Ahmedabad Serial Blasts Case: Gujarat High Court Issues Notice To 38 Convicts On State's Plea To 'Confirm' Death Sentence

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the 38 convicts who were sentenced to death by a special court last month in connection with the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blast case. The Bench of Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice Mauna Bhatt issued the notice on a plea moved by the State Government to confirm their death sentence in accordance with Section 366 of CrPC, which says that when...

[Plea Against Exception 2 To S. 375 IPC] Gujarat High Court To 'Wait' For Delhi HC's Verdict In 'Marital Rape' Matter

Before hearing the PIL challenging the constitutionality of Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code pending before it any further, the Gujarat High Court has decided to wait for Delhi High Court Judgment on this issue.Essentially, the Delhi High Court is expected to deliver its verdict in a batch of petitions challenging the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code,...

'Exposes Unfortunate & Deplorable Sharp Practices': Calcutta HC Raps Lawyer For Procuring Anticipatory Bail By Misleading Sessions Court

The Calcutta High Court on Monday came down heavily on a lawyer for having procured anticipatory bail before the concerned Sessions Court through 'fraud' and by making a 'brazen incorrect submission' that no such similar relief had been previously turned down by the same Sessions Court or the High Court. A Bench comprising Justice Bivas Pattanayak and Justice Joymalya Bagchi...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking CBI Probe In DMRC-DAMEPL Agreement For Allegedly Siphoning Off Public Money

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea seeking investigation by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a 2008 agreement between Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Reliance Infrastructure-promoted Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd (DAMEPL) alleging siphoning off public money. Justice Manmohan and Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain was dealing with a plea filed by Advocate Manohar Lal...

Interest Income Derived By Gujarat Sports Authority On Its Surplus Taxable As "Income From Other Sources": Ahmedabad ITAT

The Ahmedabad Bench of ITAT, consisting of members P.M. Jagtap (Vice President) and Siddhartha Nautiyal (Judicial Member), has ruled that the interest income earned by the Gujarat Sports Authority on its deposits would be taxable as "Income from Other Sources" and not as business income under the Income Tax Act, 1961. The ITAT held that since the Sports Authority was not engaged in...

Patna High Court Grants Bail To Advocate Accused Of Making Abusive Social Media Posts Against CJI, HC Judges

The Patna High Court on Friday granted bail to an advocate who has been accused of posting several scandalous, shocking, and derogatory posts tarnishing the image of the judiciary. The Bench of Justice A. M. Badar took into account the fact that the advocate had repentance for the act alleged against him, and his wife had sworn an additional affidavit to the effect that he shall not post...

'Prima Facie Infringement Of Common Law Rights': Delhi HC Grants Ex-Parte Injunction In Trademark Infringement Suit By 'VOLVO'

Granting interim relief to owners of registered trademarks 'VOLVO' and 'FMX', the Delhi High Court has restrained Lamina Suspension Products Limited from using the the said trademarks or any other mark confusingly or deceptively similar to it, in relation to leaf springs and other parts used in the heavy vehicles or other goods or services, including on its websites, social media accounts...

Allahabad High Court Modifies Sentence Of Life Imprisonment Awarded To 32-Yr-Old Rape Convict To RI Of 13 Years

The Allahabad High Court on Friday modified the sentence of Life Imprisonment awarded to a 32-Year-Old Rape convict to Rigorous Imprisonment for 13 years, which the convict has already served out.The Bench of Justice Suneet Kumar and Justice Om Prakash Tripathi ordered thus while observing that at the time of the incident, the prosecutrix was about 14 years and the convict was a...

Air India Employees Can't Demand Pre-Decisional Hearing In Economic Policy Matters Like Disinvestment: Madras High Court

While dismissing the plea filed by the Air Corporation Employees Union for the protection of their service conditions in light of Air India's disinvestment, the Madras High Court ventured to discuss the moot points raised in the petition elaborately with reference to the obligations of the employer.Justice V. Parthiban went on to hold that the interests of the employees were...

Delhi High Court Proposes To Enhance Pecuniary Jurisdiction Of Civil Courts From Rs. 3 Lakh To Rs. 20 Lakh

The Full Court of Delhi High Court has proposed to enhance the pecuniary jurisdiction of Civil Judges for adjudicating original suits from Rs. 3 lakh to Rs. 20 lakh.A resolution to this effect was passed by the Full Court on February 9 and the same has been communicated to the concerned Ministry vide letter dated March 7.The development came in a writ petition filed by Advocate Amit...

Delhi High Court Expects Resumption Of Physical Hearings In Consumer Forums, Priority To Old Matters Where Evidence Concluded

Noting that pending vacancies have been filled in various consumer forums across the State, the Delhi High Court has said that it expects the physical courts ought to resume quickly and that some priority must be given to old matters where the evidence is concluded and are pending for final hearing.The development came after Justice Pratibha M Singh had in January this year called for a report...

Appellate Authority Can't Unilaterally Order Reduction Of Medical College Seats U/S 28 Of National Medical Commission Act: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently set aside the decision of the Appellate Authority to reduce seats in a medical course, observing that Section 28 of the National Medical Commission Act, 2019 does not permit the Appellate Authority to act as Medical Assessment and Rating Board, for the purpose of reduction of seats unilaterally. The division bench of Justice Sujoy Paul and...