Section 138 NI Act - Prima Facie Indication That Complaint Is Filed By Authorized Person Of Company Sufficient For Magistrate To Take Cognisance : Supreme Court

Proper authorisation can be an issue for trial and complaint cannot be quashed on this ground under Section 482 CrPC, Court added.

Hijab Should Satisfy Tests Of Constitutional Morality & Individual Dignity As Held In Sabarimala Case : AG Tells Karnataka HC

A Full Bench of the Karnataka High Court today continued hearing Advocate General Prabhuling Navadgi on behalf of the State, in the petitions filed by Muslim girl students, who have challenged the action of a government college in denying their entry for wearing a hijab (headscarf). Today is the 8th day of the hearing before the Full Bench.Navadgi told the Bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu...

Gifting Freebies To Doctors Prohibited By Law ; Pharma Companies Cannot Claim It As Deduction U/Sec 37(1) Income Tax Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that 'pharmaceutical companies' gifting freebies to doctors is prohibited by law and they cannot claim it as a deduction under Section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act.These freebies are technically not 'free' – the cost of supplying such freebies is usually factored into the drug, driving prices up, thus creating a perpetual publicly injurious cycle, the bench...

PC Act - Mere Acceptance Of Amount, Without Proof Of Bribe Demand, Will Not Establish Offence Under Section 7 : Supreme Court

Proof Of Demand & Acceptance Of Bribe By Public Servant Is Sine Quo Non For Establishing Offence U/Section 7 Prevention Of Corruption Act: Supreme Court

State Hasn't Banned Hijab, Says Karnataka AG; If Institutions Permit, Will You Object? High Court Asks

A Full Bench of the Karnataka High Court today continued hearing Advocate General Prabhuling Navadgi on behalf of the State, in the petitions filed by Muslim girl students, who have challenged the action of a government college in denying their entry for wearing a hijab (headscarf). Today is the 7th day of the hearing before the Full Bench.When the hearing started, the bench led by the...

All High Courts Weekly Roundup [14 February- 20 February 2022]

Allahabad High Court 1. Matrimonial Case Transfer- Wife Not Having Anyone To Accompany Her Across Long Distance A Relevant Factor: Allahabad HC Case title - Smt. Shakshi Agrawal v. Sri Ashutosh Agrawal Case citation: 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 45 The High Court has observed that the fact that a wife is not having anyone to accompany her across a long distance is also...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Apologizes To Police Officer For Causing Him Inconvenience On Account Of Misreporting By Govt. Lawyer

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh recently tendered its apology to a Police Officer for causing him inconvenience on account of misreporting by a Counsel for the State (Panel Lawyer). Justice Vivek Agarwal was dealing with a bail application, wherein the Court, vide order dated 18.01.2022, had called for the DNA report. However, on the next date of hearing, the report was not...

Class 10 & 12 Exams : Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Plea To Cancel Physical Exams Of State Boards, CBSE & ICSE

Update on February 22 : Supreme Court agrees to list the petition tomorrow (February 23)The Chief Justice of India on Monday accepted a request made for the urgent listing of a writ petition which seeks the cancellation of physical exams for Class 10 and 12 to be conducted by all State Boards, CBSE, ICSE and NIOS.Advocate-on-Record Prashant Padmanabhan mentioned the petition for urgent...

Wife Making Frequent Discreet Phone Calls To Another Man At Odd Hours Despite Husband's Warning Is Matrimonial Cruelty: Kerala High Court

While granting a decree of divorce to a couple, the Kerala High Court recently ruled that a wife making secret phone calls to a man ignoring her husband's warning against the same amounts to matrimonial cruelty.Justice Kauser Edappagth in his judgment also observed that mere compromise would not amount to condonation of cruelty unless and until the matrimonial life was restored."Making...

Breaking | "Sponsored Litigation To Affect Communal Harmony During Polls": Allahabad HC Dismisses Contempt Plea Over Loudspeakers In Temple-Mosque

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a contempt plea filed regarding the usage of loudspeakers in the Temple as well as Mosque and observed that the same is a sponsored litigation so as to affect the communal harmony of the State keeping in mind the State Elections.Essentially, the Bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal was hearing a contempt plea filed by one Islamuddin against Rabindra...

Notaries Operating From Cars & Taxis Lowering Dignity Of Legal Profession: Bombay HC Expresses Anguish

"Legal Profession Cannot Be Allowed To Function From The Streets"- Bombay High Court Recommended That Notaries Be Provided With Designated Premises

'You Have To Follow Due Process Of Law' : Supreme Court Rejects UP Govt's Objections To Refund Of Crores Recovered From Anti-CAA Protesters Before 2020 Act

After the Supreme Court last week pulled up the UP government for acting on 274 recovery notices issued to alleged anti-CAA protestors in December, 2019, the state on Friday informed the Court that the notices and the consequent proceedings have been duly withdrawn.The Supreme Court had reprimanded the state government for affecting recoveries in violation of its judgments in Kodungallur...