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Krishna Janambhumi Dispute: Mathura Court Directs Plaintiffs To Provide Plaint Copy To Shahi Idgah Committee, Next Hearing On July 1
A local Court in Mathura has directed the plaintiffs in the Sri Krishna Janambhumi-Shahi Idgah Mosque dispute case to provide a copy of their plaint to the side of the defendants including the U.P. Sunni Central Waqf Board and Committee of Management, Trust Alleged Shahi Masjid Idgah.Today, the case was heard for the first time in the local court after the Suit (filed on behalf of the...
NEET-UG Mandatory For Admissions To BSc Nursing: Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging NTA Notification
The Delhi High Court recently dismissed an appeal pertaining to admission in B.Sc. Nursing courses, challenging the notification issued by the National Testing Agency (NTA) that made clearing of NEET-UG examination a prerequisite. The appeal was preferred from the order of a Single Judge, refusing to interfere in the matter.A Division Bench bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and...
Sachin Waze Approaches Court To Be Declared Approver In Corruption Case, Gets CBI Nod
The Central Bureau of Investigation has consented for the grant of pardon with certain conditions to dismissed Mumbai police inspector Sachin Waze in the corruption case also involving former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. In an application filed yesterday, Waze said he had cooperated with the CBI before and after his arrest, following which his statement was recorded under section 164...
Gyanvapi Dispute: Anjuman Committee Opposes Maintainability Of Hindu Worshippers' Suit Before Varanasi Court, Next Hearing On May 30
The Varanasi District Court today heard the Order 7 Rule 11 CPC application filed by the defendants (including the Anjuman Islamia committee) questioning the maintainability of the suit filed by five Hindu women (plaintiffs) over the Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Vishwanath temple dispute.The District Judge Dr. Ajay Krishna Vishwesha has now fixed May 30 as the next date of hearing.On May 24, the...
Accused Cannot Dictate Terms To The Court: Prosecution To Kerala High Court In Actor Vijay Babu's Pre-Arrest Bail Plea
The Kerala High Court on Thursday urged the prosecution to give some time to Malayalam actor-producer Vijay Babu to return to India and submit himself before the Court in his plea for anticipatory bail in the case where an actress accused him of sexually exploiting her.Justice Gopinath P. observed that there are cases where the accused was not brought to India on time which led to them...
Alleged Coercion By GST Officers For Making 'Recovery' During Course Of Search: GST Investigation Wing Issues Instructions
The GST Investigation Wing has issued an instruction on the allegation of coercion by the GST officers for making "recovery" during the course of search.During the course of a search, the taxpayers may choose to deposit a portion or all of their GST liability stemming from a problem identified by the department during the search by submitting DRC-03. There have been reports of...
CA Allegedly Involved In Preparation Of Forged Certificates For Bogus Companies To Claim GST Refund: Gurugram Court Refuses Bail
The Gurugram Court has refused to grant bail to the CA who is accused of preparing forged certificates for bogus companies claiming GST refunds. The Bench of Manoj Kumar Rana (Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate) observed that the CA is involved in causing a loss to the government treasury to the tune of Rs.7,60,89,626/-. Thus, he has committed an offence under Section 132 (1) (i)...
What Do You Achieve From Custodial Interrogation? : Kerala High Court To Prosecution In Bail Plea Moved By PC George In Hate Speech Case
The Kerala High Court on Thursday asked the prosecution what it intends to achieve from custodial interrogation while dealing with the plea moved for anticipatory bail by senior political leader PC George in a hate-speech case over alleged statements against Muslims.Justice Gopinath P. asked the DGP to get instructions in the matter and posted the matter tomorrow at 1:45 pm along with the...
Taxpayers Have Independent Statutory Right To File A Reply To Show Cause Notice And Draft Assessment Order: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Preetam Singh Arora, while directing the National Faceless Assessment Centre (NFAC) to pass the fresh assessment order, held that the taxpayers have an independent statutory right to file a reply to the show cause notice and draft assessment order. The Assessing Officer had extended the timeframe for filing objections...
'Can't Direct Legislature To Amend/ Broaden Any Law': High Court Dismisses Plea To Include Group A, B, C & D Officers Under Delhi Lokayukta Act
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation seeking inclusion of Group A, B C and D officers of the Delhi government within the scope and ambit of the Delhi Lokayukta and Uplokayukta Act, 1995.A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Sachin Datta observed that it is not for the Courts to issue a writ of mandamus to the legislature to either enact...
Online Gambling: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Regulation, Differentiation Between Games Of Skill & Chance
The Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Central government and the Delhi government on a petition seeking regulation of online gaming by constituting a regulatory body to differentiate between a game of skill and a game of chance and decide what is permissible in law. A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Sachin Datta while issuing notice, also asked...
To Achieve Gender Justice, It Is Critical That the Judiciary Avoid Stereotypes and Social BiasesÂ
Here is the full text of Justice Ravindra Bhat delivered in an event organized by Beyond Law CLC Good evening: Justice Roshan Dalvi, Dr. Justice Vimala, Mr. Vikas Chatrath, organisers of this event, and all the participants joining us virtually for this webinar. I thank Beyond Law CLC for inviting me to speak on this topic, on the momentous occasion of the release of...