S 156(3) CrPC - Magistrate Should Order Police Investigation When Cognizable Offence Is Prima Facie Found, Especially In Sexual Offences: Supreme Court

In an important judgment, the Supreme Court has held that a Judicial Magistrate has the duty to order police investigation under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure when the complaint prima facie shows the commission of cognizable offence and the facts indicate the need for a police investigation.Though Section 156(3) CrPC uses the word "may", giving discretion to the Magistrate...

"Important & Burning Issue" : BCI Supports Dushyant Dave's Statements On Lawyers' Grievances About Listing Of Cases

"Regarding the difficulties and delays in listing of cases, the Bar Council fully supports the views of Mr.Dave"

Supreme Court Seeks Production Of PIL Filed Before HC Seeking Probe Against Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren

The Supreme Court on Friday asked Jharkhand Chief Minister, Hemant Soren, to submit a copy of the writ petition filed before the High Court which sought an independent probe against him for alleged money laundering through shell companies. The direction was passed by a Division Bench of Justices UU Lalit and S Ravindra Bhat while hearing the petitions moved by the State of Jharkhnad...

GST On House Rent: Do All Tenants Have To Pay 18% GST?

The 47th GST Council meeting, presided over by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in June, approved a slew of changes to the taxing scheme. The modifications went into effect on July 18, 2022.One of the most significant changes was that a GST-registered tenant must pay Goods and Services Tax at the rate of 18% when renting a residential property. Earlier Regime Before June...

Married Daughters Entitled To Motor Accident Compensation For Parent's Death; Can't Discriminate Between Sons & Daughters : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that even married daughters are entitled for compensation on all the heads from the insurance company on the death of their parent in an accident. A single judge bench of Justice H P Sandesh, sitting at Dharwad made the observation while dismissing the appeal filed by Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd challenging the order of the...

Election Freebies: What Happened In Supreme Court Today? [Video]

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'Jai Bhim' Movie : Madras High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Actor Suriya And Director Gnanavel Over Alleged Hurting Of Vanniyar Sentiments

The Madras High Court on Thursday quashed criminal proceedings against cine actor Suriya and director TJ Gnanavel for allegedly hurting the sentiments of the Vanniyar community in his movie Jai Bhim.Justice N Sathish Kumar allowed the petition filed by the actor and the director to quash the FIR filed by Velachery Police on a complaint by Advocate K Santhosh, president of Rudra Vanniyar Sena....

Karnataka High Court Abolishes Anti-Corruption Bureau; Transfers Cases To Lok Ayukta

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday set aside the government notification issued in the year 2016, constituting the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) in the state and vesting with it the powers of the Karnataka Lokayukta Police to investigate corruption cases against public servants. A division bench of Justice B Veerappa and Justice K S Hemalekha while pronouncing the order on...

Chief Justice Of India Should Have No Power To Assign Cases To Benches, Allotment Must Be Automated : Dushyant Dave

Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave has expressed concerns about the process of assigning cases to benches of the Supreme Court by the Chief Justice of India as the "Master of Roster".Speaking in an interview with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, Dave said :"I feel that the Chief Justice as the Master of the Roster should have no power at all to assign any matter to any bench. The...

'He Has Right To Privacy': Kerala HC Asks ED Why Thomas Issac Should Produce Documents Of His Assets At First Instance

The Kerala High Court on Thursday asked the Enforcement Directorate to explain why former Finance Minister of Kerala Dr Thomas Issac was asked to produce private information regarding his assets at this preliminary stage of the case, particularly when he was not even an accused or suspect yet.Justice V G Arun raised the question while hearing the plea filed by Issac against the...

Hormonal Imbalance/ Irregular Menstruation Of Women Cannot Be Considered As Female Impotency: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that hormonal imbalance or irregular periods would not amount to impotency of a woman and would not mean that she is unfit to have sex. Justice RN Manjula observed thus while hearing a revision petition against a Family Court's order directing a woman's medical examination on her husband's plea for annulment of marriage citing non-consummation.The bench held...

EPS Case : Pension Corpus Remains Intact, Payments Coming From Interest, EPFO Can't Raise Fund Issues - Employees To Supreme Court [Day 5 Hearing]

On the fifth day of the EPF Pension case hearing (Wednesday), the pensioners told the Supreme Court that the verdict in R.C. Gupta v. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, which held that there is no cut-off for opting for pension, is correct and applies to them in the present case.The argument was put forth by Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan before a 3-judge bench comprising Justices...