'Court Does Not Find It Offensive': Orissa High Court On Veterinarian's Statement About Demand Of Indian Cow Meat Abroad

The Orissa High Court has upheld a magistrate's ruling wherein it was held that the then Chief District Veterinary Officer, Koraput had not committed any offence under Section 505(2) IPC by speaking about the demand of meat of Indian cows and bulls outside.A Sessions Court in December 2013 had set aside SDJM, Koraput's order and remitted the matter back to the trial court for fresh decision....

File Status Reports On Child Sexual Abuse Cases Before HC's Juvenile Justice Committee Every 6 Months: Gauhati High Court To State, Child Rights Body

The Gauhati High Court has issued a slew of directions for proper enquiry in the cases relating to sexual abuse of children. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Rashmin Manharbhai Chhaya and Justice Soumitra Saikia passed the order in a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) registered in 2019 on the basis of a news article which reported sexual and physical abuse of minor girl inmates of...

Breaking: Bombay High Court Refuses to Extend Stay On Order Granting Bail to Anil Deshmukh

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to extend the stay on order granting bail to former state home minister Anil Deshmukh in a corruption case after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) approached the vacation bench seeking another extension.Paving way for Deshmukh's release, Justice Santosh Chapalgaonkar refused to entertain CBI's plea in light of regular court's earlier order that...

Bombay High Court Refuses Urgent Hearing To Former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar In Plea Against Arrest

Former ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak have approached the Bombay High Court alleging illegal arrest by CBI in the case of alleged irregularities regarding loans granted to Venugopal Dhoot's Videocon Group.While they sought urgent hearing of their petition for interim relief of release, the vacation bench of Justice Madhav J Jamdar and Justice S G Chapalgaonkar...

Settled Legal Position That Medical Negligence Can Only Be Gauged By Field Experts: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court on Monday while answering a question as to how the negligence of a professional doctor is to be gauged, maintained that only experts can certify negligence on the part of the doctor. The observations came from Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal while dismissing a petition seeking direction to the respondents to pay compensation to the tune of Rs 20 lakh...

"State Doesn't Fulfill Triple Test Formality": Allahabad HC Directs SEC To Notify ULB Polls Without OBC Quota, Include Women Quota

In a significant decision, the Allahabad High Court has directed the State Election Commission to immediately notify the Urban Local Body Polls without OBC reservation. The court ordered thus as it held that the state government doesn't fulfill the Triple Test Formality as laid down by the Apex Court.The bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Saurabh Lavania also ordered that...

J&K&L High Court Dismisses Plea By Ex-Minister Chaudhary Lal Singh Against Eviction From Government Bungalow

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by ex-minister Chaudhary Lal Singh against evicting him from the government-allotted bungalow in Jammu's Gandhi Nagar.The pronouncement came on a plea moved Lal Singh seeking injunction against his eviction till the government re-assesses the security threat to him.Earlier also, Singh had moved a plea challenging...

No Service Tax Is Payable On Commission Received In Convertible Foreign Exchange: CESTAT

The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that no service tax is demandable when the commission received is in convertible foreign exchange.The two-member bench of Ramesh Nair (Judicial Member) and Raju (Technical Member) has observed that the commission agent service provided to a foreign-based entity for promoting or marketing their goods...

Sec 482 CrPC Cannot Be Invoked To Examine Correctness Of Allegations In A Complaint: J&K&L High Court Reiterates

Reiterating that powers of the court under Section 482 Cr.P.C are to be exercised with great amount of caution the J&K&L High court on Monday held that under the said provision the Court cannot examine the correctness of the allegations in a compliant except in exceptionally rare cases where it is patently clear that the allegations are frivolous or do not disclose any...

Thiruvarur Hospital Can Recover ₹5 Lakh Compensation Amount From Doctors, Officials In Medical Negligence Case: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that whenever loss to the State Exchequer is caused due to the negligent acts of public servants, such financial loss should be recovered from them. When the Public Officials have committed an act of negligence, lapses or dereliction of duty, the financial loss caused to the State Exchequer are to be recovered from such Public Servants, who...

Service Tax Refund Admissible On Trenching Pipeline Installed Partly In SEZ And Partly Outside But For Use In Operation Of The SEZ: CESTAT

The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that service tax refunds on trenching pipelines installed partly in SEZ and partly outside but for use in the operation of the SEZ are admissible.The two-member bench of Ramesh Nair (Judicial Member) and Raju (Technical Member) has observed that the construction service received in relation...

Confiscated Currency Need To Be Returned With Interest On Release: CESTAT

The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has observed that the amount seized in cash by the authorities is to be refunded along with the interest.The bench of Rachna Gupta (Judicial Member) has observed that the appellant is entitled to a refund of interest on the principal amount at the rate of 12% from the date of its seizure.The tribunal has...