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"No Worthwhile Evidence To Prove Charges": Allahabad HC Acquits Minor's Rape-Murder Accused, Sets Aside Death Sentence
The Allahabad High Court recently rejected the reference made to it to confirm the death penalty awarded to a man accused of burning a 14-year-old girl alive after committing rape upon her. Acquitting the accused of Rape and Murder charges, the Bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Sameer Jain noted that that there was no worth-while evidence on record to prove the charges against...
Domestic Violence Act : Supreme Court Disapproves States Designating Revenue/Administrative Officials As Protection Officers
The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to file an affidavit regarding desirable qualifications and eligible terms for creation of regular cadre of Protection Officers.While considering a writ petition filed by an organization named 'We the Women of India' , the court noted that many States have designated Revenue Officers or Members of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) as...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Indira Jaising's Plea Against Use Of "Secret Voting" To Confer Senior Designations
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on an application filed by Senior Advocate Indira Jaising seeking a declaration that the process adopted by certain High Courts to confer senior designations through the process of secret voting of the full court is "arbitrary and discriminatory".The application has also sought a clarification with regard to the cut-off marks to be obtained by...
'Opposition Has Right To Question Govt Actions': Delhi HC Refuses Temporary Injunction In AAP Minister Kailash Gahlot's Defamation Plea Against BJP MLA
The Delhi High Court has refused to grant temporary injunction in favour of Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot, who sued BJP MLA Vijender Gupta for allegedly making defamatory remarks about him over procurement of 1,000 low-floor buses.Gupta had alleged that Gahlot had committed corruption in awarding the tender for maintenance of DTC buses to Tata Motors and JBM Auto Ltd and was aware...
Attorney General Raises Concerns About 'Exorbitant' Arbitrators' Fee In PSU Cases; Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Issue Of 4th Schedule Fee Scale
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear the issue related to the mandatory nature of the 'model' fee scale for arbitrators prescribed under the Fourth Schedule of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996.The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana agreed to constitute a bench to hear the Special Leave Petitions which raise the issue relating to the interpretation of the Fourth Schedule. This...
Pan Am Hijack-Terror Attack: Can Compensation Received By Husband For Wife's Death Be Taxed As 'Income'?: Gujarat HC To Examine
The Gujarat High Court is set to examine as to whether the compensation received by the husband on account of his wife's death in a terror attack be taxed as his income. The Bench of Justice J. B. Pardiwala and Justice Nisha Thakore pondered over the question as to whether something that has been received as compensation could be taxed as one's income. In the instant case,...
Evidence Of Public Officer Can't Be Disbelieved Merely Because He Is A Police Officer: Allahabad High Court Denies Bail In NDPS Case
"Evidence of a public officer cannot be thrown only on the ground that he is a police officer," the Allahabad High Court has held recently while denying bail to an accused allegedly involved in a case pertaining to recover of 1,025 kg ganja.Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav discarded the argument that the arresting officials did not comply with the mandatory provisions of search and seizure under...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Lawyer's Petition For 'Judicial Vista', Special Judicial Infrastructure Authority
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a writ petition which seeks the construction of a "Judicial Vista" near the Supreme Court for better working conditions and the setting up of an independent authority to deal with judicial infrastructure in the country.The petition has been filed by Advocate Ardhendumauli Kumar Prasad, the Secretary of Supreme Court Bar Association. The bench...
NGT Imposes ₹25 Crore Fine On Coca-Cola, PepsiCo Bottlers Over Illegal Extraction Of Groundwater In UP
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a fine of Rs 25 crore as environmental compensation on two companies/bottlers Moon Beverages and Varun Beverages, who are responsible for the manufacturing of products namely, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, as it found them guilty of exploiting groundwater for bottling plants in Uttar Pradesh.The NGT's Bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson),...
Once Parties Acknowledge Existence Of Arbitration Clause, Court Can Appoint Arbitrator Even If Stamp Duty Is Insufficiently Paid: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has recently observed that once the parties have acknowledged that an arbitration clause was embodied in the substantive contract, insufficiency of stamps cannot prevent the court from disposing an application under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 for appointment of arbitrators. Single Judge AK Menon said,"Arbitration is seen as a...
