SC Collegium Reiterates Recommendation To Transfer Justice V Bhatti To Kerala HC

The Supreme Court collegium has refused to accede to the request of Justice Venkatanarayana Bhatti to reconsider the recommendation to transfer him from Telengana High Court to Kerala High Court.On January 15, the Collegium had proposed his transfer to Kerala HC in the interest of "better administration of justice".Upon his views being sought on the proposal, Justice Bhatti expressed...

SC Collegium Reiterates Recommendation To Transfer Justice Thottathil B Radhakrishnan As CJ Of Calcutta HC

The Supreme Court collegium has reiterated its recommendation to transfer the Chief Justice of Telengana High Court Thottathil B Radhakrishnan as the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court.The earlier recommendation made by collegium made on January 10 to transfer him to Calcutta was sent back by the Centre for reconsideration.Yesterday, the Collegium comprising CJI Ranjan Gogoi, and...

Delhi HC Asks Govt To Consider Providing 10pc Ventilator Beds [Read Order]

As a three-year-old on manual resuscitator breathed his last on February 10 while his parents could not get a ventilator bed in the LNJP hospital in the national capital after he was admitted to the hospital on January 24, a disquieted Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi government to consider providing at least 10 per cent of the total beds with ventilator facilities in all its...

Ex-CMs Not Entitled To Lifetime Allotment Of Govt. Bungalows, Holds Patna HC [Read Judgment]

“There is no provision in the Constitution that such an elected representative can claim or ask for a price after he demits office. A claim of this nature reflects as if it is something parasitical.”

Can HCs Entertain Writ Petitions Against Orders Of Consumer Fora? Calcutta HC Answers [Read Judgment]

"The Supreme Court while considering the issue of constitutionality of the CP Act having held in unambiguous terms that the power of judicial review is not taken away, the dicta in Cicilly Kallarackal (supra) seems to us to be in conflict therewith. Thus, the said decision loses much of its efficacy as a binding precedent”

Union Cabinet Approves Proposal To Promulgate Triple Talaq Ordinance

In view of the lapse of the contentious Triple Talaq Bill, the Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to promulgate an Ordinance on the subject.The ordinance to be titled The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Second Ordinance 2019 seeks to "protect the rights of married Muslim women and prevent divorce by the practise of instantaneous and irrevocable 'talaq-e-biddat' by the...

Merely Because FIR Contains The Inquest Number It Cannot Be Said That FIR Was Registered After Inquest: SC

"Merely because the FIR contains inquest number, it cannot be said that the FIR was registered subsequent to the inquest."

Angel Tax Norms Relaxed By Centre In Relief To Start-Ups [Read Notification]

In a major relief to several start-ups, the Central Government has widened the definition of start-ups which are entitled to exemption from 'angel tax'.'Angel Tax' is the market term used for income tax charged under the head "income from other sources" as per Section 56(viib) of the Income Tax Act,1961 on capital raised by unlisted companies by issue of shares at a price in excess of their...

Pre-Emptive Judicial Strikes Against Army's Disciplinary Jurisdiction Unwarranted: SC [Read Judgment]

“An officer subject to the discipline of the Army Act 1950 must abide by the regulations, if the disciplinary jurisdiction is sought to be invoked.”

Nobody Can Stop Vehicles Or Force Anyone To Close Down Shops During Hartal: Kerala HC [Read Order]

"Definitely, under the guise of hartal, nobody has a right to prevent other citizens from exercising their fundamental rights to carry on business or trade in anywhere in India and also to move freely."

No Space For Political Killings In Civilised Society : Kerala HC Rejects Bail To Accused In Shuhaib Murder Case [Read Order]

The High Court of Kerala rejected the application for regular bail filed by four youngsters accused in the murder of Youth Congress worker Shuhaib a year ago."the theory of annihilation of political opponents have no space in a society of civilised human beings", observed Justice Sunil Thomas yesterday while dismissing the bail application.The Court observed that if the accused were released...

Mere Contradictions In Witness' Statements Insufficient To Attract Perjury: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Bombay has recently held that mere contractions in the statement of the witness cannot be the sole ground for conviction for perjury and the objectionable statements have to be perused as a whole to determine if the false statement was given willfully and knowingly.Justice S.M. Modak has allowed an appeal that arose out the judgment of the special judge, under the Prevention...