Delhi HC Allows BSF Trooper In Viral Video To Meet Wife In Samba

BSF constable Tej Bahadur Yadav’s video highlighting the substandard food provided to the force in their camp had gone viral in social media on January 9. His family was not able to contact him from February 7. Apprehending illegal confinement of husband, his wife Sharmila Devi knocked the Delhi High Court door against the government.Putting an end to all speculations, the court on...

Accused Can’t Be Subjected To Voice Spectrography Test: Gujarat HC [Read Judgment]

The Gujarat High Court has recently held that though voice spectrography test is not violative of Article 20(3) of the Constitution of India, it is not permissible to subject an accused to it, in the absence of any specific provision empowering the police officer or the court in law.Justice JB Padiwala considered the following questions in the case:(1) Whether calling upon the accused to lend...

Shops Can’t Charge Extra VAT On Items Sold On Discount: NCDRC [Read Order]

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission recently ruled that shops cannot charge extra VAT on items sold on discounted price, observing that the MRP on the product includes all taxes, and hence it was not open for the trader to impose VAT again on the discounted price.The question to be considered by the Commission was whether the Petitioners had indulged in unfair trade practice...

MP HC Frames Charges Against Contemnor Over False Allegations Against Chief Justice And Judges [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has sought reply from a contemnor for accusing the chief justice and other judges without any oral or documentary evidence.The contemnor in a written reply to the criminal contempt against him alleged they (the high court judges) are conspiring against him with a view to prevent the delivery of certified copies/documents in the “planned and strategic...

Budget Session Adjourned Till Mar. 9

Both the Houses were adjourned on Thursday, for recess of 27 days, to reassemble on March 9, to enable department-related standing committees to examine the demands for grants relating to various ministries/departments. As the first part of the Budget Session comes to rest, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ananthkumar said in terms of utilisation of time, the productivity of the...

Bombay HC Restrains MMRDA And BMC From Cutting Trees For Metro Project, Suggests Independent Committee To Oversee Removal Of Trees [Read Order]

The division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice GS Kulkarni restrained the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority(MMRDA) and BMC(Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) from cutting trees for the Colaba-Bandra-Seepz metro line project, also known as Line 3.The approximate number of trees proposed to be cut down for this metro Line 3 is 5000. The bench is hearing a couple...

Allahabad HC Permits 20 Overage Students To Take CLAT [Read Order]

The High Court of Allahabad on Thursday permitted around 70 aspirants older than 20 years to apply for the Common Law Admission Test, in derogation of the BCI Rules setting an upper age limit for taking the test.As reported by LegallyIndia, the order came on a Petition filed by Advocate Sushmita Mukherjee in November last year. The Bench, comprising Justice Dilip Babasaheb...

Jolly LLB 2: Akshay Kumar, Producers, Others Get Summons For ‘Bata’ Dialogue

Taking cognizance of a criminal complaint filed by footwear manufacturing company Bata, Saket district court has summoned producers and director of Bollywood movie Jolly LLB 2, along with actor Akshay Kumar, owners of multiplex brands and owners of Hotstar.com.The shoe company alleged that a dialogue in the movie shows the brand in a bad light.Previously, in an order of Delhi High Court...

Multiple Petitions For Similar Reliefs: Calcutta HC Issues Contempt Notice [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Friday issued rule of contempt against Petitioners, who continued to file multiple petitions for similar reliefs.Noting that the Petitioners’ conduct amounted to an “abuse of process of Court”, Justice Joymalya Bagchi observed, “The aforesaid state of affairs compel me to observe that the petitioners appear to have intentionally abused the process of Court...

Preserve Currency Notes Require For Evidence In Bribe Case: MP HC Asks Bank [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked a concerned nationalized bank to preserve the demonetized currency notes to be deposited by the Special Police Establishment – Lokayukta for those are evidence in a bribe case.The MP Special Police Establishment – Lokayukta counsel Pankaj Dubey said the bribe amount is in form of demonetized currency notes of Rs. 1000 and Rs.500 which are laced with...

Bombay HC Dismisses Rabia's Petition Seeking Another Probe Into Jiah's Death, Trial Could Resume Now [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court today dismissed Rabia Khan’s petition seeking an SIT investigation into her daughter Jiah Khan’s death. The bench had reserved the order on February 2.Rabia has sought a re-investigation by a Special Investigation Team into her daughter’s death as she contends that it was a case of murder not suicide. This stand of Rabia’s is contrary to the CBI’s chargesheet...

Aadhaar Mandatory To Receive Subsidized Food Grains From PDS Shops

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution has issued a notification which states that the individual beneficiaries having Ration Cards under NFSA to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication to receive subsidies under NFSA.Notification issued by the Ministry Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution  comes into effect from...