Supreme Court Directs Tamil Nadu Government To Consider Premature Release Of Convicted Sri Lankan Citizen In Jail For Over 35 Years

The Supreme Court recently directed the Tamil Nadu government to consider the premature release of a convicted Sri Lankan citizen, incarcerated for over 35 years.A Bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Justice Rajesh Bindal was considering a petition challenging the denial of the petitioner’s premature release based on a 2018 policy. “We direct the State of Tamil Nadu to reconsider the issue...

‘Horizontal Quota’ For A Particular Social Category Can’t Be Filled By Candidates Of Other Social Category: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has clarified that unlike ‘vertical reservation’ in which principle of mobility is applicable, ‘horizontal reservation’ for a particular social category can only be granted to candidates coming under that social category and not beyond that. For example: horizontal quota meant for unreserved category women cannot be occupied by SC/ST/OBC category...

Bombay High Court Quashes Income Tax Proceedings On The Ground That S. 148 Notice Was Served On Secondary Email Id Provided In PAN

The Bombay High Court has set aside the proceedings initiated by the revenue authorities against the assessee for non-compliance of the reassessment notice issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, on the ground that the notice was served on the secondary email id registered with the PAN database instead of the registered primary email id or the updated email id mentioned by...

Delhi High Court Monthly Digest - February 2023 [Citations 103 - 186]

Citations 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 103 to 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 186NOMINAL INDEXPink City Expressways Pvt Ltd versus Aaron Security & Services Pvt Ltd 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 103GMR Pochanpalli Expressways Limited v. NHAI 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 104M/s Raj Chawla and Co. Stock & Share Brokers versus M/s Nine Media & Information Services Ltd. & Anr. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 105SONAM RAWAL v. UNIVERSITY...

[Maharashtra Prison Rules] Set Off & Remission Included For Calculating Period Of Incarceration To Determine Parole Eligibility: High Court

The Bombay High Court held that the period of incarceration that prisoner has undergone has to be calculated including the period of set off and remission to determine eligibility for parole or furlough under the Maharashtra Prison (Parole and Furlough) Rules.A division bench of Justice Vinay Joshi and Justice Valmiki SA Menezes sitting at Nagpur while setting aside rejection of a...

'Poor Labourer' : Supreme Court Reduces Fine Amount From Rs 2 Lakhs To Rs 50K For Rape-Murder Convict; Upholds Life Sentence

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reduced the fine amount from Rs. 2 lakhs to Rs. 50,000 to a daily wage labourer who was convicted of murder and rape of a minor girl. However, the Court did not interfere with the life sentence imposed on him by the trial court. A Bench of Justices Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta noted that the convict came from a financially strapped background....

Legal Services Authority Misinterpreted: Karnataka High Court Quashes Notices Demanding Excess Sitting Fees Drawn By Former Lok Adalat Member

The Karnataka High Court has quashed the Demand notice/Communications issued by the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority, (KSLSA) and District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), to a former (now deceased) Member of the Permanent Lok Adalat, seeking to recover excess sitting fees drawn by him.A single judge bench of Justice Jyoti Mulimani allowing the petition filed by B. Ranganath...

Shiv Sena Case | Uddhav Side Urges Supreme Court To Restore Status Quo Ante As On June 27, 2022

In the Shiv Sena case, the Uddhav Thackeray side concluded their arguments before the Supreme Court on Tuesday.The matter was heard by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice MR Shah, Justice Krishna Murari, Justice Hima Kohli, and Justice PS Narasimha. Tuesday's arguments were made by Senior Advocate AM Singhvi and continued by Senior Advocate Devadatt Kamat. Last week, Senior...

Once Teacher Is Appointed To Sanctioned Post In Aided School, Govt Cannot Refuse Approval Citing Fall In Student Strength: Madras High Court

While dismissing an appeal filed by the State of Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court recently observed that once a teacher is appointed to a sanctioned post in an aided school, the Government cannot refuse its approval.Justice R Subramanian and Justice K Govindarajan Thilakavadi further noted that while deciding the number of teachers to be appointed, what has to be looked into is the number...

Supreme Court Issues Notice To TN Govt On Missing Of Case Diaries Of Temple Idol Theft Cases

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the State of Tamil Nadu in a plea relating to the missing of 41 case diaries regarding the investigation of temple idol theft cases.The bench of Justices V. Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal was hearing an SLP arising from the July, 2022 decision of the Madras High Court disposing off a writ petition by Advocate Elephant G. Rajendran in respect of...

Supreme Court To Hear On March 28 MP Navneet Kaur Rana's Plea Against Bombay HC Judgment Cancelling Caste Certificate

The Supreme Court will hear on March 28 MP Navneet Kaur Rana's challenge against the Bombay High Court order which had set aside her caste certificate.Observing that the Amravati MP had committed 'systematic fraud', the Bombay High Court cancelled her caste certificate and the Caste Scrutiny Committee's (CSC) 2017 order validating her claim of belonging to the 'Mochi' Schedule Caste. She had...

Highest Z+ Security Should Be Provided To Mukesh Ambani & Family Throughout India & Abroad; Cost To Be Borne By Ambanis : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has directed that the Highest Z+ Security Cover provided to billionaire businessman Mukesh Ambani and his family is not restricted to Mumbai, but be made available across India and also when they are traveling abroad. The cost, as per the order of the Supreme Court, is to be borne by the Ambanis. A Bench comprising Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah...