HC Advocates Association To Be Included In Distribution Of Flood Relief Materials Imported By It : Kerala HC [Read Order] 

The High Court of Kerala has held that the District Collectors should involve the Kerala High Court Advocates Associations(KHCAA) while distributing the flood relief materials imported by the Association.  The wishes of the Association should be given due weightage while distributing flood relief materials imported by it, observed the Court.The order was passed by the Division Bench of...

No Separate GST For Medicines Supplied To In-patients Through Hospital Pharmacy: AAR [Read Order]

The Authority for Advance Ruling(AAR), GST Department, Kerala has ruled that "the supply of medicines and allied items provided by the hospital through the pharmacy to the in-patients is part of composite supply of health care treatment and hence not separately taxable"The ruling was given in an application filed by Ernakulam Medical Centre, which sought clarification on GST liability...

RTI Information Cannot Be Denied On Ground That Authentic Information Is Available With Another Authority : Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has held that a Public Information Officer(PIO) cannot deny information under the Right to Information Act 2005(RTI Act) on the ground that authentic information is available with another authority.This was held by Justice Vibhu Bhakru while dismissing writ petition filed by PIO of Commissioner of Police, Delhi, challenging the direction of Central Information...

“A Woman’s Body Is Not A Man’s Plaything”: MP HC Quotes SC, Says Sexual Relations On False Marriage Promise Amount To Rape [Read Judgment]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently reiterated that establishing sexual relations with a woman on false promise of marriage falls under the definition of rape and refused to quash an FIR filed against a man.Justice Sushil Kumar Palo referred to the judgement in the case of State of U.P. v. Naushad, wherein the Supreme Court had observed, “A woman’s body is not a man’s plaything and...

Patna HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To Former Minister Manju Verma

The Patna High Court Tuesday dismissed an anticipatory bail plea filed by former Bihar minister Manju Verma who is facing arrest in an Arms Act case.Justice Sudhir Singh turned down the application of Verma, against whom an FIR was lodged in August at Cheria Bariarpur police station of Begusarai district after the seizure of about 50 cartridges from her residence.The seizure was made during...

Mere Use Of Any Forged Or Counterfeit Currency Notes Or Bank Notes Not An Offence: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

“When mens rea is conspicuously absent, mere use of any forged or counterfeit currency notes or bank notes cannot attract the provisions of Section 489(B). The essential ingredient of the said offence being that the person, who receives the notes has reason to believe that the said notes are forged or counterfeit.”The Bombay High Court has quashed criminal prosecution against a woman...

Bombay HC Comes To Law Aspirant's Rescue, Directs CET To Admit 22-Yr-Old Who Was Denied Admission To LLB Course [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has directed the Director, Higher Education, Maharashtra, for the Common Entrance Test (CET) to admit a law aspirant to the three-year LLB course and said the denial of admission had no ‘logical justification’.A division bench of Justice Ranjit More and Justice Bharati Dangre granted relief to one Aakash Vedak, a 22-year-old graduate who secured provisional admission...

Deadline For Filing IT Returns & Audit Reports Extended To 31st Oct

The Central Board of Direct Taxes, in a notification dated 8th October, has further extended the due date for filing income tax returns and audit reports. The deadline for the same now stands as 31st October 2018.Previously the Income Tax Department had extended the deadline from 30th September to 15th October.The order reads as follows:‘On consideration of representations from...

Having No Male Nurses In Indian Army Is Gender Discrimination: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court Monday termed as "gender discrimination" the Indian Army's practice of having only women in its nursing service."It is gender discrimination, only other way round," a bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao observed after it was informed that male nurses were not recruited into the Army's nursing branch.The court gave the Centre two months time to take...

“I Have Come To Bury The Past”: HNLU Chancellor Addresses Students After VC’s Resignation

Justice AK Tripathi, the Chief Justice of the Bilaspur High Court, paid an honorary visit to Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU) on Sunday.Justice Tripathi addressed the students, teachers and staff of the University and delivered an emotional speech in the aftermath of the resignation of the University’s VC, Prof. (Dr) Sukhpal Singh following hunger strike by the students.He spoke...

Allahabad HC Upholds Death Sentence To Man Accused Of Double Murder Of His Wife And Minor Daughter [Read Order]

‘Two family members were murdered by accused-appellant in most brutal, grotesque, diabolical and dastardly manner arousing indignation and abhorrence of society which calls for an exemplary punishment.’The Allahabad High Court has upheld death penalty for a man accused of murdering his wife and a daughter.Sovaran Singh was convicted by the trial court finding him guilty of the double...

Bombay HC Gets 4 Additional Judges [Read Notification]

The Central Government on Monday notified the appointment of the following four as Additional Judges of Bombay High Court: Shriram Madhusudan Modak Jamadar Nijamoddin Jahiroddin Vinay Gajanan Joshi Avachat Rajendra GovindThey have been appointment for a period of two years with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices.Read the Notification...