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Delhi High Court Seeks Response Of DG Prisons On Measures To Maintain Discipline Among Inmates, Obviate Incidents Of Violence
The Delhi High Court has recently sought response of Director General of Prisons on measures and changes so that the functioning of prisons is made more conducive to maintaining discipline among inmates and obviate incidents of violence.A division bench comprising of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Anup J. Bhambhani was dealing with a petition raising the issue of violence perpetrated on...
Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 18 To July 24, 2022
Nominal Index [Citations 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 354-374] 1. Ibrahim v. Regional Transport Authority & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 3542. State of Kerala v. P. Gopalakrishnan alias Dileep & Anr. 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 3553. Y v. Union of India & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 3564. Suo Motu v. State of Kerala & Others 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 3575. Elappully Erancheri Jama-Ath Palli & Anr v....
Justice Dinesh Maheshwari Inaugurates Conference On Sensitization Of District Court Judges On Gender Justice In Lucknow
A 2 Day Conference on "Sensitization of District Court Judges on Gender Justice and Differently Abled Victims/Survivors of Sexual Abuse" was organized by Judicial Training & Research Institute, U.P. Lucknow on 23rd & 24thh July, 2022 in which about 225 Judicial Officers including District Judges from various districts participated.The conference was inaugurated by Justice...
Delhi High Court Weekly Roundup: July 18 To July 24, 2022
NOMINAL INDEXCitations 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 663 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 706FIROZ AHMAD v. STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION, DELHI AND ORS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 663 Glitter Overseas and Ors. v. MMTC Ltd. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 664 Rahul Bhardwaj v. Union of India & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 665 KRANTI ARORA v. DIGJAM LTD & O.P. KHAITAN (HUF) 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 666 Chithra N...
Can't Believe That 4 Real Brothers, Their Father Would Rape A Mother Of 2 Children: Allahabad High Court Quashes Rape Case
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow bench) quashed a criminal case against four real brothers, and their father, aged around 81 years who were booked for allegedly gang-raping a married woman, having two grown-up childrenThe bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh observed that it was not believable that four real brothers and their father would commit rape on a woman having two grown...
Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 18 To July 24, 2022
NOMINAL INDEX Mamta And Another v. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home And Others 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 324 Manish Yadav v. State of U.P 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 325 Bhagwan Shrikrishna Virajman And 3 Others v. U.P. Sunni Central Waqf Board And 3 Others 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 326 Oyas @ Avesh v. State of U.P 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 327 Farha Faiz v. State Of U.P. And 3 Others 2022...
Tax payment Software Has To Be Tailor-Made According To The Legal Rights Of The Taxpayers: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the tax payment software has to be tailor-made according to the needs, aspirations, and legal rights of the taxpayers and not that the taxpayers' legal rights have to be tailor-made in accordance with the software being used by the Tax Department. The division bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora has held that...
Finance Ministry Confirms That Some States Have Sought Extension Of GST Compensation For A Further Period Of Five Years.
The Finance Ministry has confirmed that some states have sought extension of GST compensation for a further period of five years. As per section 18 of the Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016, Parliament shall, on the recommendation of the GST Council, provide for compensation to the States for loss of revenue arising on account of the GST for a period of five...
GST Demand On Events Posted On Facebook: Andhra Pradesh High Court Directs Company To Approach Appellate Authority
The Andhra Pradesh High Court, while considering a petition challenging GST demand based on events posted on social media, held that information available on the social media platform of the petitioner shows that the event was conducted. The division bench of Justice C. Praveen Kumar and Justice Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao dismissed the petition by giving liberty to the petitioner to...
CBIC Authorises Principal Director General/ Director General Of DGARM For Withholding Of IGST Refund For Verification Purposes
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has authorised the Principal Director General/Director General of the Directorate General of Analytics and Risk Management (DGARM) to withhold the refund of integrated tax paid on goods or services exported out of India. "In exercise of powers conferred by clause (c) of sub-rule (4) of rule 96 of the Central Goods and Services...
Incriminating Article's Recovery From Open Place/Visible To Others Vitiates Evidence U/S 27 Of Evidence Act: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that when recovery of any incriminating article is made from a place that is open or visible to others, it would vitiate the evidence under Section 27 of the Evidence Act.It may be noted that the conditions necessary for the applicability of Section 27 of the Evidence Act [How much of information received from accused may be proved] are:...
Arbitration Cases Weekly Round-Up: 17 July To 23 July, 2022
Supreme Court: There Cannot Be Two Arbitration Proceedings With Respect To Same Contract/ Transaction: Supreme Court Case Title: M/S Tantia Constructions Limited v. Union Of India Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 624 Observing that it is of the "firm opinion that there cannot be two arbitration proceedings with respect to the same contract/transaction", the Supreme Court...