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Gang Rape Of 8 Year Old Girl: Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Death Sentence Awarded To Accused Duo
The Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld the death sentence awarded to two men accused of gang rape of an eight year old girl. The offence of gang rape in itself is a very heinous offence and to impose further condition of the victim being left in vegetative state for awarding death penalty would be asking for too much, the bench of Justices Vivek Rusia and Shailendra Shukla observed.The...
'Mere Indolence Of Bank Authorities Would Not Absolve Him Of Misdeeds': Delhi Court Denies Bail To Ambience Mall Owner In Money Laundering Case
A Delhi Court on Friday denied bail to Raj Singh Gehlot, owner of the Gurugram-based Ambience Mall in connection with a money laundering case for allegedly siphoning off the loan amount and diverting funds while entering into a criminal conspiracy.Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana observed that mere indolence on the part of bank authorities will not absolve Gehlot of his...
Swami Vivekananda Advocated Secularism And Tolerance, Analysed Dangers Posed By Sectarian Conflicts: CJI NV Ramana
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Sunday reflected upon the acute relevance of the teachings of Swami Vivekananda. He was addressing an event as the Chief Guest to mark the 128th anniversary of the historic Chicago Address of Swami Vivekananda and the 22nd Foundation Day of Vivekananda Institute of Human Excellence, Hyderabad. "Swami Vivekananda, in his address, propagated the idea of...
Plus One Exams Can't Be Held Online; Many Students Lack Computers Or Mobile Phones : Kerala Govt Tells Supreme Court
Justifying the decision to hold Plus One (Class XI) exams in offline mode, the Kerala Government has told the Supreme Court that conducting the examinations in online mode will cause prejudice to a large number of students, especially those belonging to the lower strata.The affidavit filed by APM Muhammed Hanish, Principal Secretary to the General Education Department, stated that the the...
Centre Issues Guidelines For COVID Death Certificates Following Supreme Court's Directions
The Government of India has told the Supreme Court that it has framed guidelines to simplify the process of the issuance of COVID-19 death certificates in compliance with the directions in the judgment passed on June 30.A compliance affidavit filed before the Supreme Court on September 11 stated that the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Indian Council for Medical Research...
Third National Lok Adalat: Over 15 Lakh Cases Settled In A Day
The Legal Services Authorities across the country, under the aegis of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and the leadership of Mr. Justice U.U. Lalit, Executive Chairman, NALSA, organized the third National Lok Adalat of 2021 in 33 States/UTs yesterday in virtual and hybrid mode. The schedule for conducting the next National Lok Adalat of this calendar year is in December 2021....
Student Expelled From Online Classes For Fee Default Scores 85% In Class 10; Moves Bombay HC Against School For Documents
A class 10 student from Maharashtra, who scored 85% through self-study, has approached the Bombay High Court alleging that her CBSE school refused to release her mark sheet and leaving certificate for non-payment of fees. The school barred the child from online classes in August last year after her father, a flautist at weddings, lost all means of income due to the...
Income Tax Act - Disallowance Under Section 14A Can't Be Made Just Because Assessee Has Not Maintained Separate Accounts For Expenditures Incurred For Tax-Free Income : Supreme Court
Giving tax relief to a group of scheduled banks, the Supreme Court has observed that the assessing officer cannot make disallowance of deduction under Section 14A of the Income Tax Act merely because the assessee has not maintained separate accounts for expenses incurred in earning tax-free income.In the case South Indian Bank Ltd v. Commissioner of Income Tax, the Court observed...
'E-Filing Stations In Every District Will Help To Overcome The Digital Divide; Orissa HC Chief Justice S.Muralidhar
Speaking at the launch of the Orissa High Court Digitisation Centre, Paperless Court, e-Filing Stations for Advocates, Hands-on Training for Judicial officers on conducting Virtual hearing and Hands-on Training on e-Services for the Advocates, Chief Justice S. Muralidhar dwelled on each of the initiatives being inaugurated on Saturday.The e-facilities of the High Court were inaugurated by...
Paperless Court Not Possible Without A Change In The Mindset Of Bar And The Bench: Justice DY Chandrachud
Supreme Court Judge Justice DY Chandrachud on Saturday said that none of the efforts of the e-committee of the Supreme Court or the High Courts could be possible without a change in the mindset of the bar and the bench."I believe a change in the mindset must be brought about both among lawyers and amongst judges. When I started working on a paperless court about a year and a half ago, I was...
Centre Clears Appointments To National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) & Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT)
Days after the Supreme Court pulled up the Central Government over posts lying vacant in the tribunals, the Central government today cleared the appointment of judicial and technical members to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Issuing a notification, the Centre has approved the proposal for the appointment of a total of 18 members to the...