Customs Duty Circular Not Applicable To 'Finalised' Benefits Under SFI Scheme: Bombay High Court Quashes Rs. 27.4 Crore Demand Notice To Essar Group

The Bombay High Court has set aside a demand notice issued by the Joint Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) against Essar Shipping Ltd, though the court upheld the validity of the circular under which the demand was made. The court held that the circular was restricted only to those cases where the claims were "being finalised" and therefore would not apply to Essar's case as it...

Second Appeal U/S 24 TN Recognised Private Schools (Regulation) Act Available For Even Minor Alterations Of Service Conditions: Madras HC

Madras High Court has recently observed that the second appeal under Section 24 of the Tamil Nadu Recognised Private Schools (Regulation) Act, 1973 is not restricted to the dismissal, removal or reduction in rank or termination of appointment alone.The single-judge bench of Justice S.M Subramaniam has categorically stated that the appeal remedy before the tribunal under Section 24 extends to...

Permitting 50% Capacity In Cinemas But Only 50 Wedding Guests Discriminatory: Nagpur Banquet Owners Association Moves Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Friday issued notices to the Maharashtra Government, Collector and Municipal Commissioner of Nagpur on a plea alleging discrimination against wedding hall owners by restricting the number of guests to just 50 in Nagpur District. The petition filed by Mangal Karyalaya & Lawn Association alleges that while guests at social gatherings are...

UP Court Grants Bail To Maulana Umar Gautam In Religious Conversion Case

A Local court of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday granted bail to Maulana Umar Gautam in a case registered against him under the UP 'Anti Love Jihad' Law for allegedly pressurizing a teacher in a school to convert her religion.The bail order has been passed by an Additional Sessions Judge, Fatehpur, Rajendra Singh (IV) while noting that the offence alleged is said to have been committed in the...

"An Unborn Baby Was Killed": MP High Court Issues Contempt Notice To Prosecutrix For Obtaining Abortion Order Allegedly By Filing False Rape Case

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench recently issued Contempt of Court notice to a Prosecutrix and her father for allegedly filing a false rape case and under that pretext obtaining Court's permission for medical termination of her pregnancy. Justice G.S. Ahluwalia was essentially dealing with a bail application moved by the Applicant accused U/S 363, 343, 376, 376 (2)(n),...

'Siphoned Off Funds Of RHFL To Other Financially Weak Promoter Group Companies': SEBI Bars Anil Ambani, Reliance Home Finance Ltd From Securities Market

The Securities and Exchange Board of India on Friday (February 11) barred Reliance Home Finance Ltd, industrialist Anil Ambani and three other individuals from dealing with the securities market directly or indirectly for allegedly siphoning off funds from the company. The market regulator passed the interim order based on investigation into the loans which were disbursed by RHFL during...

VVIP Chopper Scam | Constitutional Presumption In Favor Of 2018 Amendment To S.45 PMLA, Rigours Of Bail Apply: ED Opposes Christian Michel's Plea In Delhi HC

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday opposed the bail application filed by Christian Michel James, accused in the VVIP Chopper Scam.ASG SV Raju, appearing for the agency before the Bench of Justice Manoj Ohri, argued that the rigours on grant of bail to an accused under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act will apply in this case.Section 45 of PMLA provides two conditions to be fulfilled...

Delhi High Court Seeks Status Report On Staffing & Infrastructure To Handle Backlog Of Cases In Central Government Industrial Tribunal

The Delhi High Court has directed Centre to file a status report on the aspect of staffing and infrastructure requirements to handle backlog of cases in Central Government Industrial Tribunal (CGIT). Justice Pratibha M Singh also directed the following aspects to be included in the status report:- Whether the Central Government has contemplated integration of CGIT website with eCourts...

Long Non-Cohabitation Due To Deliberate Avoidance Not Ground For Divorce When Other Spouse Has No Fault & Is Ready To Continue Marriage: Kerala HC

In a noteworthy judgment, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday made several important observations on matrimonial cruelty and the scope of revival of condoned matrimonial offences. A Division Bench comprising Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Sophy Thomas dismissed an appeal filed by a woman seeking to reverse the order of a Family Court which rejected her plea for divorce finding that...

UAPA- Delhi Court Extends Judicial Custody Of Khurram Parvez & Others To Further 40 Days In Alleged Terror Funding Case

A Delhi Court has extended the judicial custody of human rights activist Khurram Parvez and two others namely Muneer Ahmad Kataria and Arshid Ahmad Tonch to further 40 days in connection with an alleged terror funding case. The three are charged under Sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 121 (Waging, or attempting or abetting to wage war against Government of India), 121A (Conspiracy to...

Karnataka High Court Dismisses Appeal Filed By IIM-B Against Single Judge Order Setting Aside Expulsion Of 9 Students Caught For Exam Malpractice

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Indian Institute of Management (Bangalore), challenging an order of the Single Judge bench by which it had set aside the order of the Institute, expelling nine students caught for exam malpractice. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Suraj Govindaraj said, "We do not find any infirmity or...

Supreme Court To Hear Appeal Challenging Madras High Court Order Quashing Criminal Proceedings Against Thiru Senthil Balaji In 2015 Job Scam Case

On Friday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea challenging the order of the Madras High Court, which quashed the criminal proceedings against four accused, including Thiru Senthil Balaji in the 2015 Job Scam, whereby the accused persons took bribe from job aspirants on the false promise of appointment to the Metro Transport Corporation ("MTC") in various posts. Upon...