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Bombay High Court Discharges Professor GN Saibaba & 5 Others In UAPA Case Over Alleged Maoist Links
The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) has discharged former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba and five others in alleged Maoist links case. The Court has allowed their appeals against conviction and life sentence imposed under the anti-terror law UAPA.The Court held that the the trial was null and void as valid sanction as required under Section 45 of the UAPA was not obtained. The...
"One Of Most Perfunctory Investigation" : Supreme Court Acquits Man Who Was Sentenced To Death For Alleged Murder Of Wife, Four Kids
The Supreme Court acquitted a man who was sentenced to death for alleged murder of his wife and his four kids.Without any hesitation and with disappointment, we state that the case on hand is one of most perfunctory investigation, the CJI UU Lalit, Justices S. Ravindra Bhat and JB Pardiwala remarked.Project 39A of the National Law University Delhi gave legal assistance to the appellant in...
Just Compensation Exceeding Claimed Amount Can Be Awarded In Motor Accident Compensation Claim Cases : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that 'just compensation' exceeding claimed amount can be awarded in motor accident compensation claim cases.The Tribunal/Court ought to award 'just' compensation which is reasonable in the facts relying upon the evidence produced on record, the bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and JK Maheshwari observed.In this case, a twelve year old child, while playing in front of...
Marriage Is Not Such A Casual Thing; We Are Not Under Western System Where You Marry Today And Divorce Tomorrow: Supreme Court
A transfer petition filed by a wife seeking to save her marriage before the Top Court took a very dramatic turn before the Supreme Court on Thursday.Not only did the hearing witness certain pertinent remarks passed by a Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay Shreeniwas Oka on marriage and how one shouldn't expect the impossible from their partners but also saw a wide range of...
Hijab, Essential To Islam? Don't Need To Answer This Question When Individual Rights Under Arts 19 And 25 Asserted, Says Justice Dhulia
Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, while proposing to overturn the controversial ban on the hijab in government colleges in Karnataka, held that the doctrine of essential religious practice did not have to be invoked at all to put the matter to rest. Justice Dhulia explained on Thursday while giving a conspectus of his dissenting opinion – "The main thrust of my judgement is that this...
Stock Broker Should Obtain A Certificate Of Registration From SEBI For Each Of The Stock Exchange Where He Operates : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that a stock broker should obtain a certificate of registration from SEBI for each of the stock exchange where he operates.The bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and BV Nagarathna disagreed with the Delhi High Court judgment that a single registration with Securities and Exchange Board of India( "SEBI") is sufficient even if the stock broker has various memberships...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Ban On "Mirzapur 2"; Rejects Prayer For Pre-Screening Committee For OTT Shows
Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice Bela M. Trivedi, on Thursday, dismissed a writ petition praying to stop/ban the release of web series Mirzapur 2 whose launching was proposed on 23.10.2020. The petition had further prayed for directing the government to set up a pre-screening committee for web series, films or other programs which were directly released...
RFCTLARR Act Provisions Not Applicable To Acquistions Under J&K State Land Acquisition Act 1990 : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 shall not be applicable with respect to the acquisition under the Jammu and Kashmir - State Land Acquisition Act, 1990.The bench of Justices MR Shah and Krishna Murari observed thus while allowing appeals filed by...
Employers Have To Deposit Employees' Contribution Towards EPF/ESI To Avail Deduction U/Sections 36(1)(va) & 43B of Income Tax Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that employers have to deposit the employee's contribution towards EPF/ESI on or before the due date for availing deduction under Sections 36(1)(va) and 43B of the Income Tax Act, 1961.The court observed that there is a marked distinction between the nature and character of the two amounts viz. the employers' contribution and employees' contribution required to...
Essential Religious Practices Of Followers Of Sikh Faith Cannot Be Made Basis Of Wearing Of Hijab/Headscarf By Believers Of Islamic Faith : Justice Hemant Gupta
The essential religious practices of the followers of Sikh faith cannot be made basis of wearing of hijab/headscarf by the believers of Islamic faith, Justice Hemant Gupta observed in his judgment in the Karnataka Hijab Ban Case.Before the Apex Court bench, it was argued that since Kirpan is allowed in terms of Explanation I to Article 25 of the Constitution of India, therefore, the students...