Idukki Airstrip A Threat To Periyar Tiger Reserve, No Clearance From Environment Ministry: Centre Tells Kerala High Court

The Central Government on Friday objected to the airstrip being constructed in Idukki. It submitted before the Kerala High Court that the project has not secured the requisite prior permission from the Ministry of Environment and Forest.A Division Bench of Justice C.S. Dias and Justice C. Jayachandran was adjudicating upon a PIL seeking a direction upn the State authorities not to proceed...

GST ITC Admissible On Bus Hired For Transportation Of Employees Having Capacity Of More Than 13 Passengers: Gujarat AAR

The Gujarat Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) consisting of Atul Mehta and Arun Richard ruled that the GST ITC is admissible on buses hired for transportation of employees having a capacity of more than 13 passengers.The applicant, M/s. Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited, submitted that it provides a canteen and bus transportation facility to its employees. The canteen and bus...

'Can't Risk Her Life': Calcutta High Court Says Govt Teacher Can Seek Transfer To Nearer School Owing To Medical Condition

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday allowed a government school teacher to seek a transfer to a school nearer to her residence after taking into account the report filed by a Medical Board which had advised her to avoid long journeys owing to her health condition. Opining that the school teacher cannot be made to risk her life, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay underscored, "..it is observed that...

Shocking State Of Affairs, Hurts Judicial Conscience: Allahabad High Court On Non-Compliance Of 2001 Division Bench Order

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court recently expressed shock over non-compliance of a direction issued by a Division Bench of the High Court, as long back as in the year 2001."It is a case where the appellant has taken recourse to the judicial proceedings to thwart the course of justice and a direction which was issued by the Division Bench in the year 2001 has not been complied...

Simultaneous Initiation Of Criminal Case U/S 145 CrPC & Civil Proceedings Over Land Dispute 'Abuse Of Process': Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently held that multiplicity of litigation was not in the interest of parties. If civil dispute over title of land is already instituted, then parallel criminal proceedings under Section 145 of Code of Criminal Procedure is meaningless. Section 145 provides that the Executive Magistrate, if satisfied from a report from police officer can pass an...

Hanuman Chalisa Row A Plot To Overthrow Maharashtra Government : Mumbai Police Opposes Bail To MP-MLA Duo

Opposing bail to MP Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana, the Mumbai Police claimed that their intention behind wanting to chant the Hanuman Chalisa outside the CM's House was for collapse of law and order to such an extent that a recommendation for dissolving the Maha Vikas Agadhi Government in Maharashtra can be made. Citing witness statements, the police said that the Shiv...

Allahabad HC Denies Bail To Former Govt Clerk In Connection With ₹1500-Crore UP Gomti River Front Development Scam Case

The Allahabad High Court today denied bail to a former govt Junior Assistant/Clerk in connection with an alleged Rs.1500/- crores scam pertaining to the financial irregularities committed with criminal intent in the work of "Gomti River Channelization Project" and "Gomti River Front Development" by the Irrigation Department.The Bench of Justice Krishan Pahal denied bail to Rajkumar Yadav as...

Bar On Cognizance U/S 195(1)(b)(ii) CrPC Not Attracted When Forgery Took Place Outside Court, Before Producing Document As Evidence: Gujarat HC

The Gujarat High Court has held that the bar of Section 195(1)(b)(ii) of Cr.P.C. would be attracted only when the offences enumerated in the said provision have been committed with respect to a document after it has been produced or given in evidence in a proceeding in any Court i.e. during the time when the document was in 'custodia legis'.Section 195(1)(b)(ii) provides that no Court...

Demolition After Khargone Riots: Madhya Pradesh High Court Issues Notice To State On Resident's Plea

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore bench recently issued notices to authorities concerned in a petition filed by a resident of Khargone District whose property was demolished by the State, allegedly with a vendetta against him for belonging to the Muslim Community. Hearing the submissions of the parties, Justice Pranay Verma directed the authorities concerned to file their reply...

Asian Paints To Furnish A Bank Guarantee For GST Department To Release The Detained Goods: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court bench of Justice M. Dandapani has directed the GST department to release the detained goods on furnishing of the bank guarantee by Asian Paints.The petitioner, Asian Paints, is a leading brand and manufacturer of paints and is a public limited company registered under the Companies Act, 2013 and also registered under GST. The petitioner imported Titanium...

'Indian Judicial Processes Cannot Be Taken For A Ride': NCLT Kolkata

The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT"), Kolkata Bench, comprising of Shri Rajasekhar V.K. (Judicial Member) and Shri Balraj Joshi (Technical Member), while adjudicating an interim application filed in Beni Gopal Singhi v EMC Ltd., has held that the affidavit filed by the Successful Resolution Applicant (incorporated in Cayman Islands) was impudent and seems to assume that the...

Allahabad HC Refuses To Interfere With Order Dismissing S. 156 (3) CrPC Plea Seeking FIR Against Kunal Kamra For 'Indian Flag' Tweet

The Allahabad Hign Court today refused to interfere in a plea challenging a magistrate's order dismissing an application filed under Section 156(3) CrPC seeking FIR against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for his tweet, which allegedly insulted the Indian flag.Kamra had tweeted a morphed picture of the Supreme Court replacing the tricolor atop it with the flag of a political party.It may be...