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CPI(M) Moves Supreme Court For Early Hearing Of Electoral Bonds Case
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has filed an application seeking early hearing of the writ petition filed by it in 2018 challenging the legality and constitutionality of the anonymous Electoral Bonds Scheme.The application filed through Advocate Shadan Farasat states that the case deals with the "very essence of a fundamental democracy" and impacts voters' right to know the source...
Republic Day Violence: Delhi Court Extends Interim Protection From Arrest To Lakha Sidhana Till July 29
A Delhi Court on Thursday extended interim protection from arrest till July 29 of Lakha Sidhana, wanted by the Delhi Police in connection with his alleged role in the Republic Day violence case.The development came after a Sessions Court further extended the interim protection which was earlier granted to Sidhana till July 20.Earlier, the Court had granted interim protection from arrest...
Chargesheet Against 116 Persons For Not Wearing Masks At Amit Shah's Rally : Police Tells Karnataka High Court
A report filed before the Karnataka High Court on Thursday stated that a total 116 people were arraigned as accused in a case registered over violation of COVID protocols of wearing masks and maintaining social distancing. The rally was led by Union Home Minister Amit Shah at Belagavi on January 17. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj in its...
Tripura High Court Disposes Suo Moto PIL On Wife, Husband Death By Suicide After Noting Progress In SIT Probe
The Tripura High Court last week disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that it had taken suo moto cognizance of pertaining to the untimely death of a young married lady who had allegedly committed suicide after being subjected to grave public humiliation. On May 6, a Bench comprising Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice S. Talapatra had taken suo moto cognizance of a news...
Can't Indicate Time Needed To Fill Up Vacancies Of Judges In Higher Judiciary : Law Minister In Parliament
Stating that the time frame for filling up vacancies of Judges cannot be indicated, the Union Ministry of Law and Justice has informed in the Rajyasabha that a total of 453 posts of judges are lying vacant across all the high courts in the country.Responding to queries raised by Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas belonging to CPI(M), Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said :"Filling up of vacancies in the...
There Is No Per Se Bar To Grant Relief Of Interest On Refund To A Subsequent Purchaser Of Flat: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that there is no per se bar to grant relief of interest on refund to a subsequent purchaser of flat.It cannot be said that a subsequent purchaser who steps into the shoes of an original allottee of a housing project in which the builder has not honoured its commitment to deliver the flat within a stipulated time, cannot expect any even reasonable time, for...
Plea Filed Before Supreme Court Seeking Constitution Of GST Appellate Tribunal
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking the constitution of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GST Appellate Tribunal) on an urgent basis. The petition noted that although the Central Goods and Services Act (CGST Act) had come into force in 2017, the GST Appellate Tribunal as mandated under Section 109 of the Act is yet to be established...
Breaking-Advocates Have Right To Practice Before Maintenance Tribunals: Delhi HC Declares S.17 Of Senior Citizens Act Ultra Vires To S.30 Advocate Act
The Delhi High Court has declared as ultra vires Section 17 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 which bars lawyers from representing parties in matters before the Maintenance Tribunals. The order is in line with the judgment delivered by a Division bench of the Kerala High Court in April this year, stating that the provision is ultra vires of Section...
Technical Glitches At Transition Stage To GST Not To Affect Statutory Right Of Dealers: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently upheld that technical glitches at the transition stage to GST should not affect the statutory right of dealers. Justice S.V. Bhatti and Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas while dismissing the appeal, held that discrimination in terms of the time limit to allow the availing of Input Tax Credit (ITC) with respect to the purchase of goods and services made in the pre-GST...
Chhatrasal Stadium Murder Case: Prison Authorities Allow Sushil Kumar To Watch Television In Common Area In View Of Olympic Games
In a recent development in Chhatrasal Stadium murder case, the Tihar Prison authorities have allowed wrestler Sushil Kumar to watch television in the common area of his jail ward in view the recent Olympic games, which are about to start from tomorrow.Sushil Kumar is currently lodged inside the Tihar Jail in connection with Chhatrasal Stadium murder case of former junior national...
