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Social Media Postings Against Judges: Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks Fresh Status Report Of Investigation From CBI
Dealing with the suo moto case regarding social media posts against Judges, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday sought a fresh status report of the investigation from the Central Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the lines of their own proposal submitted before the Court as to how the agency intends to probe the case.The Bench of Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice...
Delhi High Could Issues Notice On Uber's Plea Challenging Notifications Levying GST On Auto Rikshaw Services Booked Through E Commerce Operator
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition moved by Uber India challenging the two notifications levying GST on auto rickshaw services booked through e commerce platform as being arbitrary and ultra vires 14, 19(1)(g) and 21 of the Constitution of India. The petition states that while the GST will be applicable on the fare collected on auto rickshaws booked through an e...
UAPA, Sedition Case Against Journalist Siddique Kappan & 7 Others Shifted To NIA Court In Lucknow
A local court in Mathura on December 13, 2021, transferred the Sedition, UAPA case registered against Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan and seven others in the alleged Hathras conspiracy case to a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Lucknow.The Case has been transferred after the prosecution filed an application before the Court in that regard averring that since the Lucknow...
Allahabad High Court Directs DGP, Lucknow CP To Recover & Produce A 15-Year-Old Girl 'Illegally Detained' By 2 Persons
Expressing its disappointment over the lethargic attitude of the Uttar Pradesh Police to trace out a Hindu minor girl from the illegal detention of two youths who belong to a different religion, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday directed the DGP and Commissioner of Police (CP), Lucknow to take necessary action in the matter.The Bench of Justice Vikas Kunvar Srivastav has directed the DGP...
Special NDPS Court Denies Bail To Siddharth Pithani, Flatmate Of Late Actor Sushant Singh Rajput
A special NDPS court in Mumbai has rejected the bail application filed by Siddharth Pithani, flatmate of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Currently in judicial custody, Pithani was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau on May 28 this year.While two of his bail applications have been rejected in the past, this was his first application after a charge sheet was filed in the case last month....
'Even Basic Standard Of Decent Living Not In Place': Orissa HC On Watching Real-Time Video Of Rehabilitation Colony For Evicted Slum Dwellers
The Orissa High Court on Monday expressed serious concern over the lack of basic amenities at the rehabilitation and resettlement colony set up by the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) at Nimpur for slum dwellers evicted from three locations in the city. The CMC had set up nearly 1,000 houses at the Nimpur colony for the evicted slum dwellers over a year ago. Senior counsel P.K....
COVID-19: Karnataka High Court Asks State If It Has Given Permission For NEOCON-21 Conference Expecting 3K Medical Professionals
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the state government asking whether any permission has been sought for organizing NEOCON-2021 in Bengaluru, which is expecting over 3,000 delegates (medical professionals) from India and neighbouring countries. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum said,"The additional...
Porn Videos Case : Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection To Raj Kundra From Coercive Action
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that no coercive action shall be taken against Raj Kundra in a 2020 porn videos case registered by Nodal Cyber Police Station, Bandra.The bench of Justices Vineet Saran and Aniruddha Bose while issuing notice in the special leave petition assailing Bombay High Court's order dated November 25, 2021 ("impugned order") directed the State of Maharashtra to...
Bar Council Of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Bars Practice Of Two Lawyers For Professional Misconduct, Working As Full Time Employee
The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry has passed prohibitory orders against two lawyers for professional misconduct and suppressing the factum of being a full time employee, respectively. Through a notification dated 15th December, the Council intimated regarding a resolution passed against Advocate E. Vimal Kumar under Section 35 of the Advocates' Act, on the ground...
No Plan To Revoke Orders Blocking Chinese Apps: Centre Informs Lok Sabha
The Central government has no plans to revoke the blocking orders issued against use of Chinese applications in the country, Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Mr. Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha today.The answer was in response to a question put by BSP MP Malook Nagar, whether the Government proposed to restart the use of Chinese applications in the country."No,...
Taxation Relaxation Act Does Not Validate Reassessment Notices Issued Under Old Income Tax Act Regime : Delhi High Court Quashes 1.3K Notices
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday held that sec. 3(1) of the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Act, 2020 empowers the Government or Executive to extend only the time limits and does not delegate the power to legislate on provisions to be followed for initiation of reassessment proceedings. Pursuant to the lockdown imposed in March last year amid the covid...
No Proposal To Amend "Confidentiality Clause" Under IT Blocking Rules: Centre Tells Lok Sabha
The Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Mr. Ashwini Vaishnaw told the Lok Sabha through a written reply that there was no proposal with the Ministry for Electronics and Information Technology to amend the 'confidentiality clause' of the IT Blocking Rules. The answer was in response to an Unstarred Question whether the Government looks to amend the...