MP Freedom Of Religion Ordinance: High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Catholic Nun/School Principal Accused Of Attempting To Convert Hindu Woman

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (16th March) recently granted Anticipatory Bail to a Catholic nun, Principal of the Sacred Heart Convent High School, Khajuraho accused of attempting to convert a Hindu woman to Christianity. The Bench of Justice Atul Shreedharan was hearing the pre-areest bail plea of Sister Bhagya who was apprehending her arrest in connection with a...

Rajya Sabha Passes Bill To Increase Foreign Direct Investment In Indian Insurance Sector To 74%

The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which seeks to increase the maximum permissible Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the insurance sector to 74%, from the current limit of 49%. The Bill to amend the Insurance Act, 1938 was introduced in the House by the Minister of Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, on March 15, 2021. As per the Statement...

Allahabad High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance On Report About Missing Children Of Couple Released After Imprisonment In False Case

The Allahabad High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the plight of a couple, released from imprisonment 5 years after battling a false charge of murder, only to find that their two children who were lodged at a Protection Home are missing. A Division Bench comprised of Justices Sanjay Yadav and Jayant Banerji has registered a case titled "In Re A Case Looking For Justice" and...

Amaravati Land Scam: TDP Chief Chandrababu Naidu Moves Andhra Pradesh High Court For Quashing FIR

Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu and former minister P Narayana on Thursday filed petitions in the Andhra Pradesh High Court seeking quashing of the First Information Report filed by the Crime Investigation Department against them in the 'Amaravati Land Scam'.The High Court is expected to list the petition for hearing on Friday, legal sources said.The FIR was filed on March 12...

Karnataka's Modified Restrictions On Travel From Kerala 'Misconceived', 'Worse Than Previous Order', Says Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday frowned at conditions in the modified order passed by the Karnataka Government regarding restrictions for road travel from Kerala in the wake of recent spike in COVID19 cases."Flights from Kerala operate to Karnataka without restrictions. So, if you have money you can enter the state of Karnataka without restrictions but if you can't afford to buy an...

[Interim Relief U/S 482 CrPC] 'No Coercive Steps' Is Like 'Status Quo' Order In Civil Matters, Which Is Worst Order To Pass: Supreme Court

"'No coercive steps' is like the status quo order in civil matters. Status quo is the worst order to pass! The courts may instead say that protection from arrest is granted for 2 weeks", commented Justice D. Y. Chandrachud on Thursday.This was in context of a submission that a blanket ban on any coercive steps, granted by High Courts under section 482, CrPC by way of interim relief, operates...

Maratha Quota Case, Day 4 : Rights Of States On Backward Classes Not Affected By 102nd Constitution Amendment, AG Tells Supreme Court

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court sat for the fourth day to hear the petitions challenging the Constitutionality of the Maharashtra State Reservation For Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act which provides for a quota to Marathas in jobs and education.A 5- Judge Bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, L. Nageswara Rao, S. Abdul Nazeer, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra...

SC Issues Notice In PIL For Plugging Glaring Gaps In Tax Revenue Collected Through IGST By Foreign OIDAR Service Providers Like Twitter, Facebook, Etc

Supreme Court has on Wednesday issued notice in PIL filed seeking directions for plugging glaring gaps in tax revenue to be collected from foreign companies in B2B transactions by way of IGST for Online Information & Database Access or Retrieval Services (OIDAR).A three-judge Bench led by CJI Bobde heard the plea seeking mechanism to track total GST paid on OIDAR services used by Non...

Section 138 NI Act - Demand Notice Need Not Disclose Nature Of Transaction Leading To Issuance Of Cheque : Kerala High Court

“The court cannot legislate by prescribing a particular form and cannot require that the nature of the transaction, leading to the issuance of cheque, be disclosed in the notice when the statute does not provide for it.”

Supreme Court Mulls Formation Of Committee For Economic Valuation Of Trees Felled For Projects

The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that it will form a Committee for economic valuation of trees which are felled for projects such as highways and bridges, and ask it to submit the report in April. The Court has asked Centre to provide facilities to the Committee including place and secretarial assistance. The Bench clarified that it will decide on the time to be given...

Decision To Include Persons Engaged In Justice Delivery System In COVID Vaccine Priority Group Must Be Left To Govt's Wisdom: Tripura High Court

When the task of covering the almost entire population of the country in excess of 130 crores is to be undertaken by the administration and for which detailed policy formulations have taken place, any interference even in the form of a suggestion by the Court must be to the minimum and at any rate, not without full material being placed before the Court and after dispassionate and mature thinking: Tripura High Court

Karnataka High Court Directs KSLSA To Assist In Suo-Motu Matter On Forensic Science Labs

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority to intervene and assist the court in a suo-motu petition initiated regarding lack of proper infrastructure and filling up vacancies at Forensic Science Laboratories (FSL) in the state. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice M.G.S. KAMAL said: "This suo-motu PIL...