Bombay High Court Directs Maharashtra Govt To Compensate Man Booked Wrongly Under Official Secrets Act, Says Costs Be Recovered From Cops

Photography Can Be Prohibited Inside Police Stations But If A Photo Or Video Is Taken, Official Secrets Act Can't Be Invoked: High Court

Kerala Administrative Tribunal Sets Aside Appointments Of Principals Of Three Government Law Colleges For Being Contrary To UGC Norms

The Kerala Administrative Tribunal at Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday set aside the appointments of three Government Law College Principals for being contrary to UGC Regulations. It thereby directed the constitution of a selection committee for conducting the selection for appointment of Principals in the Government Law Colleges in accordance with the UGC Regulations, 2010 as against all...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Sameer Wankhede’s Plea Seeking Protection From Search and Seizure In Disproportionate Assets Case

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea moved by former Mumbai zonal director of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Sameer Wankhede seeking protection in a case accusing him of owning disproportionate assets.Wankhede had sought a direction that he must be given time to submit relevant documentary evidence before any action in terms of search or seizure is initiated against...

Delhi High Court To Hear Former PFI Chairman E Abubacker's Bail Plea On Medical Grounds On Jan 12

The Delhi High Court will hear on January 12 a plea moved by E Abubacker, former chairperson of Popular Front of India (PFI), seeking regular bail on medical grounds. He was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and has been in custody since September 22 last year. Abubacker is suffering from multiple ailments including a rare type of oesophagus cancer, parkinson's disease,...

[Joint Will] Property Of Only Deceased Testator Bound By Disposition; Does Not Operate Against Property Of Surviving Testator Till Death: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court recently laid down that on the death of one among the testators, either in the case of joint Will or a mutual Will, the property left out by the deceased testator included in the Will alone would stand bound by the disposition made therein and it would not operate as against the property of the other testator, who is alive, till his/her death. Justice P. Somarajan...

State Govt Employees Participating In General Strikes Not Entitled To Constitutional Protection Under Article 19(1)(c): Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Thursday ordered action against government employees who participated in general strikes last year, on March 28 and 29, against Centre's economic policies.A Division Bench consisting of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly reiterated that Government Employees who participate in general strikes, affecting the normal life of the public and Public...

Bombay High Court Issues Notice To Mid-Day For Publishing Name And Photo Of Minor Involved In Criminal Case

The Bombay High Court last month issued a notice to the publisher, editor, and reporter of Mumbai based tabloid Mid-day asking why suo moto action should not be taken against them for publishing the name of a child who was booked in a criminal case.A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Prithviraj Chavan said, “We have perused the photocopy of the said article, so...

Delhi High Court Asks BCI To File Status Report On Having A ‘Pre-Set Schedule’ For All India Bar Examination

The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Bar Council of India (BCI) to submit a further status report on having a "pre-set schedule" for conduct of All India Bar Examination (AIBE). Justice Prathiba M Singh was apprised by counsel appearing for BCI that the AIBE 2023 examination has been scheduled to be held on February 5 and the results are expected to be released before April. The court...

Delhi Riots UAPA Case: Tihar Jail Stops Telephone Facility For Three Accused, Court Summons Superintendents & Law Officer

A Delhi Court has summoned various Tihar jail superintendents and Law Officer (Prisons) after Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima and Shifa-ur-Rehman, accused in the case alleging a larger conspiracy case in 2020 North-East Delhi riots, alleged that the telephone facility with their family members has been stopped.During the hearing on January 2, two Tihar Jail superintendents were present before...

Ahmedabad Construction Site Deaths: Gujarat High Court Orders Action Against Police Inspector For Showing 'Undue Haste' To Help Accused

Deprecating the undue haste with which the Investigating Officer had first filed a deletion report, then C summary report and finally the chargesheet in the case relating to the deaths of seven workers at a construction site in Ahmedabad last year, the Gujarat High Court recently directed the state Home Secretary and Police Commissioner, Ahmedabad to look into the conduct of the...

Google V Competition Commision: NCLAT Directs Google To Deposit 10% Of Penalty As Interim Measure

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Rakesh Kumar (Judicial Member) and Dr. Alok Srivastava (Technical Member), while adjudicating an appeal filed in Google LLC & Anr. v Competition Commission of India, has admitted Google’s appeal against CCI order dated 20.10.2022, subject to deposit of 10% of penalty amount of...

Supply Of Services For Right To Use Car Parking Space Attracts 18% GST: West Bengal AAR

The West Bengal Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that the supply of services for the right-to-use car parking spaces attracts 18% GST.The two-member bench of Brajesh Kumar Singh and Joyjit Banik has observed that the supply of services for the right to use a car parking space is a separate supply and not to be construed as a composite supply of construction of residential...