Supreme Court Seeks Details Of Govt Policies On Giving Gadgets To EWS Students To Access Virtual Classrooms

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Union Government to place on record its policies for providing gadgets to children from Economically Weaker Sections and Disadvantaged Groups to enable their access to virtual classes.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi granted two weeks' time to the government to furnish the details and kept the matter on February...

Award Liable To Be Set Aside When Arbitrator Fails To Consider Whether No Dues Certificate Was Voluntary Or Not: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Sachin Dutta has observed that where a party raises an objection that the “No Dues Certificate” was given under duress, it is incumbent upon the Arbitrator to give a finding on the issue of voluntariness of the “No Dues Certificate”. The Arbitrator is required to consider the divergent factual positions contended by the parties in their...

Sabarimala Gold Theft: Kerala High Court Quashes Magistrate Order Denying FIR Copy To ED; Says Fresh Application Must Show Proceeds Of Crime

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (December 03) set aside the Ranni Magistrate court's order denying the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) access to the First Information Report and First Information Statement before the Crime Branch in the Sabarimala gold theft case.The ED had approached the High Court challenging the order that dismissed its application for issuance of certified copies of...

Govt Staff Deputed To ECI Must Perform SIR Duties; Additional Staff Can Be Deployed If BLOs Face Hardships : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued certain directions which the State Governments can follow if the Booth Level Officers (BLOs) engaged in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) duty for the Election Commission of India are facing hardships.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi observed that "the employees who have been deputed by the...

'In Poor Taste': Delhi High Court Expresses Displeasure After Lawyer Appears With Red Tape On Lips Claiming He Was 'Silenced' In Court

The Delhi High Court expressed "strong displeasure" with the conduct of a lawyer appearing in a contempt matter with red tape on his lips, which he claimed symbolized that he had been "silenced" during arguments in the hearing of the case. During the hearing on December 1, the senior counsel appearing for the Delhi government had apprised the Court about the re-consideration of proposal by...

Ayurvedic Treatment Centre Classified As 'Hospital', Not 'Hotel', Luxury Tax Cannot Be Imposed: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that an Ayurvedic Treatment centre is to be classified as a 'hospital' and not 'hotel', and therefore, luxury tax cannot be imposed. Justices A. Muhamed Mustaque and Harisankar V. Menon stated that the Ayurvedic Treatment Centre admits patients undergoing prescribed Ayurvedic treatment for a minimum duration, without offering hotel amenities,...

Sabarimala Gold Theft: Kerala High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Former Devaswom Board Officials

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (December 4) denied pre-arrest bail to S. Sreekumar, the former Administrative Officer of the Travancore Devaswom Board, who is arraigned as the 6th accused in the high-profile Sabarimala gold theft case.The Court also rejected the anticipatory bail plea of TDB's former Secretary, S. Jayasree, who stands arrayed as the 4th accused.Justice A. Badharudeen...

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Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited invites online application for the post of Legal Manager. Name of the Post: Legal Manager Location: Noida Age Limit: 33 Years Essential Qualification and Experience Bachelor's degree in law with Experience in coordinating with Advocates, Law Officers, Court Staff, Police & Law Enforcement Agencies.Excellent Communication Skills.Experience in drafting & vetting of various legal & commercial documents such as Writs, Agreements,...

Bhima Koregaon Case: After 5 Yrs In Jail, Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Former DU Professor Hany Babu

The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to former Delhi University Professor Hany Babu, who has been booked for his alleged role in the Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon conspiracy case. A division bench of Justice AS Gadkari and Justice Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale granted him bail. A detailed order in the matter is awaited. For context, Babu was arrested in July 2020 by the NIA...

'We Can't Take Up Every Demolition Matter' : Supreme Court Asks UP Man To Approach High Court Against Demolition

"If we take up all matters before this Court, Article 226 will be made redundant", said J Vikram Nath.

Income Tax | ITAT Mumbai Deletes ₹10.84 Cr Addition Against Preity Zinta; Holds Loans Were Genuine, Not Unexplained Cash Credits

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Mumbai has set aside a ₹10.84 crore addition made under Section 68 of the Income Tax Act in the case of actress Preity G. Zinta, holding that the Assessing Officer failed to appreciate the documentary evidence establishing identity, creditworthiness and genuineness of the loan transactions routed through entities of the Danish Merchant...

Lack Of Independent Witnesses Does Not Dilute Cruelty Allegations In S.498A IPC Cases: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that the absence of independent witnesses in cases arising under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code cannot, by itself, weaken the prosecution's case. The Court stressed that evidence from close relatives is not to be discarded merely because of their relationship with the victim.For context, Section 498A of IPC deals with cruelty towards a woman by her husband...