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...

[NEET PG] Supreme Court Dismisses Doctor's Plea Seeking Permission To Register As NRI Candidate In Counseling

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition preferred by NEET PG Aspirant seeking permission to allow her to register for NEET PG 2021 counseling as NRI candidate. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli while dismissing the petition in their order said, "Status report which has been submitted on behalf. Petitioner obtained 253 marks in NEET PG but the cut-off score...

"Prosecution Case Flows From Highly Interested Witnesses": Allahabad HC Sets Aside Life Sentences In A 42 Year Old Murder Case

The Allahabad High Court recently set aside the life sentence of two in a 42-year-old murder case giving them a benefit of doubt as it noted that the prosecution case flowed from highly interested witnesses.The Bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Shamim Ahmed sensed a suspicion shrouding the prosecution case, which gave the Court, a strong feeling that the informant party had grabbed...

Orissa High Court Confers 'Senior Designation' On 8 Advocates; No Female Lawyer In The List

The Orissa High Court has conferred 'senior designation' on 8 Advocates. The notification published by the registry of the High Court notes that in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 16 of the Advocates Act, 1961 read with Rule 7(1) of the High Court of Orissa (Designation of Senior Advocate) Rules, 2019, the Chief Justice has been pleased to designate the following Advocates...

Municipal Corporations Can Levy Advertisement Fee/ Tax Under KMC Act, No Conflict With Levy Of GST: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has declared that there is no conflict between the power to levy GST under GST Act and power of Municipal Corporation to levy advertisement fee or advertisement tax under Section 134 of the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act. A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj gave the declaration while rejecting a petition filed by Hubballi Dharwad...

Employees Can't Seek Condonation Of Interruption In Service For "Enhancing" Pension: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High court recently sought to answer whether an employee can seek condonation of interruption in service to "enhance" the pension, where the employee already has qualifying service for pension. A bench of Justices RD Dhanuka and SG Mehare stated that, "the purpose of condoning the interruptions in service is to make an employee entitled to the pension by adding the days of...

POCSO Act Not In Derogation Of Any Other Law, Has Overriding Effect In Case Of Inconsistency: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently increased the sentence of imprisonment from seven years to ten years, imposed on an accused convicted for raping a minor girl and charged under sections of the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. A division bench of Justice H.T.Narendra Prasad and Justice Rajendra Badamikar said,"Section 42A (POCSO Act) makes it clear that act...