Madras High Court Appoints First Woman Mace Bearer

In a first, the Madras High Court has appointed a woman mace bearer. Justice R.N Manjula is the first to utilise the services of the court's first woman mace bearer. Justice Manjula is also a member of the Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee-I (GSICC-I)The Mace bearer/ Chobdar, a position traditionally held by men, is an officer who carries the mace and walks before a...

'Serious Corrupt Practice': Calcutta HC Orders CBI Probe Into Primary Teacher Recruitment In State-Run Schools

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a case related to primary teacher recruitment and directed the central agency to submit their report in a closed envelope on June 15.Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay was apprised by the petitioner that former state minister and IPS officer Upendra Nath Biswas had named one Chandan Mondal of...

Pressure On WB Police To Shield Certain Persons: High Court Orders CBI To Probe TMC Leader Tapan Dutta's Murder

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the probe relating to murder of Trinamool Congress leader Tapan Dutta. The CID West Bengal which was probing the case was directed to immediately handover the investigation to the CBI. Dutta, then vice-president of Trinamool Congress' Bally Jagacha block unit in Howrah, was shot dead on May 6, 2011....

Can't Grant Anticipatory Bail For Case Registered Outside Court's Territorial Limits: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, while hearing a plea seeking anticipatory bail under section 438 CrPC, has ruled that it has no jurisdiction to grant anticipatory bail to a person against whom a case has been registered with a police station which is situated outside the local limits of its jurisdiction under the Code. The Single bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar held so in...

Bombay High Court Issues Notice To CBI Director Subodh Kumar Jaiswal In PIL Challenging His Appointment

The Bombay High Court on Thursday issued notice on a PIL challenging the appointment of IPS officer Subodh Kumar Jaiswal as the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation.A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice MS Karnik directed the respondents, including Jaiswal, to file their replies to the PIL by July 18 and have listed the matter for further hearing on July...

Matrimonial Case Should Be Quashed If Husband-Wife Have Resolved Dispute Through Compromise Deed Duly Verified By Court: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that matrimonial dispute between the husband and wife should be quashed when the parties have resolved their entire dispute amongst themself through a compromise deed duly filed and verified by the Court.The Bench of Justice Chandra Kumar Rai observed thus as it quashed criminal proceedings initiated by an FIR lodged by the wife against the husband and...

NCLT Chennai Restraints Liquidator From Dealing With Assets Of Jeypore Sugar Co. Ltd.

The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT"), Chennai Bench, comprising of Justice S. Ramathilagam (Judicial Member) and Shri Anil Kumar B (Technical Member), while adjudicating an application filed in IDBI Bank v Jeypore Sugar Company Ltd., has restrained the liquidator from dealing with the assets of Jeypore Sugar Company Ltd. ("Corporate Debtor") till the pendency of the...

Jurisdiction To Be Tried As Preliminary Issue If Raised, Finding At Final Stage Will Cause Undue Hardship To Parties: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has recently held that where a defendant raises the question of jurisdiction and an issue is framed in the suit regarding jurisdiction, for the convenience of the parties, the same should be tried as a preliminary issue.Justice A. Badharudeen added that the finding regarding jurisdiction at the final stage would only cause undue hardship to the parties."I have no...

Allahabad HC Explains Ingredients To Constitute Offence U/S 308 IPC [Attempt To Commit Culpable Homicide Not Amounting To Murder]

In an order passed last week in a criminal revision, the Allahabad High Court explained the essential ingredients to constitute an offence punishable under Section 308 IPC [attempt to commit culpable homicide not amounting to murder].At the outset, the Bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi observed that Section 308 of IPC is divided into two parts and the section intends to deal with two...

Social Media Intermediaries Have A Duty To Block Channel If Videos Violate Terms & Policies, Shall Not Insist On FIRs, Court Orders: Madras HC

The Madras High Court recently observed that social media intermediaries operating in India are governed by the Acts and Rules of the land. They have a duty to ascertain that videos are in accordance with the policies and guidelines. If these videos are found to be in violation, they have a duty to block such channels without insisting on FIRs or any Court orders. "There is a...

DGFT Amends Guidelines Of ANF-4F Under FTP To Ease The Procedure And Minimise The Compliance Burden

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has amended the guidelines of ANF-4F under FTP to ease the procedure and minimise the compliance burden for applying an Export Obligation Discharge Certificate (EODC) in the case of deemed exports. The Director General of Foreign Trade has amended paragraph 2 (b)(i) of the Guidelines for Applicants under ANF-4F of the Handbook of...

Kerala GST Dept. Invites Application From Traders To Avail Benefits Of Amnesty Scheme

The Kerala GST Department announced an amnesty scheme in 2022 to pay unpaid tax debts from before the implementation of GST. The amnesty programme will apply to all pending tax arrears, including instances under appeal (except arrears under KGST from 2005 onwards). The policy would apply to outstanding amounts owed under different statutes, including the Kerala Value Added Tax Act,...