Gujarat HC grants Bail to an under-trial prisoner who is HIV Positive [Read Order]

Gujarat High Court has granted bail to an Accused who is suffering from HIV Positive (at the advance stage).  He was charge sheeted for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 201, 394, 120(B) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.Senior advocate Mr. Nanvati who appeared for the applicant submitted that the applicant has been diagnosed with HIV Positive and he is undergoing treatment. He...

Lok Sabha to consider the Constitutional Amendment bill relating to GST next week

Rajya Sabha passed 5 Bills and Lok Sabha2 bills during the weekThe passing of the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty Second Amendment) Bill, 2014 relating to Goods & Services Tax (GST) by huge consensus in the Rajya Sabha was the hallmark of the third week of Monsoon Session of Parliament. The amendments made by Rajya Sabha in the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty Second Amendment)...

Media vs Police: More than 100 Lawyers move HC for Cop; Kerala HC stays proceedings

High Court of Kerala has stayed all the further proceedings against Sub-Inspector PM Vimodh (now under suspension) pursuant to FIRs in Crime numbers 668 and 669 of 2016 of the Town Police station, Kozhikode pending disposal of the Writ Petitions filed by him for quashing the FIR against him. The Petitions were moved by more than 100 Lawyers from Kerala High Court for and on behalf of...

Delhi HC slams Customs Department for disobeying Court orders, imposes 10,000 as costs [Read Order]

Delhi High Court on Wednesday slammed the Customs Department for disobeying High Court and Supreme Court rulings, on the issue of duty payable on imported goods.The Bench comprising Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice Najmi Waziri, noted it to be “another instance of open defiance of the law and the judgments of the Courts by a statutory authority vested with both the power and the...

It is not open to a Single Judge to differ from or critically appraise a decision of a Division Bench: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Delhi on Wednesday observed that the decision of an appellate Court may in view of the Trial Court be right or wrong, but the Trial Court has no option but to follow it. The Court considered it “unfortunate” that the Single Judge, in the decision under appeal, had “embarked on an adventure to disagree” with the decision of a Division Bench.“Judicial discipline...

Delhi HC directs to restore the Admission of Minor in School which was cancelled alleging forgery of Income Certificate [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has directed the Directorate Education to restore the Admission of a Minor which was cancelled and on the ground that income certificate furnished at the time of seeking admission was fake and forged. The authorities have struck off his name from the rolls of the school alleging that the certificate was forged.It is contended on behalf of the Petitioner that the income of...

Spice Jet vs Kalanithi Maran: Delhi HC directs Spice Jet to deposit Rs.579 crores in the name of HC Registrar [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has directed the Spice Jet and Sun Group to take the necessary steps for the purpose of constitution of Arbitral Tribunal to settle the share transfer disputes between them. The Bench has also directed that Rs.579 crores shall be deposited by the respondents without prejudice in five equal monthly instalments by way of fixed deposit for twelve months in the name of...

All Child Care Institutions must be registered under the Juvenile Justice Act

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act, 2015) has come into effect from 15th January, 2016. As per Section 41(1) of JJ Act, 2015 all institutions, whether run by the State Government or by voluntary or non-governmental organisations, which are meant, either wholly or partially, for housing children in need of care and protection and those in conflict with...

Govt’s MoP recommends panel of retd. Judges to deal will complaints against SC and HC Judges

The Government has reportedly recommended setting up of a panel to deal with complaints against Judges in the Supreme Court and in the 24 High Courts of the country.The Government’s version of the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) includes a provision for a Secretariat, which would comprise of retired Judges. The Secretariat would be endowed with the power to evaluate complaints against...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Following are the answers to the various frequently asked questions relating to GST:Question 1.What is GST? How does it work?Answer: GST is one indirect tax for the whole nation, which will make India one unified common market. GST is a single tax on the supply of goods and services, right from the manufacturer to the consumer. Credits of input taxes paid at each stage will be available in...

New IPR Policy

The Government has approved the National IPR Policy on 12th May 2016. The policy lays down the following seven objectives: IPR Awareness: Outreach and Promotion- Generation of IPRs: To create public awareness about the economic, social and cultural benefits of IPRs among all sections of society; Generation of IPRs- To stimulate the generation of IPRs; Legal and Legislative Framework:To...

Final year five-year integrated BA (criminology) LLB students of GLC Ernakulam can enrol: BCI

Their dreams to become eminent lawyers, which suffered a temporary setback due to confusion regarding the approval of BA Criminology Course, has now been rekindled as the Bar Council of India has now agreed to allow the 80 final year students of Government Law College Ernakulam to be enrolled as Advocates.Earlier, Bar Council of India’s show cause to Mahatma Gandhi University stating that that five-year integrated LLB (honors) with BA in Criminology is not recognised by it, had come as a shocker...