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Madras High Court Directs Magistrate To Issue Non-Bailable Warrants Against Absconding Police Officials U/S 73 CrPC
In an interesting development in the Thirumangalam Entrepreneur Extortion case, Madras High Court has directed the Magistrate to issue Non-Bailable Warrants against the absconding accused including police officials.The court noted that the accused are evading arrest and the only recourse for the investigation officer is to obtain a Non-Bailable Warrant from the Magistrate under Section 73 of...
Madras High Court Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari To Administer Oath Of Office To Two New Judges On Monday
The Madras High Court Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari shall administer the oath of office to two new judges, whose appointment was notified by the Centre yesterday. Nidumolu Mala and S. Sounthar will be sworn in as the Additional Judges of the Madras High Court on Monday (28.03.2022). The Chief Justice shall render the oath of office to the two newly appointed judges at a function...
Your Steps Not Yielding Results, How Can Same Problem Recur Year After Year? Delhi HC To Municipal Corporations Over Mosquito Infestation
The Delhi High Court on Friday reiterated its directions for incorporating a 'common protocol' to be followed by all the local authorities for dealing with the menace of mosquito infestation and spreading of vector borne diseases in the national capital.The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh expressed its dissatisfaction over the status report filed...
Letter Written To Husband's Superior In Good Faith Intimating Him About Criminal Complaint Lodged U/S 498A CrPC Does Not Constitute Criminal Defamation: Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday observed that writing a letter to the husband's superior at work in good faith intimating him about a criminal case lodged against the husband for inflicting torture would not amount to criminal defamation under Section 499 of the IPC. In the instant case, the wife (petitioner) had written a letter dated May 24, 1997 to the Manager, Indian Overseas...
A Litigant Cannot Take Contradictory Stands Before Two Different Courts/Authorities: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a litigant cannot be permitted to take two contradictory stands before two different authorities/courts.In this case, the plaintiff initially filed original proceedings before the Revenue Authority/Tehsildar under Section 250 of M.P. Land Revenue Code, 1959. The defendants raised the objection against the maintainability of ...
Kerala High Court Issues Directions For Handling Applications Of Accident Victims Or Their Dependents Under Employees Compensation Act
The Kerala High Court on Friday issued guidelines to be followed by the concerned authorities while dealing with applications filed by accident victims or their dependents seeking compensation under the Employees Compensation Act, 1923.While disposing of a suo motu petition, a Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly accepted the report submitted by the...
Land Acquisition Compensation Cannot Be Determined On The Basis Of Consent Award Passed In Another Acquisition : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a consent award cannot be the basis to determine the compensation in other acquisition more particularly, when there are other evidences on record.In this case, the High Court, while allowing an appeal filed by a landowner enhanced the amount of compensation in respect of the acquired land to Rs. 40 lakhs per acre. To enhance the compensation, the High Court...
S. 194-I Income Tax Act | TDS Can't Be Deducted In Absence Of Payment Of Rent: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has held that in absence of payment of rent, the obligation to deduct tax at source ('TDS') under Section 194-I of the Income Tax Act, 1961 ('the Act') does not arise at all. Notably, the said provision deals with 'TDS on rent'. While dismissing an Income Tax Appeal, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice R.K. Pattanaik...
Prevention Of Money Laundering Act | "For Money-Launderers Jail Is The Rule And Bail Is An Exception": Allahabad High Court
While rejecting the anticipatory bail application of a person booked under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, the Allahabad High Court observed that for money-launderers Jail is the rule and bail is an exception. The bench of Justice Krishan Pahal observes thus as it stressed that money Laundering as an offence is an economic threat to national interest and is committed by...
"Where Is Communal Intent In Speech?" Delhi High Court Reserves Judgment On Brinda Karat's Appeal Seeking FIR Against Anurag Thakur & Parvesh Verma
The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved its judgment on a plea filed by CPM leader Brinda Karat and politician KM Tiwari against a trial court order rejecting her plea for registration of FIRs against BJP leaders Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma for allegedly delivering hate speeches in the year 2020. About the CaseThe plea refers to various speeches made by the two politicians including...
1987 Road Rage Case :"No Intention To Kill", Navjot Singh Sidhu Opposes Plea To Enhance Sentence; Supreme Court Reserves Judgment
The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its judgment on the review petition preferred by the family of victim Gurnam Singh against its 2018 verdict that had reduced the sentence of Navjot Singh Sidhu to Rs 1000 from 3 years imprisonment in a 1987 road rage accident in which Gurnam Singh had died.The review petitions were listed before the bench of Justices A. M. Khanwilkar and Sanjay Kishan Kaul....