Land For Jobs Scam: Delhi Court Grants Bail To Lalu Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav In Money Laundering Case

A Delhi Court on Monday granted bail to RJD leaders Lalu Prasad Yadav and his sons Tejashwi Prasad Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav in a money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the alleged land-for-jobs scam case.Special Judge Vishal Gogne of Rouse Avenue Courts granted bail on a personal bond of Rs. 1 lakh each. The matter will now be heard on October...

Gujarat High Court Launches Gender Sensitisation Campaign "Ehsaas Nyay Ka Sab Ke Liye"

The Gujarat State Legal Service Authority, in collaboration with Gender Resource Centre, Government of Gujarat, has launched a year-long gender sensitisation campaign titled "एहसास न्याय का सब के लिए" - "Ehsaas Nyay Ka Sab Ke Liye" during a seminar held at the Gujarat High Court Auditorium. The event was presided over by the Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal,...

Second National Lok Adalat: Telangana Settles 12 Lakh Cases And Awards Over Rs 200 Crores, Achieves "Highest Disposal Percentage"

In the recently concluded second National Lok Adalat, the state of Telangana settled 12 lakh cases and awarded compensation of over Rs 200 crore, becoming the state with the highest disposal percentage.Ch.Panchakshari, Member Secretary, Telangana State Legal Services Authority, while speaking to LiveLaw, informed that the state has achieved the "highest disposal percentage" in the National...

Dismissal Of Application On Default Of lawyer , MP HC Directs Lawyer To Visit Mercy Home And Prepare Report, Court Emphasis Need To Promote 'Social Audit' By Lawyers

As a “test case” to give the concept of 'Social Audit' a chance to gain grounds, the Madhya Pradesh High Court recently suggested the counsel of an assessee, whose mistake had led to dismissal of assessee's Income Tax Appeal, to do community service. The division bench of Justices Anand Pathak and Rajendra Kumar Vani also called upon lawyers and other resourceful persons of...

Telangana High Court Holds Multi-Speciality Health Camp And Blood Donation Camp

The Telangana High Court held its Multi Speciality Health Camp & Blood Donation Camp" on 4th October. The camps were inaugurated by Justice Alok Aradhe, Chief Justice, High Court for the State of Telangana & Patron-in-Chief, Telangana State Legal Services Authority.The initiative aimed at providing free health services to Advocates, Staff Members and others associated with the...

Orissa High Court Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh Launches Online Portal For Warrant Execution & Tracking

In a move to streamline judicial process in the State of Odisha, an online portal for Warrant Management System (WMS) was officially launched on Thursday by the Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh.The event was attended by Dr. Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi, Chairman, State Court Management System (SCMS) Committee and Judges of the High Court. Yogesh Bahadur Khurania, Director General...

Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: Court Warns Accused Persons Over Delay In Commencing Arguments On Charge

A Delhi Court yesterday warned the accused persons in the larger conspiracy case connected with the 2020 North East Delhi riots that the arguments on charge should not get delayed further unnecessarily on their part.Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Courts said that any delay on the part of the accused will be viewed by the court seriously.“It is surprising that on the...

'Rarest Of Rare Case': Odisha Court Awards Death Penalty To Two For Murder Of Three Members Of Family By Slitting Throats

A Sessions Court in Odisha's Angul district sentenced two men to the extreme penalty of death for committing murder of three members of a family by slitting their throats. Terming the case to be 'rarest of rare', the Additional Sessions Judge of Athmallik Mr. Laxminarayan Ray Choudhury held –“Such type of colorful murder usually nowhere seen without enmity. Rather in a friendly manner...

NUJS Kolkata Hosts Inaugural Panel Discussion On Competition Law & Corporate Insolvency: Nuances & Challenges

NUJS Kolkata has hosted the inaugural edition of a panel discussion on competition law and corporate insolvency: nuances and challenges.The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) of 2016 and the framework of Competition Law shape different aspects of the business environment. In a rapidly growing economy like India's, it is crucial for young professionals to understand how businesses operate...

District Bar Associations Election: Delhi High Court Exempts Taxation Bar Association Members From Court Appearance Requirement

The Delhi High Court exempted members of Taxation Bar Association from the Court appearance requirement. The Bench, consists of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justices Vibhu Bakhru and Yashwant Varma, noted that, in light of the judgment in Lalit Sharma and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors. [W.P.(C) 10363/2021], dated 19th March 2024, a majority of the advocate members of the Delhi...

'Love-Jihad' A Conspiracy To Establish Dominance Over India Where Muslim Men Target Hindu Women For Conversion: UP Court

Sentencing a Muslim man to life imprisonment for repeatedly raping a Hindu girl, a UP Court recently explained 'Love Jihad' as an act wherein Muslim men 'systematically target' Hindu women for conversion to Islam through marriage and fraudulently marry Hindu women 'under the pretence of love' to convert them. Additional District and Sessions Judge, Bareilly, Ravi Kumar Diwakar, in...

Infrastructure Companies laying Roads On BOT Basis Are Not Owners, Can't Claim Depreciation On Toll Roads: Mumbai ITAT

Emphasizing that ownership is a sine qua non for availing depreciation, and roads/ bridges are public properties, the Mumbai ITAT held that an infrastructural development company which has laid down roads cannot claim depreciation over same. The Division Bench comprising Amarjit Singh (Accountant Member) and Sandeep Singh Karhail (Judicial Member) denied depreciation claim on toll...