Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Trial Court Judgement Finding Prosecution Story In NDPS Case 'Fake' Considering Discrepancies In Evidence

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, while dealing with an appeal preferred by the UT administration of Chandigarh against the judgment of the Trial Court in a matter registered under Section 20 of NDPS Act, held that the trial Court was correct in holding that the prosecution witnesses are not trustworthy and the seal, samples, documents etc. are tampered. The trial Court had went on...

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Punjab & Haryana Bar Council On Plea Alleging Irregularities In Ludhiana Bar Election

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana in a plea alleging that elections are held in the District Bar Association, Ludhiana without complying with the provisions of the 2015 Bar Associations (Constitution and Registration) Rules, with the voters' list comprising non-advocates and others without any voting rights.The bench of Justices S. K. Kaul and...

Chinese Visa Scam: Delhi High Court To Hear Karti Chidambaram's Anticipatory Bail Plea In Money Laundering Case On August 18

The Delhi High Court will hear on August 18 the anticipatory bail plea moved by Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram in a money laundering case registered by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with alleged Chinese vivas scam.The development came after Justice Poonam A. Bamba was apprised about the non-availability of Additional Solicitor General SV Raju today. The probe agency also...

Dogs Maul Minor Boy To Death: Allahabad HC Proposes ₹10 Lakhs Compensation To Family, Seeks Lucknow Nagar Nigam's Reply

Dealing with a suo moto case regarding an incident wherein an eight-year-old boy was killed and his sister was severely injured after they were attacked by more than 20 stray dogs in Lucknow, the Allahabad High Court has asked the Lucknow Nagar Nigam to file an affidavit as to why a sum of Rs. 10,00,000/- may not be awarded to the family of the deceased child. The bench of...

Not Prudent To Convict An Accused Solely On Basis Of Identification For The First Time In Court Without Test Identification Parade: Supreme Court

Clarifying an important aspect regarding Test Identification Parade (TIP), the Supreme Court on Monday held that it would not be prudent to convict an accused solely on the basis of their identification for the first time in court. A Division Bench comprising of Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose held that, "Even applying the law laid down by this Court in the aforesaid decisions...

Deficiency In Service Of Indigo Airlines For Not Informing Cancellation Of Flight And Details Of Alternate Flights; SCDRC Punjab

The bench of State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Punjab comprising Justice Daya Chaudhary, President, Rajinder Kumar Goyal, Member and Urvashi Agnihotri, Member has observed that, there is a deficiency in service on the part of Indigo Airlines for not informing the cancellation of flight along with details of alternate flights through SMS on mobile phone of passenger. In...

NDPS Act | Possession Not Proved Merely By Sitting In Vehicle From Which Contraband Is Seized: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that a person merely sitting in a vehicle from which contrabands were seized does not necessarily point to the fact that the said person had possession of those contrabands. While granting bail to the petitioner, who was booked under the NDPS Act and detained for being found from a vehicle which carried ganja, a Single Judge Bench of Dr. Justice Sanjeeb...

Order XXII Rule 4 CPC - Appeal As A Whole Does Not Abate Merely Because LRs Of Some Deceased Respondents Were Not Brought On Record: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that an appeal as a whole cannot be treated as abated merely for failure to substitute the legal representative of some of the respondents who died during pendency of the appeal.While considering whether the suit/appeal has abated due to non ­bringing the legal representatives of plaintiffs/defendants or not, the Court has to examine if the right ...

Establishments In Notified Industrial Areas Exempted From Obtaining Building Permit From Local Bodies: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that undertakings being established or proposed to be established in notified industrial areas shall be exempted from obtaining any type of permits from Municipalities or Grama Panchayats for such construction. Justice Shaji P. Chaly added that such exemption is provided to promote industries in the State and to facilitate an easy mechanism to start...

EPF Pension Case: Supreme Court To Decide 3-Judge Bench Composition On July 15 As Justice Ravindra Bhat Offers To Recuse

The Supreme Court on Tuesday posted to Friday the appeals filed by the Employees Provident Fund Organization(EPFO) in the issue related to payment of EPF pension to employees in proportion to their salary to decide the composition of the three-judge bench which should hear the matter.The appeals filed by the Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) and the Union of India challenging...

'Sexual Acts Committed With Minor After Marriage': Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To POCSO Accused

The Karnataka High Court has granted bail to an accused arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and Child Marriage Act while noting that the accused had subjected the minor girl to sexual act "after" they had got married, following elopement. A single judge bench of Justice H P Sandesh allowing the bail petition filed by Syed Shabaj said,"No doubt, the...

Services Provided With Respect To A Government Sports Stadium, Not A Commercial Service; Would Not Attract Service Tax: CESTAT Delhi

The CESTAT Delhi has ruled that an activity undertaken in a stadium, which belongs to the Government and which is used for non-commercial activities, would not be covered under the definition of 'Commercial or Industrial Construction' services, as defined in Section 65 (25b) of the Finance Act, 1994, and hence, it would not attract service tax. The Bench, consisting of Justice Dilip...