News Updates
Orissa High Court Disposes Of PIL For Waiver Of School Fees During Covid-19, Based On MoU Submitted By Institutions For Flat Rate Concession
The Orissa High Court on Thursday disposed of a batch of PILs seeking waiver of school fees levied by private unaided schools in the State, in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic from March, 2020 onwards. The matter was closed after 14 private unaided schools submitted before the Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Dr. Justice B. R. Sarangi, a MoU for waiver of fees at a flat rate...
UP Court Remands AAP Leader Somnath Bharti To 14-Day Judicial Custody
A local Court in Uttar Pradesh on Monday remanded Aam Aadmi party leader and MLA, Somnath Bharti to 14 days judicial custody, after his arrest for allegedly making derogatory remarks against UP CM Yogi Adityanath. Delete Shocked to learn that my bail application has been kept pending till 13th January n I am sent to judicial custody of 14 days.— Adv. Somnath Bharti (@attorneybharti)...
'Govt Needs Revenue To Carry Out Relief Work For Poor In These Difficult Times': CBDT Declines Further Extension Of Due Dates For Filing ITRs
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Monday declined all representations seeking further extension of due dates for filing of Audit Reports and Income Tax Returns for the Assessment Year 2020-21. "Filing of tax returns/audit reports are essential part of the obligations of assessee and cannot be delayed indefinitely. Many functions of the Income-tax Department start only after...
LIFE Mission Case Suggests Involvement Of High Officials; But Criminal Liability Can't Be Extended To Political Executive : Kerala HC Rejects Challenge Against CBI Probe
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed the petitions filed by the CEO of Life Mission Project of Kerala Government and Santhosh Eappen, the MD of the contractor company, challenging the CBI investigation into the case related to alleged corruption and FCRA violations in the construction of apartments for the homeless at Wadakkanchery as part of the LIFE Mission project.The Court however...
Allahabad High Court Inaugurates Law Museum, Archives; Installs Escalators At Premises
The Allahabad High Court on Saturday inaugurated a "Law Museum and Archives" Wing, to preserve historical documents and artifacts relating to the Indian judicial system. The wing was virtually inaugurated by Supreme Court Judge, Justice Ashok Bhushan, who was also the one to lay its foundation in September 2019."Law museum and archives shall be able to present our historical and...
Bombay High Court Issues Notice On Plea For Directions To NCLAT For Enabling E-Filing & Doing Away With Physical Filing
The Bombay High Court on Monday issued notice to the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on a petition filed by an Advocate seeking directions for doing away with physical filing of proceedings and enabling e-filing before NCLAT instead, so that lawyers outside Delhi are not disadvantaged.Division bench of Justice AA Sayed and Justice...
Supreme Court Grants Bail To Bengali Film Producer Srikant Mohta Accused In 1400 Crore Chit Fund Scam
After rejection of three successive bail applications by the Orissa High Court, the Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Bengali film producer Srikant Mohhta, who was arrested by CBI in January 2019 for his alleged complicity in a chit fund scam case. The bench headed by Justice D. Y. Chandrachud was hearing Mohta's SLP against the December 1, 2020 decision of the High Court denying him...
"Power To Attach Bank Account Can Only Be Exercised In Compliance With Statutory Power": Delhi High Court Quashes GST Authority Order
Delhi High Court has held that power to attach a Bank Account can only be exercised in strict compliance with statutory power. A Single-Judge Bench of Justice Prateek Jalan was presiding over a challenge to the order of the GST Authority pertaining to Provincial Attachment wherein the Petitioner's bank account had been attached by the Authority under Section 83 of the Goods and...
Torture Of Convict : Unhappy With DIG's Enquiry; Attempt To Protect Prison Officials, Says Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Monday expressed dissatisfaction at the enquiry report submitted by the DIG Prisons regarding the torture of Tittu Jerome, a convict serving life term in the Kevin murder case, in Central Prison, Poojappura."We are unhappy at the manner in which enquiry report has been submitted by the DIG, who has been authorized by the DGP", observed a bench comprising Justices K...
Delhi Government Agrees Before Delhi High Court To Issue Guidelines For Nursery Admissions For 2021-22
Responding to a public interest litigation filed before the Delhi High Court, seeking exemption from admission into nursery classes for the academic year of 2021-22, the Delhi Government today submitted that it would frame guidelines in this regard.Justice Prateek Jalan has disposed of the matter without expressing any opinion on merits. Moved by petitioner, Rajat Vats, the plea...
"Charity Beyond Law Is Cruelty To Others": Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea For 16 Grace Marks For Admission To IGNOU's BSc Course
Observing that, "Charity outside the law is cruelty to others," a Division judge bench of the Delhi High Court led by Chief Justice DN Patel, today rejected a plea by a female BSc aspirant of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) seeking 16 grace marks for admission into the open university's BSc (Biology) degree course. The petitioner had preferred a Letters...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea For Declaration Of Child Marriage As Void Ab Initio
The Division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh today issued notice on a plea seeking directions for the declaration of Section 3(1) of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 as ultra vires of the Constitution insofar as it makes child marriage 'voidable'. It specifically seeks the declaration of child marriages as performed in the state of Delhi to be treated as...