Top Quotes From The Top Court: Supreme Court Weekly Review [February 6-12]

As promised, we bring to you a compilation of the most impactful observations made by the Supreme Court, a judicial ‘action recap’, as it were! Here are our top picks from the week starting from Monday, February 6: 1. Money-laundering offence not limited to place where proceeds come into possession “It is clear that even if the involvement is in one or more of the...

Multiple Criminal Proceedings By Complainant Over Same Allegations Violate Accused's Rights Under Articles 21 & 22 Constitution: JKL High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir & Ladakh High Court recently observed that filing of multiple criminal proceedings against the same accused by an informant for the same alleged offence is prohibited in law. "Getting an accused entangled in multiple criminal proceedings in same alleged offence would be an abuse of process of law, which cannot stand the scrutiny of the Article 21 and 22 of...

Shiv Sena Rift | If Speaker Can Disqualify When Resolution For His Removal Is Pending, Would It Not Affect His Impartiality?Supreme Court Asks

A constitution bench of the Supreme Court commenced hearing the pleas concerning the constitutional issues arising out of the rift within Shiv Sena party between Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray groups. In yesterday's hearing, the bench heard arguments on why the judgement in Nabam Rebia v. Deputy Speaker (2016) should be referred to a seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court. In Nabam Rebia,...

Supreme Court Upholds Sec 9D Central Excise & Salt Act; Asks Cigarette Company To Pay Rs 5 Lakh Cost For Cancer Affected Children

The Supreme Court, recently, endorsed the order of the Delhi High Court upholding the validity of Section 9D of the Central Excise and Salt Act, 1944 (Excise Act).A Bench comprising Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice Dipankar Datta also imposed a cost on the appellant cigarette manufacturing companies for unnecessarily protracting the proceedings before the Apex Court. It issued directions...

Absence Of Material: Bombay High Court Quashes Reassessment Proceedings

The Bombay High Court has quashed the reassessment proceedings as the issue of "large loans and advances" was not only raised during the scrutiny assessment but also responded to by the assessee.The division bench of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Kamal Khata has observed that between the date of the order of assessment, which is sought to be reopened, and the date of the formation...

Courts Today- A Daily Round Up Of Important Legal Developments- 14.2.23

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Varaharoopam Plagiarism Row : Kerala HC Allows Thaikkudam Bridge To Proceed Against Kantara Music Director Before Kozhikode District Court

In relation to the row over alleged plagiarism by the "Varaharoopam" song of "Kantara", the Kerala High Court has set aside the order passed by District Court Kozhikode which returned the plaint filed by Thaikkudam Bridge alleging copyright infringement by the makers of the Kannada superhit film.The District Court had cited two main reasons for returning Thaikkudam Bridge's plaint : one,...

District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chennai (South) Holds Dealer Liable For Selling Defective Goods.

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chennai (South) comprising Mrs. B. Jijaa as President, Mr. T.R. Sivakumar and Mr. S. Nandagopalan as Members partly allowed a complaint by an individual against the company that supplied the tiles for the complainant’s house as the tiles were defective in nature. The bench directed the Opposite Party to either replace the defective...

CBDT Notifies ITR Forms For Assessment Year 2023-24

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified the ITR forms for the assessment year 2023–24.The Board has notified the Income-tax (First Amendment) Rules, 2023, which shall come into force with effect from April 1, 2023.The Board has notified the Indian Income Tax Return (ITR) Forms, namely ITR-1 SAHAJ, ITR-2, ITR-3, ITR-4 SUGAM, ITR-5, ITR-6, and ITR-V, and the Indian Income Tax...

Delhi High Court Orders Status Quo On DDA’s Demolition Drive Against Various Properties In Mehrauli

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered status quo on Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) action of demolishing various properties near Mehrauli Archaeological Park area, till February 16. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the order while hearing a bunch of pleas against the demolition drive being carried out by DDA near Mehrauli Archaeological Park in Ladha Sarai village.While...

States Should Follow NMC Standards While Setting Up Government Medical Colleges: Supreme Court

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court observed that Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh are bound to adhere to the standards prescribed by the regulatory authority, National Medical Council such as infrastructural facilities, faculty etc. while setting up government medical colleges in the respective states.A Bench of Justices BR Gavai and CT Ravikumar made this observation while hearing a set of...

Since 2020, No Proposal Received From Delhi Govt For Filling Vacancies Of Public Prosecutors, APPs: UPSC To High Court

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has informed Delhi High Court that no fresh proposal has been received by it from the Delhi Government since 2020 for filling up the vacancies of Public Prosecutors (PP) or Assistant Public Prosecutors (APP). In a short affidavit filed on February 06, the commission has stated that only one proposal for recruitment to 80 vacancies for post of APPs...