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Madras High Court Directs Magistrate To Issue Non-Bailable Warrants Against Absconding Police Officials U/S 73 CrPC
In an interesting development in the Thirumangalam Entrepreneur Extortion case, Madras High Court has directed the Magistrate to issue Non-Bailable Warrants against the absconding accused including police officials.The court noted that the accused are evading arrest and the only recourse for the investigation officer is to obtain a Non-Bailable Warrant from the Magistrate under Section 73 of...
Madras High Court Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari To Administer Oath Of Office To Two New Judges On Monday
The Madras High Court Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari shall administer the oath of office to two new judges, whose appointment was notified by the Centre yesterday. Nidumolu Mala and S. Sounthar will be sworn in as the Additional Judges of the Madras High Court on Monday (28.03.2022). The Chief Justice shall render the oath of office to the two newly appointed judges at a function...
Your Steps Not Yielding Results, How Can Same Problem Recur Year After Year? Delhi HC To Municipal Corporations Over Mosquito Infestation
The Delhi High Court on Friday reiterated its directions for incorporating a 'common protocol' to be followed by all the local authorities for dealing with the menace of mosquito infestation and spreading of vector borne diseases in the national capital.The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh expressed its dissatisfaction over the status report filed...
Letter Written To Husband's Superior In Good Faith Intimating Him About Criminal Complaint Lodged U/S 498A CrPC Does Not Constitute Criminal Defamation: Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday observed that writing a letter to the husband's superior at work in good faith intimating him about a criminal case lodged against the husband for inflicting torture would not amount to criminal defamation under Section 499 of the IPC. In the instant case, the wife (petitioner) had written a letter dated May 24, 1997 to the Manager, Indian Overseas...
Kerala High Court Issues Directions For Handling Applications Of Accident Victims Or Their Dependents Under Employees Compensation Act
The Kerala High Court on Friday issued guidelines to be followed by the concerned authorities while dealing with applications filed by accident victims or their dependents seeking compensation under the Employees Compensation Act, 1923.While disposing of a suo motu petition, a Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly accepted the report submitted by the...
Claim Of Refund And Interest Shall Be Dealt Under The Existing Law On Central Excise And Not As Per CGST Act. Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects The Plea Of Revenue
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the revenue department cannot take the plea of transfer of jurisdiction due to GST regime against assessee's claim for refund of central excise duty and interest. The Bench, consisting of Justices Ajay Tewari and Pankaj Jain, ruled that the Income Tax Act, 1961 and Central Excise Act, 1944 are pari materia and an assessee was entitled...
S. 194-I Income Tax Act | TDS Can't Be Deducted In Absence Of Payment Of Rent: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has held that in absence of payment of rent, the obligation to deduct tax at source ('TDS') under Section 194-I of the Income Tax Act, 1961 ('the Act') does not arise at all. Notably, the said provision deals with 'TDS on rent'. While dismissing an Income Tax Appeal, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice R.K. Pattanaik...
Resolution Plan Can't Be Rejected On A Perceived Grievance By A Suspended Director Who Failed To Take Steps- NCLT Kolkata
The NCLT, Kolkata Bench comprising of Shri Rajasekhar V.K. and Shri Balraj Joshi in the case of Anand Kariwala Vs. Mr. Partha Pratim Ghosh, Resolution Professional held that initiation of CIRP against the Corporate Debtor does not bar the suspended Board of Directors (BOD) from objecting to the acts of the Resolution Professional (RP), if the same are prejudicial to the interests of...
Prevention Of Money Laundering Act | "For Money-Launderers Jail Is The Rule And Bail Is An Exception": Allahabad High Court
While rejecting the anticipatory bail application of a person booked under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, the Allahabad High Court observed that for money-launderers Jail is the rule and bail is an exception. The bench of Justice Krishan Pahal observes thus as it stressed that money Laundering as an offence is an economic threat to national interest and is committed by...
"Where Is Communal Intent In Speech?" Delhi High Court Reserves Judgment On Brinda Karat's Appeal Seeking FIR Against Anurag Thakur & Parvesh Verma
The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved its judgment on a plea filed by CPM leader Brinda Karat and politician KM Tiwari against a trial court order rejecting her plea for registration of FIRs against BJP leaders Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma for allegedly delivering hate speeches in the year 2020. About the CaseThe plea refers to various speeches made by the two politicians including...
Officers Can't Promote Encroachers By Allotting Alternative Lands In Absence Of Statutory Provision: Madras High Court
Madras High Court has once again made clear its rigid stand on the removal of water body encroachments by stating that officers can't be allowed to promote encroachers by allotting alternative lands elsewhere.The first bench of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy noted that allotment of such alternative lands would only promote the tendency to...