Ex-parte trial proceedings against Dow Chemical sought in Bhopal District Court in the 1984 gas disaster case

Leaders of all the organisations of survivors of the Union Carbide Disaster in Bhopal today condemned the governments of both India and USA for the non appearance of any representative of Dow Chemical Company in the ongoing criminal case on the disaster. At the hearing in the District Court, counsel for Bhopal Group for Information & Action (BGIA), a local NGO assisting the Prosecution...

Govt accepts recommendations of Sub Committee

Government has also decided to increase the SSI Eligibility limit and SSI Exemption limit for manufacturers of articles of jewellery or parts of articles of jewellery or both.In this year’s Budget, a nominal excise duty of 1% [without input and capital goods credit] or 12.5% [with input tax credit] has been imposed on articles of jewellery with simplified procedures.In this connection,...

National Herald Case: Delhi HC sets aside Trial Court order, denies documents to Swamy [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside a Trial Court order summoning documents from Ministries of Finance and Corporate Affairs and balance sheet of the party for 2010-11 in the National Herald case.“The applications were moved in a casual manner and the orders passed on the same were also passed in a casual manner without due application of mind. The facts and circumstances mentioned...

Kerala High Court grants reprieve for Kerala Udta - 'Kathakali'

The High Court has directed the Central Board of Film Certification(CBFC) to allow the public exhibition of Malayalam movie ‘Kathakali’ by granting the necessary certification.The CBFC had ordered the cut of certain scenes from the film, terming it depicted nudity and used abusive language.The director and producer aggrieved by the same , had approached the court.The case was tallied on...

Mechanical approach in relying upon a dying declaration is extremely dangerous: SC [Read Judgment]

It cannot be that a dying declaration which supports the prosecution alone can be accepted while the other innocent dying declarations have to be rejected. Such a trend will be extremely dangerous, the Bench said.The Supreme Court in State of Gujarat vs. Jayrajbhai Punjabhai Varu has observed that the trend of accepting dying declaration which supports the prosecution alone and rejecting...

Confusion about working and non-working days cannot save limitation to file a suit: SC

Confusion about working and non-working days cannot save limitation to file a suit, the Apex Court has observed while allowing an appeal (AJAY GUPTA VS. RAJU @ RAJENDRA SINGH YADAV) against an ‘interesting’ High Court judgment on limitation.In the instant case, the last date for filing the suit was 31.12.2010, the last day of winter vacation for court. 01.01.2011 was a Saturday and the...

SCRA prevails over Contract Act and Sale of Goods Act: SC [Read Judgment]

Apex Court Bench comprising of Justices Anil R. Dave and R. Banumathi has held that the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (SCRA) is a special law to regulate the sale and purchase of shares and securities and hence it prevails over the provisions of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 and Sale of Goods Act, 1930.This observation was made by the Supreme Court in Securities and Exchange...

Farmer in possession of leased premises cannot be evicted even after expiry of Lease period: SC [Read Judgment]

The operation of Section 116 of the Transfer of Property Act would confer legitimacy to the possession of the tenant even after the termination or expiration of the deemed period of the lease so as to confer on him a status akin to that of a statutory tenant and hence protection from eviction as envisaged by the provisions of the Act of 1953, the Bench said.Three Judge Bench of the Apex Court...

Pay 300 Cr soon or go back to jail: SC to Subrato Roy

Sahara group chief Subrata Roy secured a huge relief from the Supreme Court today when it extended till August 3 the parole granted to him on humantarian grounds following the death of his mother. But there was a rider.There was a strict condition that he will have to deposit the balance of Rs 300 crore, out of the Rs 500 crore promised by him."But you remember you have to deposit balance Rs...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court refused to quash criminal proceedings against a man who married a lady who had accused him of raping her.Gujarat High CourtThe Gujarat High Court granted Bail to Hardik Patel on the main condition that he shall file a fresh notarized undertaking before the Trial Court within a period of two days from the date of his release on the same line as filed...

Bombay HC refuses to quash criminal proceedings against ‘Rape’ accused who married the Victim

The Bombay High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings against a man who married a lady who had accused him of raping her.The lady had accused a man for repeatedly inducing her to have physical relationship with him with a false promise to marriage. The lady had to undergo abortion twice and later she complained to police after he...

Junk food to become costlier in Kerala as new budget imposes ‘fat tax’

In a first of its kind, the Kerala Government has introduced a ‘fat tax’ on consumption of Pizzas and Burgers and other junk food sold through restaurant.The first state budget of the new LDF Government in Kerala which was presented by the State Finance Minister Dr. Thomas Issac today has imposed 14.5% tax on branded restaurants selling by items like tacos, pizzas, burgers, sandwiches,...