SSC Recruitment Scam: Calcutta HC Dismisses WB Minister Partha Chatterjee's Appeal Against Order For CBI Interrogation, Remarks On Removal Of Minister To Be Treated As 'Obiter'

The Calcutta High Court on Friday dismissed an appeal moved by West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee challenging an order of a single Bench that had directed him to appear before the CBI in connection with the alleged irregularities in appointments of Group-C and Group-D posts (non-teaching staff) in the state government-run schools in West Bengal on the purported recommendation of the...

NCB Officers Are Police Officers U/S 25 Of Evidence Act, Confessional Statement Made To Them U/S 67 NDPS Act Inadmissible: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently held that the officers of the Narcotics Control Bureau are police officers within the meaning of Section 25 of the Evidence Act. Having held so, Justice Mohan Lal noted that a confessional statement recorded under Section 67 of the NDPS Act would remain inadmissible in the trial for an offence under the NDPS Act. The petitioner had moved...

Gujarat High Court Exonerates Company Directors For Belated Filing Of Statement Of Affairs U/S 454 Of Companies Act 1956

The Gujarat High Court recently exonerated the Directors of a Company, undergoing liquidation, over their failure to submit the Statement of Affairs of the Company with the Official Liquidator within stipulated period of 21 days from the date of winding up, under Section 454 of the Companies Act, 1956.Whereas the alleged delay in filing the statement was of 3 years, Justice Bhargav Karia...

In Case Depending Largely Upon Circumstantial Evidence, There Is Always Danger That Conjecture May Take Place Of Legal Proof: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has recently held that in a case depending largely upon circumstantial evidence, there is always a danger that conjecture or suspicion may take the place of legal proof. A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra and Justice Ramesh Chandra Khulbe noted that,"The law is well settled that each and every incriminating circumstance must be...

CNN News: Delhi High Court Awards ₹3 Lacs Compensation In Trademark Infringement Suit, Grants Permanent Injunction Against Use Of Identical Marks

While dealing with a trademark infringement suit filed by Cable News Network (CNN) news channel, the Delhi High Court has granted permanent injunction against various entities over use of identical mark 'CNN' while providing similar news services. Justice Pratibha M Singh also awarded Rs. 3 lakhs cost in favour of CNN news channel, observing that its rights in the mark 'CNN' were undisputed...

Manufacturer Entitled To Receive One Sample Of Seized Goods U/S 23(4) Of Drugs & Cosmetics Act: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has observed that Section 18A of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 requires disclosure of name of manufacturer also and not only of the stockists and thus, he is entitled to receive one portion sample of seized drugs in terms of Section 23(4) of the Act.Section 18A of the Act deals with the disclosure of the name of the manufacturer, etc. It states, "Every person, not...

S.389 CrPC | Application For Suspension Of Sentence Should Be Considered Liberally If Punishment Is Less Than 10 Yrs: J&K&L High Court Reiterates

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has recently reiterated that as per the provision under Section 389 CrPC, if the convict is punished with imprisonment for a term less than ten years, no notice is required to the Public Prosecutor/State regarding the application filed by the accused for suspension of his sentence and his release on bail.Justice Mohan Lal referred to the case of...

Delhi Riots: Taking Humanitarian Approach, Court Grants Four Hours Custody Parole To Shahrukh Pathan For Meeting Ailing Parents

Taking humanitarian approach, a Delhi Court has granted four hours custody parole to Shahrukh Pathan, the man who pointed a gun at a policeman during North East Delhi riots, in a case related to rioting, causing injuries to police personnel and gunshot injury sustained by one Rohit Shukla by an armed mob. (FIR 49/2020 registered at Jafrabad Police Station)Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh...

No Service Tax Payable On Service Charges Collected By Rajasthan Cooperative Dairy Federation From Milk Unions: CESTAT Delhi

The Delhi Bench of Custom, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has ruled that no service tax is payable on the service charges collected by the Rajasthan Cooperative Dairy Federation from the milk unions or district cooperative societies for the services rendered to them. The Bench, consisting of Justice Dilip Gupta (President) and technical member P.V. Subba Rao,...

CIT(A) Is A Quasi Judicial Authority, Not Bound By Administrative Circulars Issued By CBDT: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court held that the CIT (A) is a quasi judicial authority and is not bound by the administrative circulars issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). The division bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Surepalli Nanda has remanded the matter back to the CIT (A) for a fresh decision on the prayer for stay of the petitioner in accordance with...

Tweet Of Alt News Co-Founder Mohammed Zubair Does Not Constitute Any Cognizable Offence: Delhi Police Informs High Court

The Delhi Police has informed the Delhi High Court that the tweet made by Co-Founder of Alt News, Mohammed Zubair in response to a twitter user in August 2020 for which an FIR was registered against him, does not constitute any cognizable offence.Stating so, the police filed ae status report in a plea moved by Zubair seeking the quashing of the FIR lodged against him on a complaint by a...

Forced Religious Conversion In Bengal's Malda District: Calcutta High Court Orders CBI-NIA Probe

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the National Investigation Authority (NIA) to probe an alleged case of forced conversion in West Bengal's Malda district.Justice Rajasekhar Mantha was adjudicating upon a plea moved by two women who had claimed that their husbands, brothers by relation and residents of Kaliachak area of the district,...