Sikkim Judicial Service Examination, 2025 [Apply Now]

The High Court of Sikkim invites application for the post of Civil Judge-cum-Judicial Magistrate (Grade-III).Name of the Post: Civil Judge-cum-Judicial Magistrate (Grade-III) No. of Post: 03 (Three)Age Limit: 35 YearsPay Matrix: Pay Matrix J-1 (Rs. 77840/-) Essential Qualification and Experience • Candidate must be a holder of a degree in law, granted by a university established by law in India.• Candidate must be able to communicate in Nepali, or any other language of the State. ...

Revisional Powers U/S 56 KVAT Act Are Limited, Clarificatory Orders Have Only Prospective Effect: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court stated that revisional powers under Section 56 of the KVAT Act (Kerala Value Added Tax Act, 2003) are limited, and clarificatory orders only have a prospective effect. Justices A. Muhamed Mustaque and Harisankar V. Menon stated that with reference to the power to issue clarification under Section 94 of the Act, the Commissioner has been empowered to hold...

Apprenticeship (Law Executive) At Power Grid Corporation Of India Limited [Odisha Projects, Bhubaneswar; Apply Now]

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a Maharatna Enterprise under the Ministry of Power, Government of India invites online application under Apprenticeship Trade – Law Executive for Odisha Projects, Bhubaneswar.Name of the Post: Apprenticeship Trade – Law Executive No. of Post: 01 (One) Remuneration: Rs. 17,500/- month Essential Qualification and Experience • Graduate Degree in any discipline and bachelor's degree in law (LL.B.) (minimum 03 years professional course) OR 05...

Mere Change In Arbitral Rules Does Not Frustrate Arbitration Agreement: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court Division Bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakru and Justice C.M. Joshi has set aside interim injunctions granted by Commercial Court by which it restrained L & T Infra Investment Partners Advisory Pvt. Ltd. (“L&T Infra”) from proceeding with arbitration under the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) Rules against Bhoruka Power...

The Platonic-Benthamite Logic Of Total Visibility: Haryana Community Service Guidelines

“If no one could see us, would we still act justly?” Plato posed this in the Republic through the parable 'The Ring of Gyges', where a shepherd's invisibility tempted him to abandon justice. Visibility, the fable suggests, dictates conduct. Centuries later, legal positivist Jeremy Bentham in the late 18th Century made the intuition concrete, both in reality and metaphorically, into the Panopticon, laying an architectural design of modern-day prison and a theory of disciplinary control. In a...

S.148 NI Act | Appellate Court Has 'Sole Discretion' To Direct Deposit Of Minimum 20% Compensation Amount: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has said that appellate court under Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act has the sole discretion to direct a person challenging conviction for cheque dishonour to deposit 20% of the compensation amount, while considering the attending circumstances. Section 148 pertains to power of Appellate Court to order payment pending appeal against conviction. The...

Delhi High Court Orders Economic Offences Wing To Probe Alleged Forgery Of Customs Stamps At Airport

The Delhi High Court has asked the Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police to conduct an enquiry into alleged forgery of Customs stamps at the Delhi International Airport.A division bench comprising ​​justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain passed the direction after the Department claimed that the Customs stamp on an air traveller's representations in connection with their seized...

'Acnestar' Phonetically Similar To 'Acnescar': Delhi High Court Rules In Favour Of Mankind Pharma In Trademark Infringement Suit

The Delhi High Court has restrained Maharashtra-based Brinton Pharmaceuticals from using the mark ACNESCAR, or any other mark which is confusing or deceptively similar to Mankind Pharma's ACNESTAR.A division bench comprising Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla observed that ACNESCAR is phonetically nearly identical to ACNESTAR and unless the two words are pronounced syllable...

Sedition Against BJP Leader | AI In Trial Courts | Krishna Janmabhoomi | Transgender Rights [VIDEO]

Today on Courts Today by LiveLaw: Jharkhand High Court quashes sedition case against BJP State President, Kerala HC mandates AI for witness depositions, Allahabad HC upholds next friend in Krishna Janmabhoomi suit, Madhya Pradesh HC denies bail in a serious sexual assault case, Delhi HC reprimands Centre over transgender rights, and Rajasthan HC enhances compensation for a homemaker in a...

MP High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Woman Booked In Cheating FIR For Developing 'Unauthorized Colony'

The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted anticipatory bail to a woman accused of developing an unauthorised colony and selling plots in Sagar District without the requisite permissions. The court directed the applicant to cooperate with the investigating agency and shall also appear on the date and time, as directed by the Investigating Officer. The woman has been booked for cheating (Section...

Mere Registration Of FIR Or Pendency Of Proceedings Before DRT Does Not Bar Reference To Arbitration: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court bench of Justice Advait M. Sethna has held that the disputes between Mangal Credit and Fincorp Limited and Ulka Chandrshekhar Nair are arbitrable under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) even though allegations of fraud and forgery were raised and a criminal was filed in which no progress has been made. The Court further held...

Voluntarily Filed Returns Cannot Be Revised Through Additional Evidence Under Rule 29 ITAT Rules: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court held that voluntarily filed returns cannot be revised through additional evidence under Rule 29 of the ITAT Rules (Income Tax (Appellate Tribunal) Rules, 1963). Rule 29 of the Income Tax (Appellate Tribunal) Rules, 1963 permits the Tribunal to admit additional evidence for any substantial cause. Justices A. Muhamed Mustaque and Harisankar V. Menon...