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Court Should Not Interfere With State Bar Council's Timeline For Enrolment Of Advocates: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court held that it cannot interfere with the timeline fixed by the Bar Council of Kerala for enrollment. The Court noticed that the Bar Council fixed the timeline based on the instructions of the Bar Council of India and the Court should not interfere with it.The Bar Council of India after considering that a large number of people have enrolled with the Bar Council of...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Issues Notice On Ex-CM Jagan Mohan Reddy's Plea To Be Declated As LoP In State Assembly
Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Ex CM of Andhra Pradesh has approached the Andhra Pradesh High Court praying to be declared as the Leader of the Opposition Party in the State Legislature.Justice Ravi Cheemalapati, before who the writ was listed, ordered notice in the matter and posted it on the 22nd of this month. In his petition, Jagan explained that usually when the customary oath-taking ceremony...
Writ Petition Can't Be Entertained Against Every Interlocutory Order Issued By Arbitral Tribunal: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula has held that the scope of judicial interference under Article 226 is limited when challenging an Arbitral Tribunal's order concerning the conduct of arbitration proceedings. The bench held that a writ petition cannot be entertained against every interlocutory order related to case management. Such orders fall within...
HC Dismisses Pleas Challenging Maharashtra Govt's Tender For "Anandacha Shidha" Scheme To Distribute Subsidised Food Kits On Ganesh Chaturthi
In a reprieve for the Maharashtra government, the Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed petitions questioning the tender process initiated by the State to implementing it's "Anandacha Shidha" (Kit of Joy) a scheme by which the State would be distributing subsidised food kits to 1.7 crores beneficiaries for the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival.As per this scheme, which was first introduced...
Unexplained Cash Credited To Assessee's Book Would Be Treated As Taxable Income Under Income Tax Act, 1961: Chhattisgarh High Court
Recently, the Chhattisgarh High Court reiterated a settled position of law that the assessee would be liable to pay the income tax on the unexplained cash credited into its books if the assessee fails to prove the source of a sum of money found to have been received by an assessee. The Court said that under Section 68 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 the initial onus to prove the genuineness of...
Uttara Kannada Landslide: Karnataka High Court Directs State To Continue Rescue & Rehabilitation Efforts To Locate Missing Persons
The Karnataka Government on Monday assured the High Court that it would continue the rescue and rehabilitation and operations for finding missing persons who have gone missing due to a landslide which occurred on July 16, on National Highway 66 in Uttara Kannada district.Advocate General Shashi Kiran Shetty informed the court that a total of 11 people went missing, of which 8 dead bodies...
Shifting Bio Toilets From Sabarimala To Relief Camps In Wayanad Not Feasible Due To Large Number Of Expected Pilgrims: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has stated that it will not be feasible to direct the Travancore Devaswom Board to shift 15 bio toilet units kept at Sabarimala to relief camps at Wayanad due to the anticipated large number of pilgrims for Chingamasapooja from August 16, 2024.The Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K. Narendran And Justice Harisankar V. Menon observed thus: “we are of the view that...
Rajasthan High Court Denies Bail To Murder Accused Having No Mention In FIR But Who Accompanied Principal Accused To Crime Scene
Rajasthan High Court has rejected the bail application of one of the many accused in a murder case, who was neither named in the FIR nor had any allegations levelled against him. The Court observed that even though the applicant had not actively taken part in actually and physically attacking the victim, by being involved in other manner in the crime, the gravity of his role did not...
MP High Court Upholds Removal Of Additional District Judge Accused Of Taking Money To Grant Bail
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently upheld the removal of an Additional District Judge in connection with allegations of corruption. The decision, rendered by the bench of the Acting Chief Justice and Justice Vinay Saraf, affirms that there is no need to judicially review the findings of departmental enquiry, when due process followed and no perversity found.The allegations against the...
Right To Choose Partner: Rajasthan High Court Issues SOP For Police Protection Of Major Couples Facing Threats
Rajasthan High Court has issued a SOP, taking note of multiplicity of pleas filed by major couples apprehending threats of extra-legal harassment and violence at the hands of their families or other social actors or groups and thus seeking police protection. The Court highlighted that such threats are a direct attack on the constitutional rights of the major couples, especially under Articles...
Bail U/S 45(1) PMLA Can Be Given To Sick Or Infirm: Kerala High Court Grants Interim Bail To Former KPCC General Secretary
The Kerala High Court has granted bail to K. K. Abraham, former general secretary of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). Justice C. S. Dias passed the order after considering the health issues of the accused. The Court has not passed any final orders on the bail application.Mr. Abraham was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a case of co-operative bank fraud and was in...
Petition U/S 482 CrPC Not Maintainable For Challenging Proceedings U/S 12 Domestic Violence Act: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has said that a petition under Section 482 CrPC challenging the proceedings under Section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act 2005 (DV Act) is not maintainable. A bench of Justice Om Prakash Shukla held thus, heavily relying upon the rulings of the Supreme Court (in Kamatchi vs Laxmi Narayanan, 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 370) and the Madras High Court (in Arul Daniel...