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Delhi Court Discharges 3 Alleged Indian Mujahideen Operatives In UAPA Case For Lack Of Proof, Frames Charges Against 11
A Delhi Court has discharged three men — Manzer Imam, Ariz Khan and Abdul Wahid, for lack of proof in a UAPA case registered in 2012 in connection with the alleged conspiracy to wage war against India by members of banned terrorist organization “Indian Mujahideen.” Additional Sessions Judge Shailender Malik of Patiala House Courts however framed charges against Md. Danish Ansari,...
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Increasing Dog Bite Cases In Ladakh
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has taken suo motu note of the increasing number of dog bite cases in Ladakh and initiated a public interest litigation (PIL) on the issue.The division bench of Chief Justice N. Kotiswar Singh and Justice Sanjay Dhar has directed the Ladakh administration to file a response to the PIL within two weeks.The court noted that the registered dog bite cases in...
CBIC Notifies Special Procedure In Respect Of Revocation Of Cancellation Of Registration
The Central Board Of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the special procedure in respect of the revocation of cancellation of registration.The Board has notified the special procedure in respect of the registered person, whose registration has been cancelled on or before the 31st December 2022, and who has failed to apply for revocation of cancellation of registration within the...
Monthly Digest Of IBC Cases: March 2023
Supreme Court IBC- Once Resolution Plan Is Approved, No Modifications Are Permissible: Supreme Court Case Title: SREI Multiple Asset Investment Trust Vision India Fund v Deccan Chronicle Marketeers & Ors. Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 231 The Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Bela M. Trivedi, has held that the declaration made by the NCLT to...
Orissa High Court Asks Collector To Reconsider Appeal For Issuance Of ST Certificate On Basis Of Mother’s Tribe
The Orissa High Court has ordered an appellate authority to reconsider an appeal against denial of tribe certificate to a boy who was brought up by his tribal mother. The woman had been deserted by her non-tribal husband.While giving relief to the petitioner, the Single Judge Bench of Justice Arindam Sinha observed,“The appellate authority thereafter went on to take view that the Tahsildar...
Court Frames Charges Against Five Men For Allegedly Setting Mosque On Fire During 2020 Delhi Riots
A Delhi Court has framed charges against five men for allegedly setting on fire a mosque and other articles lying therein like the Quran, carpet and CCTV cameras during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala of Karkardooma Courts framed charges of rioting and unlawful assembly against Ankit, Sourabh Sharma, Rohit, Rahul Kumar and Sachin.Court Frames...
Tax Cases Monthly Round Up: March 2023
Indirect Taxes Supreme Court KVAT Act | Dealer Claiming Input Tax Credit Must Prove Transaction Beyond Reasonable Doubt : Supreme Court Case Title: State of Karnataka v. M/s. Ecom Gill Coffee Trading Private Limited Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 187 The Supreme Court has held that under Section 70 of the Karnataka Value Added Tax Act, 2003, a dealer claiming Input Tax...
Court May Decline To Refer Parties To Arbitration If Dispute Doesn’t Correlate To Arbitration Agreement: Delhi High Court Reiterates
The Delhi High Court has reiterated that mere existence of an arbitration agreement or arbitration clause would not be sufficient to refer the parties to arbitration and that even in the presence of an arbitration agreement, the court may decline to refer the parties to arbitration if the dispute does not correlate to the said agreement. While dealing with a petition filed under...
‘RSS-21st Century Kauravas’ Remark: Defamation Complaint Filed Against Rahul Gandhi In Haridwar Court
A defamation complaint has been filed in the Haridwar Court against Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi over his alleged remark made during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in January this year calling the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as the "Kauravas of the 21st century."The complaint, under Section 499 and 500 IPC has been filed by an RSS worker Kamal Bhadauriya, wherein he has alleged that not only...
Centre Introduces Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill,2023
On Wednesday, the central government introduced the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023, which seeks to amend certain provisions under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.The Bill acknowledges that the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 has presented new challenges in terms of ecological, social, and environmental developments. These include mitigating the effects of climate change,...
Father Cannot Avoid Paying Maintenance To Child By Seeking Frivolous Paternity Test: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently held that a child can be ordered to undergo paternity test only in exceptional cases and father’s attempt to avoid paying maintenance to son by seeking DNA testing should be thwarted at the very inception.Justice GA Sanap of the Nagpur bench dismissed a man’s plea seeking paternity test of a child born during cohabitation with his wife. The man did not...
Two Authorities Empowered To Redress Same Grievance Via Two Different Procedures: Kerala High Court Points Lacuna In 2008 Wetland Conservation Rules
The Kerala High Court recently observed that in the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Rules, 2008, where two authorities, the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) and the Local Level Monitoring Committee (LLMC) have been given the power to redress the same grievance, i.e., removal of a property erroneously included in the data bank as paddy land, the procedure laid out for...