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In City Like Mumbai, 1.30 AM Not Too Late; Wandering At That Time At Night No Offence : Mumbai Court
Acquitting a man arrested from a south Mumbai Street at 1.30 am, a Metropolitan Magistrates Court has held that wandering on the streets at 1.30am in a city like Mumbai, is not an offence. It would be an offence only if night curfew is imposed, the court added. "In the city like Mumbai, 1:30 am is not too late. Anyone can stand on near the road…Even if it assumed that 01:30 am...
Primary Teacher Recruitment Scam: Calcutta HC Orders Removal Of Chairman Of WB Board Of Primary Education
The Calcutta High Court on Monday removed Trinamool MLA Manik Bhattacharya from the post of Chairman of the Board of Primary Education with immediate effect in connection with alleged irregularities in the recruitment of teachers in state government-sponsored and aided primary schools.Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay had earlier ordered a court-monitored probe by a special investigation team of...
No Prohibition For Issuance Of Legal Heirship Certificate To Class-II Legal Heirs: Madras High Court
While allowing a petition filed by a woman for issuing a legal heir certificate for her deceased brother, the Madras High Court bench of Mr. Justice Abdul Quddhose reiterated that there was no bar to issuing a legal heir certificate to a class-II heir.The petitioner's brother D.Dhanapal died as a bachelor on 25.11.2017. The petitioner had submitted an application dated 05.03.2021 seeking...
Power To Decide Interim Custody Of Vehicle Seized Under NDPS Lies With Magistrate/Special Court, Not With Drug Disposal Committee: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has held that a Magistrate or the Special Court (under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act) is conferred with the power/jurisdiction to consider the application for 'interim custody' of the conveyance/vehicle under the provisions of Sections 451 and 457 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in cases arising out of the provisions of NDPS Act. A...
Justice Bhimanagouda Sanganagouda Patil, Former Judge Of HC, Appointed As Lokayukta Of Karnataka: State Govt Informs High Court
The State Government last week informed the Karnataka High Court about the appointment of former judge of the High Court, Bhimanagouda Sanganagouda Patil, as the Lokayukta of Karnataka. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Ashok S Kinagi was informed about the notification dated June 14, issued by the government, wherein the Governor has appointed the...
'No Illegality': Calcutta High Court Upholds State Govt's Door Step Ration Delivery Scheme
The Calcutta High Court has held that there is no illegality in the West Bengal Duare Ration scheme, under which the State government delivers foodgrains through the public distribution system at the doorsteps of beneficiaries.Justice Krishna Rao was adjudicating upon a plea wherein a prayer had been made stipulating that a notification by the state government on September 13, 2021, which...
"Causing Financial Loss To Public": Delhi High Court Restrains Rogue Websites From Using "Amazon" Trademark
The Delhi High Court has granted ex parte ad interim injunction in favour of online marketplace Amazon by restraining various vogue websites from using its trademark 'AMAZON'.Justice Jyoti Singh restrained websites namely https://amazonbuys.com, its Facebook page by the name of Amazon Franchise' and https://estoreamazon.in. The Court was dealing with a suit filed by Amazon Sellers...
Prophet Row: Delhi Court Grants Bail To Bhim Sena Chief Arrested For Allegedly Calling For Violence Against Nupur Sharma
A Delhi Court has granted bail to Bhim Sena President Nawab Satpal Tanwar, arrested after he allegedly called for violence against former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her alleged comments on Prophet Muhammad.The allegations against Tanwar were that he had posted a tweet announcing a bounty of Rs. 1 Crore to "whoever cuts the tongue of Nupur Sharma" and that words used in the tweet...
SIT Headed By CBI Joint Director N. Venugopal To Probe Primary Teacher Recruitment Scam & SSC Recruitment Scam Cases: Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court on Friday observed that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the CBI which is probing into the alleged illegal appointment of teachers in West Bengal government-sponsored and aided primary schools, will also look into the cases of irregularities in recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff in secondary schools on the purported recommendation of the school...
No GST Payable On Work Of 'Shaheed Dwar' At Banjarawala, Dehradun: Uttarakhand AAR
The Uttarakhand Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) consisting of Anurag Mishra and Rameshvar Meena has ruled that no GST is payable on the work of 'Shaheed Dwar' at Banjarawala, Dehradun. The applicant, Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam Limited, is an undertaking of the Government of Uttarakhand. The applicant has been receiving consideration for the implementation of various projects from...
Role Of Accused & Their Position In Relation To Incident & Victim Is Of Utmost Importance In Deciding Case Of "Parity": Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that in deciding the case of parity, the role attributed to the accused, their position in relation to the incident and to the victim is of utmost importance.Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta denied bail to one Sajid Khan accused in an FIR registered under sec. 392, 397, 411 and 34 of Indian Penal Code along with sec. 25 and 27 of Arms Act. It was the case of...
No GST Payable For Movement Of Goods Between Two Units Working Under Same GSTIN: Rajasthan AAR
The Rajasthan Bench of Authority of Advance Ruling, consisting of Vikas Kumar Jeph and M.S. Kavia has ruled that GST is not payable on the movement of goods between two units working under the same GSTIN.The applicant is in the business of manufacturing Thermocol, PET Bottles, Tableware, Kitchenware & Tiffin, Toilet ware, Plastic Casseroles, Steel Household, Plastic Chairs, and...