Entry Tax Matter before 9 Judges Bench; SC Registry directs all Advocates for the parties to file respective submissions

The Supreme Court Registry has issued a notice Today reminding all the Advocates appearing in a batch of Cases relating to Entry Tax, to file their respective submissions/compilations to Senior Advocate Harish Salve as well as to the Court. The matter is listed for hearing before a Nine Judges Bench in the week starting from 18th July. It is also informed that in view of...

SC grants bail to an ailing accused, but his freedom remains elusive, because one Judge could not sign the order

Update; Today Evening the signed Order has been uploaded on the website; Read the update hereIn a bizarre case, the Supreme Court's vacation bench comprising Justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and L Nageswara Rao, had on 17 June granted bail to an accused under custody in Jharkhand since 9 November last year, but could not ensure his freedom till the court's reopening on 29 June. The accused,...

Dying Declaration is not admissible for Conviction under S.498A IPC simpliciter: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Bombay High Court has recently acquitted an Accused who challenged his conviction under Section 498A of Indian Penal Code [Subhash Purandas Pawar vs State Of Maharashtra]. Originally he was charged with the Offences under Sections 306 IPC and 498A. He has been sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for three years and to pay fine of Rs.2000/- for S.498A. He was acquitted of offence...

Filling up of a blank Cheque, not always amounts to Material Alteration: Gujarat HC [Read Judgment]

Gujarat High Court has recently held that the contention that when a signed blank cheque leaf  is handed over, it can never be filled up and that if it is filled up it would  amount to a material alteration within the meaning of using Section 87 of the   N.I.  Act, does not stand to rhyme or reason. The Court said that it would depend upon the facts of each case.Justice J.B.Pardiwala...

SC refuses to stay notification allowing culling of monkeys, nilgais and wild boars [Read Order]

The Supreme Court today refused to stay an environment ministry notification that allowed the culling of nilgais, wild boars in Bihar and Uttarakhand and monkeys in Himachal Pradesh.A bench of justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and A M Khaniwilkar however asked the animal rights organisations to make representations before the Centre regarding three notifications declaring Nilgais, monkeys and wild...

Foreign Investment in Defence Sector up to 100%:Highlights of New FDI Policy

- The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. This is the second major reform after the last radical changes announced in November 2015.  Now most of the sectors would be under automatic approval route, except a small negative list.With these changes, India is now the most open economy in the world for FDI.In last two years, Government...

SC asks 92 year old convict in a honour killing case to surrender before police; dismisses his SLP.

The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea of a 92 year murder convict, seeking exemption from surrendering before police. The vacation bench of the Apex Court comprising of Justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and L. Nageswara Rao also dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by the convict against thejudgment by Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court which had upheld his conviction by the Trial...

Fighting couple reunited by Jharkhand HC- gets appointed as conciliators in matrimonial cases [Read Order]

Only a few matrimonial litigations end in a happy note, and here is a story of young couple from Ranchi, who came fighting in court against each other, who now have not only re-united in the court premises, but also have, thanks to the High Court directions, got appointed as Conciliators on behalf of Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA) who will work as conciliators in cases...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Demolition of Buildings in Navi Mumbai stayedThe Vacation Bench of Supreme Court of India directed Maharashtra government not to demolish buildings in Digha in Navi Mumbai till July 31SC agrees to examine the Constitutional Validity of S.62 of Wild Life Protection Act 1972The vacation Bench of the Supreme Court of India on Wednesday, agreed to examine the constitutional Validity of S.62 of...

PIL against Muslim Judge probing Mathura Violence: HC imposes 25K Cost on BJP Leader,directs BC to take action against Lawyer [Read Judgment]

Allahabad High Court has dismissed a PIL filed by BJP spokesperson Indra Pal Singh for quashing the decision of the UP Government appointing a retired judge of the Allahabad High Court namely Justice Imtiaz Murtaza to hold the enquiry into the Jawaharbagh incident in which two police officers and several common citizens were murdered and to direct the government to appoint the commission...

Gujarat HC holds ‘best interest’ of Victim paramount, allows to terminate 22 weeks pregnancy [Read Order]

Holding the “best interests” of victim to be paramount, the Gujarat High Court in a recent case of x v. State of Gujarat has ordered termination of 22 weeks pregnancy of a rape victim. The Petitioner was a minor 14-year old girl, who had approached the Sessions Court for termination of her pregnancy when she was 18-weeks pregnant on 24.5.2016. However the Sessions Judge rejected her...

Full Court reiterates Madras HC CJ's assurance that no precipitative action will be taken against ‘undisciplined lawyers’ as of now

The Full Court of Madras High Court has reiterated the Chief Justice's assurance to the representatives of the Bar Council and the Bar Associations that pending examination of the Rules no precipitative action will be taken will continue to operate.However the above assurance is subject to ‘the advocates and/or Bar Associations withdrawing the boycott and/or the strike and resuming...