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People Not Happy With Collegium System, Appointment Of Judges Is Govt's Job : Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju on October 17 said that the people of the country are not happy with the collegium system and that as per the spirit of the Constitution of India, it is the job of the government to appoint judges. He further said that people can see the politics among the leaders but they do not know the politics going on inside the judiciary while appointing...
Principle Of Res Judicata Applies To Children Claiming Property Through Parent Earlier Involved In Property Suit: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently upheld trial court's decision to dismiss a partition suit citing the principle of res judicata. The plaintiff had claimed the properties through his mother; however, the issue had been decided in an earlier suit for same properties filed by his mother. Justice S. M. Modak dismissed the second appeal stating that there was no need to interfere in...
Karnataka Societies Registration Act Does Not Permit Two Societies With Same Name: High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that under section 7 of the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960, once a Society is registered with a particular name, registration of a second Society with the same name is impermissible. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna thus declared the registration of Bengaluru Urban District Amateur Kabbadi Association as illegal and...
IT Exemption To Defence Personnel Invalidated From Service Due To Disability: ITAT Rejects Revenue's Contention
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that income tax exemption shall be available to Defence Forces personnel who have been invalidated from service on account of bodily disability while in service.The two-member bench of Chandra Mohan Garg (Judicial Member) has deleted the addition made by the A.O. on account of disability pension not exempt from tax as...
Landlords Exempted From Kerala Rent Control Act Free To Waive Such Benefit: High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that landlords who are exempted from application of all or any of the provisions of the Kerala Building (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965 are free to waive such exemption.The Division Bench comprising Justice P.B. Sureshkumar and Justice C.S. Sudha held that the exemption granted under Section 25 of the Act is a 'privilege' which the landlords may waive....
Supreme Court Closes Plea Filed By TMC For Protection Of Party Members In Tripura During 2021 Municipal Elections
Considering that the 2021 Tripura municipal elections are over and results have been notified, the Supreme Court, on Monday, disposed of the petition filed by The All India Trinamool Congress ("TMC") and its Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev seeking issuance of directions to the State of Tripura to provide security to the members of TMC, especially during the campaign for the...
Plea In Kerala High Court Seeks Enactment Of Bill Against Superstition and Human Sacrifice
Kerala Yukthi Vadhi Sangham has filed a petition before the Kerala High Court seeking a direction for the state government to consider and take a decision regarding enactment and implementation of 'The Kerala Prevention of Eradication of Inhuman Evil Practices, Sorcery and Black Magic Bill, 2019'.The state Law Reforms Commission headed by Justice K.T. Thomas had made its recommendations to...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 10 To October 16, 2022
Nominal Index: [Citations: 393 - 409] SANJANA FERNANDES @ RAVEERA v. STATE OF KARNATAKA. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 393 VENKATESHWARA DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 394 ABC v. STATE BY T.N.PURA POLICE STATION. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 395 M/S EMCURE PHARMACEUTICALS LTD v. STATE OF KARNATAKA. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 396 MUKKARAM JAN v. SECURITIES...
Kabir Kala Manch Incited Hatred By Ridiculing Phrases Acche Din, Demonetization In Plays At Elgar Parishad: Bombay HC In Jyoti Jagtap Bail Order
Text ridiculing phrases like 'Ram Mandir' and 'Acche Din' aimed at the democratically elected government in Kabir Kala Manch's plays at the Elgar Parishad event in 2017 incited hatred & passion and indicate a larger conspiracy, the Bombay High Court has held. In its detailed order refusing bail to accused Jyoti Jagtap under UAPA, the HC also took exception to the mention of...
'Frivolous Litigation Aimed At Protecting CBI Officers & Those Involved In Corruption At AIIMS': IFS Officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi Opposes Plea Against CIC Order
IFS Officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi has opposed before Delhi High Court a plea filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against an order of Central Information Commission (CIC) directing the agency to provide information sought by him in relation to his complaint on the alleged corruption in certain purchases at national capital's All India Institute of Medical Science.Chaturvedi, who...
Delhi High Court To Pronounce Order On Umar Khalid's Bail Plea On Tuesday
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday will pronounce its order on the bail appeal moved by student activist Umar Khalid, who is in custody in the larger conspiracy case of Northeast Delhi riots.A division bench comprising of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar will be pronouncing the order at 2:15 PM.The bench had reserved its decision on September 9.Khalid had moved High Court...