Sec 138 NI Act- Set Up Pilot Courts With Retired Judges For Cheque Bounce Cases In 5 States With Highest Pendency : Supreme Court

With a view of reduce the pendency of cheque bounce cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the establishment of pilot courts presided over by retired judges in 5 districts of 5 states with the highest pendency (namely, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh).A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and...

Rajasthan High Court Finds Man On Death Row Wrongly Convicted For Rape & Murder Of 7-Yr Old, Modifies Sentence To Life Citing Conviction By SC

The Rajasthan High Court recently commuted death sentence awarded to a man convicted for the offence of sodomy, rape and murder of a 7-year old girl child, while observing that it appeared to be a case of wrong conviction whereby the actual offenders had, with the help of the Police, shifted the crime on the present convict.The case had travelled up to the Supreme Court which did not upset...

Candidate In 'Direct District Judge Recruitment Exam' Fails To Qualify For Interview By 1 Mark After Revaluation; Orissa HC Dismisses Case

The Orissa High Court has dismissed the writ petition filed by Mr. Amitav Tripathy, who had challenged marks assigned to him in the examination conducted for direct recruitment from the Bar in the cadre of District Judge. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice Radha Krishna Pattanaik, in its order passed on 11th May 2022, had observed the case to be "rare...

Even God Gave Benefit Of 'Audi Alteram Partem' To Adam & Eve, Principles Of Natural Justice Sine Qua Non In Civilised Society: Gujarat High Court

Emphasizing on the importance of principles of natural justice in a "civilized society", the Gujarat High Court recently observed,"the benefit of audi alteram partem principle was even extended to Adam and Eve, even by God before they were punished for disobeying His command. This signifies that even if the authority already knows everything and the person has nothing more to tell,...

Can't Ask Daughter-In-Law To Pay Mother-In-Law Maintenance Under Senior Citizens Act : Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has observed that a daughter-in-law cannot be directed to pay maintenance to her ailing mother-in-law, especially in the absence of any proof of the woman's income. "We have reservations about such direction to SS (daughter-in-law) to pay maintenance amount to the mother-in-law…Be that as it may, upon perusal of the original record, we do not find a...

Bombay High Court Seeks Hospital's Response To Couple's Plea For Completion Of Surrogacy Procedure

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed a private hospital in Mumbai to respond to a couple's plea seeking to complete their surrogacy procedure initiated before the new Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Act came into effect. The couple sought transfer of their cryopreserved embryos from PG Hinduja Hospital and Research Centre to any other fertility clinic...

Supreme Court Agrees To Consider SFIO's Plea Challenging Stay Of Look Out Circulars Issued By Centre Against Sahara Group Firms

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider the SLP preferred by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) against the Delhi High Court's order dated December 13, 2021, staying the operation of the investigation orders issued by the Central Government against Sahara Housing Investment Corporation Limited, Sahara India Real Estate Corporation Limited and Amby Valley...

SSC Recruitment Scam: Calcutta HC Orders Central Forces Deployment, Preservation Of CCTV Cameras At SSC's Office After Its Chief Steps Down

In an unprecedented move, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday night directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) which is probing the alleged irregularities in the recruitment of teachers in West Bengal government schools, to seek assistance of central forces in securing the State's School Service Commission office. The Court also directed that no one...

Section 18 Limitation Act Is Applicable To IBC Proceedings, Reiterates Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the provisions of Section 18 of the Limitation Act are applicable to proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.An acknowledgement in a balance sheet without a qualification can furnish a legitimate basis for determining as to whether the period of limitation would stand extended, so long as the acknowledgement was within a period of three...

Breaking: [Gyanvapi Mosque Shiv Ling Claim] Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing For Tomorrow, Directs Varanasi Court To Desist From Taking Further Action Till Then

The Supreme Court will hear today the Masjid Committee's plea challenging the survey ordered by a Varanasi Court in Gyanvapi mosque complex.A Varanasi Court directed the sealing of a spot in the Gyanvapi Mosque complex after being told that a Shiva Linga was found inside premises by the court-appointed Advocate Commissioner during the survey.Anjuman Intezamia Masajid Management Committee...

Kerala High Court Issues Notice In PIL Challenging 50% Reservation For Muslims In State-Run Coaching Centre ICSR

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the 50% reservation for Muslims in the State-run Institute of Career Studies & Research (ICSR) in the Malappuram district.A Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly issued notice on the plea moved by an advocate practising in the High Court.The ICSR was...

Loss On Trading In Derivatives Of Securities Not A Speculative Loss, Can Be Set Off Against Business Income: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has ruled that transactions in respect of trading in derivatives carried out in a recognized stock exchange are excluded from the definition of "speculation transaction" under the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Bench, consisting of Justices R.D. Dhanuka and S.G. Mehare, held that an assessee is thus entitled to claim set off of the loss suffered by it in the...