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Uttarakhand Government Forms Expert Committee To Examine & Implement Uniform Civil Code In State
On May 27, the Uttarakhand government formed an expert committee for examining and implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state. The panel shall be headed by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai, who currently heads the Delimitation Commission of India.The other members of the committee include former Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court Permod Kohli, social activist Manu...
Loss Arising Out Of Sale Of Government Securities Is A Trading Loss: ITAT
The Visakhapatnam Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) held that the loss arising out of the sale of government securities is a trading loss. The two-member bench of Duvvuru Rl Reddy (Judicial Member) and S. Balakrishnan (Accountant Member) observed that the treatment of securities of the AFS (available for sale) categories has to be seen in contradiction and contrast...
Plaint Seeking Excavation Of Idols Allegedly Buried In Agra Mosque: Mathura Court Returns It For Want Of Notice To UOI
A fresh plaint claiming that jewel-studded idols from Mathura's Keshav Dev temple were buried under the stairs of the Begum Sahiba Mosque near Deewan-e-Khas in the Agra Fort, was returned by the Mathura Court yesterday for want of notice to UOI under Section 80 of the CPC.Although the plaint was filed under Section 80(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure for dispensing with the notice (of 60...
Madras High Court Upholds Validity Of Section 6 Of The Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act 2006
The Madras High Court recently upheld the validity of amendments made to Section 6 of The Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006. The court observed that in matters relating to tax, the interest of the State must be considered as against the interest of certain individuals. The court also discussed the power of the legislature in taking decisions with respect to tax "The hardship that...
Gyanvapi Dispute: Masjid Committee Urges Varanasi Court To Not Allow Survey Videos, Snaps Come Out In Public Domain
In the ongoing Kashi-Vishwanath-Gyanvapi Mosque dispute, the masjid committee has urged the Varanasi Court to not allow survey videos and snaps to come out in the public domain. The masjid committee has requested the Court to not allow non-parties to obtain videos and snaps of the survey.It may be noted that the Gyanvapi Mosque Survey report was submitted to Varanasi civil judge (senior...
Matters Regarding Personal Liberty To Be Dealt Cautiously, Balance To Be Struck Between Respect For Fundamental Rights & Fair Investigation: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has observed that matters regarding liberty of a person have to be dealt with cautiously and that a balance has to be struck between respect for his fundamental rights and free and fair investigation as well.Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma made the observation while granting bail to a man in an FIR registered under sec. 376D, 506 and 34 of Indian Penal Code. It was the case...
Breaking: "Transgender Has Every Right To Choose Gender": Orissa High Court Orders Family Pension To Transwoman
The Orissa High Court has recently ordered grant of family pension to a transwoman, who was allegedly discriminated on the basis of her gender while allowing pensionary benefits after the death of her parents. A Single Bench of Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra held, "…this Court is of the considered view that the petitioner as a transgender has every right to choose her gender...
SC/ST Act Offences: Plea U/S 482 CrPC Not Maintainable Against Summoning Order; Only Appeal U/S 14A(1) Maintainable: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has observed that an Application U/s 482 Cr.P.C. can't be filed against a summoning order passed by a Special Judge in an SC/ST Act Offence. The Court observed thus while taking into account Section 14A(1) of the S.C./S.T. Act.In the instant matter before the Court, an application under 482 CrPC was moved praying to quash the summoning order passed by II...
Employee Transferred To 'Unknown Location' In Arunachal Pradesh From University Campus In Gandhinagar: Gujarat High Court Issues Notice
The Gujarat High Court has issued notice to the Rashtriya Raksga University on a plea moved by its Chief Accounts Officer (Class-I), challenging a communication which directs his transfer from the University's Gandhinagar campus to an upcoming campus at an 'unknown location' in Arunachal Pradesh. The employee, claiming to be working on a 'permanent' and 'sanctioned' post has stated that...
'As If Some Gazetted Officers May Not Be Of Much Repute': Calcutta HC Sets Aside Order Requiring Two 'Reputed' Gazetted Officers To Stand As Surety
The Calcutta High Court has recently modified an order issued by the concerned Magistrate in proceedings initiated under Section 110 of the CrPC by underscoring that onerous conditions cannot be put in proceedings requiring execution of bond for good behaviour.Justice Jay Sengupta was adjudicating upon a plea challenging proceedings under Section 110 of the CrPC wherein vide order dated...
Set Up Adequate Number Of Drug Rehabilitation Centres In State: Meghalaya High Court To State Govt
The Meghalaya High Court has asked the state government to set up an adequate number of drug rehabilitation centres in the state with appropriate facilities so that parents, with a child who is afflicted with drug addiction, don't have to look beyond the State for appropriate rehabilitation centres.The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice W. Diengdoh issued this order...