PIL Filed In Karnataka High Court Seeking Action Against Ministers, MLAs For Alleged Hate Speech

A petition has been filed in the Karnataka High Court seeking direction to the state government to take action against the concerned public officials for failing to act against alleged hate speeches made by legislators and vigilante groups. The plea dubs such non-action as dereliction of duty and non-compliance of Supreme Court orders.The petitioner Mohammed Khaleelulla has also by way...

'Ready to Eat' Popcorn Sold In Retail Packages Attracts 18% GST: AAR

The Telangana Authority of Advance Ruling, consisting of members B. Raghu Kiran and S.V. Kasi Visweswara Rao, has ruled that 18% GST is payable on 'ready to eat' popcorn sold in retail packages.The applicant, M/s. Agro Tech Foods Limited, is in the business of selling, among other commodities, Ready to Eat (RTE) popcorn. The popcorn is usually flavoured with salt, caramel,...

Karnataka High Court Issues Guidelines To Curb Practice Of 'Fraud On Courts' For Securing Bail

Observing that "Unscrupulous litigants should not be allowed to pollute the stream of justice," the Karnataka High Court has issued directions to the Registry and District courts across the state to evolve mechanisms using modern technology to curb the practice of fraud on the court. A single judge bench of Justice H P Sandesh issued the following guidelines while rejecting the...

Virtual Courts Are The Future Of Odisha Judiciary: Odisha Chief Justice Muralidhar

Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar recently spoke at an event organised by the High Court of Orissa to inaugurate e-filing 3.0 for the High Court and District and Subordinate Courts of the State, Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centres (VWDC) with Virtual Courtrooms in District Court Establishments and Odisha Judicial Workflow Automation System (OJWAS)...

Delhi High Court Stays Trial Court Proceedings Against MP Subramanian Swamy In Defamation Case By BJP Leader Tajinder Bagga

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on the plea filed by Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy challenging summons issued by a trial court here in a defamation complaint filed by BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga over a tweet, claiming it to be false and defamatory in nature.Justice Jasmeet Singh stayed the proceedings before the Trial Court and the summoning order while posting the...

Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh HC Quashes PSA Detention Order Passed Against 'Don Bakra' Murder Case Convict Rajesh Dogra

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court last week quashed the detention order passed against Rajesh Dogra, the prime convict in the murder case of 'Don' Sanjay Kumar alias 'Bakra'- the case that rocked Jammu in the year 2006. The Bench of Justice M. A. Chowdhary noted that the detention order dated November 29, 2021 [passed under the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978],...

Delhi High Court Seeks Response On PIL For Making 42 More Commercial Courts Operation In National Capital

The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a PIL seeking establishment of 42 Commercial Courts in the national capital, as notified by the Delhi government last year, to ensure speedy redressal of commercial cases.Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act, 2015 provides for a separate set of Commercial Courts to be set up by the State...

'Impact On Environment Has To Be Kept In Mind': Karnataka High Court Directs State To Consider Representation Against Dumping Site Near River

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Mandya District to consider the representation to be given by petitioners seeking to shift the location of the site proposed for setting up a solid waste management unit. The proposed site is purportedly close to a river. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice S R Krishna Kumar said, "We,...

BREAKING| 'Need For Instilling Faith In Public At Large': Calcutta HC Orders CBI Probe Into Murder Of Congress Councillor Tapan Kandu

The Calcutta High Court on Monday transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the investigation into the death of former Congress councillor of Jhalda Municipality in Purulia, Tapan Kandu who was reportedly shot dead by miscreants on March 13.According to reports, Congress councillor Tapan Kandu and TMC's Anupam Dutta were shot dead on March 13 in separate incidents in Jhalda area...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: March 28 To April 3, 2022

Nominal Index:State Of Karnataka v. Asif Rasoolsab Sanadi, 2022 Livelaw (Kar) 92 Muthanna Mapangada vThe State Of Karnataka, 2022 Livelaw (Kar) 93 S. Shyamala @ Kathyayani v. B. N. Mallikarjunaiah, 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 94 Tanaji S/O Nayaku Nikam v. Bharati W/O Tanaji Nikam, 2022 Livelaw (Kar) 95 Irfan Pasha v State of Karnataka, 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 96 Mrs Dephny Gladys Lobo v. Asst...

Order Disposing Application U/S 91 CrPC Interlocutory, No Revision Lies Against It: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently set aside the order of lower court allowing revision against rejection of application under Section 91 CrPC, reiterating that the impugned order was interlocutory in nature and therefore no revision lies against it. Justice Atul Shreedharan was dealing with an application under Section 482 CrPC, moved by the Applicant who was aggrieved by the order...

Cabinet Only Expressed Grief For Farmers Who Died In Lakhimpur Kheri, Did Not Call For State-Wide Bandh: Maharashtra Govt Tells High Court

The Maharashtra government informed the Bombay High Court on Monday that it did not call for the Maharashtra bandh on October 11, 2021. The government was responding to a PIL against the 'state supported' bandh and seeking to compensate the victims.Relying on the minutes of the State Cabinet meeting held on October 6, the state's affidavit mentions that the cabinet merely "expressed grief...