Allahabad HC Gets A Record: Highest Number Of New Judges Sworn-in Today

Setting a new record, 28 newly appointed Additional Judges of Allahabad High Court were sworn in by the Uttar Pradesh Governor on Thursday.They were administered the oath of office were by Governor Ram Naik at a ceremony held behind the chamber of the chief justice here.Chief Justice Govind Mathur and all other judges of the high court were present on this occasion.Out of the 28 new...

SC Declines Early Hearing On Plea By Kerala MLA KM Shaji Challenging His Disqualification

The Supreme Court Thursday declined urgent hearing on a plea by Indian Union Muslim League legislator K M Shaji, challenging his disqualification by the Kerala High Court on the ground that he made communal remarks in the run-up to the assembly polls in the state in 2016.A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the matter will come up for hearing in regular course.In the petition,...

It Is The Duty Of Police To See That No Insurgents Intrude In Sabarimala To Ruin Peaceful Pilgrimage : Kerala HC[ Read Order] 

"There cannot be any dispute that(based on intelligence reports and such other materials collected by police) that it is the duty of police to look into all aspects and to see that there is no advancement of insurgents in any manner to make use of the situation and intrude to Sabarimala spoiling smooth and peaceful pilgrimage of peaceful devotees", observed the Division Bench of High Court...

Bhima-Koregaon: Bombay HC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Activists Gautam Navlakha, Anand Teltumbde, Father Stan Swamy Till Dec 14

In a relief to human rights activist Gautam Navlakha, civil rights activist and writer Anand Teltumbde, tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy, the Bombay High Court has granted them protection from arrest till December 14 in the case regarding violence that took place at Bhima-Koregaon in Pune on January 1.The court had previously granted similar relief to the trio, who, according to...

DGCEI Has Jurisdiction Over All Service Tax Assessees Throughout The Country: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the Central Excise Officers of Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence (DGCEI) have jurisdiction all over India, and can issue notices and look into matters relating to service tax against any assessee.A bench comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Pratibha M. Singh ruled, “Central Excise Officers of DGCEI have all India jurisdiction and...

PMO Says Collating Info On Corruption Complaints Against Union Ministers ‘Cumbersome Exercise’, Revealing Info On Black Money Will ‘Impede’ Probe

Even as the BJP claims to have given a corruption-free government, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has, in response to a query on all complaints submitted to the Prime Minister on corruption charges against serving Central ministers, taken shelter under Section 7(9) of the RTI Act.Section 7(9) provides that, “An information shall ordinarily be provided in the form in which it is...

Delay In Getting Free Service Not Ground To Revoke Vehicle’s Warranty: NCDRC Hold Tata Motors, Dealer Liable To Compensate Customer [Read Order]

Observing that some delay in getting free service of the vehicle done would not imply that the user of the vehicle was negligent in its maintenance thereby resulting in revoking of the warranty and that the manufacturer of the vehicle is equally responsible, as is its dealer, for allowing repairs under warranty, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed Tata...

McDonald's Franchisee Made Illegal Profit Of ₹ 7.49 Crores By Denying Benefit Of GST Reduction To Customers : Anti Profiteering Authority [Read Order]

The National Anti Profiteering Authority has found that Hardcastle Restaurants, a franchisee of McDonalds, did not pass on the benefit of Input Tax Credit(ITC) and reduction of GST rates to customers, and has amassed illegal profit to the tune of Rs.7.49 crores between November  15,2017 to January 31,2018The Authority has directed the franchisee to reduce prices in commensurate with...

SCBA Elections Scheduled For December 12

Elections to the Executive Committee of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) will be held on December 12.The decision was taken by the Election Committee, and was communicated along with a a brief election programme and list of dates.The provisional voters’ list was published and displayed on the notice board and on the SCBA website on November 16. Post decision on objections received,...

Bar Council Of Delhi Sends Legal Notice To Aaj Tak For Showing Lawyers Trivializing Crime Of Rape

The Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) has served a legal notice on TV news channel Aaj Tak for showing lawyers in bad light and demeaning the issue of crime against women in its campaign ‘Saare Jahan Se Sachcha’ where a lawyer is shown extracting hefty fee from a client accused of rape while saying, “Bachche hain, galti ho jaati hai (They are children, will commit mistakes)”.In the legal...

PILs Can’t Be Used As Tool To Wreck Vengeance: Karnataka HC Junks PIL Filed By Woman Who Has Several Pending Cases against Her Husband [Read Order]

“The fundamental object of public interest litigation is to enforce fundamental rights and genuine infraction of statutory provisions but not to set right the private dispute or to bring the parties to terms.”Public Interest Litigation cannot be used as a tool to wreck vengeance, the Karnataka High Court has remarked while dismissing a PIL filed by a lady who had filed criminal cases...

If Woman Is Forced To Leave Company Of Husband Due To Assault, Harassment, It’s Neglect On Part Of Husband To Maintain Wife: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently upheld an order passed by the Sessions Court in Pune allowing an application for maintenance filed under Section 125 of the CrPC by one Chandrabhaga Borhade, nearly 50 years after her marriage with Babanrao Borhade took place.Justice Mridula Bhatkar dismissed the criminal revision application filed by Babanrao challenging Sessions Court’s order allowing...