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Income Tax Authorities Have The Power To Seek Interim Custody Of Currency Notes Produced Before The Magistrate: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court held that income tax authorities have the power to seek interim custody of currency notes seized and produced before the jurisdictional magistrate by any other officer or authority if there is any reason to believe that the seized currency is part of any asset that has not been disclosed for the purpose of the Income Tax Act.The Division Bench of Justice P. B. Suresh...
'Right To Get Unadulterated Food Fundamental Right' : Kerala High Court Asks Centre To Examine Lacunae In Food Safety & Standards Act
The Kerala High Court has directed the Central Government to look into the lacunae in the Food Safety and Standards Act of 2006 and its Regulations. The Court stated that it is the duty of the government to have a fool proof Act and Rules to ensure that citizens are given unadulterated food.In this case, the Court was considering whether prosecution could be initiated against Pepsico...
Victimology Not Just About Compensation, But Proportionate Punishment: Jharkhand High Court Confirms Death Sentence In Brutal Rape & Murder Case
The Jharkhand High Court has confirmed the capital punishment for a man convicted of the rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman in Ranchi, emphasizing that victimology extends beyond mere compensation.The division judge bench comprising Justices Ananda Sen and Gautam Kumar Choudhary noted, “Victimology is not all about victim compensation, which cannot be a recompense for valuable life lost...
Citizens Have 'Right To Free Speech', Not State's Burden To Ensure That They Only Know Truth: Bombay HC On IT Amendment Rules
The Bombay High Court's 'Tie-Breaker' Judge Justice Atul Chandurkar, while opining that the amendments to the Information and Technology Rules, 2021 are 'unconstitutional' held that the citizens only have the 'right to free speech and expression' but not a 'right to truth' and thus the State cannot claim to have a responsibility to ensure that citizens know only 'truth' and not 'fake or...
Centre Notifies Transfer Of Justice Shamim Ahmed From Allahabad High Court To Madras High Court
The Central Government has notified the transfer of Justice Shamim Ahmed from Allahabad High Court to the Madras High Court.The notification issued on 20th September read as under,"In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer Shri Justice Shamim Ahmed,...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of Five Additional Judges, Including Justice Victoria Gowri As Permanent Judges Of Madras HC
The Central government has notified teh appointment of five additional judges, including Justice Victoria Gowri as permanent judges of the Madras High Court. The notification dated 20th September 2024 read as under,"In exercise of power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (I) Smt. Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri (ii)...
'Our Orders Are Only On Papers': Gujarat HC Flags State's Silence On 'Specific Queries' On Functioning Of State Child Rights Commission
While hearing a PIL seeking effecting implementation of child protection laws in the state, the Gujarat High Court on Friday orally said that the court's "specific queries"–including functioning of state child rights commission and conducting of social audit, recorded in its earlier order had remained unanswered further questioning how affidavits were being drafted which do not answer...
SP Jamnagar Himself Inquiring Into Alleged Beating, Abuse Of 14-Year-Old Boy By 'Police Personnel': State Tells Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court on Friday (September 20) disposed of the plea for registration of FIR moved by the mother of a 14-year-old boy who was allegedly "beaten by police personnel", after it was informed that Jamnagar's Superintendent of Police (SP) is himself looking into the matter and would pass appropriate orders after considering all available material.The mother had claimed that her son...
BREAKING | Bombay High Court 'Tie-Breaker' Judge Finds 2023 Amendment To IT Rules For Establishing Fact Check Units 'Unconstitutional'
The 'tie-breaker' judge of the Bombay High Court on Friday struck down the 2023 amendments to the IT Rules, which empowers the Central government to establish Fact Check Units (FCUs) to identify "fake and misleading" information about its business on social media platforms."I am of the opinion that the amendments are violative of Article 14 and Article 19 of the Constitution of...
Bengaluru Advocates Association Writes To High Court Chief Justice Requesting Temporary Stoppage Of Live-Streaming
Advocates Association of Bangalore has written to the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, N V Anjaria, requesting to stop the live streaming of court proceedings for a few days.In a communication dated September 20, the association states that for the past few days, the Karnataka High Court has hit national headlines for some controversial statements made by a certain judge during the...
DCW Appointments: Delhi High Court Dismisses Former Chairperson Swati Maliwal's Plea Against Framing Of Corruption Charges
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal challenging a trial court order framing corruption charges against her for allegedly abusing her official position by illegally appointing various acquaintances, including AAP workers, in the Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) between August 6, 2015 to August 1, 2016.Maliwal was then...
NCERT Module To Integrate Transgender Concerns In School Curriculum Pending Since 2 Yrs, Show More Sensitivity: Madras HC To WCD Ministry
The Madras High Court recently asked the Ministry of Women and Child Development to act upon the draft module submitted by the NCERT enabling transgender issues to be studied at school level. The court noted that the draft module had been forwarded to the Ministry but had been pending since almost two years. Justice N Anand Venkatesh remarked that a lot of effort had taken to prepare...