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Lucknow Court Imposes ₹200 Fine On LoP Rahul Gandhi Over Non-Appearance In VD Savarkar Defamation Case
A Court in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow district has imposed a cost of Rs. 200 on Congress MP and LoP in Loksabha, Rahul Gandhi, over his non-appearance in a complaint case in which he has been summoned as an accused over his alleged 'derogatory' remark against Vinayak Damodar Savarkar made during his Bharat Jodo Yatra in November 2022 in Maharashtra's Akola. Additional...
S.138 NI Act Complaint Cannot Be Transferred Under S.406 CrPC For Lack Of Territorial Jurisdiction : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today(March 6) held that a case under the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (NI Act) cannot be transferred from one place to another for the lack of jurisdiction under Section 406(Power of Supreme Court to transfer cases and appeals) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. A batch of transfer petitions were filed before the Supreme Court seeking transfer to a Court having...
'Will Order Reconstruction At Your Cost' : Supreme Court Criticises UP Govt For Demolishing Houses Of Lawyer, Professor & 3 Others
The Supreme Court on Wednesday criticized the Uttar Pradesh government for demolishing the houses of a lawyer, a professor, and three others in Prayagraj.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice N Kotiswar Singh expressed strong disapproval, stating that such actions send a “shocking and wrong signal.” Justice Oka added, “there is something called as Article 21.”Justice Oka also...
'Arbitrary' : CAT Sets Aside Transfer Of IRS Officer Sameer Wankhede From Mumbai To Chennai
The Central Administrative Tribunal has set aside the transfer of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Sameer Wankhede, who courted controversy over his role investigating the Aryan Khan drug case in 2021, from Mumbai to Chennai.The CAT Principal Bench found the transfer order issued by the Department of Revenue in May 2022 to be "arbitrary and violative of their own transfer policy." The...
Well Planned Conspiracy To Frame BJP Minister Kapil Mishra In 2020 Riots: Delhi Police To Court While Opposing Plea Seeking FIR Against Him
The Delhi Police has opposed before a Delhi Court a plea seeking registration of FIR against BJP leader and Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra over her alleged involvement in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. The police has filed its written submissions while opposing a complaint filed by one Mohd. Ilyas, saying that there is a well planned conspiracy to frame Mishra in relation to the riots. The...
Supreme Court Upholds Allahabad HC Decision That Chargers Sold With Cell Phones Cannot Be Taxed Separately Under UP VAT Act 2008
The Supreme Court recently upheld the decision of the Allahabad High Court which observed that the charger sold with a cell phone under the MRP cannot be taxed separately under the UP VAT Act 2008. The bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice SC Sharma was hearing a challenge to the order of the Allahabad High Court which held that a mobile charger contained in a composite package with the...
Supreme Court Orders Tree Census In Taj Trapezium Zone, Directs Forest Research Institute To Conduct Survey
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a tree census in the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) to ensure the effective implementation of the Uttar Pradesh Protection of Trees Act, 1976.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice N Kotiswar Singh directed the TTZ authority to appoint the Forest Research Institute (FRI) to conduct a survey of all existing trees in the area.The court emphasized that the 1976...
How Good Drafting Can Impact Case Fate : Supreme Court Judges Give Advice To New AoRs
Supreme Court Judge, Justice Suryakant, while speaking at the AOR facilitation function by the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association (SCAORA) advised AORs to master the art of "convincing drafting". He stressed that an AOR should specifically know when to disclose what while, making sure that relevant facts are not concealed from the Court. He said :"Disclose all those facts which...
Supreme Court Directs States To Immediately Pay Salaries And Perquisites To Consumer Forum Members As Per Existing Rules
The Supreme Court has directed all state governments to immediately pay the salary and perquisites of the Chairpersons and Members of the State and District Consumer Dispute Resolution Commissions as per existing Rules.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice N Kotiswar Singh passed this order while hearing a batch of cases related to the salaries and service conditions of Consumer Forum...
'How State Government & Its Department Can Engage Two Separate Advocates?' Supreme Court Questions Delhi Government
The Supreme Court recently expressed surprise when a counsel appearing for the Delhi Forest Department claimed that he was not representing the Delhi Government. The Court wondered how the State Government and its department can have two different advocates. “We wonder how the State Government and one department of the State Government can engage two separate Advocates.”, the...
'IAS Officers Want To Show Supremacy Over IPS & Forest Service Officers': Supreme Court Judge
During the hearing of a forest protection matter, Justice BR Gavai of Supreme Court today took exception to a persisting conflict between Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers on one hand and the Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers on the other."In my experience as a government pleader for 3 yrs and a judge for 22 yrs, I can tell you IAS officers want...