BREAKING| 'Virginity Test On Accused Unconstitutional': Delhi High Court Allows Sister Sephy To Seek Compensation

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday held that the virginity test conducted on Sister Sephy in the 1992 Sister Abhaya murder case is unconstitutional. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that the virginity test conducted on an accused during investigation, whether in judicial or police custody, is unconstitutional as being in violation of Article 21 of Constitution of India. Underscoring...

Maharashtra National Law University VC Prof. (Dr.) Vijender Kumar Elected As President Of Consortium of NLUs

The Governing Body of the Consortium of National Law Universities elected a new Executive Committee for the Consortium of NLUs with Prof. (Dr) Vijender Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, of Maharashtra National Law University as the President. Prof. (Dr.) Vijender Kumar is taking over as President from the Outgoing President Prof. (Dr.) Poonam Saxena.The new Executive Committee was elected during the...

[POSH Act] Institutions Can’t Escape Liability For Dragging On Sensitive Sexual Harassment Complaints: Delhi HC Imposes 1 Lakh Cost

The Delhi High Court has observed that institutions cannot escape the liability for dragging on sensitive sexual harassment complaints under Prevention of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace Act and that management and authorities must behave in a responsible manner. Observing that constitution of the Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) is of utmost importance in such cases, Justice Prathiba...

Can't Turn Blind Eye To Heinous Crime Of Rape On Victim's Change Of Heart: Meghalaya High Court Refuses To Quash POCSO Case

The Meghalaya High Court on Monday dismissed a petition under Section 482 of Cr.PC. praying for quashing and setting aside a FIR under section 376/506 IPC and Section 4 of the POCSO Act, 2012 on the ground that the parties have come to amicable settlement. The court held:“It may be true that after a change of heart or on extraneous circumstances, the petitioner No. 2 (victim)...

Permit Issued By Forest Dept. For Coal-Transit Taxable As "Public-Administrative-Services": AAAR

The Telangana Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR) has ruled that the permit issued by the forest department for coal transit is taxable as public administrative services.The two-member bench of B.V. Siva Naga Kumari and Neetu Prasad had observed that the supply of permits by the forest department is taxable at the rate of 9% SGST and CGST each under SAC code 9991 (public...

Disobeying Court's Orders And Alienating Property For Paying Debts Not Ground To Seek Pardon In Contempt Proceedings: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has convicted one Prakash for civil contempt and sentenced him to three months simple imprisonment with a fine of Rs 2,000 for wilfully disobeying court orders and alienating a property which the court had restrained him from doing so. The court has also given the accused an option to avoid imprisonment by depositing the entire sale consideration amount...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Rapido's Plea Against Maharashtra Government's Refusal To Grant Bike-Taxi Aggregator License; Grants Liberty To Approach Bombay HC Afresh

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain Rapido's plea against the Maharashtra government's refusal to grant two-wheeler bike taxi aggregator license to the company on the ground that the petitioner was at liberty to pursue alternative remedy before the Bombay High Court. Thus, the bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala gave...

Department Can’t Go Behind TRC Issued By The Other Tax Jurisdictions: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has quashed the reassessment and held that the department cannot go behind the Tax Residency Certificate (TRC) issued by the other tax jurisdiction.The division bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora has observed that the reason given for reopening the assessment, namely, to verify the nature and genuineness of the transactions of the assessee in...

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre’s Stand On PIL Against Solitary Confinement Of Prisoners

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought stand of the Central Government on a public interest litigation challenging the provisions relating to separate or solitary confinement of prison inmates. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad issued notice on a plea moved by Advocate Harsh Vibhore Singhal which challenges the constitutional validity...

'Use Technology To Facilitate Virtual Hearings, Don't Waste Money Spent On Technical Upgradation' : Supreme Court To All Courts, Tribunals

While hearing contempt pleas pertaining to to lawyers who have indulged in vandalism in court premises during their strike demanding formation of new Benches of the Orissa High Court, the Supreme Court, on Monday, noted that it expects that the technological upgradations that have been made in the judicial institutions over the span of last couple of year should be utilised to its fullest....

Orissa High Court Allows Deduction To The Co-operative Society Involved In The Business Of Banking

The Orissa High Court has granted the deduction to the Co-operative Society engaged in the banking business.The division bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice M. S. Raman has observed that the tribunal was justified in making further classification while interpreting Section 80P(4) of the Income Tax Act by treating it to be different from the primary agriculture rural...

State Should Not Be Arbitrary In Allowing Premature Release; Policy Must Be Applied Equally To All: Supreme Court

In a matter concerning remission of convicts in the State of Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala noted that the arbitrary application of different yardsticks for similarly placed convicts would give rise to a situation where the persons lacking resources would suffer the most. Earlier, the Court...