Karnataka High Court Suggests Centre To Amend S.372 CrPC To Allow Victims To File Appeal Seeking Enhancement Of Sentence Of Convicts

The Karnataka High Court has suggested that the Central Government make necessary amendments to Section 372 of the Criminal Procedure Code, in order to provide an opportunity to victims to approach the Court in appeal seeking enhancement of sentence imposed on a convict. A single judge bench of Justice H P Sandesh said,"No doubt, when the remedy provided to the State to file an appeal...

Clicked Selfie With Aryan Khan To Show To Friends; Not Received Any Financial Benefit In Cruise Ship Drug Case: KP Gosavi To NCB

Kiran Gosavi, who shot into the limelight after his selfie with Aryan Khan, bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son and former accused in the Cordelia Cruise case, went viral even before Aryan was formally arrested, has told the Special Investigation Team that he clicked that selfie to show to his friends."I want to say that Aryan Khan was searched but no drug was found from him. However,...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-118]

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All High Courts Weekly Round-Up: May 23 - May 29, 2022

Allahabad High Court NOMINAL INDEX Ram Chandra v. State 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 255 Jyoti Sikka v. State Of U.P. Thru.Legal Remembrancer Dept. Of Law And Justice Lucknow 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 256 Nawab v. State of UP 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 257 Chhunna v. State of U.P 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 258 Siddharth Varadarajan And Another v. State Of U.P. And 2 Others 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 259 Mahendra...

Embargo Under Section 12(5) Of The A&C Act Would Not Apply To A Distant Relative Of The Parties: Delhi High Court

The High Court of Delhi has held that the embargo under Section 12(5) of the A&C Act would not apply to a distant relative of the parties. The Single Bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru held that in terms of Explanation 1 and Entry 9 to the Seventh Schedule r/w Section 12(5) only spouse, sibling, child, parent or life partner of a party would be ineligible to be appointed as an...

Monthly Digest Of IBC Cases: May 2022

Supreme CourtSupreme Court Declares Noida As An Operational Creditor Under The Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Case title: New Okhla Industrial Development Authority v Anand Sonbhadra Case No.: Civil Appeal No. 2222 of 2021 The Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice KM Joseph and Justice Hrishikesh Roy has upheld the NCLAT judgment wherein it was held that...

MP High Court Upholds Eligibility Criteria Laid Down By Bank Of Baroda For Its Borrowers To Avail Benefits Of Resolution Framework 2.0 Issued By RBI

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench has recently upheld the eligibility criteria laid down by the Bank of Baroda for its borrowers to avail the benefits of the Resolution Framework 2.0 issued by the Reserve Bank of India. The Banking Ombudsman had come up with the said policy to provide relaxation to individual borrowers and small business owners reeling from financial...

Intermediate Goods Captively Consumed For Manufacture Of Exempted Final Products Does Not Attract Excise Duty: CESTAT

The Ahmedabad Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), consisting of Ramesh Nair (Judicial Member) and P.Anjani Kumar (Technical Member), has ruled that intermediate goods captively consumed for the manufacture of exempted final products do not attract excise duty. The appellant/assessee is engaged in the manufacture of brass parts of agricultural products falling...

Internship Opportunity For Law Students At Centre's Department Of Legal Affairs

The Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India, has introduced internship programme for LL.B students at its offices in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Kolkata.Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju tweeted about this today as : "A great opportunity to work at the Department of Legal Affairs, as it introduces #internships for law students for offices in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Chennai.I recommend young talent to apply for this internship".The...

Breaking: Sachin Waze Declared Approver In Corruption Case Against Anil Deshmukh, Will Depose As Prosecution Witness

The Special CBI court has allowed dismissed cop Sachin Waze's application to be declared an approver and depose as a prosecution witness in the corruption case also involving former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. The Special judge granted Waze pardon on the condition that there would be true and complete disclosure of facts within his knowledge. It refused an intervention by co-accused...

Occupation Health Check-Up Service By The Hospital Are Health Care Services, No GST Payable: AAAR

The Gujarat Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR) consisting of Seema Arora and Milind Torawane has ruled that no GST is payable on the occupational health check-up service by the hospital as it was covered under health care services. The appellant, M/s. Baroda Medicare Private Limited, is running 3 multi- specialty hospitals under the brand name "Sunshine Global Hospitals'...

"To Pay Rs 9000 p.m Is Nothing But Exploitation": Supreme Court Asks Odisha To Reconsider Home Guards' Monthly Salary

The Supreme Court recently directed the State of Odisha to reconsider its decision of paying only Rs 9,000 per month to the Home Guards working under State's Home Department for more than 15 years. The bench of Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna rendered this direction while considering a Special Leave Petition assailing Odisha High Court's order dated August 19, 2020. "To...