Draft Model GST Law, Draft IGST Law And Draft Compensation Law Released

Ministry of finance has announced that the Draft Model GST Law, Draft IGST Law and Draft Compensation Law which would be considered by the GST Council for approval are placed in the public domain for information of trade, industry and other stake holders.The first Draft Model GST Law was put in public domain in the month of June, 2016 for comments“A Technical Committee of officers from some...

A District Magistrate In Indore Just Banned Any "Objectionable" Content On Social Media Against Demonetisation

The magistrate of Indore district P. Narhari has enforced a blanket ban on circulation of any “objectionable” content on any social media within the administrative territory of Indore regarding demonetisation. The order has been passed under S. 144(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure 1973.The magistrate’s order is in Hindi, it essentially states that circulation of any...

SC Cancels Bail Granted To Rajballav Prasad In Rape Case [Read Judgment]

Public interest of fair trial would outweigh the personal interest of the accused, the bench said.The Supreme Court, in State Of Bihar vs. Rajballav Prasad, has cancelled the bail granted by the high court to the accused charged with committing rape on a minor.It observed that while considering a bail application, if it is found that there is a possibility of interdicting fair trial by...

Prez Assent Must To Register Police Complaint Against Sitting HC Judges: Andhra Pradesh HC

Sanction of the President of India, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is a pre-requisite even for registration of complaints, the Bench observed.The High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad in K.Veera Raghava Reddy vs. State Of Telangana, has held that no complaint, under Section 154 of Code of Criminal Procedure, can be registered against a sitting high court judge even...

Nothing More Painful For Spouse Than False Allegations Of Adultery By Opposite Spouse: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court in Manoj Kumar vs. Pinki Rani has dissolved the marriage between the two parties as the wife raised false allegations against the husband of having an illicit relationship and demanding dowry.A bench comprising Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Yogesh Khanna held that nothing can be more painful to a spouse other than the allegations of adultery made by the...

Justice Nishita Nirmal Mhatre to become Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta HC

The President of India Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Justice Nishita Nirmal Mhatre, the senior most judge of Calcutta High Court as Acting Chief Justice of the High Court with effect from 1st December 2016.This in view of the retirement of Justice Girish Chandra Gupta, Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, on 1st December 2016. Notification in this regard has already been issued yesterday,...

Bombay HC Asks Union Government To Submit Details Of Compensation Paid To 26/11 Victims

A division bench of the Bombay High Court has asked the union government to file it’s reply in a Public Interest Litigation filed by Advocate Rajeshwar Panchal regarding compensation given to terror attack victims.The bench of Chief Justice Manjulla Chellur and Justice MS Sonak also directed the state government to submit details of compensation given to blast and other terror attack...

2013 Kedarnath Floods: Uttarakhand HC Issues Mandatory Directions To Govt On Rebuilding Damaged Infra [Read Judgment]

The Uttarakhand High Court in Vijay Bahadur Singh Rawat vs. State of Uttarakhand & others has issued mandatory directions to the state government regarding the reconstruction of infrastructure that faced damage due to 2013 floods in Kedarnath valley.A bench comprising Justice Alok Singh and Justice Rajiv Verma delivered the judgment taking note of the fact that children were being forced...

Indian Railways Includes Transgender/ Third Gender As Option In Railway Ticket Reservation Forms

In a commendable move, Indian railways and IRCTC has included “transgender/third gender” as a gender option alongside males and females in the Railway Ticket Reservation Forms (both online as well offline), in compliance with the judgment rendered by the Supreme Court of India in the case of NALSA v. Union of India.The move comes in furtherance of a representation made by Delhi based...

Judges (Protection) Act, Won’t Shield Lokayuktha From Prosecution; Karnataka HC Allows Prosecution Of Its Former Chief Justice [Read Judgment]

Dismissing the challenge to proceedings against former Karnataka Lokayukta and former Chief Justice Y. Bhaskar Rao in a corruption and extortion case, the Karnataka High Court has held that the Lokayukta is not protected under the Judges (Protection) Act, 1985. Justice Anand Byrareddy also held that no prior notice to prosecute former Lokayuktas was required under Section 19 of the Prevention...

Uttarakhand HC Tells State Govt To Pay 50% Enhanced Compensation To 2013 Kedarnath Tragedy Victims [Read Judgment]

The Uttarakhand High Court in Jai Prakash Bisht & others vs. The Union of India & others and Ajendra Ajay vs. State of Uttarakhand and others, has directed the state government of Uttarakhand to pay adequate compensation to the victims of 2013 Kedarnath Valley tragedy.A bench of Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Alok Singh directed to pay additional 50 per cent compensation to the...

Bombay HC Refuses To Hear Demonetisation Petitions As SC Order Is Not "Clear"

The Bombay High Court today refused to hear the petitions filed by District Central Co-operative Banks(DCCB) from Mumbai, Nashik, Sholapur, Thane and Pune challenging the November 14 circular issued by the Reserve Bank of India. The divison bench of Justices AS Oka and Anuja Prabhudessai took this decision after there seemed to be some confusion with regard to what transpired in the Supreme...