No Promissory estoppel against State altering/modifying the benefit of concessional tariff: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court on Friday, has held that State would not be estopped from altering/modifying the benefit of concessional tariff. Three Judge Bench of Apex Court comprising of Justices Ranjan Gogoi, Arun Mishra and Prafulla C. Pant made this observation in M/s. Kothari Industrial Corporation Ltd. vs. Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. The Appeal was against the Order of High Court which had...

Delhi Govt. to scrap notification that made offences of obstructing, disobeying and threatening a public servant cognizable and non-bailable

The Delhi Government has decided to scrap the notification which declared the offences of obstructing, disobeying and threatening a public servant and criminal intimidation cognizable and non-bailable, reported Indian Express.Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been informed by the Home Department that the notification, issued in 2004, was against Parliament’s democratic intention in...

Delhi HC commutes death sentence of serial killer Chandrakant Jha to life term without remission [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court, on Wednesday, upheld the conviction of Serial Killer ChandrakantJha. In three separate judgments, Division Bench comprising of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and R.K. Gauba, however did not confirm the death sentence awarded by the Trial Court, but sentenced him to life imprisonment without release on remission.The Court upheld the conviction holding that the Similar Fact...

CIC demands reply from NCERT on exclusion of National leaders like Bose, Vivekananda from NCERT textbooks [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission has demanded a reply from NCERT on the absence of information on national leaders like Subhas Chandra Bose and other revolutionaries from its text books.CIC Prof. M. Sridhar Acharyulu directed NCERT to explain the reduction of content on the life of Swami Vivekananda from 1250 words to 87 words in Class 12th textbook and complete removal of such content...

Senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikam to be honoured with Padma Shri Award

The Indian Public Prosecutor Shri. Ujjwal Nikam will be honoured by the nation with Padma Shri Award for the year 2016. The government on the eve of the Republic Day announced the list of people who won Padma Shri, Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan this time.In his 30-year legal career, Nikam has handled numerous cases, and served as public prosecutor for important trials at state as well...

Tribunals are here to stay as they play an important role in the sphere of the adjudication of disputes, says Law Minister

The valedictory session of Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) here in New Delhi today witnessed addresses from the Union Minister of Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information and Broadcasting Shri Arun Jaitley and the Union Minister of Law & Justice Shri D.V.Sadananda Gowda.In his valedictory address Shri Arun Jaitley emphasized the need to have simpler...

Board of Directors of a Company cannot outsource their functions to Legal Advisors : Rajasthan HC (DB) [Read Judgment]

The function which had been entrusted upon the Board of Directors by the rule could not have been outsourced to the legal adviser, the Court held.High Court of Rajasthan has held that functions entrusted upon the Board of Directors by the rule could not be outsourced to the legal advisers. Division Bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Ajit Singh and Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal made...

Talaqnama not sufficient proof of Muslim Divorce: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Mere existence of a document like talaqnama, is not sufficient to render a valid Talaq. Justice M.S. Sonak held that, for a valid Talaq, it is not sufficient that the prescribed expressions are pronounced thrice but the stages it is preceded by, are required to be pleaded and proved before the Court, if disputed by wife, the Court held.The Bombay High Court in Shakil Ahmad Jalaluddin Shaikh...

Central Administrative Tribunal quashes chargesheet against Ex-IPS Rahul Sharma

Ahmedabad Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal on Friday quashed the chargesheet filed against former IPS officer Rahul Sharma for not returning a CD of call records of 2002 post-Godhra riots period.The Bench, comprising Dr. K.B. Suresh and K.N. Shrivastava observed that the chargesheet was "tainted by mischief, mala fides and malice and colored by arbitrariness, illegality and...

Quick Resolution of Disputes is one of the important ways to Reduce Grievances of Tax Payers, says President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee

President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee calls for speedy and transparent justice delivery by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT).Addressing a gathering of the All India Members Conference of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal held in New Delhi today to mark the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations Shri Pranab Mukherjee said the Indian Economy has undergone structural changes over the years,...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtFull Bench of Allahabad High Court in Yogesh Agarwal vs. Union of India  held that eviction order passed under Section 5A of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971 is not appealable. Bench comprising of the Chief Justice Hon’ble Dr DhananjayaYeshwantChandrachud, Justices Manoj Kumar Gupta and YashwantVarma held that High Court in the exercise...

Bombay HC asks Errant Police Officers to pay compensation to Doctors for their 'illegal detention' in a bailable Crime [Read Judgment]

Bombay High Court has come down heavily on police officers for illegally detaining two doctors for more than two weeks in connection with a crime which was bailable. Division Bench comprising of Justices Ranjit More and Anuja Prabhudessai directed the Commissioner of Police to enquire into the matter of illegal detention and to take disciplinary action against the erring police officers. Costs...