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Delhi High Court Seeks Enforcement Directorate's Response On Plea By Popular Front Of India Challenging Money Laundering Case
The Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Enforcement Directorate on a plea filed by Popular Front of India (PFI) challenging a money laundering case registered against it in the year 2018. Issuing notice on the plea, Justice Anu Malhotra granted four weeks time to the agency for filing it's response and posted the matter for further hearing on February 4. The Court also added that...
Impleadment Of Few Affected Employees Sufficient In Service Matters; Non-Joining Of All Parties Not Fatal: Supreme Court
"It is not essential to implead each and every one who could be affected but if a section of such affected employees is impleaded then the interest of all is represented and protected".
BREAKING : Conflicting Judgments On Prospective Application Of Ruling On Delay Condonation For Version In Consumer Cases - Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench
A 2-judge bench of the Supreme Court has expressed the need for a larger bench decision on the issue regarding the prospective operation of the Constitution Bench judgment in the case New India Assurance Company Limited vs. Hilli Multipurpose Cold Storage Private Limited, which had held that Consumer Forum cannot condone the delay of more than 45 days in filing the version of the...
Gujarat Riots- "In Fact, The Prosecution And SIT Want This Material To Be Effaced From The Memory Of This Nation": Kapil Sibal Tells Supreme Court On Tehelka Tapes
On Wednesday, Senior Advocate, Mr. Kapil Sibal appearing for Zakia Jafri in a petition filed by her before the Supreme Court, continued with his rejoinder arguments. Countering Mr. Rohatgi's submissions commending the SIT for an impeccable investigation, Mr. Sibal argued that in fact it was the inadequacies in the investigation that has affected the case of larger conspiracy alleged by...
Calcutta High Court Orders ₹5 Lakh Compensation For Nepali Man Who Remained In Prison Sans Trial For Over 40 Years
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted Rs. 5 Lakh as compensation to a Nepali man who remained in prison for over 41 years and was released in March 2021 following High Court's intervention.The bench of Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj was hearing the suo moto case of one Dipak Joshi, who was arrested on 12th May 1980 and was released in March 2021,...
Kerala High Court Slams Child Rights Commission For Ordering 'Psychiatric Treatment' Of Woman Fighting Custody Battle With Her Husband
The Kerala High Court recently came down on the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights for its decision ordering psychiatric evaluation and treatment of a woman on an application by her husband, with whom she is involved in a custody battle for their two minor children.In its order, the Division Bench of Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice C. Jayachandran characterised the order...
Yields Significant Revenue: Centre Tells Kerala High Court Non-Inclusion Of Petroleum Products Under GST Was 'A Conscious Decision'
The Centre and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council have maintained their stance before the Kerala High Court that petroleum products should not be included within the ambit of GST citing that it was a 'conscious decision' considering that they yield substantial revenues for the Central and State governments.The said authorities in their counter affidavit have stated:"It is...
Breaking: Supreme Court Recommends Constitution Of Motor Vehicle Appellate Tribunals In View Of Large Pendency In High Courts
In view of large pendency of motor accident claims appeals before High Courts, the Supreme Court of India on Monday recommended the constitution of Motor Vehicle Appellate Tribunals in the country by amending Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act for hearing the appeals challenging the award of a Tribunal.The Court has requested the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice to...
Beyond Scope Of Knowledge Whether Actions Of Gautam Gambhir Foundation In Procuring COVID 19 Drugs Were For Charitable Service Or Political Gain: Delhi HC Told
The Delhi Drugs Control Department has informed the Delhi High Court that it is beyond the scope of it's knowledge as to whether the actions of Gautam Gambhir Foundation in illegally procuring, stocking and distributing Covid 19 drugs during the second covid wave were for charitable service or political gain. The counter affidavit has been filed in the petition moved by Gautam Gambhir...
"Advocates Involved In Anti-Social Activities Taking Advantage Of Robe To Go Scot-Free": Allahabad HC Seeks Details Of Such Cases
Coming down heavily on the advocates who are involved in anti-social activities and take advantage of their robes to go scot-free, the Allahabad High Court has sought details of pending cases against such advocates in Lucknow district.In a strongly-worded order, the Bench of Justice Shamim Ahmed and Justice Rakesh Srivastava has directed the Police Commissioner of Lucknow to file his...
Sessions Court Cannot Stay Own Bail Order Under CrPC - Bombay High Court
In a significant order, the Bombay High Court has held that a sessions court cannot stay its own order granting bail to an accused under the criminal procedure code."In so far as the power of the learned Sessions Judge to stay his own order of grant of bail is concerned, in my view, the Code of Criminal Procedure does not empower the Sessions Judge to stay the operation of his order of grant...