Breaking: Mumbai Special Court Refuses Bail To Anil Deshmukh In Corruption Case

A special CBI court on Friday refused bail to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in a case under the PC Act regarding illegal gratification from bar owners and corruption in police transfers and posting in Maharashtra."The statement of approver Sachin Waze and others, played a very imp role. Therefore statements cannot be overlooked at the stage of hearing of...

Supreme Court Sets Aside Appointment Of Dr Rajashree MS As Vice Chancellor Of APJ Abdul Kalam University

The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the appointment of Dr.Rajashree MS as the Vice Chancellor of the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University in Kerala.The Court issued a writ of quo warranto against Dr.Rajashree after setting aside her appointment as null and void abinito.A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar pronounced the verdict in a petition filed by Professor Dr Sreejith...

Statutory Authorities, Professional Bodies Like ICAI Entitled To Income Tax Exemption If Amounts Charged By Them Are Nominal To Cover Costs : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has pronounced a significant judgment on the scope of exemption for "charitable purposes" under Section 2(15) of the Income Tax Act 1961 in relation to statutory authorities and professional bodies.With effect from 01.04.2009, after the Finance Act 2009, a proviso was added to the section to state : "Provided that the advancement of any other object of general public...

"Let People Breathe Clean Air, Spend Money On Sweets" : Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Plea Against Delhi Firecracker Ban Before Diwali

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, refused urgent hearing for a plea to lift the complete ban on manufacturing, storage, sale and bursting of all kinds of firecrackers imposed by the Delhi Government. The petition filed by BJP MP Manoj Tiwari was mentioned before the Bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and M.M. Sundresh. The Bench did not think it fit to urgently hear the challenge to...

Ryan School Murder Case : Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To Accused Who Was Juvenile At The Time Of Crime

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India on Thursday granted interim bail to the juvenile accused for the murder of a seven-year-old boy at Gurugram's Ryan International School in a crime that sent shockwaves through the nation. This comes on the heels of a decision of the Juvenile Justice Board on Monday that the accused has to be tried as an adult. The Bench comprising Justices...

Advancement Of General Public Utility Won't Be "Charitable Purpose" For Income Tax Exemption If It Is Done As Business : Supreme Court

In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court has held that entities created with the object of advancing general public utility cannot seek exemption under the Income Tax Act 1961 under the head "charitable purposes" if they are engaging in any trade, business, commerce or providing any service for any consideration.However, in the course of carrying out the general public utility, the...

"Release Of Rapists A Threatening Message To Women" : Bilkis Bano's Lawyer Shobha Gupta On Remission

In a strong criticism, Bilkis Bano's lawyer Advocate Shobha Gupta termed the decision of the Gujarat Government to allow the premature release of the eleven convicts who were sentenced to double life imprisonment for multiple murders and gang-rapes in the Bilkis Bano case as "devastating"."I am at a loss of words when I have to explain this... I find it(remission granted to convicts)...

'No Due Application Of Mind': Court Discharges Tahir Hussain & Others From Graver Offence In Delhi Riots Case

A Delhi Court on Wednesday discharged former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain and nine others from the charge of 'causing mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy a building', in a case of 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala however remanded the case back to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) for trial of other...

When Can A Citizen's Right To Travel Abroad Be Restricted? Explained With Judgments

The Pulitzer-winning photojournalist Sana Irshad Mattoo on Tuesday said she was again stopped from travelling to New York. She was on her way to the US to receive the international award when she was stopped by the immigration authorities at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. In a tweet, she said she was holding a valid US visa and travel ticket.The 28-year-old was also stopped...

Convict in Bilkis Bano Case Was Booked For Outraging Woman's Modesty in 2020 While On Parole

One of the convicts, who was released by the Gujarat government on remission in the Bilkis Bano case, stands chargesheeted for outraging the modesty of a woman on June 19 in 2020, according to the State's counter-affidavit before the Supreme Court.The information was provided to the District Magistrate Dahod by the district superintendent of police when the government was considering the...

[Agnipath Scheme] Agniveers Will Develop Sense Of Pride After Serving Nation, Have Financial Stability After Exiting Armed Forces: Centre To Delhi HC

Seeking dismissal of the petitions challenging its Agnipath recruitment scheme, the Centre has informed Delhi High Court that defending India's territory, which faces external and internal threats, requires an agile, youthful and technologically sound armed forces."The character of future wars/military engagement, in the opinion of military experts, is likely to be ambiguous, uncertain,...

'Why Is NGT Sitting In A Combination of 5 Judges?It Can Have Two Benches And Do Double Work': Supreme Court

While hearing submissions in a plea impugning a Bombay High Court order, which had quashed administrative notices issued by the Registrar General of the National Green Tribunal transferring certain cases from the Western Zone Bench at Pune to Northern bench at New Delhi, the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, reckoned why the National Green Tribunal (NGT) is sitting in a combination...