Delhi High Court Disposes Plea For Publication Of New Excise Policy 2021 After Delhi Govt Undertakes To Upload Notification On Its Website Today

The Delhi High Court on Monday disposed of a plea filed by Delhi Liquor Traders' Association seeking directions to make public Delhi Government's new excise policy for the year 2021-22, which got approval in the month of June this year.The direction was made by Justice Rekha Palli while taking on record the submissions made by Senior Advocate Abhishek Singhvi (appearing for the Delhi...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-72]

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No Inhibition In Law For Notary Public In India To Attest Affidavit Of A Foreign National: Kerala HC Approves Marriage Registration Of Couple

The purpose of attestation is only to ensure that signature in the document is one put by the person who claims to have done so, the Court said.

Delhi High Court Extends Interim Protection Of UP Woman Who Converted To Islam Till July 22

The Delhi High Court on Monday extended till July 22 the interim protection granted to a Hindu woman who converted to Islam and sought protection while claiming that she was facing an extreme threat to her life and that of her immediate family members who are allegedly being witch-hunted by the officials of the Uttar Pradesh Police.Justice Rekha Palli however asked that an advance copy of...

Running Hostel By Charitable Institution Engaged In Imparting Education Not Separate Business Activity, Eligible For IT Exemption : Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has held that the activity of running hostel by a charitable institution engaged in the business of imparting education is not a seperate business activity and as such the surplus income cannot be treated as profit or gains arising out of a seperate business or commercial activity.A division bench comprising of Justice Deepak Verma and Justice Sunita Agarwal...

Hooch Tragedy: "If Released Society Would Be Full Of Widowed Women, Orphaned Children": P&H High Court Denies Bail To A Bootlegger

Observing that an iron hand approach is needed to deal with people who are involved in supplying/selling the illicit spurious country-made liquor and alcohol, the Punjab & Haryana High Court last week denied bail to a bootlegger.Denying him bail, the Bench of Justice Harnaresh Singh Gill observed:"If such kind of persons are released on bail, they would further decay the very system of...

Calcutta High Court To Decide On Permitting Schools To Expel Students For Fees Defualt Without Good Cause

The Calcutta High Court on Friday said that it will decide on permitting school authorities to expel students for non-payment of fees in the absence of good cause shown for default. The Court will decide on this issue on the next date of hearing which is slated to take place on August 6. A Bench comprising Justice I. P. Mukerji and Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya observed, "We make...

Delhi High Court Allows Early Hearing Appeal Of Plea For CBSE Class X Boards' Evaluation Scheme's Modification

A division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh of the Delhi High Court today allowed an early hearing application moved by the petitioners, "Justice For All", in a petition for the modification of the evaluation scheme of the Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) Class X Board Examination.The court was earlier posting the matter for July 19, after it was informed...

Bombay High Court Further Extends Life of All Interim Orders Till August 13

The Bombay High Court unconditionally extended the life of all interim orders till August 13, 2021 or until further orders, unless specifically dealt with by a judicial order to the contrary due to Maharashtra's current and anticipated covid situation. (SUO MOTU PIL NO. 1 OF 2021) A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justices AA Sayyed, SS Shinde and PB Varale further extended...

Conduct Supplementary Exams & Publish Pending Results: Engineering Students Move High Court Against Kerala University

A writ petition has been filed before the Kerala High Court seeking directions to the Kerala University to expeditiously conduct supplementary exams in engineering courses for 2013-17 and 2014-18 batches and to publish all pending results within a month.A couple of B.Tech students, Varun Gopal and Amal Joseph from the said batches, from colleges earlier affiliated to the Kerala University,...

'No Progress': Sikkim High Court Expresses Displeasure At Steps Taken By Govt For Construction Of Old Age Homes

Observing that it is the duty of the State Government to produce relevant policies made for the benefit of senior citizens based on Centre's directions, the Sikkim High Court on Friday sought response of the State on its policies as regards to the construction of old age homes. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari and Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai...

Plot Allotment: Punjab & Haryana High Court Stays Trial Against Bhupinder Singh Hooda & AJL; Notice Issued To CBI

The Punjab & Haryana High Court last week stayed the ongoing trial against ex-Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Associated Journal Limited (AJL), which publishes the newspaper, National Herald, for alleged illegal allotment of a plot in Panchkula to AJL. The order was issued by a single bench of Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan staying the ongoing criminal proceedings against Hooda...