How Supreme Court's Order Has The Effect Of Suspending Sedition Cases Under Section 124A IPC?

The order passed by the Supreme Court today has the effect of suspending all pending and future cases for the offence of sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, although there is no clear direction that fresh FIRs under this provision should not be registered.Saying that the Union of India has also agreed with the Court's prima facie opinion that Section 124A IPC was intended...

NEET BDS 2021: Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response In Plea To Reduce Percentile For Qualification

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought Center's response in a petition preferred by BDS aspirants challenging the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's notice dated May 7 of refusing to lower the percentile for qualification of NEET BDS Course for the academic session 2021-2022. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Sanjiv Khanna and Surya Kant while issuing notice in the plea asked...

IBC - Moratorium Period Can Be Excluded In Computing Limitation Period In A Suit/Application By Corporate Debtor: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the entire period during which the moratorium was in force in respect of corporate debtor can be excluded while computing the period of limitation for a suit or proceeding by the corporate debtor.In this case, the appellant, had approached the Apex Court challenging the Delhi High Court's order allowing the application filed by respondent corporate debtor...

Artificial Breaks In Service Between Successive Contracts Not A Device To Deny Maternity Benefits: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday held that short artificial breaks in service between successive contracts cannot be used as a device to deny maternity rights to the employees.Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan noted that as per the Government Order dated January 2021, the employee should have "actually" worked for a period of not less than 80 days immediately preceding her expected date of delivery...

"Travesty Of Justice": Delhi Court Grants Bail To A Woman After She Languished In Jail For 9& ½ Years

A Delhi Court recently granted bail to a woman who was languishing in jail for 9 years, on the ground that the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate can only pass orders for 7 years of punishment which she has already exceeded. The observation came from Additional Sessions Judge Hemani Malhotra: "Admittedly the applicant has spent more than 7 years in jail which is the...

Subscription Money Received In Advance By DTH Operators Is Taxable Only When Services Are Provided To The Subscribers: Chennai ITAT

The Chennai Bench of ITAT has ruled that subscription money received in advance by the DTH operators is not taxable. The Bench, consisting of members V. Durga Rao (Judicial Member) and Manoj Kumar Aggarwal (Accountant Member), held that the subscription money received by DTH operators is taxable only when the said amount is accrued to them, i.e., when the services are rendered by...

After SC Order Freezing Sedition Law, News18 Journalist Aman Chopra Gets Relief From Rajasthan High Court In 124A IPC Case

The Rajasthan High Court (Jodhpur Bench) has directed the state police to not investigate allegations leveled against News 18 Journalist Aman Chopra of committing offence punishable under Section 124-A of the Indian Penal Code (sedition)This relief for Chopra has come in an FIR registered against him for airing a discussion show named as "Desh Jhukne Nahi Denge" and subsequently posting it on...

Centre Agrees That Section 124A IPC Was Intended For Colonial Rule, Says Supreme Court In Sedition Case Order

In the historic order which effectively put a freeze on pending and future cases for sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, the Supreme Court made a significant observation that the Union Government also agrees that it is a provision which is not in tune with the current social milieu and that it was intended for the colonial rule.The 10-page order extracted in full the...

Breaking: Delhi High Court Passes Split Verdict On Criminalizing Marital Rape, Justice Rajiv Shakdher Holds Exception 2 Of Section 375 IPC Unconstitutional

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday passed a split verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which exempts forceful sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife from the offence of rape.Justice Rajiv Shakdher has held that the exemption to the husband from the offence of marital rape is unconstitutional. Exception 2 of 375, 376B IPC ...

Section 420 IPC - Cheating Case Liable To Be Quashed If No Allegation Of Dishonest Inducement Is Made Against Accused: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that, to make out a case against a person for the offence under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, there must be a dishonest inducement to deceive a person to deliver any property to any other person.In this case, the complainant lodged a complaint against one Kamalesh Mulchand Jain (husband of Rekha Jain), alleging, inter­alia, that ...

Gujarat High Court Directs Wife To Pay ₹10K To Husband As She Deserted Him Over Difference In Their Sub-Castes

The Gujarat High Court recently directed a woman who deserted her husband under the influence of her family on the ground that he belongs to a different sub casere, to pay Rs. 10,000/- to her husband."We find it extremely unfortunate that the educated couple needs to end the relationship in such a fashion just because there is a strong resistance on the part of the parents and taken in exert...

Supreme Court Raises Eyebrows At UP Police Registering New FIR Against Azam Khan Soon After He Gets Bail

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, expressed concern about 'the coincidence' that as and when Samajwadi Party MLA, Azam Khan secures bail, a new case is registered against him. At the request of the Additional Solicitor General, Mr. S.V. Raju, the Bench comprising L. Nageswara Rao, B.R. Gavai and A.S. Bopanna, granted time to the State Government to file a reply and adjourned...