Delhi Riots: No Order On Umar Khalid's Bail Plea Today, Court Defers Pronouncement To March 21

A Delhi Court on Monday deferred passing orders on the bail plea moved by student activist Umar Khalid in connection with a case alleging larger conspiracy into the Delhi riots of 2020, involving charges under Indian Penal Code and UAPA. Written submissions for Umar Khalid were filed on the weekend.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat will now pronounce the order on March 21.The order...

Income Tax Deduction Not Allowable On Deposit In No-Lien/Escrow Account: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court bench consisting of Chief Justice S Muralidhar and Justice R.K. Pattanaik held that the income tax deduction is not allowable on deposit in a no-lien or escrow account.The appellant/assessee, a company, is in the business of manufacturing and selling ferro alloys like ferro silicon and charge chrome. The assessee filed its return of income, declaring a total...

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 7 To March 13, 2022

Nominal Index Dharanidhar Ghosh Vs. Union of India 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 71Unisource Hydro Carbon Services Private Limited Versus Union of India 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 72Sankar Mondal v. Swapan Debnath & Ors2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 73Piyali Tewari Dey v. Baidyanath Dey & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 74Ashlesh Biradar v. State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 75In the goods of Mahesh Kumar Agarwal and...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal, Subject/Statute Wise Index-March 7 to 13

SUBJECT/STATUTE WISE INDEX Central Excise and Customs Commissionerates Inspector (Central Excise, Preventive Officer and Examiner) Group 'B' Posts Recruitment Rules 2016 - The absence of a provision for filling up a post in the Commissionerate by absorption of persons belonging to the cadre of another Commissionerate clearly indicates that the cadre is treated as a posting unit and...

Rajasthan High Court Weekly Roundup: March 7 To March 13, 2022

NOMINAL INDEX Gajendra Purbia & Anr. v. Union of India 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 88 Sawai Singh Sodha & Anr. v. State of Rajasthan 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 89 Dharmender Kumar Sharma v. Union of India & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 90 Shri Labana Gawaria Sikh Samaj Sewa Samiti v. State Of Rajasthan 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 91 G.k. Construction Company, Through Its Owner Govind Katariya...

Absence Of Proof Of Motive Does Not Break Link In 'Chain Of Circumstances' Connecting Accused With Crime: P&H HC Upholds Conviction In Dowry Death Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that even though 'motive' bears significance in cases of circumstantial evidences, however, failure to prove the same may not necessarily be fatal to the prosecution case if otherwise the chain of circumstances linking the accused with the alleged crime stands established.The bench of Justice Ritu Bahri and Justice Ashok Kumar Verma...

Arbitral Fee Under Fourth Schedule Based On Aggregate Value Of Claim & Counter-Claim : Delhi High Court

"The term "sum in dispute" provided in the 4th Schedule to the Act has to be interpreted so as to include the aggregate value of the claims as well as counter claims".

'Body Cremated In Absence Of Parents, No Arrest': Patna High Court Orders Inquiry Into 'Flimsy Investigation' In Honor Killing Case

The Patna High Court has ordered an enquiry, to be conducted by the Additional Director General of Police, into the "casual" and "flimsy" investigation conducted by the Police in an honour killing case, whereby a young boy was allegedly hung to death.The bench of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma noted that the body of the boy was cremated without the presence of his mother and father. Further,...

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 7 To March 13, 2022

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 70 To 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 77 Nominal Index State Of Gujarat v. Ugamsinh Dhanrajsinh 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 70 Raghuversinh Chandrasinh Sarvaiya v. State of Gujarat 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 71 Archana Mukesh Raval v. State Of Gujarat 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 72 Mohsin Salimbhai Qureshi v. State Of Gujarat 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 73 State Of Gujarat vs...

[Desealing of Properties] Supreme Court To Take Up Applications In Batches After The Amicus Curiae Categorises The Same; To Also List the Review Petition

On Thursday, the Supreme Court accepted the suggestion of the Amicus Curiae to take up the array of applications pertaining to desealing of properties, filed in M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, for hearing, in batches as categorised by them. Looking at the volume of applications before the Apex Court, the Bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai sought suggestions from...

'Petitioner Being Working Woman Has Multiple Duties To Perform & Will Face Difficulties To Travel Long Distance With Minor Children', Rajasthan HC Allows Transfer Plea

The Rajasthan High Court, while allowing a transfer petition, observed that petitioner being a working woman has multiple duties to perform and will face difficulties to travel a long distance with her minor children. The court ordered that the Civil Original Case No. 73/2020 pending before Additional District Judge – Family Court, Chirawa, Jhunjhunu be transferred to the Family...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: March 7 To March 13, 2022

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 94 TO 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 110 NOMINAL INDEX Madhav Singh v. State of U.P. and Another 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 94 Mohammad Niyaz v. State of U.P. 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 95 Shankar Varik @ Vikram v. Union of India 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 96 Monu Thakur v. State of U.P. 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 97 Ram Harsh v. Union of India and 4 Others 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 98 Smt. Maya...