"Confession Of Accused Corroborated Victim's Version": Meghayala HC Upholds Man's Conviction For Raping Minor Step-Daughter

The Meghalaya High Court upheld the conviction of a man for raping his minor stepdaughter as it noted that the confession of the accused as recorded in his statement under Section 164 CrPC had completely corroborated what the victim had to say.With this, the Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice W. Diengdoh also held that if the confessional statement fills up any lacuna in...

Unsubstantiated Show Cause Notice And Cancellation Of Licence: CESTAT Restore Customs Broker's Licence

The Delhi bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) headed by Justice Dilip Gupta (President) and P.V. Subba Rao (Technical Member) has restored the customs broker's licence as the show cause notice or the inquiry report lacked details about the non-existence of the exporter. The appellant, M/s. Perfect Cargo and Logistics, is licenced as a customs...

Rajasthan High Court Restrains GST Dept. From Recovery Of GST On Royalty Paid On Account Of Excavation Of Sand For Brick

The Rajasthan High Court bench of Justice Madan Gopal Vyas and Justice Vijay Bishnoi has restrained the GST department from recovering GST on royalty paid on account of the excavation of sand for brick. The petitioner/assessee has filed the writ petition challenging the demand GST on the royalty paid on account of excavation of sand for brick. The petitioner has submitted that, as...

'Unreasonable': Patna High Court Sets Aside Rule Reserving 40% Junior Engineer Posts For Polytechnic Diploma Holders From Govt Institutions Alone

The Patna High Court has set aside the law reserving 40% seats for the post of Junior Engineer for candidates holding Diploma certificate from the Government Polytechnic Institutes within the State of Bihar.A Division Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and S. Kumar held that classification to grant reservation is reasonable if it includes all persons who are "similarly situated" concerning...

S.17(2) Working Journalists Act | Notice To Employer Not Mandatory Before Making Reference To Adjudicatory Mechanism: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that whereas adjudicatory mechanism under the Working Journalists Act is intended to provide an opportunity of hearing to the employer qua the question of claim raised by the employee, the employer cannot claim any hearing before making of the reference by the appropriate government under Section 17(2) of the Act. The Court was dealing with a petition...

BREAKING: Calcutta High Court Directs IPS Officer Damayanti Sen To Oversee Probe In Namkhana Rape Case Of WB

The Calcutta High Court on Friday asked IPS officer Damayanti Sen to oversee the probe in the Namkhana rape case wherein a 40-year-old woman was reportedly gang-raped on April 8 by five men in West Bengal's Namkhana village and an attempt had also been made to pour kerosene inside the victim's private parts and set her ablaze.IPS officer Damayanti Sen, now the special commissioner of...

'Slap CM' Remark: Bombay High Court Grants 2 Weeks Protection To Union Minister Narayan Rane

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted two weeks interim protection to Union Minister Narayan Rane in an FIR at Dhule over his 'slap' remark against Uddhav Thackarey, Chief Minister of Maharashtra.The court granted protection after the Maharashtra government refused to make a statement and undertake no coercive action against the minister. Within these two weeks Rane would be at liberty...

NDPS Act | Orissa High Court Grants Bail To Accused Who Was Not Heard Before Giving Extension To Submit Chargesheet

The Orissa High Court has set aside the orders passed by a Sessions-cum-Special Court which granted extension to submit chargesheet without providing hearing to accused and not even releasing him when he was entitled for default bail. A Single Judge Bench of Justice Bibhu Prasad Routray held, "It is the settled law that right guaranteed under Section 167(2) to the...

Breaking | Umar Khalid's Speech Prima Facie Not Acceptable, Obnoxious: Delhi High Court While Issuing Notice On Bail Plea

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on the appeal filed by student activist Umar Khalid challenging the Trial Court's order refusing him bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.A division bench comprising of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar also said that the speech delivered by Umar Khalid at Amravati, which finds mention in the FIR in question,...

Insurance Company Liable To Pay Compensation Even When Driver Does Not Have Valid License, May Recover From Owner Later: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has recently held that when a claim is presented under the Motor Vehicles Act, the insurance company is liable to pay compensation even when the driver of the vehicle was not possessing a valid driving license. It added that amount may later be recovered from the owner of the vehicle. The Madurai bench of Justice Teeka Raman made the above observations on...

Gujarat High Court Restrains Recovery Under Employee's Provident Fund Act Citing Non-Availability Of Industrial Tribunal To Hear Appeals

The Gujarat High Court has restrained the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner from initiating recovery proceedings against an employer under Section 8(B) and 8(G) of the Employee's Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Act, 1952, citing non availability of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal, Ahmedabad.The Bench comprising Justice Biren Vaishnav stated that in the absence of a...

Coins Worth ₹11 Crore Missing From SBI Branch: Rajasthan High Court Transfers Investigation To CBI

In a case of 'missing' coins worth Rs. 11 crore from the Mehandipur Balaji branch of State Bank of India (SBI), the Central Bureau has reportedly filed an FIR. The FIR was filed pursuant to the order issued by the Rajasthan High Court whereby, on March 4, 2022, the court had transferred the investigation of the matter to the agency. As per the reports, an FIR filed by the bank...