Lok Sabha Passes Protection Of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill [Read Bill]

The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2019.The Bill amends the Protection of Human Rights Act 1993 to provide that a person who has been Chief Justice of India, or a Judge of the Supreme Court will be the chairperson of the NHRC. As per the Act, only a person who has been the Chief Justice of India can be made the NHRC chairperson.Likewise, the...

Sunanda Pushkar Case - Police & Prosecution Not To Share Chargesheet Against Tharoor With Third Parties : Delhi Court [Read Order]

A Delhi Court on Thursday observed that it expected the Delhi police and prosecution to not share with third parties the contents of the chargesheet against Congress MP Dr Sashi Tharoor in the criminal case relating to abetment to suicide of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.Additional Sessions Judge Arun Bhardwaj referred to Rule 11 of CCS (Conduct) Rules dealing with the Communication of...

Delhi HC Asks Gurmurthy If He Is Willing To Apologize For Remarks Against Justice Muralidhar

The Delhi High Court on Thursday accepted unconditional apologies tendered by three respondents in a contempt case initiated for remarks against Justice Muralidhar. The bench of Justices Manmohan and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal noted that the respondents have stated they hold Justice Muralidhar in high regard. The court also directed them to be "more careful in future".Swaminathan Gurmurthy,...

Delhi HC Refuses To Set Aside The Cut-Offs Set By St Stephen's College for Quota Seats [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL that challenged the procedure followed by St Stephens College in conducting admissions for seats reserved for certain categories and setting an unreasonably high cut-off for the same. The court also refused to issue a mandamus to the College, to call candidates, against any quota or course, for participation in the written test and interview, in excess of...

High Court Has Duty To Protect Honest Businessmen From Those Who Use Unscrupulous Means To Cheat : Calcutta HC [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court has held that the inherent powers of the Court should be used in appropriate cases to meet the ends of justice.While granting interim order in a commercial suit, Justice Shekhar B Saraf observed that the Court has the duty to protect honest businessmen from those who use unscrupulous means to cheat."... I am of the view that the High Court has a duty to use its...

'NRI Quota Prima Facie Not Available In Govt. Institutions': Rajasthan HC Stays DME Notification

Rajasthan High Court has recently observed that NRI quota is not available in State Government institutions. In the instant case, writ petition was filed by the Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences and Technology assailing a notification issued by the Director of Medical Education regarding NRI Quota contending that the DME does not have any authority to issue directions regarding...

Punjab & Haryana HC Allows Man To Provide Rice, Ghee & Clothes To Wife As Maintenance

What could be termed as an interesting development as far as maintenance law goes, Punjab & Haryana High Court in case of Amit Mehra v. Manju allowed an unemployed husband (who had lost his job) to provide basic necessities like Rice, Ghee & wearing suits to his wife in maintenance. Amit, resident of Punjab, had told the high court that he can't provide monetary sum to his...

Bombay HC Sets Aside AARA Order Denying Input Tax Credit On 'Cash Carry' Vehicles [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court recently set aside an order of the Maharashtra Appellate Advance Ruling Authority (AARA) under Section 101 of the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 and Maharashtra Goods and Service Tax act, 2017. As per the AARA order dated August 6, 2018, input tax credit is not available on purchase of 'cash carrying' motor vehicles.Division bench of Justice MS Sanklecha and...

Kathua Rape And Murder Case: P&H HC Issues Notices To J&K, Convicts On Plea Seeking Enhancement Of Sentence

The Punjab and Haryana High Court Thursday issued notices to the Jammu and Kashmir government and six men convicted in the case of rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua on a plea by her father seeking enhanced punishment for them. The court also issued a notice to the accused who was acquitted in the case by a lower court. In the petition filed on July 10,...

Make Sure Community Halls Are Not Violating Fire Safety Norms: Delhi HC Directs Municipal Corporations To File A Report

Delhi High Court passed an order directing the local bodies in Delhi to file a list of community halls and banquet halls that are operating without a licence or in violation of fire safety norms. The petitioner Arpit Bhargava and Varun Talwar contended that many community halls in Delhi are organizing weddings without the prior approval of Municipal Corporation (NDMC), and they are...

Saravana Bhavan Owner, Who Is Serving Life Term In A 2001 Murder Case Passes Away

Saravana Bhawan owner P Rajagopal, whose conviction was recently affirmed by the Supreme Court in a 2001 Murder case, has passed away at hospital in Chennai. It was only a few days ago, he surrendered to serve life term after the Supreme Court turned down his plea to extend time on health reasons to surrender to serve sentence in a murder case.On March 29, a bench of Justices...

Disciplinary Proceedings Initiated By IBBI Can't Be Quashed By NCLT, Rules NCLAT [Read Order]

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held in the case of IBBI v. Rishi Prakash Vats & Ors. that once a disciplinary proceeding is initiated by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) on the basis of evidence on record, it is for the Disciplinary Authority, i.e., IBBI to close the proceeding or pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. Such power having been...