Lakhimpur Kheri Case - Challenging Ashish Mishra's Bail Under Consideration Of Authorities; Attack On Witness Related To Holi Celebrations : UP Govt Tells Supreme Court

The State of Uttar Pradesh has told the Supreme Court that the decision regarding challenging the bail granted to Ashish Mishra in the Lakhmipur Kheri case is "pending consideration before the relevant authorities".Responding to the petition filed by the family members of the victims of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence of October 2021 against the Allahabad High Court's order which granted bail...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Issues Notice On Plea To Restrain State Govt From Paying Income Tax Of MLAs, Ministers

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued a notice to the state government on a plea challenging the provisions of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Allowances & Pension of Members) Act, 1971 and Salaries & Allowances of Ministers (Himachal Pradesh) Act, 2000, which exempt legislators and ministers from income tax on their salaries and allowances. The bench of Chief...

Ejipura-Kendriya Sadana Flyover: Karnataka High Court Wants Project To Be Completed This Year, Tells Contractor To File Undertaking

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday suggested M/S Simplex Infrastructures Ltd to file an undertaking in court by Monday indicating that it would complete the four-lane Ejipura-Kendriya Sadana flyover in the Koramangala area of Bengaluru in a time bound manner. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice S R Krishan Kumar said, "Considering the facts that in case a...

Accused Can't Take Advantage Of Their Own Dilatory Tactics & Seek Bail If There Is Delay In Completing Trial: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court in a recent case observed that the accused had created hurdles from time to time so that the trial could not be completed. As a consequence, the accused/petitioner is not entitled to bail as it cannot take advantage of their own dilatory tactics. Brief Facts of the case The Criminal Petition was filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure...

Threshold Of 'Public Interest' Must To Prevent Bypassing Of Civil Courts For Enforcement Of Contractual Obligations: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has reiterated that a writ court should not ordinarily exercise its powers under Article 226 of the Constitution in contractual matters, unless the same is expedient in public interest.The bench of Justices A.S. Chandurkar and G.A. Sanap took note of the Supreme Court's observations in Bharat Coking Coal Limited and others vs. AMR Dev Prabha and others, that the power...

Senior Advocate Designation: Supreme Court Invites Suggestions/Views On 287 Applicants

The Supreme Court has on Tuesday issued a notice inviting suggestions and views on the 287 lawyers who have applied for conferment of designation as Senior Advocates. The suggestions have been invited from the members of the Bar and other stakeholders for the Committee for Designation of Senior Advocates (CDSA) to assess the applications received. The views or suggestions are to be accompanied...

Contai Municipality Polls| 'Constitutional Bar': SEC & WB Gov Opposes BJP's Prayer Seeking Forensic Audit Of CCTV Cameras By CFSL

The West Bengal government and the State Election Commission on Tuesday opposed the prayer of the BJP that a forensic audit of the CCTV cameras used during the recently concluded Contai Municipality elections should be conducted by an independent agency such as Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), New Delhi. The Calcutta High Court was adjudicating upon a Public Interest Litigation...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Against Reopening Of Schools For Unvaccinated Children, Says No Data Suggesting They Are At High Risk Of Covid-19

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the Delhi government's decision to resume physical classes for school-going children, from nursery to class 12th from April 1, 2022.The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla orally remarked,"There has to be a balance. Children are losing much more by missing school...There...

Jammu & Kashmir Residents Move Supreme Court Challenging Delimitation Exercise In The Union Territory

A writ petition has been moved before the Supreme Court by two residents of the UT Jammu and Kashmir challenging the March 2020 decision of the Central government to appoint a Delimitation Commission to redraw Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies of the Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir.The plea has been moved by Haji Abdul Gani Khan and Dr. Mohammad Ayub Mattoo seeking a declaration that...

Supreme Court Criticises Centre For Filing Appeals Against Grant Of Disability Pension To Army Officers

The Supreme Court has criticised the Union Government for filing appeals against the grant of disability pension to army officers, even in matters where the legal position is settled.A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Bela Trivedi made the critical observations while dismissing an appeal filed by the Centre challenging a direction of the Armed Forces Tribunal in a matter related...

Tandav Web-Series Row: Allahabad High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Amazon Prime Video Head Aparna Purohit

The Allahabad High Court has granted final anticipatory bail to Amazon Prime Video head Aparna Purohit who is facing an FIR registered in Lucknow, for allegedly depicting Hindu gods in a bad light in the web series Tandav.The Bench of Justice Krishan Pahal considered the overall facts and circumstances of the case and consequently, came to the conclusion that the applicant deserved to be...

Performance Guarantee Commission Is Not Business Income Under DTAA: Delhi ITAT

The Delhi Bench of ITAT, consisting of Amit Shukla (Judicial Member) and B.R.R. Kumar (Accountant Member), has ruled that performance guarantee commission received by an assessee from its foreign Associated Enterprise is not its business income under the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA). The ITAT therefore allowed foreign tax credit under Income Tax Act, 1961 to the...