498A IPC: Cruelty Case Can Be Quashed By High Court Under Section 482 CrPC Even After Conviction: Bombay High Court

There is no embargo on quashing a case emanating from a matrimonial dispute even after conviction when an appeal is pending, the Bombay High Court said while quashing a domestic violence case filed by the wife against her husband and in-laws. The accused in the case had been convicted by the trial court in March 2021. A division bench of Justices Anuja Prabhudessai and RM...

FIR Registered Against Kerala HC Lawyer On Allegations Of Collecting Money In The Name Of Bribing Judges

The Ernakulam Central Police Station registered First Information Report (FIR) against the President of the Kerala High Court Advocates Association, Advocate Saiby Jose Kidangoor, in respect of allegations against him pertaining to taking money from clients in the name of bribing judges. Offences under Section 7(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and Section 420 of the Indian Penal...

Madras High Court Seeks Govt's Response On Plea Seeking Gender Neutral Toilets Across State

The Madras High Court has directed the State to respond to a plea seeking gender neutral public toilets across educational institutes, at bus stops, railway stations, airports and such other public places. The bench of Acting Chief Justice T Raja and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy directed the State counsel to seek instructions and respond to the petition in a week.The court was hearing a...

‘Police Completed Investigation In Hush Hush Manner’: Orissa High Court Orders Crime Branch To Probe RTI Activist's 'Murder'

The Orissa High Court has ordered a de novo investigation by the Crime Branch into the alleged murder of an RTI activist in 2020. While expressing displeasure over the investigation done by the police, Dr. Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi said: “It transpires that the police has not given the proper thought to the video clips and the culprits therein. Indeed, the police has completed...

Bharat Biotech’s Allegations Against Me, Thakur Foundation Are False And Defamatory: Prashant Reddy To Delhi High Court

Lawyer and author of ‘The Truth Pill’, Prashant Reddy T. has told the Delhi High Court that allegations made by Bharat Biotech against him and Thakur Foundation, during a recent hearing of his petitions seeking information on COVID-19 vaccines under Right to Information Act, are “false, defamatory and vexatious.”Reddy had moved three petitions challenging the orders passed by...

Cannot Direct State To Consider Degree Holders For Junior Engineer Posts When Recruitment Rules Say Only Diploma Holders Eligible: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court refused to direct the State to consider degree holders in Civil Engineering as eligible for the post of Junior Engineer in the Water Resources Department as the recruitment rules only provide for diploma in Civil Engineering or equivalent qualification.Acting Chief Justice S. V. Gangapurwala and Justice Sandeep V. Marne dismissed a writ petition filed by 610...

Gujarat High Court Forms Panel To Probe Into Cases Of 2 Pregnant Women Who Were Denied Medical Care By Hospitals

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday set up a committee to look into two incidents that were brought to Court’s notice in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea claiming that two pregnant women were refused medical care by the hospitals in the state. Noting that many such cases are coming to Court’s notice that unless an amount is paid, hospitals are not admitting the...

Consider Designing Health Insurance Products For Persons With Hearing Disability: Delhi High Court To IRDAI

The Delhi High Court has asked the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to consider "the manner in which products" of health insurance policy "can be designed for persons with hearing disabilities and implants."Justice Prathiba M Singh said that IRDAI, while submitting its position to the court, shall consider the existing policies and guidelines as may be...

UPHJS Exam 2020| 'Can't Challenge Selection Process After Taking Calculated Chance In Interview': Allahabad HC Denies Relief To A Candidate

The Allahabad High Court recently denied relief to an unsuccessful candidate who appeared for an Interview of the Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service Examination 2020 and challenged the final select list after her name did not appear in the list.The bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi noted that she took a calculated chance of being successful in the interview, but...

'Disciplined Force Member Must Have A Clear Image': Calcutta HC Upholds Order Disallowing Murder Accused From Rejoining Home Guard Service

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday upheld an order disallowing an accused from rejoining his post as a ‘Home Guard’ by underscoring that a volunteer of a disciplined force is required to have a clean antecedent with regard to his character. In this case, the appellant was not allowed to join his service as a Home Guard on the ground that he was in judicial custody for 84 days after...

Pragmatic Approach Needed To Promote Private Participation Under Scheme For Rooftop & Small Solar Power Plants: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has said that the purpose of Achievement-Linked Incentives and Awards Scheme under ‘Grid Connected Rooftop and Small Solar Power Plants Program’ is to increase the installation and use of solar panels for the purpose of encouraging renewable energy projects.“In the opinion of the Court, the Scheme is a beneficial scheme the purpose of which is to promote...

Know 9 Legislative GST Changes In Budget 2023-24

The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has presented the Budget 2023-24.Here are 9 Legislative GST Changes that budget 2023-24 brings:1. DecriminalisationSection 132 and section 138 of CGST Act are being amended, inter alia, to raise the minimum threshold of tax amount for launching prosecution under GST from one crore to two crore, except for the offence of issuance of invoices without...