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NDPS ACT | Minor Discrepancy In Sample's Weight Sent To Forensic Lab Can't Shake Roots Of Prosecution's Case: Allahabad High Court
Dismissing two bail pleas filed by Accused under the Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances Act, the Allahabad High Court has observed a minor discrepancy in the weight of the sample sent to the Forensic Laboratory cannot shake the roots of the prosecution case.The Bench of Justice Krishan Pahal denied bail to the two Accused [Chhotey Lal and Kavinder Kumar] booked under Sections 8(C)/18/29...
Bar Of Voting On Related Parties Under Section 188 Of Companies Act 2013 Operates Only At The Time Of Entering Into Contract Or Arrangement: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has upheld an order of Securities Appellate Tribunal holding that the bar of voting as per Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 on related parties operates only at the time of entering into a contract or arrangement.In this case, the company R. T. Exports Limited proposed to enter into a transaction with one Neelkanth Realtors Private Limited for purchase of 40,000 sq. ft....
Plea Of Alibi By Accused Can't Be Taken Into Consideration At Pre-Trial Stage As It Is A Disputed Question Of Fact: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court in a case dismissed the petition for discharge of accused on his plea that he was not present at the scene of offence during the commission of the offence. The court ruled that plea of alibi by accused cannot be taken into consideration at the time of framing of charges, since it is a disputed question of fact."When the accused has taken a plea of...
SC's Verdict On Validity Of Sedition Law Will Have A Bearing: Delhi High Court Adjourns Bail Pleas Of Umar Khalid & Sharjeel Imam To May 6
The Delhi High Court on Friday adjourned to May 6 hearing in the appeals filed by student activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam challenging the Trial Court's orders refusing them bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.A division bench comprising of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar was of the view that since the matter pertaining to the challenge to...
Justice Narasimha Recuses From Hearing Meru Cabs Appeal As He Had Appeared For Uber
Supreme Court judge Justice PS Narasimha on Friday recused from hearing an appeal filed by Meru Cabs citing his appearance for Uber India earlier in another case as a lawyer.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Justice Narasimha was considering an appeal filed by Meru Cab challenging the order of the Competition Commission of India which dismissed its complaint alleging abuse...
Section 34 Proceedings Are Summary In Nature; Does Not Permit Additional Evidence To Be Filed Unless Absolutely Necessary: Madras High Court
The High Court of Madras has held that the challenge proceedings under Section 34 of the A&C Act are summary in nature, therefore, the same shall be decided based on the record that was available with the arbitral tribunal and no additional document shall be permitted to be brought in at that stage unless absolutely warranted. The Single Bench of Justice M. Sundar further held...
Supreme Court To Hear Plea Challenging Rakesh Asthana's Appointment As Delhi Police Commissioner On May 18
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on May 18 the petitions filed by the NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation(CPIL) challenging the appointment of Rakesh Asthana as the Commissioner of Delhi Police.Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the petitioner, made a mention of the case before a bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud. He submitted that the case status shows the matter to...
Conditional Bail May Be Granted For Non-Bailable Offences U/S 439 CrPC If Considerable Progress In Investigation: Andhra Pradesh High Court
In a recent case, the Andhra Pradesh High Court in exercise of its special power under Section 439 of CrPC granted conditional bail to the petitioner who was accused of a non-bailable offence as there had been considerable progress in the investigation since the time of arrest. The criminal petition was filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to...
State Govt Bound To Consider Requests For "Bharat Series" Registration Of Vehicles: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has ruled that the State government is bound to consider the application of the petitioner for registration of his vehicle with a 'Bharat series' number since the Centre had already brought it into implementation.Justice Sathish Ninan also clarified that the fact that the State was yet to finalise the tax payable for such registration was immaterial to consider...
Caste-Based Insult Over Telephone Conversation Not An Offence U/S 3 SC/ ST Act If Not In "Public View": Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated that to constitute an offence under Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (SC & ST Act), there has to be averments that the words have been uttered in view of public with an intention to humiliate the complainant that he belonged to a particular community."In the case on hand, it...