Good Possibility Of Insertion Being Made In Jail's Register: Calcutta HC Directs AG To Probe Into Case Of Undertrial Gone 'Missing' From Correctional Home

The Calcutta High Court on Friday appointed Advocate General S.N Mookherjee to conduct a thorough probe into the case wherein an undertrial had allegedly gone missing from judicial remand at the Presidency Correctional Home. The Court was adjudicating upon a Habeas Corpus Plea filed by one Buddhadeb Bhowmick alleging that his father (an accused in a criminal case) had gone missing from...

Second FIR On Same Incident Is Abuse Of Process Of Law, May Be Quashed Without Awaiting Final Report U/S 173 CrPC: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that if a second FIR is registered regarding an incident on which a prior FIR already exists, it amounts to abuse of process of law and the High Court is well within its powers under Section 482 CrPC to quash the same, without awaiting a final report under Section 173 CrPC. Justice Vikas Bahl observed,"exercise of power under Section 482 CrPC...

Murder Of Driver On Duty Not Proximate To Nature Of Employment, Can't Be Termed 'Occupational Hazard' Under Employees' Compensation Act: Jharkhand HC

The Jharkhand High Court has recently set aside a decision of the Commissioner which awarded compensation for the murder of a truck driver on duty under the under the Employees Compensation Act.Justice Gautam Kumar Choudhary observed that accidental death during the course of employment is the sine qua non for the award of compensation under Section 3 of the Employees Compensation...

Suresh Chavhanke's Alleged Hate Speech At 'Hindu Yuva Vahini' Event: Delhi Court To Hear Plea On January 27

A Delhi Court will hear on January 27, plea filed against Mr. Suresh Chavhanke, Editor-in-Chief of the Sudarshan TV for allegedly giving hate speech and promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, at an event organized by Hindu Yuva Vahini in December last year. The plea has been filed under sec. 156(3) of CrPC by Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas, President of Welfare Party of...

ICAI Need To Create Framework For Proper Disclosure Of Criminal Antecedents By CA Aspirants: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that there is a clear need for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India to create a framework wherein there is proper disclosure by candidates who apply to become Chartered Accountants, at the inception itself. Justice Pratibha M Singh said that there is also a need for a continuing disclosure, may be on an annual basis for members to inform the ICAI...

Fake Aadhar Cards: Delhi High Court Directs UIDAI To Disclose Information Of Over 400 Persons Allegedly Involved

The Delhi High Court has directed the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to disclose information of over 400 aadhar card holders who were allegedly issued fake aadhar card certificates for the purpose of enrolment in civil defence training in the city. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh was dealing with a case wherein the investigation revealed that in the year 2019, the then...

Fixing Of Ceiling Limit For Expenses Incurred By Candidates In Local Body Elections: High Court Of Madhya Pradesh Issues Notice

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh on Friday issued notices to parties in a writ petition which sought for a direction to the state government to take a final decision on the representation submitted by the Petitioner for fixing a limit of the expenses to be incurred by candidates contesting elections to various posts held under the Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Raj Evam Gram Swaraj...

Madras High Court Calls For Suggestions To Address Complaints Relating To Stray Animals, Pets

The Madras High Court has enlarged the scope of a public interest litigation pertaining to menace of stray dogs inside IIT Madras and has called for suggestions from various stakeholders for addressing the issues related to menace created by stray animals and pets in public places.The bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice P.D Audikesavalu urged the state...

Tax Exemption Notification Must Be Construed Strictly; Promissory Estoppel Not Applicable In Taxing Matters: Supreme Court

On Friday, the Supreme Court reinstated the order of the Revenue levying demand of purchase tax and imposing penalty on Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India Limited (erstwhile Essar Steel Ltd.) for availing tax benefits without fulfilling all the eligibility criteria/condition of the Scheme For Special Incentives to Prestigious Units floated by the Gujarat Government in 1991.The Court held...

5G Rollout: Delhi High Court To Hear DSLSA's Plea Seeking Recovery Of 20 Lakh Cost Imposed On Juhi Chawla On February 3

The Delhi High Court will hear on February 3, a plea filed by Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) seeking recovery of Rs. 20 lakh cost imposed on Bollywood actress and environmentalist Juhi Chawla and others dismissing their civil suit against 5G Roll out as being defective and not maintainable. Hearing in the execution petition, which was listed before Justice Amit Bansal today,...

'No Overhwhelming Circumstance': Gurugram Court Denies Bail To Breastfeeding Mother Of A 28 Day Old Infant Alleged To Have Been Born Premature

A Gurugram Court on Wednesday denied bail to a breastfeeding mother of a 28 day old infant on the ground that the allegations against her are grave and serious in nature. It was contended that the grant of bail to the accused is of crucial importance since she had given birth to a prematurely born infant who was in need of critical medical care. The Judicial Magistrate First Class observed...

Statement In Advertisement Contrary To Service Regulations Won't Create Right In Favour Of Applicants: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that in the event of a conflict between a statement in an advertisement and service regulations, the latter shall prevail. The Court added that an erroneous advertisement would not create a right in favour of applicants who act on such representation.The Court further held that "regulations framed by statutory authorities have the force of enacted law and in the...