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Bombay High Court Acquits Man On Death Row Convicted Of Double Murder Citing Fabrication Of Evidence
The Bombay High Court on Friday acquitted Guddu Krish Yadav who was sentenced to death penalty by the Palghar sessions court in 2015 for the double murder of a colleague and his wife by allegedly pouring acid on the sleeping couple as revenge for reporting theft by Yadav to their employer. The High Court was hearing a death confirmation petition filed by the state government as a...
Plea In Allahabad High Court Seeks Constitution Of Fact-Finding Committee To Ascertain If Taj Mahal Is 'Tejo Mahalaya'
A petition has been filed before the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court seeking a direction to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to open the sealed doors of over 20 rooms inside the Taj Mahal premises so that the alleged controversy pertaining to the "history of Taj Mahal" can be put to rest. The petition filed by one Dr Rajneesh Singh seeks a direction to the government to constitute...
Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 2 To May 8, 2022
NOMINAL INDEXSwaminathan Kunchu Acharya vs State Of Gujarat 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 144 Messrs Aztec Fluids And Machinery Pvt. Ltd. Versus UOI 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 145 Azaz S/O Ahmed Ibrahim Ishabhai vs Commissioner Of Police 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 146 State Of Gujarat v. Arjanbhai Titabhai Baraiya 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 147 Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. Versus Chief Commissioner Of Income...
Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Fill Up Vacant Posts In Central Excise & Service Tax Settlement Commissions At Delhi, Mumbai Within Six Weeks
The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to appoint Chairman and one Member to the Central Excise and Service Tax Settlement Commission, Principal Bench at Delhi and ensure appointment of Vice-Chairman and one Member for the Additional Bench at Mumbai, within a period of six weeks.A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla also directed...
Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: May 2 To May 8, 2022
NOMINAL INDEX Dr. Ayub v. State of U.P. and Another 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 222 Sushil Kumar And 6 Others v. State of U.P. and Another 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 223 Suresh Yadav v. State Of U.P. Thru Addl.Chief Secy Deptt. Of Home 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 224 Jitendra Kumar v. Anil Kumar And Another 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 225 Sunil v. State of U.P. and Another 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 226 Ram Vilas...
District Magistrate Not Vested With Adjudicatory Powers U/S 14 SARFAESI Act, Can Only Render Ministerial Assistance To Creditors: Gujarat High Court
Explaining that under Section 26E of the SARFAESI Act, the secured creditor has the first claim over the sale proceeds of secured assets and that the District Magistrate has to provide assistance under Section 14 to the secured creditor to take possession of the asset, the Gujarat High Court has quashed a communication which prohibited the Petitioner-bank from proceedings against...
BREAKING| Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia & JB Pardiwala Take Oath As Supreme Court Judges; SC Gets Full Strength Of 34 Judges
The swearing-in ceremony of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia & JB Pardiwala as Supreme Court Judges took place today. The Chief Justice of India N V Ramana administered the oath of office to new Judges in the auditorium of the Court's Additional Building Complex.With the addition of two judges, the Supreme Court will start functioning at its full strength of 34 from today.The Centre on May...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round Up: May 2 To May 9, 2022
Citations 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 388 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 424NOMINAL INDEXCase Title: V K VERMA v. CBI 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 388 Case Title: OYO HOTELS AND HOMES PVT. LTD. v. PARVEEN JUNEJA & ORS. Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 389 Case Title: DR. SANJIV GUPTA & ANR. v. SH. S.S. VERMA Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 390 Case Title: KV SAGAR v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT & ANR. Citation:...
Law Does Not Permit A Person To Both Approbate & Reprobate, Party Can't Accept & Reject The Same Instrument: Madras High Court Reiterates
Explaining the legal principle of Approbate and Reprobate, the Madras High Court has recently observed that the foundation of the law of election is that a person cannot accept and reject the same instrument. Justice Anand Venkatesh observed that a person cannot be allowed to make a judicial or a quasi-judicial forum to act upon a document in order to get a favorable order and...
Weekly Round Up Of Tax Cases : 1 May To 7 May, 2022
Supreme CourtSupreme Court Saves Over 90,000 Income Tax Reassessment NoticesIssued After 2021 Amendment By Deeming Them As Notices Under Section 148A Case Title: Union of India v. Ashish Agarwal Citation : 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 444 The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, directed that reassessment notices under Section 148 of the unamended Income Tax Act which were issued beyond...
Supreme Court Weekly Roundup: May 2 To May 8, 2022
Supreme Court Judgements 1. Parliament Must Provide Clarity On Reservation Benefits In Successor States After State Reorganization : Supreme Court Case Title: Akhilesh Prasad V. Jharkhand Public Service Commission And Ors.| Special Leave Petition (Civil) No.18890 of 2021 Citation : 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 434 While deciding a dispute related to the reservation of...