2008 Ahmedabad Serial Blast Case: 38 Convicts Sentenced To Death

A special court on Friday sentenced 38 people to death in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blast case.As many as 56 people were killed in the blasts that rocked Gujarat's capital on July 26, 2008.The court sentenced 38 of the 49 convicts to death under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The 11 others were sentenced to life in jail...

Law Students Association Approaches Karnataka High Court Against Continuation Of KSLU Vice Chancellor Allegedly Beyond Prescribed Age Limit

A non-profit organisation, Law Students Association has approached the Karnataka High Court questioning the continuation of Prof. (Dr.) P. Ishwara Bha as the Vice Chancellor of Karnataka State Law University, allegedly beyond the prescribed age limit of 65 years. Advocate Vittal B R appearing for the petitioners on Friday submitted that section 14 of the Karnataka State Law University...

Duty Of Courts To Safeguard Properties Of Religious Institutions From Wrongful Claims: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday held that it is the duty of courts to protect and safeguard the properties of religious and charitable institutions from wrongful claims or misappropriation. Observing so, a Division Bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P.G Ajithkumar withdrew the permission granted by the Travancore Devaswom Board to a Delhi-based trust to organise a...

Reassessment Notice U/S 148 Of Income Tax Act Issued Against A Dead Person Is Null & Void: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court recently held that a reassessment notice issued under Section 148 of the Income-tax Act, 1861 against a dead person is null and void. A Division Bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Manmohan relied on the case of Savita Kapila v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax to answer the question of the validity of notice and consequent proceedings against a dead person. In the...

Reappointment Of Calcutta University Vice Chancellor Without Governor's Approval Challenged, High Court Seeks State's Response

The Calcutta High Court on Monday sought the State government's response in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the reappointment of the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta Sonali Chakravarty Banerjee on the ground that such reappointment had been done in contravention of existing rules. The plea filed by practising advocate of the High Court Anindya Sundar Das contended...

Delhi High Court Restrains Historian Audrey Truschke & Others From Publishing Defamatory Material Against Vikram Sampath

The Delhi High Court on Friday restrained historian Dr. Audrey Truschke and other persons from publishing any defamatory material against historian Dr. Vikram Sampath against him till April 1 on Twitter as well as other online or offline platforms.Passing an ad interim order, Justice Amit Bansal also restrained the defendants from publishing the letter dated February 11 addressed to...

No Distinction Of Bailable & Non-Bailable Offence While Granting Bail To A Juvenile U/S 12 of JJ Act: Uttarakhand High Court

In light of Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 the Uttarakhand High Court noted that any person, who is apparently a child, shall be entitled to be released on bail with or without surety or placed under the supervision of a probation officer or under the care of any fit person. Justice R.C. Khulbe noted that the distinction between bailable...

BREAKING: Calcutta High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Removal Of WB Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Friday dismissed a PIL praying for a direction to the Central government to remove Jagdeep Dhankhar as the Governor of West Bengal, claiming that he was acting as the 'mouthpiece of the Bharatiya Janata Party'.Earlier, the Court had reserved judgment in the matter and had also observed orally, "We will consider and pass an order. Apparently we are of the view that...

Madras High Court Asks TN Govt To File Status Report On Proposal To Designate 13 Wetlands As Ramsar Sites

In a suo motu writ petition for conservation of wetlands in Tamil Nadu, Madras High Court has asked the state government to submit a status report on the proposal to the Union Govt for declaring 13 sites as 'wetlands of international importance' under the RAMSAR Convention. The matter was taken up in 2017 by the High Court pursuant to Supreme Court directions for the protection of...

'Central Govt Has Shown Scant Regard To Hardships Of Litigants': Kerala High Court On Absence Of DRT Presiding Officer

"The statutory mandate of appointing Tribunals are being ignored without any reason."

COVID-19 | Kerala High Court To Continue Virtual Hearings For One Month Or Till TPR Drops To 10%

Through a notice issued by the Registrar General, the Kerala High Court has notified its decision to continue virtual hearing of cases amid the steady hike of Covid-19 cases in the State.The notice further declared that the earlier arrangements of online hearing will continue for a month or until the Test Positivity Rate drops below 10 percent, whichever is earlier. At present, the TPR in...

Centre Clears Appointments Of Chairpersons In All Five 'Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals' (DRATs)

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Department of Financial Services for the appointment of Chairpersons in all the Fiver DRATs [Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunals].The following persons have been appointed as chairpersons in the salary of Rs.2,50,000/- (fixed) p.m., for a period of 04 years, or till attaining the age of 70 years, or until further...