Deceitful Property Deals: Supreme Court Raises Concerns, Imposes Rs.10 Lakhs Cost On Dishonest Vendor & Second Purchaser

While dealing with a property title dispute, the Supreme Court recently imposed Rs.10 lakhs cost on a vendor who, after executing a sale deed with the vendee, conveyed the property to a subsequent purchaser while the first sale deed was pending registration. The liability to pay cost was directed to be borne by the vendor equally alongwith the subsequent purchaser."The respondent no.2...

State Not Liable To Collect Tax At Source While Giving Contractors Permit To Vend Liquor At Fixed Retail Price : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that any vendor who buys liquor from state manufacturers without obtaining it through auction and sells in retail at a fixed price would be excluded from the definition of 'buyer' under Section 206C of the Income Tax Act. Such a trade would be exempted from TCS (Tax Collected at Source)."If the buyer is a public sector company or it has obtained the goods...

Plea Filed In Supreme Court Seeking Army Deployment To Rescue Kerala Native Arjun From Karnataka Landslide Site

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking deployment of Indian Army personnel for rescue operations on National Highway 66 in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, where a landslide occurred on July 16 following heavy rainfall.The plea states that the Karnataka government machineries exhibited utter failure and inaction during golden hours and do not have...

Register Writ Petitions Against DRT/SARFAESI Proceedings As Unnumbered And Send To Bench : Kerala High Court To Registry

The Kerala High Court issued a notification on July 19 directing the Filing Scrutiny Officers to register petitions filed under the DRT Act and SARFAESI Act as unnumbered and sent to the Bench as per roster for directions.This is pursuant to the judgment of the Supreme Court in PHR Invent Educational Society vs. UCO Bank (Civil Appeal No. 4845/2024) deprecating the interference of the High...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (15 July-20 July, 2024)

With another week gone at the Supreme Court of India, Live Law is back with its Supreme Court Weekly Digest, dedicated to keeping our readers abreast of the most recent legal developments in the country's apex court. This digest aims to inform you about the latest judgments, orders, and Public Interest Litigations (PILs) filed in the Supreme Court during the past week, providing a...

RBI Imposes Penalty Of ₹1.9 Lakh On Muthoot Finance For KYC Non-Compliance

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a monetary penalty on Muthoot Finance Limited for failing to adhere to the 'Know Your Customer (KYC) Directions, 2016'. RBI has imposed a penalty of ₹1,90,000 on Muthoot Finance Limited. The penalty was levied under the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 58G, read with clause (aa) of sub-section (5) of section 58B,...

No Civil Proceedings Against Lt Governor Without Two Months Notice: CAT Srinagar Imposes ₹1 Lakh Penalty On IAS Officer For 'Mischievous' Petition

The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Srinagar Bench has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 lakh on Ashok Kumar Ranchhodbhai Parmar, a senior IAS officer, for filing what was deemed a mischievous petition. The tribunal emphasized the constitutional protection afforded to the Lieutenant Governor (LG) and the procedural missteps taken by the petitioner.In dismissing his petition the Tribunal...

Supreme Court Seeks Responses On HCs On Plea To Allow E-Inspection Of Court Records

The Supreme Court recently issued notice on a PIL seeking to allow advocates and litigants to inspect the digitised judicial records of High Courts and other Courts through online means. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra while issuing notice in the petition had also sought a response from the Union and Registrar Generals of all 25 High...

Is Charge Sheet Incomplete In NDPS Cases Without Forensic Report?Do States Have Adequate Forensic Labs? Supreme Court To Examine

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union Government and all States to address the issue relating to the establishment of adequate Forensic Science Laboratories by State Governments with adequate number of technical staff required to operate such labs.The Court is considering the issue whether chargesheet without the inclusion of Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) or Examiner's Reports...

Kerala High Court Resolves To Revise Selection Rules For Civil Judge (Junior Division), Minimum Three Years Of Practise Needed To Apply

In a Full Court meeting of judges, the Kerala High Court has resolved to carry out amendments in the Selection Rules for appointment to the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division), specifying a requirement of minimum of three years of practise as an Advocate to apply for the Kerala Judicial Service Examination. This means that aspiring candidates must have practised as an Advocate for at...

Machinery Needed To Verify If Tree Fellings In Delhi Are In Compliance With Court Orders : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (July 19) stressed the need to set up a machinery to verify compliance with the orders passed by it regarding the felling of trees.The matter was before a bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and AG Masih, which expressed that there was a need to verify whether or not the conditions being imposed by the court, while permitting tree-felling, were being complied with, else...

Applicability Of CrPC After July 1, 2024: A Conflict In The Twilight Zone

Within days of coming into force, the much celebrated new criminal laws which repealed the "colonial remnants" have provoked a legal conundrum qua their applicability to offences registered prior to July 1, 2024.There is also uncertainty regarding applicability of the old statues to proceedings after the said date. This article is an attempt to dissect some of these issues.If an offence is committed on or after July 1, 2024, clearly, the newly enacted Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (which repealed the...