News Updates
Enable Transgender Community To Apply For The Post Of Constable: Patna High Court Asks State To Adopt A Sensitive Approach
While reminding the State to adopt a sensitive approach, the Patna High Court on Monday (14th December) asked the Bihar State to enable Transgender community to apply for the post of Constable. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar perused the advertisement issued by the Central Selection Board of Constable and said, "From the Advertisement, it is not clear...
"Victim's Statement Inconsistent": Bombay High Court Acquits Man Convicted Under POCSO Act For Allegedly Raping A 7 Yr Old
The Bombay High Court on Monday quashed and set aside an order convicting a 28-year-old man of committing the rape of a minor child and after noting the inconcistencies in the victim's statement to the police, Court observed that it would be highly unsafe to convict the appellant solely on the basis of the testimony of the victim.Division bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice MS Karnik...
Shares Transferred By Redington India To Its Step Down Subsidiary Not Eligible For Tax Exemption: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has held that transfer of shares by Redington India to its step down subsidiary cannot be categorized as valid gift and is not eligible for tax exemption.The court observed that the incorporation of the company in Mauritius and Cayman Island just before the transfer of shares is undoubtedly a means to avoid taxation in India and the said two companies have been used...
Delay In Constituting NCLAT Chennai May Amount To Contempt Of Supreme Court's Direction: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court on Monday observed that the delay in establishing a Bench of NCLAT in Chennai may amount to contempt of the Supreme Court's direction in the Swiss Ribbons case to establish circuit Benches of the Tribunal. A Division bench comprising of Justice M. Sathyanarayanan and Justice P. Rajamanickam directed the Additional Solicitor General of India to seek instructions in...
NHRC, MHRC Take Cognizance Of Alleged Torture Of Republic TV's AVP Ghanshaym Singh & CEO Vikas Khanchandani
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Maharashtra Human Rights Commission (MHRC) MHRC have taken cognizance of alleged torture of Republic TV's AVP Ghanshaym Singh & CEO Vikas Khanchandani. While the MHRC has sought a detailed report from the Mumbai Police Crime Branch over the arrest of CEO Vikas Khanchandani on Sunday and has asked to justify his action, on the...
Karnataka High Court Initiates Suo-motu Petition To Ensure Elections Are Held To Municipal Bodies
The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the registry to initiate a suo-motu writ petition to issue directions to State Government and the State Election Commission to hold elections to the Municipalities as per the mandate of clause (3) of Article 243U of the Constitution. "It is the duty of the court to ensure that constitutional mandate is followed by the State Election Commission...
Custodial Death Of 16 Yr Old Boy: Bombay HC Grants Rs 5 Lakh Compensation To Victim's Father
The Bombay High Court (Aurangabad bench) recently granted ex-gratia compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the father of a 16-year-old boy, who died in the custody of Shirdi police station in March, 2016. The Bench of Justice Tanaji V. Nalawade and Justice Shrikant D. Kulkarni concluded that it was a case of custodial death at the hands of police officials of Shirdi Police...
'We'll Never Entertain A Petition Which Takes Us 100 Years Back' : Karnataka High Court Dismisses Pleas To Stop Non-Hindus From Working In Offices Under HRICE Act
The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed writ petitions which sought for directions that non-Hindus should not be permitted to work in the office of Commissioners under the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act(HRICE Act)."The Hindu religion was never so narrow. Hindu religion as professed never consisted of people who are so narrow minded," observed a...
'What Is The Purpose Of Releasing Him?': Kerala High Court Denies Bail To Former PWD Minister VK Ebrahim Kunju In Palarivattom Flyover Scam
The Kerala High Court, while dismissing the bail application filed by former PWD minister VK Ebrahim Kunju in the Palarviattom flyover scam, observed that there are serious allegations against the former minister and thus he is not entitled bail on merit at this stage.A person who was admitted to a hospital one day before the arrest and that also a hospital of his choice and he is being...
