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Look-Out Circulars To Vijay Mallya: CIC Asks CBI To Cite Rules Under Which It Issued Circulars
The Central Information Commission (CIC) on Tuesday (12th January) directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to cite Guidelines, Circulars, Notifications, office Memorandum Rules and Regulations, etc under which two different look-out circulars were issued, in October and November 2015, against Vijay Mallya, who is an accused in loan default of Rs 9,000 crore. The...
Person Unable To Find A Surety Can Take Benefit Of S. 445 CrPC: Ut'khand HC Permits A Foreigner To Deposit Cash Amount For Bail
Permitting a foreign national to deposit a reasonable cash amount, in lieu of executing surety bonds to obtain bail, the Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday (13th January) observed that Section 445 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Code is meant for the benefit of the person who is unable to find a surety. The Bench of Justice Alok Kumar Verma, while allowing him to take recourse...
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Merely Because Of Exorbitant Price Of Drug Or Treatment, Children Suffering From A Rare Disease Cannot Be Deprived Of Treatment: Delhi High Court
A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Justice Pratibha M. Singh held that merely because of the exorbitant price of a drug or treatment, children suffering from a rare disease cannot be deprived of the treatment. The observation came after two petitions were filed in the High Court seeking directions on the Union of India for treatment of children suffering from a...
Calcutta High Court Issues Contempt Notice To The Only Central University In West Bengal For Non-Compliance Of Its Orders
The Calcutta High Court on Friday issued show cause notice of contempt to the Visva-Bharati University, the only Central University in the state of West Bengal. A Division Bench comprising of Justices Soumen Sen and Saugata Bhattacharyya has summoned the University Registrar & Registrar (Acting) on February 4, for non-compliance of its previous order in a case pertaining to payment...
'Beneficiaries Of State Largesse' : Karnataka High Court Holds Bangalore Turf Club, Mysore Race Club As Public Authorities Under RTI Act
The Karnataka High Court has held that Bangalore Turf Club Limited, Mysore Race Club Limited, The Institution Of Engineer (India) Karnataka State and Ladies Club, are all 'public authority' as defined under the Right to Information Act, 2005. A single bench of Justice P.B. Bajanthri, while refusing to interfere with the order passed by the Karnataka Information Commission against...
WhatsApp Message Has No Evidentiary Value Without Certificate Under Section 65B(4) Evidence Act : Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that WhatsApp messages will have no evidentiary value unless they are certified as per Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act (Rakesh Kumar Singla vs Union Of India)A single bench of Justice Jaishree Thakur made this observation while deciding a bail application in a case under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act(NDPS Act).To...
Supreme Court Slaps Rs. 25K Costs On Gujarat Government For Its Lethargy & Incompetence Of Filing SLPs Belatedly
The Supreme Court has imposed costs of Rupees 25,000 on Gujarat Government for filing special leave petitions with a delay of more than one year.The bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul passed identical orders in about three SLPs filed by the State of Gujarat on Wednesday.In one of the SLPs, the Government stated that the delay of 476 days have not been caused deliberately but on...
Palghar Lynching:Special Court Grants Bail To 89 Accused Persons
Exactly eight months after a mob brutally lynched two sadhus and their driver to death in Palghar, a special court in Thane granted bail to 89 people arrested in the case, on Saturday. Special judge S B Bahalkar granted bail to the 89 accused who were represented by advocates Amrut Adhikari and Atul Patil. The defence argued that their clients were arrested on mere suspicion,...
No Responsibility Or Duty To Run Administration; Can't Issue Mandamus To Shift Mobile Tower To Another Place: Uttarakhand High Court
While refusing to issue mandamus to the respondents for shifting the Mobile Tower to another place, the Uttarakhand High Court on Friday (15th January) said that it is neither the responsibility, nor the duty of the Court to run the administration The Bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari was hearing the plea filed by one Samay Sharma who moved...
No Detention Under Section 129 Of CGST Act On Mere Suspicion Of Mis-Classification Of Goods : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that mere suspicion of mis-classification of goods cannot be the basis for a detention of goods under Section 129 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act 2017.A single bench of Justice A Jayasankaran Nambiar held so referring to the Gujarat High Court in M/s Synergy Fertichem Private Limited v. State of Gujarat and earlier decisions of the Kerala High Court in...