'State Will Have To Consider What Happens To Common Farmer' : Karnataka High Court On Cattle Slaughter Ordinance

The Karnataka High Court on Monday observed that "State will have to consider what happens to a common farmer," while suggesting that either state will have to make a statement for time being no coercive action will be taken for violation of section 5 of the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Ordinance, 2020, or it will pass appropriate orders. A division bench...

Allahabad High Court Seeks Response Of GST Authority On Software Glitches Causing Harassment Of Poor Assessees

The Allahabad High Court has sought the response of the Central Goods & Services Tax (CGST) Authority in a case relating to technical glitches in its software for issuing online show cause notices to alleged defaulters. A Single Bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia noted that due to the said glitch, a concerned assessee was merely served the show cause notice via e-post, without the...

"If Courts Adopt Virtual Court System, It May Lead To A Better Rule Of Law": Former CIC Shailesh Gandhi Writes To Chief Justice Of India

"The possibilities and advantages of Virtual hearings have come to light because of the Supreme Court’s decision to conduct judicial work by Virtual hearings": Former CIC

Char Dham Road Project: Supreme Court Directs To List The Petitions In Last Week Of January

The Supreme Court on Monday listed the Char Dham Yatra road project for hearing on a Non-Miscellaneous Day in the last week of January, the interim order to keep the road width at 5.5m continuing in the meantime.In December last year, the bench of Justice Rohinton Nariman had asked the High Powered Committee, set-up by it, to consider the applications filed before the Court by the Ministry...

Tandav Controversy: FIR Registered In Lucknow Against Makers Of Web-Series For Allegedly Hurting Religious Sentiments

A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against Amazon Prime's India head of original content Aparna Purohit, 'Tandav' Web Series Director Ali Abbas Jafar, Producer Himanshu Krishna Mehra and Writer Gaurav Solanki and others at Hazratganj Kotwali in Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) for allegedly depicting Hindu gods in a bad light in the web-series Tandav and 'which could...

Delhi High Court Stays Mohit Saraf's Termination From L&L Partners Till Conclusion Of Arbitration

A single judge bench of the Delhi High Court today ruled in favour of Mohit Saraf in the Saraf v Luthra saga, noting that prima facie, Saraf's "termination from partnership by Luthra in terms of email dated Oct 13, 2020 is in violation of the Deed and the Partnership Act" in terms of Section 12 of the Partnership Act, "where a partner has the right to take part in the conduct of the...

"Parties Wish To Bury Differences, Talaq Acceptable To Both": Allahabad High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Husband

Noting the fact that the parties (Husband-Wife) in a matter have accepted the talaq, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday (12th January) observed that now the talaq would be termed to be a khula talaq. The Bench of Justice Dr. Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Justice Gautam Chowdhary was hearing a plea under Article 226 of Constitution of India by one Mohammad Gufran, accused of...

Enforcement Of Bru Community Accord- "Court Must Allow Administration To Evolve Political Resolution": Tripura High Court

Observing that the stage has not yet arisen for interception of the Court in such process, the Tripura High Court on Tuesday (12th January) disposed of a plea seeking full proper enforcement of the Resettlement-Accord For Bru Community. The Bench of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice S. Talapatra remarked, "We are of the opinion that the entire issue is a political one, calling...

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...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [Jan 11 – Jan 17]

Summation of important High Court orders this week

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...