High Court Directs State To Revamp "Archaic" Madras Medical Registration Act, Defers TN Medical Council Polls By 3 Months

The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the state to revamp the "archaic" Madras Medical Registration Act, 1914 after it was brought to the court's notice that the old Act was still being used by the Tamil Nadu Medical Council to conduct its elections and appoint office bearers. Justice R Subramaniam directed the State government to revamp the old act within a period of three months...

CJI Chandrachud Inaugurates New 'S' Block Building At Delhi High Court

Chief Justice of India, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud on Tuesday inaugurated the new 'S Block' building of the Delhi High Court. The inauguration ceremony, which was held in the auditorium of new building, was also attended by Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri, Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and...

['Fake' Tweet On PM Modi] TMC's Saket Gokhale Remanded To Two-Day Police Custody By Gujarat Court

A court in Gujarat's Ahmedabad district today remanded Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson Saket Gokhale to two-day police custody in connection with a complaint filed against him for allegedly endorsing a fake news report on Twitter pertaining to Prime Minister Modi's visit to the Morbi last month, reported PTI.The allegations against Gokhale are that he claimed in a tweet that as per an...

Pushed Out Of Running Train Upon Sudden Quarrel, Not Attempt To Murder: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently set aside a 22-year-old man's attempt to murder conviction observing that there was no premeditation as he pushed the victim from a running train in a sudden quarrel. The court convicted him under section 308 of the IPC (attempt to commit culpable homicide) instead. "There was no premeditation and no preparation for commission of offence. The incident...

No Case Should Remain Pending For More Than 6 Months: CM Arvind Kejriwal Proposes Pilot Project For Delhi

Emphasising that judiciary is the top most priority for Delhi Government, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today proposed a pilot project for the national capital wherein he suggested that no case, either civil or criminal, should remain pending for more than six months.Speaking at the inauguration of Delhi High Court's new S Block building, Kejriwal said that the Delhi Government will...

IBC Cases Weekly Round-Up: 28 November To 4December 2022

NCLATNCLAT Chennai Condones Delay Of 147 Days In Filing Appeal,The Time Spent On Bona fide LitigationCase Title: M.K. Resely & Ors. v Union Bank of India Case No.: Company Appeal (AT)(CH)(Ins) No.337/2022 The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ("NCLAT"), Chennai Bench, comprising of Justice M. Venugopal (Judicial Member) and Shri Naresh Salecha (Technical Member),...

5 Crore Pendency Figure Doesn't Sound Nice; Judicial Infrastructure Not In 'Appreciable Condition': Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said judicial infrastructure in the country is not in "a very appreciable condition" and that the pendency of cases is a great concern."I feel that the pendency in the high courts and the Supreme Court will come down but the real challenge is in the lower court and the infrastructure in the lower court is the real challenge for me and that is...

P&H High Court Grants Bail To Relative Of Alleged Gangster Sampat Nehra Accused Of Receiving Ransom Money

The Punjab and Haryana High Court last week granted bail to a relative (brother-in-law) of alleged Gangster Sampat Nehra accused of receiving ransom money in his bank account.Observing that offences of this kind must be nipped in the bud, the bench of Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi, however, went ahead to grant bail in view of the fact that the trial of the case is not likely to be concluded in...

Satin & Taffeta Rolls Used For Printing Purpose Attract 12% GST: AAR

The Karnataka Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that the products "satin rolls" and "taffeta rolls" with sizes between 19 mm and 40 mm are classifiable under tariff heading 5807 10 20 and attract 12% GST.The two-member bench of Kiran Reddy T. and M.P. Ravi Prasad has observed that taffeta rolls are made up of polyester yarn with an acrylic coating to protect from raveling or fraying...

Justice Tashi Rabstan Appointed As Acting Chief Justice of J&K&L High Court

The President of India has appointed Justice Tashi Rabstan, senior-most Judge of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as Acting Chief Justice with effect from December 8, 2022. Chief Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey will retire on December 7. The notification issued in this regard reads thus: In exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India,...

Rejected Paddy Seeds Not Fit For Human Consumption, 5% GST Leviable: Chhattisgarh AAR

The Chhattisgarh Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that 5% GST is payable on rejected or damaged paddy seeds.The two-member bench of Sonal K. Mishra and Abhinav Aggarwal has observed that rejected paddy seed that is not fit for human consumption would merit classification under chapter heading 100610.The applicant is engaged in the business of running a rice mill, and the...

Rajasthan HC Issues Notice To State Assembly Speaker CP Joshi In PIL Filed Over Resignation Of Congress MLAs

The Rajasthan High Court today issued a notice to the Rajasthan assembly Speaker, CP Joshi on a PIL plea filed before it pertaining to Speaker's inaction in taking a decision on the resignation submitted by 91 congress MLAs before him in September this year.The bench of Justice M. M. Shrivastava and Justice Vinod Kumar Baharwani issued the notice on a petition filed by the deputy leader of...