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Kerala High Court Grants 10-Day Leave To Life Convict Pursuing LLB Course To Attend Internship
The Kerala High Court on Monday (September 8) granted 10-day leave to a man, convicted and sentenced to life for murder and presently pursuing 3-year LL.B. course, to attend internship scheduled from September 10-16. Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan relied on the judgment in Pattakka Suresh Babu v. State of Kerala and observed:"The Division Bench of this Court in Pattakka Suresh Babu's case...
Wayanad Rehabilitation: Kerala High Court Closes Appeal Against Acquisition Of Nedumbala Estate, Notes Govt Has Spared It 'For Now'
Kerala High Court has recently closed a writ appeal filed single judge's order allowing the State government to acquire Nedumbala estate owned by Harrisons Malayalam Limited for rehabilitation of 2024 Wayanad Landslide victims under Disaster Management Act.For context, after the landslide disaster on July 30, 2024 in the Chooralmala, Mundakkai and Puncharimattom villages in Wayanad, the...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: September 1, 2025 To September 7, 2025
Reports/JudgmentsS. 86 Electricity Act | Power Generators, Discoms Cannot Fix Tariffs Privately, Need Regulatory Commissions' Approval: Supreme CourtCase Details: M/S. KKK Hydro Power Limited v. Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited and Ors.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Sc) 856The Supreme Court held that a generating company and a distribution licensee cannot unilaterally fix tariffs...
Assistant Manager Vacancy At Insolvency And Bankruptcy Board Of India (IBBI)
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) invites application for the post of Assistant Manager on deputation basis from eligible officers currently working in Government, RBI, Banks, Financial Institutions, Regulatory Bodies, Statutory Bodies and Academies.Name of the Post: Assistant Manager No. of Post: 01 (One) Essential Qualification and Experience • For officers of RBI, Banks, Financial Institutions, Regulatory Bodies, Statutory Bodies and Academies: Officers with not less than...
Article 226 Can't Be Invoked To Quash Chargesheet If Cognizance Has Been Taken; Remedy Available Under S.528 BNSS : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that FIRs or charge-sheets may be quashed under Article 226 before cognisance is taken, but once cognisance is taken, the remedy lies under Section 528 BNSS (S. 482 CrPC) to challenge both the FIR/charge-sheet and even the cognisance order, if duly pleaded. “So long cognisance of the offence is not taken, a writ or order to quash the FIR/charge-sheet could be issued under Article 226; however, once a judicial order of taking cognisance intervenes, the power under...
Interest Accrued During & After S.10A Period Can Be Combined With Principal Amount To Meet ₹1 Crore Threshold U/S 4 IBC: NCLT Kolkata
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Kolkata Bench, comprising Justice Bidisha Banerjee (Member-Judicial) and Siddharth Mishra (Member-Technical), has held that if the default is committed prior to or during the section 10A period and liability to pay interest is accrued during the section 10A period and continued thereafter, such interest could be counted to meet the threshold of Rs....
'Judicial Impropriety' : Supreme Court Criticises High Court For Modifying Bail Condition When Bail Order Was Under Challenge In SC
The Supreme Court criticized the Kerala High Court for 'judicial impropriety' in modifying bail conditions while its anticipatory bail order was already under challenge before the Supreme Court. “we are constrained to observe that where the order granting anticipatory bail by the High Court was impugned in the instant special leave petition and this Court was seized of the matter, an...
Assessee Cannot Be Asked To Prove Non-Occurrence Of Transaction Once Documentary Evidence Is Produced: ITAT
LThe Mumbai Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has stated that the assessee is not required to prove negative once documentary evidence is produced.Section 69C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 provides that if an assessee incurs any expenditure during a financial year and fails to provide a satisfactory explanation, or if the Assessing Officer does not accept the explanation, the amount...