Memorial Lecture Held In Remembrance Of Advocate Lily Thomas

The Supreme Court Woman Lawyers Association, along with the office of Lily Thomas & Saju Jakob, organised the Lily Thomas memorial lecture 3.0, in the memory of late Advocate Lily Thomas on December 12, 2022. The event was attended by Justice M.R. Shah and Justice C.T. Ravikumar. The Attorney General for India Sr. Adv. Mr. R. Venkataramani was a key note speaker for the event and delivered...

Allahabad High Court Stays Criminal Case Proceedings Pending In Sultanpur Court Against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

The Allahabad High Court on Monday stayed the proceedings of a 2014 criminal case against the Chief Minister of Delhi and National Convener of Aam Admi Party (AAP), Arvind Kejriwal, pending before the MP/MLA Court in the state's Sultanpur District.The bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh ordered thus while hearing a Section 482 CrPC plea filed by Kejriwal challenging the order of the MP/MLA...

Postal Authorities To Set Up, Operate, Maintain PBE Automated System For Filing Electronic Declaration For Export Of Goods: CBIC

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the Postal Export (Electronic Declaration and Processing) Regulations, 2022.The postal authorities shall set up, operate, and maintain the Postal Bill of Export (PBE) Automated System for the filing of electronic declarations for the export of goods through the post.An exporter who wishes to export goods through the...

[Public Distribution System] Irregularity In Distributing Grains Is Serious Mischief Warranting Cancellation Of License: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that allegations against a Fair Price shop owner of distributing the food grains at the higher rates than the prescribed rates, certain card holders not receiving the food grains and not issuing bills after distributing the essential commodities, are serious in nature and the action by authorities in cancelling the authorisation is sustainable. A...

Difference In Financial Position Of Donor And Recipient In Organ Transplant Cases Not Strong Enough Reason To Establish Commercial Element: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that in cases of organ transplant from a non-near relative, the difference in financial position of the donor and the recipient, by itself, cannot be a reason strong enough to establish a commercial element.Justice Prathiba M Singh made the observation in a judgment allowing a petition seeking expeditious disposal of an application for kidney transplant. "The...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 5 To December 11, 2022

Nominal Index [Citation 474 – 489] 1. Vilas Shantaram Kaldhone v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 474 2. Niketan Dilip Paldhe v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 475 3. Mohammad Azad Alam Diljad Ansari v. State of Maharashtra 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 476 4. Ajitkumar S/o Motilal Kasliwal v. Central Bank of India...

Article 14 | Temporary Employee Can Be Directed To Be Paid Wages Equal To Lowest Grade Regular Employee Discharging Same Duties: Punjab & Haryana HC

Punjab and Haryana High Court recently reiterated that apart from the claim of "equal pay for equal work" under Article 39 of the Constitution of India, the concept of equality will also apply to temporary employees and they can be directed to be paid wages equal to the salary at the lowest grade of a regular employee, discharging the same duties. The concept of equality is also to...

ULB Polls: Allahabad HC Stays Announcement Of Dates, Asks UP Govt Whether 'Triple Test' Procedure For OBC Quota Completed

The Allahabad High Court on Monday restrained the State Election Commission from announcing Urban Local Body Elections notification till today. The State Government has also been restrained from making a final order reserving wards based on the draft order issued on December 5.The bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Saurabh Srivastava ordered thus while hearing a Public...

Gujarat High Court Releases Bank Account From Attachment Of Subsidiary Of Taiwan Company Subject To The Personal Undertaking Of The Directors

The Gujarat High Court has directed the department to release the bank account from the attachment of the subsidiary of the Taiwan Company subject to the personal undertakings of the directors.The division bench of Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice Mauna M. Bhatt, in order to secure the revenue's interest, has directed the department to continue the attachment of FD with DBS amounting to Rs....

Delhi Court Directs Umar Khalid To Remain Confined To Home During Interim Bail Period, Prohibits Him From Speaking To Media

Granting interim bail for a week to activist Umar Khalid in the larger conspiracy case of 2020 Northeast Delhi riots, the Delhi Court has imposed stringent conditions on him - he has been restricted to his home and also prohibited from speaking to the media.The court on Monday had granted interim bail to Khalid, who has been in custody since September 2020, to enable him attend his...

Confining Death Row Inmates In Separate Cells Unwarranted: Telangana High Court Directs Prison Admin To Remove Prisoners From Solitary Confinement

The Telangana High Court has directed Cherlapally Central Prison to remove two death row inmates from solitary confinement and permit their movement within jail by treating them equally with other prisoners.Justice Lalitha Kanneganti said the prisoners shall be provided to all facilities like the other prisoners. "In this case, Sanjay Kumar and Marri Srinivas Reddy were convicted and...

Apathy Of GSTN To Address Limitations Of System-Driven Processes: Gujarat High Court Recommends Portal To Introduce 'May I Help You' Feature

The Gujarat High Court has remarked that though it is in favour of the automatic system-driven process for initiating refund of IGST, over the officer driven process, however, there is an apathy at the level of the Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) to address and rectify the limitations that come with making all the processes system driven. The bench of Justices Sonia Gokani and...