 2017 and he was due to retire in December 2024Justice Upadhyay was born on 4th December 1962. His father Late Vidya...

Successful Candidate's Juvenile Record Not Ground To Deny Service As Police Constable: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court recently held that the employer is prohibited by law from referring to or taking in consideration the judgment of conviction so as to deprive a successful candidate, who was a child in conflict with law at some point of time, from being employed in Government service.The division bench of Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Yogendra Kumar Purohit was hearing an intra...

After Rajasthan Govt’s Internet Shutdown To Prevent Cheating In Public Exam, Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Enforcement Of Shutdown Guidelines

After mobile internet services were suspended in 11 districts in Rajasthan to prevent cheating in a competitive examination to recruit government schoolteachers, a petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the implementation of the Anuradha Bhasin guidelines for internet shutdowns.The petitioner Chhaya Rani, an advocate practising in the Rajasthan High Court, said that as a...

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: February 2023

Nominal Index: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 37 to 84M Prakash And M Vinayaka & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 37Ameena Afroj And State of Karnataka & others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 38Shesha Krishna And Krishn Hegde. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 39Akshata Chougala & Others And State of Karnataka & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 40CH K.S.Prasad @ K S Prasad And State of Karnataka & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar)...

Uddhav Thackeray vs Eknath Shinde : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing In Shiv Sena Case [March 1]

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will continue hearing today the cases related to rift in Shiv Sena.A bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud will hear the matter. Justices MR Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha are the other members of the bench.The bench started hearing the matter on merits from February 21. On February 16, it had decided to defer a decision on the...

Take Expeditious Steps For Appointing Chairperson, Other Members Of PMLA Appellate Authority: Delhi High Court To Centre

The Delhi High Court has directed the Union Government to take expeditious steps for appointing Chairperson and other members of the Appellate Authority under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) within eight weeks. Taking judicial notice of the fact that there are a “large volume of cases” pending under PMLA, Justice Prathiba M Singh said that there is a “dire need”...

Impermissible To Dismiss Bail Plea Due To Absence Of Counsel, Court May Appoint Amicus For Accused & Hear Matter: Allahabad HC

In a significant observation, the Allahabad High Court has said that it is impermissible to dismiss bail applications for non-prosecution on account of the absence of counsel as it is violative of the fundamental rights of the prisoners guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The Court added that in such cases, an amicus curiae should be appointed to represent...

Supreme Court Agrees To Hear TN Govt Challenge To Madras HC Relaxing Conditions For RSS Route March On Mar 3

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on Friday (March 3) the petition filed by the Tamil Nadu Government challenging the order of the Division Bench of the Madras High Court, which set aside conditions imposed by the Single Judge on the route march sought to be carried out by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in the State.Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi mentioned the matter on...

Drama In Bombay High Court As 10-Yr-Old Resists Father’s Attempts To Take Custody, Grandfather Asked To Hand Over Custody At Police Station

Amid the cries of a 10-year-old child refusing to be taken away by his biological father, the Bombay High Court asked the maternal grandfather to handover the child’s custody to the father at the police station later in the day.A division bench of Justices AS Gadkari and PD Naik denied to look at video footage of the child screaming for help and then physically fighting off the father while...