JEE Mains | Why 75% Marks In XII Boards Mandatory When There Is A Qualifying Exam? Bombay High Court Asks NTA

The Bombay High Court on Thursday sought to know the purpose of eligibility criteria of 75 percent marks in boards despite there being a qualifying exam for admission to IITs, NITs, IIITs etc. The court asked the NTA, "What is the purpose for giving 75 percent for twelfth standard? There is a qualifying examination."A division bench of Acting Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice Sandeep...

2015 Amendment To Section 153C Of Income Tax Act Will Apply To Searches Conducted Prior To Date Of Amendment : Supreme Court

In a significant judgment on taxation law, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that the amendment brought to Section 153C of the Income Tax Act 1961 by the Finance Act 2015 will retrospectively apply to searches conducted prior to the date of the amendment, i.e, 01.06.2015.Section 153C allows the revenue department to proceed against a party other than the person who is being searched,...

Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Satyendar Jain In Money Laundering Case

The Delhi High Court on Thursday denied bail to Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain in the money laundering case in which he has been in custody since May 30 last year.Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma also denied bail to co-accused Vaibhav Jain and Ankush Jain. “Satyendar Jain is an influential person and has the potential of tampering with evidence. The petitioner (Jain), at this stage,...

Madhu Lynching | 'Moral Policing Can Never Be Encouraged, Let This Be The Last Mob Lynching Case' : Kerala Court [Read Judgment]

The Special Court for SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Mannarkkad convicted 14 of the 16 persons accused in the Madhu Lynching Case. The case pertains to death of a mentally challenged tribal youth, Madhu, who was lynched in February 2018, on suspicion of theft of rice, spices from shops in the Mukkali area in Palakkad, Kerala. The Court sentenced 13 of the 14 convicted persons to...

National Security Concerns Won't Absolutely Abrogate Principles Of Natural Justice; No Blanket Immunity For IB Reports : Supreme Court

In a significant judgment boosting the interests of transparency, the Supreme Court held that the State cannot claim absolute immunity from disclosure of materials by merely claiming that they are related to national security.Quashing the decision of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to refuse renewal of telecast license for the Malayalam news channel MediaOne, a bench comprising...

"Politicians Can't Claim Higher Immunity" : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Of 14 Opposition Parties Against 'Misuse' Of CBI & ED

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a petition filed by fourteen political parties alleging that central investigating agencies such as the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are being weaponised by the Union Government to clamp down on dissent by arresting opposition leaders. A division bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and...

'Sealed Cover Procedure Infringes Open Justice' : Supreme Court Devises 'Public Interest Immunity Claim Procedure' As Alternative

Sealed cover procedure infringes the principles of natural justice and open justice, the Supreme Court said today while allowing Malayalam news channel MediaOne's plea against the telecast ban imposed on it by the Central government.In this case, the channel was kept in the dark about the reasons for withholding security clearance, which were informed to the High Court by the Ministry of...

Supreme Court Lifts Telecast Ban On MediaOne, Says State Using Plea Of 'National Security' To Deny Citizens' Rights

In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against the telecast ban imposed by the Union Government on Malayalam news channel MediaOne.The Court passed the judgment in a special leave petition filed by Madhyamam Broadcasting Ltd (MBL) - the company running the channel- assailing the Kerala High Court's judgment of upholding the decision of the Ministry of Information...

'Only Narendra Modi Could Have Filed Defamation Complaint, Case Politically Motivated': Rahul Gandhi's Appeal In Surat Court

As reported by LiveLaw earlier, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has moved an appeal before the Surat Sessions Court challenging his conviction and sentence by a magistrate court in Surat in a defamation case over his 'Modi Surname' remark. In his appeal, he has argued that his speech in question (why all thieves share the Modi surname) was in connection with Narendra Modi, Nirav Modi, and Lalit...

S.151 CrPC | Arrest Without Warrant In Absence Of Knowledge Of Design To Commit Cognizable Offence Violates Article 21: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has reiterated that the police cannot arrest a person under Section 151 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences), without the knowledge of the existence of a design to commit a cognizable offence and a belief that the commission of the offence can only be prevented by the arrest of the person.A single bench of Justice...

'Cow Slaughter Law' Misused; IO Recovered Only Cow Dung From Spot: Allahabad HC Grants Relief To Accused, Says Fair Probe Not Done

The Allahabad High Court recently granted anticipatory bail to a man (named Jugadi @ Nizamuddin) booked under the UP Cow Slaughter Act as it noted that the case against the accused was a glaring example of misuse of penal law and that the state did not conduct a fair probe in the matter.The bench of Justice Mohd. Faiz Alam Khan observed that neither the prohibited animal nor its flesh had...

Former HC Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan Passes Away

Former Chief Justice of the High Courts of Calcutta, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Chhattisgarh, and Judge of the Kerala High Court, Justice Thottathil Bhaskaran Nair Radhakrishnan, passed away today. He served as Judge of the Kerala High Court for 12 years, and had been the acting Chief Justice twice. He breathed his last at a private hospital in Kochi. Enrolled as a lawyer in the year...