Karnataka High Court Seeks State's Clarification On 'Threat' To Trees Inside Bengaluru's Lalbagh For Twin Tunnel Project

The Karnataka High Court on Saturday directed the State government to inform by Tuesday whether it plans to cut trees inside Lalbagh Botanical Garden for construction of the proposed Bangalore Twin Tunnel Road.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha while hearing two public interest litigations filed by Dr Adikesavalu Ravindra and Prakash Belawadi were told by...

S.27 Evidence Act | Information Given By One Accused Leading To Discovery Can't Be Used To Connect All Accused: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has recently clarified that the information leading to discovery that was received from one accused person cannot be used to connect all the accused persons to the alleged offence. In the present case, the prosecution had placed reliance on Exhibit P7(a) confession but the Court felt that it cannot be relied on since the exact information given by each of the...

Revenue Cannot Treat Sale Price As 'Tax Inclusive' Without Proof: Gujarat High Court Quashes ₹25.53 Crore Penalty On Coca-Cola

The Gujarat High Court, while quashing the penalty of Rs. 25.53 Cr. on Hindustan Coca-Cola, stated that the amount of tax could not have been bifurcated by the revenue simply because the sales had been inclusive of tax. The bench found that there is no evidence on record to show that the assessee had collected any amount by way of tax from its distributors, retailers or customers, as...

Young Professional – II (Legal) Vacancy At ICMR-National Institute Of Malaria Research

ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research invites application for the post of Young Professional – II (Legal).Name of the Post: Young Professional – II (Legal) No. of Post: 01 (One) Essential Qualification and Experience • Law graduate from a University/ Institution recognized by UGC, enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council of State in which he/she is practicing and 2 years' experience in dealing with Civil / Service / Labor Arbitration cases and exposure to drafting of...

Govt School Teachers Challenge App-Based Attendance System, MP High Court Directs State To Verify Training And Infrastructure Claims

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State and government teachers to file their affidavits on whether any training was provided to the teachers to mark their attendance on the "Humare Shikshak" app, and if so, whether the teachers participated in the same or not. The bench also directed the teachers to file individual affidavits indicating whether they attempted to mark...

Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2025: IBC & Company Law

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Sections 14, 238 - Moratorium under Section 14 of IBC does not bar property attachments under the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, 1999 (MPID Act). The MPID Act, enacted under the State List, enables recovery for victims of financial fraud through asset attachment, and such vesting with the...

Delhi State Consumer Commission Orders SBI To Compensate Customer For Wrongly Bounced Car Loan Cheques

The Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, comprising Ms. Bimla Kumari, Presiding Member, found SBI guilty of deficiency in service for dishonoring 11 EMIs via ECS and wrongly charging bounce fees, despite sufficient balance in the customer's account. The Commission set aside the District Forum's order and directed SBI to pay ₹1,50,000 for mental agony and ₹20,000...

SEBI Proposes Standard Process For Opening Mutual Fund Accounts & First Investments

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed a new standard process for opening mutual fund accounts and executing the first investment. The move is aimed at ensuring that all new accounts are fully KYC-compliant before any money is invested.Currently, mutual fund companies carry out their own KYC checks when opening a folio and then send the investor's documents to a...

Of Apples And Oranges: Rethinking The Comparison Between Advocates And Judicial Officers

When the Supreme Court recently, while deciding whether Judicial Officers with 7 years of prior Law practice are eligible for appointment of District Judges under Bar quota remarked that the Judicial Officers possess greater experience than Advocates (REJANISH K.V. vs. K. DEEPA), it has raised a subtle yet intriguing question - What does being “experienced” in law truly mean? The Courtroom is where two worlds meet - the relentless dynamism of the Bar and the anchored steadiness...

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Quarterly Digest: July to September 2025

SUPREME COURT Supreme Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail To MP Cartoonist After His Apology For Objectionable Post On Prime Minister Case Title – Hemant Malviya v. State of Madhya Pradesh The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 15) granted interim protection to Indore based cartoonist Hemant Malviya, who has been booked over a cartoon shared on Facebook that...

No Royal Titles In A Republic: Rajasthan High Court's Direction To Members Of Erstwhile Ruling Family Of Jaipur

When the Constituent Assembly on 9th December 1948 introduced the Draft Constitution containing Article 12 (now Article 18[1]) of the Indian Constitution, it was applauded as a reform that would uphold the principle of equality and democracy among the different classes of people.Article 18[2] of the Indian Constitution prohibits states from conferring any titles (except academic or military) and forbids Indian citizens from accepting titles from any foreign state. It further bans government...

Is POCSO Act Gender Neutral? Supreme Court To Consider; Stays Trial Against Woman Accused

The Supreme Court recently issued notice on a plea filed by a woman accused of sexually assaulting a minor boy, in which she has challenged the applicability of provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 to female accused.Senior advocate Siddharth Luthra, appearing for the petitioner Archana Patil, submitted that Sections 3(1)(a) to 3(1)(c) of the POCSO...