SC Asks ECI To Consider Introducing Requisite Flexibility In Eligibility Conditions For Registration As 'Defence Voters' [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has observed that it will be open for the Election Commission to introduce requisite flexibility in the eligibility conditions prescribed for defence personnel seeking to be registered as defence voters in the stations (Peace Station) where they are posted. The bench headed by CJI was disposing some writ petitions seeking directions to streamline the process and...

Death Penalty Should Remain On The Statute Book, Says Gujarat HC [Read Judgment]

“If a particular offender is a menace to the society there should absolutely be no objection to inflicting the death penalty on him.”

Independent Assessment Of Merits Of Award Cannot Be Made In An Arbitration Appeal: SC [Read Judgment]

“The Court cannot undertake an independent assessment of the merits of the award, and must only ascertain that the exercise of power by the Court under Section 34 has not exceeded the scope of the provision”

Can CCI Probe Company Directors For Violation Of Competition Act? SC To Decide In Mahyco-Monsanto's Plea

The Supreme Court yesterday issued notice on the Special Leave Petition filed by Mahyco Monsanto Biotech(India) Ltd(MMB) against a Delhi High Court judgment, which upheld the probe initiated by the Competition Commission of India(CCI) against the directors and key officials of the company for violation of anti-trust laws.MMB, a joint venture of Mahyco and Monsanto Holdings Pvt Ltd, is...

FB, Google Assure Bombay HC Of Political Transparency In Run Up To LS Polls: Only Authorized Indian Advertisers To Be Allowed To Run Political Ads

Facebook and Google assured the Bombay High Court on Monday that they will make certain changes to their advertising policy ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in order to maintain electoral transparency.Both Facebook and Google are respondents in a PIL filed by Sagar Suryawanshi from Pune. The Election Commission of India (ECI), Union of India, Ministry of Information Technology, YouTube...

Child Marriages Not Exempted From Compulsory Registration Under Registration Of Marriage Rules 2018: Kerala HC

"As a matter of fact, the registration of even the child marriages, in our perception, would ensure that there is better transparency and adequate proof to penalise the offenders under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act"

Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy Appointed Additional Judge Of Madras HC [Read Notification]

The President yesterday notified the appointment of Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy as an additional judge of the Madras High Court for a period of two years from the date he assumes charge.The proposal for elevation of Advocate Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy was forwarded by the High Court collegium on December 19, 2016. The SC Collegium approved it on December 4, 2017.However, his name was remitted back...

NEET PG-2019: Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Re-valuation And Revision of Results

In an encouraging step for systemic accountability, the Delhi High Court has, while issuing notice to the National Board of Examinations (NBE) and Ministry of Health & Welfare, instructed them to prepare all necessary documentation (question papers, answer key, answer sheets, etc.) that formed the basis of the results of the NEET PG-2019 within two weeks. Justice C Hari Shankar...

Citizenship Bill Remarks: Delhi HC Dismisses Plea of Manipur Student Activist Booked For Sedition

The Delhi High Court on Monday rejected Manipur student activist Veewon Thokchom's plea challenging his arrest and transit remand in the capital in a sedition case lodged against him for remarks made over the Citizenship Bill on social media. Senior Counsel Colin Gonsalves, appearing for the petitioner (the accused's brother), argued that the accused was not given the Memo of Arrest, that...

Prosecution Under Black Money Act During Pendency Of Penalty Proceedings Under Income Tax Act Not Double Jeopardy : Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court has held prosecuting a person under the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 (Black Money Act) during the pendency of penalty proceedings under the Income Tax Act 1961 will not amount to double jeopardy.The Court was considering a writ petition challenging the sanction granted to prosecute the petitioner under the Sections...

SC Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Ban On Slaughter Of Animals For Export

The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Monday refused to interfere on a plea to ban slaughter of animals for export. The petition, by the organisation 'Healthy Wealthy Ethical World Guide India Trust', questioned the government of India's policy on the export of *meat, leather and related products in the light of the Doctrine of Necessity. The Counsel for...

Huge Tax Relief For Harshad Mehta Family As ITAT Orders Deletion Of Rs.2014 Crores From Income [Read Order]

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai Bench has set aside the addition of nearly Rs.2014 crores to the income of late Harshad Mehta, who was the lynch pin of the stock market scam of the 1990s.In an order passed on February 14, the Tribunal allowed the appeals contested on behalf of late Harshad Mehta by his wife Jyoti Mehta, and brother Ashwin Mehta.The subject matter was the order passed...