Private Complaint Is Maintainable If Forgery Took Place Outside Court Before Producing Document As Evidence: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that a private complaint made before the magistrate court alleging offence under section 191 of Indian Penal Code is maintainable, if the forgery of document took place outside the Court before the document was produced as evidence in the court proceedings. A single judge bench of Justice H P Sandesh set aside the order of the magistrate court dismissing...

'His Ailments Need To Be Considered' : Bombay High Court In Bhima Koregaon Accused Anand Teltumbde's Case

The Bombay High Court told the Maharashtra Government that genuine problems faced by prisoners should be considered after the State complained about Bhima Koregaon Elgar Parishad accused - Anand Teltumbde's - refusal to meet his mother."In such matters broad consideration is necessary. If he is there with so many ailments then that needs to be considered. We don't think there is any problem...

'No Absolute Proposition By SC That Suspension Of Employee Can't Continue Beyond 3 Months Without Filing Chargesheet': Madras High Court (FB)

Madras High Court has held that Supreme Court has not laid down any absolute proposition of law that suspension of an employee cannot continue beyond three months in the absence of serving the charge sheet within that time, or if the charge-sheet is served without reasoned order of extension. The full bench of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari, Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy and Justice...

National Lok Adalat Disposal Figures Cross 77 Lakhs; Justice Lalit Lauds NALSA Team

One more milestone has been achieved by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) in its first Lok Adalat of this year held in hybrid mode on 12th March, 2022 which disposed off more than 77 lakhs cases. An earlier report had mentioned the number of disposals as 40 lakhs based on data available on the evening of March 12. Now, the updated information shows over 77 lakh disposals. On...

State's Duty To Remove Unauthorised Religious Structures Constructed On Public Land : Delhi High Court

Emphasizing that the State authorities remain duty bound to remove all unauthorised constructions on public land, the Delhi High Court has said that the mere fact that such encroachments represent religious structures, a place of worship or are given colour of a religious structure cannot detract or dilute the authorities from that obligation.Justice Yashwant Varma was dealing with a...

No Service Tax Payable On Activity Of Installing And Maintaining Fixed Facility For Supplying Oxygen Gas: CESTAT

The Kolkata Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate (CESTAT) consisting of P.K. Choudhary (Judicial Member) and Raju (Technical Member) has ruled that service tax is not applicable on the activity of installing and maintaining a fixed facility for supplying oxygen gas.The appellant/assessee is in the business of manufacturing oxygen and argon gases for various iron and...

Gujarat High Court Directs State To Consider Regularization Of Contractual Employees Working In Coastal Security Since 11 Yrs

The Gujarat High Court has recently directed the State authorities to consider regularizing the services of Petitioner-employees, working on contractual basis on interceptor boats for coastal security in the State's Home Department since over 11 years.The Bench comprising Justice Biren Vaishnav noted that the Petitioners had been recruited, albeit, on a contractual basis, after...

'Intermediary Not Liable For Actions Of Vendors': Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against 'Snapdeal' For Sale Of Drugs Without License

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a criminal case registered under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act against Snapdeal Private Limited and its directors Kunal Bahl and Rohit Kumar Bansal for allegedly allowing sale of drug - Suhagra tablets, on its online portal without possessing a valid license. Justice MG Uma said, "Intermediary as defined under Section 2(w) of IT Act...

'Sympathetic View Required When Such Great Loss Of Body Part': Allahabad High Court Enhances Motor Accident Compensation To Child Who Lost One Kidney

The Allahabad High Court recently enhanced the compensation granted by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to a minor (as he then was), who lost one kidney and suffered liver damage on being hit by a motorcycle while driving a moped.Justice Ajai Tyagi said,"The learned tribunal has not taken sympathetic view which is required by tribunal in such matters when the child has suffered such a...

Breaking: Sessions Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Union Minister Naranyan Rane, Son Nitesh In Disha Salian Death Case

A Sessions court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to Union Minister Narayan Rane and his BJP MLA son Nitesh Rane in an FIR over allegedly spreading false information about late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's former manager Disha Salian's death. The alleged remarks were made by Rane during a press conference on February 19, in which Nitesh was also present. The Malvani police booked...

No Suppression Of Fact By Adani Enterprise, Extended Period Of Service Tax Demand Not Invokable, says CESTAT

The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), consisting of Ramesh Nair (Judicial Member) and Raju (Technical Member), has ruled that the extended period of limitation was not invokable as there was no suppression or willful misstatement on the part of the Adani Enterprise.The appellant/assessee is in the business of providing various...

Allahabad HC Seeks State Food Safety Commissioner's Personal Affidavit In PIL Seeking Constructive Disposal Of 'Used Cooking Oil'

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has directed the Commissioner, Food Safety & Drug Administration (State of UP) to file his personal affidavit in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea praying for setting up a State level Monitoring Committee for formulating a Standard Operating Procedure for collection and utilization of Used Cooking Oil (UCO).It may be noted that Used Cooking...