Centre Notifies Amendments To Indian Stamp Act For Collection Of Stamp Duty On Securities [Read Press Note]

The Central Government has enforced the amendments to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, as proposed under Part I, Chapter IV of the Finance Act, 2019, from July 1 onwards. The amendments, related to collection of Stamp Duty on securities, were first scheduled to come into force on January 9, 2020, which was later extended to April 1, 2020 vide notification dated January 8, 2020....

MCA vs Dehli Gymkhana Club : NCLT Says 'Using Public Plot In Lutyens Delhi On ₹1000 Annual Rent For Pastimes Prejudicial To Public Interest'

The National Company Law Tribunal, Principal Bench at New Delhi, has directed the Central Government to constitute a special committee to look into the functioning of the Delhi Gymkhana Club. The Principal Bench headed by Acting President BSV Prakash Kumar has further directed the General Committee of the Club to not carry out the following activities: proceed with ...

Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking A Direction To Be Issued To All E-Commerce Websites To Publish Country Of Origin Of The Products Sold By Them

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking a direction to be issued to the e-commerce websites to publish the country of origin along with the products in order to promote selling of goods manufactured in India. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Hari Shankar has issued notices to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry as well as to various...

'Even If Will Not Enforceable For Being Void, It Is Not Non-Est & Is Admissible Under Evidence Act S. 32(5) To Decide Pedigree': Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

"Even if the Will is not enforceable for being void or may not be relevant under Section 32(6) of the Evidence Act, 1872 as a Will, it would still be admissible and relevant under Section 32(5) of the Act because the relevant recital in the Will is a statement in writing of the deceased and relates to the existence of a relationship by blood about which the testator had special means...

[Covid And Courts] Sikkim High Court

LiveLaw has taken an initiative to analyse the functioning of High Courts across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have taken various parameters such as the volume of cases filed, the number of cases disposed, the proactive steps taken by the High Courts, guidance to the subordinate judiciary etc. This data compilation will be an ongoing work and periodically revised with...

Evidence Collected In Breach Of Right To Privacy Alone Doesn't Make It Inadmissible: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

In a significant judgment pertaining to rules for collection and admissibility of evidence, the Delhi High Court has held that evidence collected in breach of the fundamental right to privacy alone, would not make it inadmissible in court of law. The observation has been made by Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani while deciding an appeal preferred by the wife from the order of the Family...

Chhattisgarh HC Issues Notice To ED On Plea Challenging Constitutionality Of Provisions Of Arrest Under PMLA & Seeking Quashing Of ECIR Lodged Against Bureaucrats [Read Petition]

The Chhattisgarh High Court has issued notice to the Directorate of Enforcement on a petition challenging various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, relating to arrest, as ultra vires the Constitution. The said plea also seeks quashing of the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) registered against the Petitioner namely Alok Shukla, former IAS and...

Karnataka HC Cancels Physical Hearings At Bengaluru Principal Bench Due To Rising COVID-19 Cases

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday decided that till further orders, physical hearing of the cases at the Principal Bench of High Court at Bengaluru shall stand cancelled, in wake of the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the city. The benches at Dharwad and Kalaburagi shall function normally. The notice issued by the high court says that :"During the last few days, the number of cases...

PIL Claims Stigma Attached To Transgender Community Worsened Post Lockdown; Bombay HC Directs Social Justice Dept To Address Concerns [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Principal Secretary to the State Social Justice and Special Assistance Department to consider and dispose of within a fortnight, concerns expressed by an activist working for the transgender community, regarding plight of the members specially after the lockdown and seeking directions for formulation of a welfare scheme for the 40,000 members of...

[Abduction Case] Serious Allegations Against Police For Misuse of Authority During Investigation, Delhi HC Directs Commissioner To Look Into The Matter [Read Order]

In light of certain serious allegations raised against some police officers of Sonia Vihar Police Station for allegedly misusing their authority during the investigation, the Delhi High Court has decided to transfer the case to the Crime Branch. The Division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rajneesh Bhatnagar has also directed the Commissioner of Delhi Police to consider...

Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To Submit Report Indicating The Amounts That Are Due And Payable Towards The Salaries of Teachers Engaged by NDMC

Delhi High Court has directed the Education Department and Urban Development Department of the Delhi Government to submit a status report indicating the amounts that are due and payable for the financial year 2020-2021 towards the salary component of teachers engaged by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation, the amounts that have been released under this head in the quarter ending June,...

[Jayaraj-Bennix Custodial Deaths] Prima Facie Material For Murder Case Under 302 IPC Against Sathankulam Police : Madras HC

Taking note of the ante-mortem injuries found on the bodies of Jayaraj and Bennix, coupled with the averments in the report of the Judicial Magistrate No.1, Kovilpatti, especially the statement of Revathy, Head Constable, Sathankulam Police Station, who spilled the beans on the delinquent police personnel, the Madras High Court on Tuesday expressed the view that this "would be prima facie...