Can A Law Be Challenged For Alleged Lack Of Discussion In Parliament? Madras High Court Asks In Plea Against New Criminal Laws

The Madras High Court on Thursday questioned whether the constitutional validity of a central legislation can be challenged on the ground that there was no proper deliberation or discussion in the Parliament, at the time of passing the law. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan was hearing a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity...

Allahabad High Court Acquits Four Death Row Convicts In 2007 CRPF Camp Terror Attack Case, Blames 'Defective Probe'

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday (October 29) set aside a 2019 death sentence awarded to four men–Mohd Sharif, Imran Shahjad, Mohd. Farooq and Sabauddin–convicted by the trial court for carrying out a terror attack at a CRPF camp in Rampur in 2007, in which eight personnel lost their lives. The court also set aside the life term of another Jang Bahadur Khan @ Baba convicted under...

Legal Associate Vacancy At MCO Legals (Meharia And Company)

MCO Legals (Meharia and Company) a full-service law firm invites application for the post of Legal Associate in their Litigation Team.Nature of Practice • MCO Legals is a full-service law firm with its presence in different cities. The firm primarily focusses on Litigation and Corporate & Commercial Arbitration along with Due Diligence and General Advisory. Name of the Post: Legal Associate No. of Post: 02 (Two)Location: DelhiRemuneration: As per applicable market standards and the...

Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal Stays Suspension Of Govt Employee For Alleged Participation In RSS Event

The Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, Kalaburagi bench has stayed the order of suspension passed against Praveen Kumar KP, working as the PA to an MLA, for allegedly participating in an RSS event, wearing the uniform of the organisation. The bench led by Judicial Member S Y Watawati, passed the interim order and directed the state to file its objections and posted the matter for...

Landowners Not Covered By Full Bench's 2011 Gajraj Judgment Are Not Entitled To Allotment Of 10% Abadi Land: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the landowners who were not petitioners covered by Full Bench's decision in Gajraj and others vs. State of UP and others (2011) and batch, are not entitled to allotment of 10% abadi land as directed therein.In Gajraj judgment, the land acquisition proceedings initiated vide notification dated 31.08.2007 issued under Section 4 of Land Acquisition Act...

Bengaluru Court Restrains Publication Of Defamatory Content Against Reporter TV, Directs Take Down Of Links

The Bengaluru Principal City Civil and Sessions Court has passed an ad-interim order restraining various Malayalam TV channels, newspapers and online platforms from publication of defamatory content against Reporter Broadcasting Corporation Pvt Ltd, the company which owns and runs the Malayalam news channel Reporter TV.The Court also directed that certain URLs, which allegedly carried...

Provision Of Recall U/S 311 CrPC Meant To Ensure Justice, Not Afford Repeated Opportunities To Indolent Litigant: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the provision to recall any person as a witness under Section 311 CrPC is meant to ensure justice, and is not a tool to delay proceedings in a criminal trial.Dr. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma thus rejected the petition moved by a complainant in a cheque dishonour case, challenging closure of her opportunity for further cross-examination.The...

CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand Against Wipro Over Tamil Nadu Govt's Free Laptop Scheme

The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) in Chennai on Wednesday quashed the excise department's demand for additional duty from Wipro Ltd., ruling that the company's supply of laptops to the Tamil Nadu government for free distribution to students cannot be treated as a commercial sale and therefore cannot be taxed at retail price. A two-member bench comprising...

Private Parts Blurred, No Obscenity: MP High Court Dismisses Plea Against Dainik Bhaskar For Allegedly Publishing Photo Of Naked Woman

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a petition filed against the Chief Editor of Dainik Bhaskar Newspaper for allegedly running an ad featuring a photo of a nude woman.Justice Achal Kumar Paliwal noted that though the body of the lady shown in the advertisement did not have any clothes, the breast and genital parts were sufficiently blurred, and some words were also written on...

Allahabad High Court Allows Simultaneous Trial & Departmental Inquiry Against Employee Caught Stealing ₹260 From India Govt Mint

Observing that allowing delinquent employee to continue in service without consequence will promote a culture of lack of accountability, the Allahabad High Court has allowed simultaneous criminal trial & departmental inquiry against employee caught stealing from India Government Mint.Justice Ajay Bhanot held,“The petitioner is charged with the misconduct of theft of government money...

Allahabad High Court Quashes Case Against Prabhu Chawla & Aroon Purie Over India Today's 2003 Story On Sexual Exploitation Of Minor Girls

The Allahabad High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings against India Today former Editor Prabhu Chawla and Editor-in-Chief of the Magazine Group Aroon Purie concerning a 2003 investigative report on child trafficking and prostitution. A bench of Justice Brij Raj Singh observed that the article titled 'Ladkiyon Ki Mandi' did not constitute any offence under Sections 153...

Supreme Court Summons Jabalpur Municipal Commissioner Over Non-Appearance In Case Against Illegal Constructions

While hearing a matter relating to the regularisation of alleged illegal construction, the Supreme Court raised concern about why, despite the notice including dasti being served to the parties, they chose not to appear. It passed an order summoning the Commissioner of Municipal Corporation, Jabalpur, to be present in the next hearing to offer an explanation why no officer was appointed...