POSCO| Notice To Victim Necessary When Hearing Accused For Suspension of Sentence: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently observed that while hearing the application for suspension of sentence and grant of bail under Section 389(1) of the CrPC for offences punishable under the POCSO Act, a notice to the victim/complainant / her parents is necessary. A Division Bench of Justices Sanjay K. Aggarwal and Arvind Singh insisted that while serving notice, "the principles relating...

A Kazi Can Act As Mediator To Settle Disputes But Can't Adjudicate Them & Pass Orders Like A Decree: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Indore Bench) recently observed that a Kazi can entertain a dispute and acts as a mediator to settle the dispute between the members of the Muslim community but he cannot adjudicate the dispute like a court and pass an order like a decree.With this, the Bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Rajendra Kumar Verma noted that an order of the Kazi granting...

Ensure Quality Entry Into Legal Profession; Improve Bar Exam Standards: Supreme Court To BCI

While hearing the Bar Council of India's ("BCI") challenge to the judgment of the Gujarat High Court, which allowed persons with other employment, whether full time or part-time, to enrol as Advocates without resigning from their jobs, the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, observed that it is high time the BCI introspects on the mechanism it has set out to conduct the bar examination as well as...

'What Harm In Teaching Hindi As A Third Language?' Madras High Court Asks Tamil Nadu Government In Plea For NEP Implementation

In a plea filed for implementation of National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 in the State of Tamil Nadu, Madras High Court has orally observed that it wouldn't be harmful if Hindi is taught in educational institutions as a third language, along with Tamil and English. The first bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice PD Audikesavalu has ordered notice in...

Madras High Court Expunges 'Scathing' Remarks Against Actor Vijay In Entry Tax Case

In an appeal filed by Actor Vijay to remove the scathing remarks made by the single judge bench while dismissing his petition for tax exemption on a Rolls Royce Ghost Motor Car, Madras High Court has expunged the observations made by single judge bench in paras 3,4,7,8, 11 and 12 of the original order.Today, a Division Bench of Justices Pushpa Sathyanarayana and Mohammed Shaffiq allowed the...

Supreme Court Turns Down Plea To Extend Lapsed FCRA Licenses Of NGOs

Taking note of the submission of the Solicitor General of India that the FCRA registrations of 11,594 NGOs which applied within the cut-off date have been extended, the Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a plea for interim relief to allow the continuation of FCRA licenses of organizations, which were valid as on 30.09.2021, till further orders.The PIL was filed challenging the expiry of...

Delhi High Court Proposes To Reduce Cost Imposed On Juhi Chawla In Suit Against 5G Rollout To ₹2 Lakh

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday proposed to reduce the cost of Rs. 20 Lakhs imposed on Bollywood actress and environmentalist Juhi Chawla and others while dismissing the civil suit against 5G Roll, to Rs. 2 lakhs.A bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh was hearing a plea filed by Chawla and others challenging the single judge decision which had dismissed the...

Trial Court Closes Proceedings Against Karnataka BJP Chief Naleen Kumar Kateel For Allegedly Intimidating Police Officer

The Karnataka High Court was informed by BJP Member of Parliament, Naleen Kumar Kateel, that the trial court has accepted the B-report and closed the proceedings initiated against him for allegedly intimidating a police inspector Maruthi Nayak, in the year 2017. Advocate H Pavana Chandra Shetty appearing for the petitioner who had sought quashing of the FIR registered against...

West Bengal Post Poll Violence: Calcutta High Court Takes On Record Latest Status Reports Filed By CBI, SIT; Next Hearing On Feb 28

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday took on record the latest status report filed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) pertaining to the progress of the investigation with regards to cases of violence that had allegedly taken place post the declaration of the West Bengal assembly elections in May 2021. The Court vide order dated August 19, 2021...

Rajasthan High Court Upholds Section 54 CGST Act Pertaining To Tax Refund

The Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench has upheld the vires of Section 54 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and Rajasthan Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. The same pertains to Refund of tax.Noting that the Supreme Court has already upheld the vires of the statutory provision in question, the division bench comprising Chief Justice Akil Qureshi and Justice Sameer...

Actor Assault Case: Kerala High Court Grants Prosecution 10 More Days To Complete Witness Examination

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday granted the prosecution 10 more days from January 27 to complete the examination of witnesses before the trial court in the sensational 2017 actor sexual assault case. Earlier, the Court had partly allowed the application filed by the State, permitting it to summon 5 additional witnesses. In this order, the Court had directed a new Special Public Prosecutor...

Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks To Ease Advocates' Entry To National Company Law Tribunal

The Delhi High Court will soon hear a petition seeking to discard the present system of entry at the National Company Law Tribunal, whereby Advocates are required to obtain a daily pass.The matter has been tagged along with a related petition pertaining to difficulties faced by parties approaching the NCLT, and is listed for consideration on February 3.The plea filed by Advocate Ateendra...