News Updates
"Remove Waterbody Encroachments In 14 Districts In 4 Weeks, Satisfied With Steps Taken So Far": Patna HC To Authorities
The Patna High Court has directed the circle officers (COs) of Patna, Magadh, and Saran divisions (having control of over 14 districts) to remove waterbodies encroachments in their respective areas within 4 weeks.The 14 districts concerned are Patna, Nalanda, Bhojpur, Rohtas, Buxar, Kaimur, Gaya, Nawada, Aurangabad, Jehanabad, Arwal, Saran, Siwan, and Gopalganj.Taking into account the...
An Investor Is Not A Consumer;NCDRC
A bench of The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), comprising Sri C. Vishwanath and Sri Subhash Chandra has disposed of a consumer complaint filed by an individual against a company holding that an investor is not a consumer. This was an original complaint filed directly before the NCDRC asking for a relief of 5,00,30,000/- INR. According to the complainant,...
Are We Only Looking At A Society With Just Perfect Children? Delhi High Court On Ethical Concerns In MTP Cases With Fetal Abnormalities
Hearing a plea moved by a 26-year-old married woman seeking medical termination of her foetus of over 33 weeks suffering from cerebral abnormalities, the Delhi High Court on Monday contemplated over "ethical concerns" in similar cases seeking medical termination of pregnancy with fetal abnormalities. Justice Pratibha M Singh on the use of technology for examining pregnant women, said that...
Deduction For Telecommunication Services of ' Vodafone' Is Available For "Profits Of Eligible Business": ITAT
The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), while allowing deduction to Vodafone, held that deduction for telecommunication services is available in respect of "profits of eligible businesses" and is not restricted to "profits derived from eligible businesses."The two-member bench of Vikas Awasthy (Judicial Member) and M. Balaganesh (Accountant Member) has directed the...
Explore Possibility Of Registering e-FIRs, Especially In Cases Of Crimes Against Women: Orissa High Court Directs DGP
In an important development, the Orissa High Court on Monday directed the Director General of Police, Odisha (DGP) to explore the possibility for registration of 'e-First Information Reports (e-FIRs)' in the State. A Single Judge Bench of Dr. Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi was hearing a criminal miscellaneous petition filed by a woman, who approached the High Court for...
Ingenuine Documents Submitted By Clients For Form 15CB, CA Cannot Be Prosecuted Under PMLA: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has held that the chartered accountant (CA) is not required to go into the genuineness or otherwise of the documents submitted by his clients."A Panel Advocate, who has no means to go into the genuinity of title deeds and who gives an opinion based on such title deeds, cannot be prosecuted along with the principal offender. Applying the same anomaly, we find that...
Lakhimpur Kheri Case: Trial Court Rejects Accused Ashish Mishra's Discharge Plea, Charges To Be Framed Tomorrow
The Kheri District Court (in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri district) today REJECTED the discharge plea moved by Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, in connection with the farmer killings in Lakhimpur Kheri. The Court is set to frame charges against him tomorrow.This order comes days after the Supreme Court asked the Trial Court to fix the matter for framing of charges.For the...
Additional Evidence Cannot Be Admitted Without Calling For AO's Remand Report: ITAT
The Hyderabad Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that the additional evidence cannot be admitted without calling for a remand report or comments from the AO.The two-member bench of Laliet Kumar (Judicial Member) and R.K. Panda (Accountant Member) observed that if the CIT(A) chooses to admit any additional evidence, in that case, he/she is required to provide the...
Appointment Obtained Fraudulently Is Non-Est In Law, Not Necessary To Hold An Enquiry Before Termination: JKL High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has reiterated that if an appointment is non-est in the eyes of law or is based upon forgery and fraud, it is not necessary for the employer to hold an enquiry before terminating the services of such an employee. The observations were made by Justice Sanjay Dhar while hearing a second appeal against the judgment of Sub-Judge, Srinagar as...
High Court Seeks Delhi Govt's Response On PIL Seeking Clean Drinking Water, Proper Sanitary Conditions In Tihar Jail
The Delhi High Court on Monday sought Delhi government's response to a public interest litigation seeking clean drinking water and proper sanitary conditions in Tihar Jail.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad issued notice in a plea moved by Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee stating that depriving basic amenities to the jail inmates is...
'Removal From Service Cannot Become A Ground For Filing Sexual Assault Complaint': Karnataka HC Quashes Sexual Harassment Case Against Post Master
The Karnataka High Court has quashed a sexual harassment case against a post master, who was booked by the police on a complaint filed by a temporary Group-D employee in 2018.A single judge bench of Justice K. Natarajan allowed the petition seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings registered for offences punishable under Section 354(A) read with 34 of IPC.The bench said, "Merely the...
Appellate Court Cannot Reduce Sentence If Trial Court Awarded 'Minimum Punishment' Prescribed By Statute: Sikkim High Court
The Sikkim High Court has reiterated that minimum sentence prescribed by the statute has to be imposed on the guilty and it cannot be reduced by the Appellate Court.It clarified that courts cannot impose less than the 'minimum sentences' prescribed by the statutes while convicting persons for commission of offences. To buttress the position of law, the Division Bench of...