Rajasthan HC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To News 18 Journalist Aman Chopra Over His Tweets Which Allegedly 'Resulted In Communal Riots In Alwar'

The Rajasthan High Court has granted interim protection from arrest in two out of the three FIRs registered against News 18 Journalist Aman Chopra for allegedly airing a discussion show named as "Desh Jhukne Nahi Denge" and subsequently posting it on his Twitter account, which allegedly resulted in communal disharmony and communal riots on 22.04.2022 at Alwar. Justice...

Bombay High Court Monthly Digest: April 2022 [Citations 112 –169]

Nominal IndexBhagyashri v Jagdish 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 112 Babi Krushna Pawar v The State of Maharashtra 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 113 Tata Communications Transformation Services Versus Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 114 Rajal Mahadu Gurud and othrs vs State of Maharashtra & others 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 115 Hanuman Anandrao Pendam v State of Maharashtra....

'Do Not Notify Puducherry Local Body Elections': Madras High Court Directs Election Commission

The Madras High Court on Friday ordered status quo in Puducherry and directed the Election Commission to not proceed with notifying the Local Body elections. The bench of Justice R Mahadevan and Justice S. Ananthi was hearing a writ petition filed by R. Siva, Leader of Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly to quash the Government Orders wherein earlier notifications...

BJP Leader Tajinder Bagga Moves Punjab & Haryana HC Challenging Mohali Court's Arrest Warrant Order, Hearing To Take Place Shortly

In yet another significant late-night development, BJP Leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging the non-bailable arrest warrant issued against him by the Mohali Court earlier today.The Chief Justice of the High Court has ordered an urgent hearing of the plea and the hearing is set to take place later tonight at the residence of Justice...

"He Was Released From Custody Of Punjab Police Illegally": Punjab Court Issues Arrest Warrant Against BJP Leader Tajinder Bagga

A Local Court in Punjab (SAS Nagar) has issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against BJP Leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga. The court has also termed the release of Bagga from Punjab Police's Custody as 'illegal'.Essentially, the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Mohali, Ravtesh Inderjit Singh was hearing an application filed by the Punjab State praying for the issuance of an arrest warrant...

"Charges Not Specific": Allahabad HC Dismisses Contempt Plea Over Use Of Loudspeakers In Temples, Mosques Across UP

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a contempt plea filed against the State Government for its failure to confine the use of loudspeakers in Temples and Mosques within the permissible limit of decibels across the State.Noting that the plea had not referred to any mosque or temple which was using microphones beyond the permissible limit of decibels, the bench of Justice Saral...

The Weak Financial Condition Of A Party Cannot Be The Sole Ground To Deposit Security Or Bank Guarantee: Delhi High Court

The High Court of Delhi has held that the weak financial condition of a party cannot be the sole ground to direct the party to deposit a security or bank guarantee to secure the amount involved in the arbitration. The Single Bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani has held merely because a party is in financial distress, it cannot be the sole ground to direct it to deposit the...

If The Contract Is Extended By The Employer, It Cannot Be Allowed To Reduce The Period Of The Extension Retrospectively: Delhi High Court

The High Court of Delhi has held that when the employer has granted the contractor an extension of time for a specified period, it cannot turn around to contend that the extension was only provisional and it is allowed to reassess or reduce the number of days by which the execution of the contract was executed. The Single Bench of Justice Sanjiv Sachdeva has held that once the...

GST Refund To Be Granted To The Entity Who Borne The Tax Burden: Gujarat High Court Allows GST Refund To Service Recipient

The Gujarat High Court bench of Justice J.B.Pardiwala and Justice Nisha M.Thakore has held that, as per Section 54 of the CGST Act, a claim of refund may be made directly by the recipient if he has borne the burden of tax.The writ applicant is a practising advocate in the High Court. The writ applicant entered into an agreement with the respondent, Navratna Organisers & Developers...

Not Offence U/S 505(2) IPC: Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Journalist For Reporting On Differences Between Police Departments In Solapur

Publishing news reports about friction between police officers from different departments doesn't amount to creating ill-will among classes as defined under section 505(2) of the IPC. "If we will say that any news article pertaining to two Sections of any Department will fall within the purview of Section 505(2) of the Indian Penal Code, in that case, we are interpreting the...

Former Honorary Secretary Murari Tiwari Elected Chairman Of The Delhi Bar Council

The Delhi Bar Council yesterday unanimously elected Former Honorary Secretary Murari Tiwari as the new Chairman of Delhi Bar Council. He will stay the Chairman till the next election of the council. The Apex bar body of the Delhi is has still not notified the same on its official website. Tiwari was earlier elected as Hony. Secretary of the Bar Council for two terms in 2010 and 2012....

Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: April 2022 [Citations 91 - 131]

Urmila sen and anr. V. The state of madhya pradesh and anr. 2022 LiveLaw (MP) 91 Jagdish arora and anr v. Union of India 2022 LiveLaw (MP) 92 Dadhibal Prasad Jaiswal V Smt. Sunita Jaiswal 2022 LiveLaw (MP) 93 Smt. Farha @ Premlata and ors v Indore Municipal Corporation and ors. 2022 LiveLaw (MP) 94 DR. SURYA TIWARI v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ORS. 2022 LiveLaw...