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"First Time Offender, Prolonged Incarceration Detrimental To Well Being": Delhi Court Grants Bail To Accused In 'Sulli Deals' App Case
A Delhi Court on Monday granted bail to Aumkareshwar Thakur, accused of creating the 'Sulli Deals' app on GitHub, observing that he is a first time offender and that prolonged incarceration would be detrimental to his overall well being.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma of Patiala House Court granted bail to Thakur after noting that the investigation in the matter was completed as...
Opportunity To Make Representation Against Preventive Detention Must Be Given Before Detaining Authority, Not State Govt: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently set aside an order of preventive detention on the ground that the detenu was not given an opportunity to submit a representation before the detaining authority, which was in violation of his fundamental rights under Article 22(5) of the Constitution of India. The division bench of Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice M.S. Bhatti was essentially...
High Court Refuses To Grant Interim Stay On Operation Of Kerala Maritime Board (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022
The Kerala High Court has declined to grant interim relief in the plea challenging the constitutionality of the Kerala Maritime Board (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan noted that since only one of the Board members had raised a grievance, the matter could be decided after the vacation while adding that a stay was not necessary for the meantime since the Board was not...
How Functioning Of Prisons Be Made More Conducive For Maintaining Discipline Amongst Inmates? Delhi High Court Seeks Assistance Of DGP
The Delhi High Court has sought assistance of the Director General of Prisons in recommending changes in the manner in which functioning of prisons here would be made more conducive for maintaining discipline amongst inmates and obviating incidents of violence inside jails. A division bench comprising of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Anup J. Bhambhani requested Director General...
NCB Seeks 90-Day Extension To File Chargesheet In Aryan Khan Case
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Cordelia Cruise Drugs Case in which Actor Shah Rukh Khan's son – Aryan- is also an accused, has sought an additional 90-days from the Special Court to file a chargesheet in the case. Under the Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the Narcotics Control Bureau's SIT has 180 days to complete their probe if the accused are...
No Wilful Evasion Of Tax - Madras High Court Quashes Prosecution Under Section 276C (2) Of Income Tax Act
The Madras High Court has ruled that prosecution under Section 276C (2) of the Income Tax Act for wilfully attempting to evade payment of tax cannot be initiated against an assessee who merely defaults to pay tax on time under the Act. The Single Bench of Justice N. Sathish Kumar held that in the absence of mens rea to avoid payment of tax, a "wilful attempt" to evade tax...
NSE Co Location Scam: Delhi Court Extends Judicial Custody Of Former CEOÂ Chitra Ramkrishna
A Delhi Court on Monday extended the judicial custody of former NSE CEO Chitra Ramkrishna in connection with the NSE co-location scam case.Special Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal extended the Ramkrishna's judicial custody to April 11. The Judge also asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to respond to her bail plea by April 8. Earlier, seeking Ramakrishna's judicial custody, the CBI had...
Courts Can't Dictate Landlords In What Manner They Should Live Or Prescribe A Residential Standard For Them: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that in rent disputes, it is no concern of the Courts to dictate to the landlord how, and in what manner, he/she should live or prescribe for him/her a residential standard of their own.Referring to the Apex Court's ruling in the case of Prativa Devi (Smt.) Vs. T.V. Krishnan 1996 (5) SCC 353, the Bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal also stressed that...
No Illegality In Senior Lawyer Filing Joint Vakalat Along With Junior Counsel For Client : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Monday ruled that once a client authorises an advocate to conduct a case, the advocate is empowered to file a joint vakalat on behalf of the client. Justice N. Nagaresh added that filing a joint vakalat is not a ground to deny any lawyer his professional fee."The said authorisation would include authorisation to do all that is necessary to conduct and prosecute the...
Is Defamation Suit Maintainable Against Alleged Libelous Pleadings Filed In Court If Circulated In Public Domain? Delhi HC To Examine
The Delhi High Court is set to examine whether defamation proceedings can lie against libelous statements made in the pleadings before a Court, if such pleadings are circulated in public domain.The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla today issued notice on an intra-court appeal raising this question.The Appellant had challenged the summoning order...
"It's A Heritage, Must Be Preserved": High Court Calls For Repair, Structural Additions To Regal Building In Delhi's Connaught Place
The Delhi High Court has called for repair and structural additions to secure the structural integrity of the Regal Building in city's Connaught Place area. The Court emphasized that the heritage structure of the building has to be protected and preserved. Justice Sanjiv Sacheva perused the status report filed by the Department of Civil Engineer, Indian Institute Technology of Delhi (IIT,...