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IT Dept Not Obliged To Furnish Documents Seized Pursuant To Authorized Search To Any Public Servant: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that once search and seizure proceedings are undertaken by officials of the Income Tax Department under authorisation, they are not obliged to furnish any document to any public servant in respect of such matters relating to the assessee. Justice M Nagaprasanna said that, "On a conjoint reading of Sections 132 and 138(2) of the Income Tax Act,...
Delhi High Court Stays Trial Court Proceedings Summoning Four BJP Leaders In Criminal Defamation Case By Delhi Jal Board
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed the trial court proceedings as well as the order which had summoned four BJP leaders including its Delhi Unit President Adesh Gupta in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Delhi Jal Board and its Vice Chairman Raghav Chadha. The case pertains to allegations levelled against the Board over scam of Rs. 26,000 crores.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri passed...
Will Depict Only A Truncated Picture: Plea Assails Sample Survey To Classify EWS Among Forward Communities, Kerala High Court Issues Notice
The Kerala High Court has admitted a plea filed by the Nair Service Society (NSS) contesting the sample survey designed by the State Commission for Economical Backward Classes Among Forward Communities to ascertain backwardness by collecting details from five economically backward families from each locality.After admitting the plea, Justice N. Nagaresh issued notice to the State and...
"Not An Ordinary Case Of Individuals Committing An Unlawful Act": Court Frames Charges Against Shahrukh Pathan, Who Pointed Gun At Cop During Delhi Riots
A Delhi Court on Tuesday framed charges against Shahrukh Pathan, the man who pointed a gun at a policeman during the North East Delhi riots observing that it was not an ordinary case of individuals or groups committing an unlawful act. The FIR related to an incident wherein Pathan was captured pointing a gun on a policeman, pictures of which had gone viral on the Social Media...
"Will Set A Bad Precedent" – NIA Opposes House Arrest For Gautam Navlakha
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has opposed Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad accused Gautam Navlakha's plea for house arrest on the grounds that there is no "substantive procedure of law in any statute" for such relief, and that it would set a bad precedent. Navlakha approached the court earlier this year for house arrest. He cited the lack of medical facilities at Taloja...
Extension In BSF Territorial Jurisdiction Will Help Fend Off Anti National Forces, Curb Cattle Smuggling Menace: Centre In Lok Sabha
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday defended its decision to extend the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force ('BSF) in the states of West Bengal, Assam, and Punjab by informing the parliament that the move is aimed at dealing with emerging threats of drones and cattle smuggling.It may be noted that Home Ministery's 2021 notification [October 11, 2021] amends the 2014...
IT Rules 2021: Madras High Court Restrains Coercive Action Against Digital Media Platforms Under IBDF
The Madras High Court has restrained the Central Government from taking any coercive action under the IT Rules 2021, against digital media platforms that are members of the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation, including Sun TV Network.The development comes in a writ petition preferred by the Foundation challenging the Code of Ethics in relation to digital media platforms under Part III...
Madras High Court Bats For Common Cremation/ Burial Grounds Without Caste Segregation, Suggests Penal Action Against Any Violation
In a plea filed for assigning a permanent burial ground for the members of Arunthathiyar Community, the Madras High Court has recently held that segregation of burial ground for a particular caste/ community cannot be endorsed by the Court. While clarifying that the members of the Arunthathiyar community can ask the respondent authorities for allotment of a common burial...
Nagaland Civilian Deaths: NHRC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance, Seeks Report From Centre, Nagaland Govt Over 'Botched Up Operation'
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo-motu cognizance of media reports on the killing of at least 14 civilians in Nagaland [Oting village in Mon district] on Saturday evening as a result of the action of the Armed Forces.As per the media reports, the civilians were killed when their vehicle was fired upon in an alleged botched up operation by the Army Para...
Indore Bangle-Seller Who Was Thrashed By Mob Granted Bail By Madhya Pradesh High Court In POCSO Case
The Madhya Pradesh High Court today granted bail to Taslim Ali, the bangle-seller who was thrashed by a mob in Indore in August 2021 for allegedly concealing his Muslim identity while selling bangles in a locality, in a POCSO caseAli, who has been accused of sexually harassing a Class 6 student was granted bail by the Bench of Justice Sujoy Paul noting that the nature of the accusation...