Supreme Court Asks Ghaziabad Court To Defer Proceedings In PMLA Case Against Journalist Rana Ayyub

The Supreme Court on Wednesday requested the Special PMLA Court at Ghaziabad to adjourn the proceedings on January 27 in the case against journalist Rana Ayyub over alleged FCRA violations in raising public funds for COVID relief to a date after January 31."List on January 31. In the meantime Ghaziabad Special Court, Corruption, CBI-1 is requested to adjourn the proceedings of Special...

Uphaar Fire Tragedy: High Court Issues Notice On Delhi Police’s Plea Against Early Release Of Ansal Brothers In Evidence Tampering Case

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on Delhi Police's petition seeking enhancement of sentence of real estate barons Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal and others in the evidence tampering case, connected to the Uphaar fire tragedy of 1997.Ansals and former court staff Dinesh Chand Sharma and two others - PP Batra and Anoop Singh were awarded 7-year-jail term each in November 2021, by...

Gauhati High Court Upholds Market Rent Enhancement By Municipal Corporation, Orders Removal of Encroachment And Unauthorized Vendors

The Gauhati High Court on Monday directed the Gauhati Municipal Corporation to take adequate steps to complete all the constructions of the various markets in the city of Guwahati and take steps to remove encroachment and unauthorized vendors, who obstruct the way of the customers to the shops.The direction was made by bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi while considering a plea...

Lakhimpur Kheri Case : Supreme Court Suo Motu Grants Interim Bail To 4 Accused In Cross-FIR While Granting Interim Bail To Ashish Mishra

While granting interim bail to Ashish Mishra in the Lakhimpur Kheri case, the Supreme Court, in a suo motu exercise, also granted interim bail to four persons who are accused in the cross-case related to the lynching of three persons.Although only the bail application of Mishra was before the Court, it decided to invoke its suo motu powers to grant interim bail to the accused in the cross-case...

Not Just Laypersons But Legal Practitioners Also Unclear About Concepts, Clearer Understanding Of Justice System Required: Justice Bhambhani

Delhi High Court judge, Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani at a book launch event said that the criminal justice system affects everyone but very few understand how it operates.Justice Bhambhani, commenting on the accused's right to bail, said people often express surprise when some are granted bail by courts. He questioned how many really understand the concept and know about the restrictions...

Major Announcement By CJI DY Chandrachud : Over 1000 Judgments To Be Released In Regional Languages On Republic Day

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud announced that the eSCR (Electronic Supreme Court Reports) will now be providing Supreme Court judgements in various regional languages of India. The said feature will be launched on the occasion of Republic Day. The e-SCR project was launched by the Supreme Court on 2nd January 2023 as a tribute to the nation in the New Year. It was an initiative to...

BREAKING| Kerala High Court Suspends Conviction Of Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal In Attempt To Murder Case

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday suspended the conviction and sentence of Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal and three others in a case of attempt to murder.Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal had moved an appeal challenging the decision of the Court of Session, Kavaratti to convict and sentence him and three others to 10 years in jail in a case of attempt to murder.Faizal and the three other...

Why Did Param Bir Singh Pay Cyber Expert ₹5L? Who Are Waze's Co-conspirators? Bombay High Court To NIA On Antilia Bomb Scare Case Probe

The Bombay High Court, while denying bail to former cop Pradeep Sharma in the Antilia bomb scare – Mansukh Hiran murder case, criticized the manner in which the NIA has so far conducted the investigation, observing that there are several unanswered questions in the case.The division bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice R. N. Laddha prima facie found that the NIA has not...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To Ashish Mishra In Lakhimpur Kheri Case For 8 Weeks; Asks Him To Leave UP & Delhi

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim bail for a period of eight weeks to Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case related to the killings of five persons in October 2021, when vehicles of his convoy allegedly ran over a group of farmers who were protesting against the farm laws.The Court directed Mishra to leave the State of Uttar...

Workmen’s Compensation Act | Commissioner Can Order Insurer To Directly Compensate Employee Injured In Motor Accident During Employment: Gauhati HC

The Gauhati High Court has upheld an order whereby the Insurance company was directly made liable to pay compensation to an employee injured in a motor accident during the course of his employment.The insurance company in appeal had argued that in view of the specific provision of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923, it is not liable to satisfy the award at the first instance; it is...

"Role Of State In A Democracy Is To Permit Me To Say What I Want": RSS Argues Before Madras High Court Over Route March Issue; Order Reserved

The Madras High Court has reserved order on a batch of pleas challenging a single judge order imposing certain conditions on the route march sought to be carried out by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.Challenging the order before a bench of Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq, the RSS submitted that the single judge could not have modified its earlier order allowing procession, in...

2% TDS Deductible On Common Area Maintenance Charges: ITAT

The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that 2% TDS is deductible on common area maintenance charges.The two-member bench of C.M. Garg (Judicial Member) and Pradip Kumar Khedia (Accountant Member) has observed that the common area maintenance charges were not part of the actual rent paid to the owner by the assessee company. Payments of rent and common...