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Kerala Police Notice To Senior Advocate B Raman Pillai Evokes Protest By Lawyers
The Executive Committee of the Kerala High Court Advocates' Association has decided to organise a protest meeting tomorrow at 1:10 PM against the notice issued by the Crime Branch to Senior Advocate B. Raman Pillai. The meeting will be held at the portico of the Kerala High Court on Tuesday. This comes after the Crime Branch issued a notice under Section 160 CrPC (requiring attendance...
Calcutta HC Reserves Judgment In BJP's Plea Alleging Large Scale Violence During WB Municipal Polls
The Calcutta High Court on Monday reserved judgment in Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)'s petition alleging that large scale violence and rigging of votes took place during the recently conducted municipal elections in West Bengal. The petition also sought for deployment of central forces for the remaining 108 municipalities which is scheduled to take place on February 27.Elections to four...
UAPA- Delhi Court Remands Khurram Parvez & Two Others To NIA Custody Till February 25 In Alleged Terror Funding Case
A Delhi Court on Monday remanded human rights activist Khurram Parvez and two others namely Muneer Ahmad Kataria and Arshid Ahmad Tonch to NIA custody till February 25 in connection with an alleged terror funding case. Special NIA Judge Parveen Singh was dealing with an application filed by National Investigation Agency (NIA) seeking 7 days police custody of the accused persons. "I am of...
TDS Collection U/S 194N Income Tax Act Sub Judice: Kerala High Court Stays Demand Notice Issued To State Co-operative Bank
The Kerala High Court on Friday stayed the demand notice issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax asking the State Co-operative Bank to pay the outstanding amount for the financial year 2019-20 in a plea moved by the said Bank.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas issued the interim order considering that the matter relating to the collection of Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) on interests by...
DMRC Assures Delhi High Court To Deposit ₹600 Crores For DAMEPL In Escrow Account Within Two Days
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Monday assured the Delhi High Court that it shall deposit an amount of Rs. 600 Crores in the escrow account of Reliance Infrastructure-promoted Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd (DAMEPL) within a period of two days. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait was hearing DAMEPL's plea against DMRC, seeking enforcement of the arbitration award dated May 11,...
Wife Who Has Challenged Divorce Decree & Hasn't Accepted Permanent Alimony U/S 25 Hindu Marriage Act Can Seek Maintenance U/S 125 CrPC: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court recently allowed the claim for maintenance of a wife under Section 125 of CrPC, despite the grant of divorce decree by the Family Court, while noting that an appeal against the said decree was pending before the Court and the same had not attained finality.Justice Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi discarded the husband's plea that a divorced wife cannot claim maintenance...
Withdraw Ban On Unvaccinated Using Local Train : Bombay High Court Tells Maharashtra Govt
The Bombay High Court suggested the Maharashtra Government withdraw an August 2021 circular, and allow unvaccinated persons to travel by the local train considering the Covid-19 situation had considerably improved.It directed the State to inform the court by tomorrow if it is willing to withdraw the circular and observed that prima facie due process was not followed before passing the...
Delhi Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyan Sends Legal Notice To Delhi Govt Seeking Resumption Of Hot Cooked 'Midday Meals' In Schools
A legal notice has been sent by Delhi Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyan (DRRAA) to Delhi Government and three Municipal Corporations regarding non recommencement of hot cooked midday meals in run schools in the city, despite the reopening of schools for classes I to VIII since 14th February, 2022.Filed through Advocate Prashant Bhushan, the legal notice states that the hot cooked meals under Scheme...
Alleged Murder Of Student Leader Anish Khan: Calcutta HC Initiates Suo Moto Proceedings
The Calcutta High Court on Monday took suo moto cognisance of the alleged murder of social activist Anis Khan in Amta in Howrah district. The incident led to widespread protests and demands for investigation by an independent agency.Earlier on Monday, an oral plea had been made before Justice Rajasekhar Mantha praying for the intervention of the Court by initiating a suo motu motion in...
Dhyandev Wankhede Made False Insertions In Court Transcripts, Added Sameer Wankhede's Name- Nawab Malik Defends Contempt Petition
Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik has alleged false additions in transcripts submitted to the court by IRS officer Sameer Wankhede's father in the contempt petition filed by the latter against him.A division bench of Justices SJ Kathawalla and Milind Jadhav took Malik's reply affidavit on record and directed petitioner Dhyandev Wankhede to respond to Malik's contentions in a week.The...
