High Courts Weekly Roundup [October 25, 2021 To October 31, 2021]

Allahabad High Court 1. Marriage Increasingly Being Used As A Tool To Coerce People Into Religious Conversion': UP Govt Defends 'Anti-Love Jihad' Law The Uttar Pradesh Government has defended its Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 before the High Court by submitting that since marriage is being used as an instrument to convert an individual's religion...

Supreme Court Weekly Roundup, October 25 To October 31, 2021

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Employee Can't Claim Change Of Date Of Birth As A Matter Of Right : Supreme CourtCase Title: Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited v. T.P. Nataraja & Ors.| Civil Appeal No.5720 Of 2021Citation : LL 2021 SC 612The Supreme Court has observed that application for change of date of birth by an employee can only be as per the relevant...

Important Judgments On NDPS Act

The Supreme Court of India and various High Courts of the Country have pronounced numerous judgments in the matters related to the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. In this write-up, the important pronouncements are briefly discussed. Union of India through Narcotics Control Bureau, Lucknow v. Md. Nawaz Khan, CriminalAppeal No. 1043 of 2021 A Bench of Justices...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [October 18, 2021 To October 24, 2021]

Allahabad High Court 1. Hathras Gang Rape Case- Allahabad HC To Conclude Hearing On Quantum Of Damages To Victim's Family On Nov 25, 26 [Suo-Moto Inre: Right To Decent & Dignified Last Rites/Cremation] The High Court fixed November 25 as the date on which it would conclude hearing on the question of quantum of compensation to be given to the family of the Hathras gangrape...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up, October 18 To October 24, 2021

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Distinction Between Tax And Fee Has Been Substantially Removed, Says Supreme CourtCase Title: Jalkal Vibhag Nagar Nigam and Ors v. Pradeshiya Industrial and Investment Corporation & Anr. Citation: LL 2021 SC 583The Supreme Court observed that the distinction between a tax and fee has been substantially removed.The practical and even constitutional,...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest: August 2021 [Citation LL 2021 SC 336 To LL 2021 SC 408]

1. Possible Apprehension Of Breach Of 'Law And Order ' Cannot Be A Ground For Preventive Detention[Case: Banka Sneha Sheela v. State of Telangana; Citation: LL 2021 SC 336]A Bench comprising Justice RF Nariman and Justice Hrishikesh Roy observed that a possible apprehension of breach of law and order cannot be a ground to detain a person under Preventive Detention Laws. It opined that...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up, October 11 To October 17, 2021

SUPREME COURT JUDGMENTS1. Income Tax Act - Date Of Receipt Of Order Irrelevant For Computing Limitation Under Section 263(2) : Supreme CourtCase Title : Commissioner of Income Tax, Chennai vs Mohammed Meeran Shahul HameedCitation : LL 2021 SC 572The Supreme Court has held that the date of the receipt of the assessment order has no relevance in computing the limitation period for the Revision...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [October 11, 2021 To October 17, 2021]

Allahabad High Court1. Advocates Requiring Firearm Licence For Safety A Dangerous Practice, Not In Noble Profession's Interest: Allahabad High Court [Ram Milan v. State of U.P. and Others]While dealing with a lawyer's plea challenging the firearm licence authority's decision to reject his application, the Court observed that a general trend to have a firearm licence by an Advocate without...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [October 4, 2021 To October 10, 2021]

Allahabad High Court 1. Magistrate Meeting BJP Leader In Chamber No Ground To Transfer Case: Allahabad High Court Dismisses Transfer Plea [Himanshu Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh] The High Court rejected a plea to transfer a case to another court on the ground that the Magistrate presently hearing the case had met a Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader in his chamber. Justice...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up, October 4 To October 10, 2021

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Part-Time Employees Can't Seek Regularization As Matter Of Right Contrary To Govt's Regularization Policy: Supreme CourtCase Title: Union of India and Ors v Ilmo Devi and Anr| Civil Appeal No 5689 of 2021Citation : LL 2021 SC 561The Supreme Court observed that part-time temporary employees in a Government-run institution cannot claim parity in salary with regular...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [September 27, 2021 To October 3, 2021]

Allahabad High Court 1. "Due To DM's Inaction Unavoidable RERA Cases Coming To Court": Allahabad HC Seeks GB Nagar DM Suhas LY's Personal Presence [Priya Kapahi And Another v. State Of U.P. And 5 Others] The High Court sought the personal presence of the District Magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar, Suhas LY while observing that due to his inaction 'unavoidable' RERA cases were coming...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up, September 27 To October 3

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Motor Accidents Claim - Minimum Wage Notification Not An Absolute Yardstick To Fix Income Of Deceased In Absence Of Salary Certificate : Supreme CourtCase Title : Chandra @ Chanda versus Mukesh Kumar Yadav and othersCitation : LL 2021 SC 532While deciding on compensation to be paid in a case of motor vehicle accident, Supreme Court has observed that merely because...