Pressure On WB Police To Shield Certain Persons: High Court Orders CBI To Probe TMC Leader Tapan Dutta's Murder

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the probe relating to murder of Trinamool Congress leader Tapan Dutta. The CID West Bengal which was probing the case was directed to immediately handover the investigation to the CBI. Dutta, then vice-president of Trinamool Congress' Bally Jagacha block unit in Howrah, was shot dead on May 6, 2011....

Breaking: Special Court Refuses Temporary Bail To NCP's Nawab Malik & Anil Deshmukh For Voting In Rajya Sabha Elections Tomorrow

The Special court on Thursday refused temporary bail to cabinet minister Nawab Malik and former state home minister Anil Deshmukh for a day, to cast their votes in the Rajya Sabha elections, tomorrow. Special Judge RS Rokade passed the order after marathon arguments on Wednesday, by their respective counsels and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which has opposed their pleas stating...

Can't Grant Anticipatory Bail For Case Registered Outside Court's Territorial Limits: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, while hearing a plea seeking anticipatory bail under section 438 CrPC, has ruled that it has no jurisdiction to grant anticipatory bail to a person against whom a case has been registered with a police station which is situated outside the local limits of its jurisdiction under the Code. The Single bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar held so in...

Bombay High Court Issues Notice To CBI Director Subodh Kumar Jaiswal In PIL Challenging His Appointment

The Bombay High Court on Thursday issued notice on a PIL challenging the appointment of IPS officer Subodh Kumar Jaiswal as the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation.A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice MS Karnik directed the respondents, including Jaiswal, to file their replies to the PIL by July 18 and have listed the matter for further hearing on July...

Matrimonial Case Should Be Quashed If Husband-Wife Have Resolved Dispute Through Compromise Deed Duly Verified By Court: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that matrimonial dispute between the husband and wife should be quashed when the parties have resolved their entire dispute amongst themself through a compromise deed duly filed and verified by the Court.The Bench of Justice Chandra Kumar Rai observed thus as it quashed criminal proceedings initiated by an FIR lodged by the wife against the husband and...

NCLT Chennai Restraints Liquidator From Dealing With Assets Of Jeypore Sugar Co. Ltd.

The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT"), Chennai Bench, comprising of Justice S. Ramathilagam (Judicial Member) and Shri Anil Kumar B (Technical Member), while adjudicating an application filed in IDBI Bank v Jeypore Sugar Company Ltd., has restrained the liquidator from dealing with the assets of Jeypore Sugar Company Ltd. ("Corporate Debtor") till the pendency of the...

Jurisdiction To Be Tried As Preliminary Issue If Raised, Finding At Final Stage Will Cause Undue Hardship To Parties: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has recently held that where a defendant raises the question of jurisdiction and an issue is framed in the suit regarding jurisdiction, for the convenience of the parties, the same should be tried as a preliminary issue.Justice A. Badharudeen added that the finding regarding jurisdiction at the final stage would only cause undue hardship to the parties."I have no...

Allahabad HC Explains Ingredients To Constitute Offence U/S 308 IPC [Attempt To Commit Culpable Homicide Not Amounting To Murder]

In an order passed last week in a criminal revision, the Allahabad High Court explained the essential ingredients to constitute an offence punishable under Section 308 IPC [attempt to commit culpable homicide not amounting to murder].At the outset, the Bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi observed that Section 308 of IPC is divided into two parts and the section intends to deal with two...

Social Media Intermediaries Have A Duty To Block Channel If Videos Violate Terms & Policies, Shall Not Insist On FIRs, Court Orders: Madras HC

The Madras High Court recently observed that social media intermediaries operating in India are governed by the Acts and Rules of the land. They have a duty to ascertain that videos are in accordance with the policies and guidelines. If these videos are found to be in violation, they have a duty to block such channels without insisting on FIRs or any Court orders. "There is a...

DGFT Amends Guidelines Of ANF-4F Under FTP To Ease The Procedure And Minimise The Compliance Burden

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has amended the guidelines of ANF-4F under FTP to ease the procedure and minimise the compliance burden for applying an Export Obligation Discharge Certificate (EODC) in the case of deemed exports. The Director General of Foreign Trade has amended paragraph 2 (b)(i) of the Guidelines for Applicants under ANF-4F of the Handbook of...

Breaking | NEET-PG 2021 Admissions After 1.5 Yrs May Compromise Medical Education, Public Health: Supreme Court Reserves Verdict In Plea For Special Stray Counselling

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on the plea seeking a Special Stray Round of counselling for NEET-PG 2021, to allow the candidates to participate for vacant seats available after the conduct of a stray vacant round of AIQ.A Bench comprising Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose said it will consider the submissions made by both sides and will pass a detailed order...

Kerala GST Dept. Invites Application From Traders To Avail Benefits Of Amnesty Scheme

The Kerala GST Department announced an amnesty scheme in 2022 to pay unpaid tax debts from before the implementation of GST. The amnesty programme will apply to all pending tax arrears, including instances under appeal (except arrears under KGST from 2005 onwards). The policy would apply to outstanding amounts owed under different statutes, including the Kerala Value Added Tax Act,...