Fodder Scam: CBI Court Sentences Lalu Prasad Yadav To 5 Years Imprisonment In ₹139 Crore Doranda Treasury Case

A special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Ranchi today sentenced former Chief Minister Of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav to five years' imprisonment and also imposed a ₹60 Lakh fine on him in the case of illegal withdrawal of 139.5 crores from Doranda Treasury.On February 15, Special CBI Judge CK Shashi had convicted him in this fifth fodder scam case against him. An FIR in...

MP High Court Upholds Decision To Consider Younger Son Of Deceased Employee For Compassionate Appointment Despite Elder Son Serving In Army

The elder son lived separately with his wife and was not providing financial aid to the deceased's family.

NDPS Act | 'Spot' Means Place Where Search Is Conducted & Recovery Is Made, Not Where Suspected Vehicle Or Person Is Intercepted: Madhya Pradesh HC

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently held that with respect to search and seizure in cases under the NDPS Act, 'spot' does not mean a place where suspected vehicle or person is intercepted, but a place where search is conducted and recovery of articles is made. Justice Sanjay Dwivedi was essentially dealing with the bail applications moved by the Applicants accused U/S 8/20,...

'Clear Case Of Gender Bias': MP HC Declares Policy To Not Consider Sister / Married Daughter For Compassionate Appointment As Unconstitutional

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently held that the policy of National Coal Wage Agreement (NCWA) to not consider sisters/ married daughters for compassionate appointment is a clear case of gender bias and is thus, unconstitutional. Justice S.A. Dharmadhikari was essentially dealing with a writ petition filed by the Petitioner who was aggrieved by the order passed by the...

Prayagraj Airport Corridor- Allahabad High Court Stays Demolition Of 100-Yr-Old Clinic, Restaurant In Special Sunday Hearing

In a Special Sunday Sitting, the Allahabad High Court stayed the proposed demolition of a hundred-year-old homeopathic clinic and restaurant for the purpose of constructing the Prayagraj airport corridor. The division bench of Justice Pritinker Diwaker, Justice Ashutosh Srivastava passed this order on a plea filed by Rakesh Gupta And 2 Others and has now posted the matter for further hearing...

Kerala High Court Issues Directions To Curb Operation Of Unauthorised Street Vendors In Kochi

The Kerala High Court on Friday issued a comprehensive list of directions to ensure strict implementation of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 within the limits of Kochi Corporation and to ensure that only authorised vendors carry on street vending activities therein.Justice A.K Jayasankaran Nambiar issued the directions in a batch...

90 Days Period Under Regulation 32A Of IBBI (Liquidation Process) Regulations Directory, Not Mandatory: NCLT Hyderabad

The NCLT Hyderabad Bench consisting of Dr. N. Venkata Ramakrishna Badarinath, Judicial Member and Veera Brahma Rao Arekapudi, Technical Member in Ekambareswara Rao Manne v. Mr. Gonugunta Madhusudhan Rao, dismissed the application filed by the Applicant, who was a Member of the Stakeholders Consultation Committee, filed u/s 60(5) of IBC r/w Rule 11, 13 & 32 of the NCLT Rules...

Maharashtra Govt Appoints DGP From UPSC Panel, Bombay High Court Disposes Of Advocate's PIL

The Bombay High Court disposed of an advocate's PIL seeking appointment of a permanent Director General of Police in Maharashtra from the three names recommended by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) panel.A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice MS Karnik observed that nothing survives in the PIL after the appointment of IPS officer Rajnish Seth as the new DGP...

All High Courts Weekly Roundup [14 February- 20 February 2022]

Allahabad High Court 1. Matrimonial Case Transfer- Wife Not Having Anyone To Accompany Her Across Long Distance A Relevant Factor: Allahabad HC Case title - Smt. Shakshi Agrawal v. Sri Ashutosh Agrawal Case citation: 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 45 The High Court has observed that the fact that a wife is not having anyone to accompany her across a long distance is also...

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up [14 February 2022- 19 February 2022]

A weekly round-up of important cases from Gujarat High Court: Citations: 2022 Livelaw (Guj) 40 To 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 47NOMINAL INDEXH.K.Thakur v. Nazir Noormohmed Kara & 2 Other(S), 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 40 M/S. Raghunandan Enterprise v. Assistant Commissioner Of Income Tax, 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 41 Bhavesh Khimabhai Pandit v. State Of Gujarat, 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 42 Rajubhai Kanubhai Bharwad...

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 14 To February 20, 2022

Nominal Index Satya Narayan Banik & Ors v. Union of India & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 40Abu Sohel v. The State West Bengal and others 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 41Nivedita Basu v. State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 42Sabita Roy v. State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 43Ramaprasad Sarkar v. Union of India 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 44Rajib Chakraborty and Ors v. The State of West Bengal and Ors...

CBDT Circular Denying Tax Benefit Under MFN Clause Transgresses Income Tax Act, Rules ITAT

The ITAT Bench of Pune, consisting of members R.S. Sayal (Vice President) and Partha Sarathi Chaudhury (Judicial Member), has held that the CBDT Circular, issued in February 2022, requiring a separate notification by the Government of India for importing the benefit of the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) clause into a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA), transgressed the...