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Birbhum Massacre| Calcutta HC Reserves Order On Plea Seeking Cancellation Of Bail Of Two Juvenile Accused Allegedly Granted Bail Without Inspecting Case Diary
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on plea seeking cancellation of bail of two juvenile persons accused in the case pertaining to the violence in Birbhum district of West Bengal, in which ten persons were killed allegedly in retaliation to the murder of local All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Bhadu Sheikh. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is currently...
Trafficking Of Human Beings Won't Amount To Jeopardising Sovereignty & Integrity Of India: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that trafficking in human beings doesn't amount to jeopardizing the sovereignty and integrity of India.The Bench of Justice Sudhir Mittal further observed that it may jeopardize friendly relations of India with a foreign country but it would be so only if there is tangible evidence available to substantiate the allegations.With this, the High...
Compensation Paid By Employee To Employer For Resigning From Service Without Giving Requisite Notice Is Not A Taxable Service: CESTAT
The Bangalore Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) consisting of S.K. Mohanty (Judicial Member) and P.Anjani Kumar (Technical Member) has held that any compensation paid by the employee to the employer for resigning from the service without giving the requisite notice, would not be termed as consideration for the contract of employment and would not fall...
Order XIV Rule 2 CPC - Res Judicata Plea Cannot Be Determined As Preliminary Issue When It Is A Mixed Question Of Fact & Law : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a plea of res judicata cannot be determined as preliminary issue when it is a mixed question of law and fact.Preliminary issues can be those where no evidence is required and on the basis of reading of the plaint or the applicable law, if the jurisdiction of the Court or the bar to the suit is made out, the Court may decide such issues with the sole objective...
'20,000 Local Bodies Functioning Beyond Tenure" : Supreme Court Direct MP State Election Commission To Notify Local Body Election Within Two Weeks
The Supreme Court on Tuesday passed an interim order directing that the MP State Election Commission must notify the programme for elections to the over 20,000 local bodies within two weeks as per existing wards, without putting it off for the completion of the 'triple test' exercise to provide for OBC reservations and for carrying out the further delimitation procedure.The bench headed...
Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: High Court Issues Notice On Khalid Saifi's Plea Challenging Trial Court Order Denying Him Bail
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on the appeal filed by United Against Hate member Khalid Saifi challenging the Trial Court order denying him bail in connection with a case alleging larger conspiracy into the Delhi riots of 2020, involving charges under Indian Penal Code and UAPA.A division bench comprising of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar listed the...
Marital Rape : Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Karnataka HC Judgment Which Sustained Section 376 IPC Charges Against Husband On Wife's Rape Complaint
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice in a special leave petition filed by a husband challenging a judgment of the Karnataka High Court which refused to quash the case for marital rape filed against him by his wife.The High Court had sustained the trial court's order of framing charges for rape under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Cod against him on a complaint by his wife.A...
Company Has To Be Proceeded Against By Giving An Opportunity To Be Heard Where It Has Also Been Accused, No Liability Only Qua Private Persons: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has observed that in a case where the Company has also been accused, the liability cannot be said to have been arisen only qua the private person and that the Company has to be proceeded against legally by giving it an opportunity to be heard.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh added that the liability of a private person, in his capacity of a Director or any other authority to...
CHA Has No Reason To Doubt Any Malpractice Or Attempt Of Export Of Prohibited Goods, No Case Of Abetment Made Out: CESTAT
The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) consisting of Anil Choudhary (Judicial Member) held that the Customs House Agent (CHA) had no reason to doubt any malpractice and attempted export of prohibited goods. Accordingly, no case of abetment has been made out against the CHA.M/s All Craft Exports, filed a shipping bill intending to export 320 Nos....
Death Of BJP Youth Wing Leader: Calcutta HC Takes On Record Post-Mortem Report Which Indicates Death By Hanging, Probe To Be Continued By State Police
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday took on record the post-mortem examination report pertaining to the death of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) West Bengal youth leader Arjun Chowrasia who was found hanging inside a building in North Kolkata's Ghosh Bagan area. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj was adjudicating upon a Public Interest Litigation...
Supreme Court Stays Warrant Issued By Allahabad HC Against Noida CEO Ritu Maheshwari IAS
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the non-bailable warrant issued by the Allahabad High Court against the Chief Executive Officer of New Okhla Industrial Development Authority(NOIDA) Ritu Maheshwari IAS after she failed to appear in a contempt case.Yesterday, a bench led by the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana had refused to grant urgent relief to Maheshwari saying that IAS officers should...