There Is No Absolute Bar On Religious Assembly: Kerala HC Dismisses PIL Against Permitting Religious Gatherings Upto 100 Persons [Read Judgment]

There is no absolute bar on religious assembly, said the Kerala High Court while dismissing a Public Interest Petition filed by two lawyers who had challenged the Government orders permitting social or religious gathering with a participation of upto 100 persons. Advocates Jayakumar TV and Mansoor BH, had approached the High Court seeking a declaration that public gathering/assemblies or...

Allahabad HC Extends Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate To It Till August 31 [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court has extended all the interim orders passed by it and by the courts subordinate to it, that expired subsequent to March 19, till August 31, 2020. Further, orders of eviction, dispossession or demolition shall remain in abeyance and orders of regular/anticipatory have been extended till August 31. The order has been passed by a division bench comprised...

After Entering Into A Plea Bargain, Foreign Nationals Related To Tablighi Jamaat Event Move Delhi HC Seeking Quashing of 'Second FIR' Against Them

Foreign nationals related to Tablighi Jamaat event have moved the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of the second FIR registered against them pertaining to the same chain of events for which they have already entered into a plea bargain. It is submitted by the Petitioners that the subsequent FIR has been registered for the same chain of events for which the Petitioners have duly entered...

Delhi HC Allows Delhi Police To Send Officers to Kolkata To Conduct Investigation Against Foreign Nationals Related To Tablighi Jamaat Event [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has allowed Delhi Police to carry out investigation pursuant to notices issued under section 41A of the Criminal Procedure Code against foreign nationals related to Tablighi Jamaat event who are stuck in Kolkata. The Single Bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani has allowed the Delhi Police to go to Kolkata to conduct the investigation against such foreign nationals....

It Seems A Countrywide Cartel Specializing In Defrauding The GST System Is Operating To Bring The Economy To Its Knees: Orissa HC [Read Order]

"One cannot lose sight of the fact that the GST regime is relatively new and is still evolving. Unfortunately, the attempts to dampen the spirit of its proper implementation are already assuming huge proportions and need to be curbed with an iron fist so that the contours of the fiscal compass could be extended to the advantage of the people" observed Orissa High Court on Monday (27th...

SC Acquits Man Accused Of Selling Adulterated Haldi Powder; Finally Disposes 38 Year Old Criminal Case [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has acquitted a man accused of selling adulterated Haldi Powder while finally disposing a criminal case which started 38 years ago.The Court, among other things, noted that in this case the public analyst does not mention that the sample was either "insect infested" or was "unfit for human consumption", and in the absence of such an opinion, the requirements of Section 2...

Delhi HC And Subordinate Courts To Continue Restrictive Functioning Till August 14 [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has decided to continue with the current mode of restricted functioning in light of the extension of the nationwide lockdown. As per the decision taken by the Administrative and Supervision Committee of the Delhi High Court, the restrictive functioning of the courts subordinate to the High Court will also be extended till August 14. It has also been ordered that...

'Abused Position Of Trust Being A Doctor': SC Restores Punishment Of 'Cashiering' Imposed On Army 'Medical Specialist' [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, restored the sentence of cashiering from service imposed on an Army Officer who while working as Medical Specialist had allegedly misbehaved with women. Terming his conduct 'reprehensible', the bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat observed that Lt.Col SS Bedi had abused a position of trust being a Doctor and this act...

Bombay HC Directs Man Accused Of Assaulting Public Servant To Deposit 10K With Police Welfare Fund As A Condition For Anticipatory Bail [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Monday directed a man accused of assaulting a public servant and attributing motives to him for closing down shops belonging to people from a particular community, to deposit Rs.10,000 with the Maharashtra Police Welfare Fund as a condition for granting him anticipatory bail. Justice CV Bhadang was hearing the application filed by Anwar Sayyed, who was...

10 Senior Advocates Of The Supreme Court To Teach At Jindal Global Law School

The Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) has taken an extraordinary initiative to appoint ten distinguished Senior Advocates of the Supreme Court as Honorary Adjunct Professors of Law and Distinguished Professors of Legal Practice. Each Honorary Adjunct Professor will teach a 1-credit course on an advanced area of law and legal practice. The courses will be held online from 5th September 2020 onwards, for two hours every weekend for 8 weeks and will be open only for the graduating batch of...

NGT Orders GCGSCL To Pay Rs. 64 Lakhs To The Family Of 19 Year Old, Who Died Due To A Leaked Coal-Gas Pipeline Next to Her Room [Read Order]

The National Green Tribunal has ordered the Greater Calcutta Gas Supply Corporation Limited (GCGSCL) to pay Rs. 64 lakhs as compensation for the death of a 19 year old who died due to suffocation resulting from leakage of gas from a crack in the pipeline of the GCGSCL, laid underground just behind the window of the room where the deceased had died. The deceased girl, Ms....

Net ITC Means 'Input Tax Credit' Availed On 'Inputs' And 'Input Services': Gujarat HC Reads Down Explanation (a) to Rule 89(5) Of CGST Rules [Read Judgment]

The Gujarat High Court has read down the Explanation (a) to Rule 89(5) of the CGST Rules to state that Net ITC should mean "input tax credit" availed on "inputs" and "input services" as defined under the Act. This was after the Court held that Explanation (a) to Rule 89(5) which denies the refund of "unutilised input tax" paid on "input services" as part of "input tax credit" accumulated...