Sensitize Judicial Officers On Maximum Length Of Police Custody Under Prevention Of Money Laundering Act: Delhi HC To District And Sessions Judges [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court recently requested District & Sessions Judges to sensitize judicial officers posted under their jurisdiction regarding the maximum period for which an accused can be kept in custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).“It is trite that the Special Judge under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (in short “PMLA”)/Magistrate is not a wing...

NUJS IDIA Volunteers Brutally Assaulted While Trying To Save A Slum

Six students of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences were assaulted on Sunday, when they were trying to resist demolition and eviction of settlers in Kolkata’s Subhas Sarovar area.Last month, Increasing Diversity By Increasing Access (IDIA) had secured a stay on the proposed demolition of the slum, in furtherance of a Petition filed before the Calcutta High Court. Despite this order, the authorities had decided to proceed with the demolition.According to Ms. Gatha G....

GST Council Revises Schedule To Facilitate Filing Of Returns

In order to facilitate taxpayers in filing returns, the Goods and Service Tax Council, in its 21st meeting held recently in Hyderabad has recommended the following measures:In view of the difficulties being faced by taxpayers in filing returns, the following revised schedule has been approved: Further, GSTR-3B will continue to be filed for the months of August to December 2017. A...

Delhi HC Upholds Invalidation Of Exclusion Of Categories From Quota For Disabled Soldiers By DU [Read Judgment]

A Division Bench of Delhi High Court recently upheld an order passed by a single Judge invalidating exclusion of certain categories from the quota set apart for wards of soldiers and defense personnel who suffered in combat, or were disabled during active service.The Bench comprising Justice S. Ravinder Bhat and Justice Sunil Gaur was hearing a batch of Petitions challenging an order passed by...

High Courts Weekly Round- Up

Bombay High CourtIn a significant judgment, the Bombay High Court held that the Federation of Labour Law Practitioners cannot be registered as a trade union under the Trade Unions Act, 1926.The High Court granted interim stay on an order passed by the State Information Commissioner (Greater Mumbai), Ajit Kumar Jain, wherein the Deputy Registrar of the High Court was directed to...

Ex-Parte Decree On Being Set Aside Becomes Non-Est And Cannot Be Regarded As Decree Passed By Court Of First Instance [Read Judgment]

Answering the issue as to whether, in a suit for pre-emption, an ex parte decree which is later set aside, can be termed to be the decree of the court of first instance, the Supreme Court has said that ex-parte decree, once set aside, will cease to exist and cannot be regarded as decree of the court of first instance.The suit in question was filed by a co-sharer of property seeking to set...

Can A PSU Be A "Corporate Person" Under Bankruptcy Code? NCLT Chennai Reserves Order

The National Company Law Tribunal, Chennai, on Saturday, reserved an order that would clarify whether a PSU would fall within the ambit of a "corporate person" under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.The matter before the Tribunal pertains to Petitions filed by power producers Ind. Bharath Power Gencom Ltd, Ind. Bharath Thermal Limited and Aarkay Energy (Rameshwaram) Limited against Tamil...

Delhi State Legal Services Authority Organises National Lok Adalat; Settles More Than 16,000 Cases

The National Lok Adalats were organized by the Delhi State Legal Services Authority on 9 September, under the guidance of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal.Pursuant to the initiative, Lok Adalats were organized in all 11 District Courts of Delhi, and 16, 114 cases with settlement amount of Rs. 46 crore were disposed of. Besides, the Lok Adalats organised in Delhi High Court disposed of 33...

Gauhati HC Chief Drives Sri Sri Ravi Shankar To Airport, HC Lawyers Say CJ Violates Rules

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, who was in Guwahati for the North East Indigenous People’s conference on 5 September, was driven to the airport by Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court Ajit Singh himself.[See the Video Here]The act has sparked outrage among some Gauhati High Court lawyers, claiming that the Chief Justice has violated High Court rules.In fact, the members of the Gauhati High Court...

Delhi HC Orders Major Reshuffle In DJS, Many Courts Abolished [Read List]

In yet another step towards judicial reforms ensuring efficient administration of subordinate judiciary, Delhi High Court Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal has transferred 87 judicial officers and abolished 15 courts, besides 13 traffic courts.Many courts have been re-designated.In an order issued on September 7, Justice Mittal announced the transfers/ postings in Delhi Judicial...

Wasankar Wealth Scam: SC Sets Aside Bombay HC Order De-Freezing Avinash Bhute’s Accounts [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, set aside the Bombay High Court judgment wherein the Economic Offences Wing (EoW) was directed to de-freeze the accounts of businessman Avinash Bhute of Tajshree Group in connection with the infamous Wasankar Wealth Scam that rocked the city and affected numerous investors across State.Mr. Prashant Wasankar, the alleged mastermind of the scam, has been accused...

Ferozepur Court Convicts Fake Lawyer For Cheating [Read Order]

In a peculiar case, Ferozepur Judicial Magistrate First Class (Punjab) Arun Gupta has convicted a man who obtained his licence to practise law 21 years ago in 1996, under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code for fraudulently obtaining the law degree.Case BackgroundPradeep Sharma, who is the complainant in the case, alleged that accused Anoop Kumar was appointed as a Home Guard volunteer...