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NCP Leader Hasan Mushrif Gets 2 Weeks Protection From Bombay High Court To Seek Anticipatory Bail In ED's Money Laundering Case
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday protected NCP leader Hasan Mushrif for two weeks to approach sessions court for anticipatory bail in a money laundering case related to a sugar mill being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate. A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite-Dere and Justice Sharmila Deshmukh kept all contentions on merits open and posted Mushrif’s plea seeking...
Restricting Right To Information Only To Citizens Contrary To Constitution, RTI Act; No Absolute Bar On Disclosure To Foreigners: Delhi High Court
Observing that restricting the right to information only to citizens would be contrary to the Constitution of India and Right to Information Act, the Delhi High Court has ruled that Section 3 of the RTI Act would have to be read as a "positive recognition of the right in favor of citizens but not as a prohibition against non-citizens."Under Section 3 of the RTI Act, "all citizens" have the...
Gujarat High Court Seeks State Govt's Reply On PIL Against Use Of Loudspeakers By Mosques For Azaan
The Gujarat High Court on Monday directed the Gujarat Government to file its reply on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a direction to the state government to take appropriate measures for banning the use of loudspeakers in mosques for Azaan, 5 times a day, across the State.The bench of Acting Chief Justice A. J. Desai and Justice Biren Vaishnav passed this order while allowing...
Imported Coal Does Not Attract Customs Education Cess And Higher Education Cess: CESTAT
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that imported coal would not attract the Customs Education Cess and the Higher Education Cess.The two-member bench of Sulekha Beevi C.S. (Judicial Member) and Vasa Sheshagiri Rao (Technical Member) has observed that the adjudicating court erred by including the clean energy cess component with...
Order Of High Court Granting Leave To Institute Commercial Suit Will Be An Order Passed Under Commercial Courts Act: Madras High Court Full Bench
The Madras High Court has recently held that an order passed by the High Court granting leave to institute commercial suit will be an order passed under the Commercial Courts Act.The full bench of Justice R Subramanian, Justice RMT Teeka Raman and Justice Bhavani Subbaroyan thus noted that an order granting leave or refusing to revoke the leave granted is not appealable.An order passed by...
Sterilization/Tubectomy Are Not Absolutely Safe, Failure Does Not Deserve Compensation: NCDRC
The National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) bench comprising presiding member, S.M. Kantikar, reversed the order of the State Commission, Rajasthan for allowing compensation to a lady who alleged that she got pregnant due to the failure of a tubectomy operation. Mr. Kantikar elaborated that the pregnancy existed prior to the operation and further, such operations are...
Indian Divorce Act | Karnataka High Court Declares Marriage As Void Saying Woman Misrepresented And Concealed Her Real Age From Husband
The Karnataka High Court has declared a Christian couple's marriage as null and void holding that the woman had misrepresented and concealed her real age at the time of marriage.A division bench of Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Vijaykumar Patil allowed the petition filed by the husband questioning the order of the family court rejecting his petition filed under Section 18 of the Indian...
Lucknow Terror Conspiracy Case 2021: Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Two Alleged Terrorists
The Allahabad High Court recently granted bail to two alleged terrorists who were arrested last year in connection with a conspiracy to carry out a pressure cooker bombing in Lucknow. Earlier, the NIA court had dismissed their bail plea.The bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masood and Justice Om Prakash Shukla passed this order on bail pleas moved by accused Mohd. Mustaqeem and Mohammad Shakeel...
Builder/Developer/Promoter Not Liable To Pay Service Tax On Construction Of Complex Service Or Works Contract Prior To July 2010: CESTAT
The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that no liability for paying tax under ‘construction of complex service’ or ‘works contract’ would lie on the builder, developer, or promoter during the period prior to July 2010.The two-member bench of P. Dinesha (Judicial Member) and M. Ajit Kumar (Technical Member) has observed that it was...
[Goa Forest Fire] 24X7 Control Room Established, Inquiry Ordered To Ascertain Cause: Centre
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued a press release reporting that a 24x7 control room for real time monitoring of forest fire spots in Goa has been established and an Inquiry is ordered to find out the reason for fire.Since March 5, multiple occurrences of forest fire have been detected across several parts of Goa in areas such as forests, private areas,...
Brahmos Missile Misfire: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Indian Air Force Officer's Plea Against Termination
The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice on a plea filed by an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer who was sacked in connection with the accidental firing of a BrahMos combat missile which landed in Pakistan in March last year. A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna sought response of the Union of India through Ministry of Defence; Chief of Air Staff...
'No Power To Ban Caste Rallies By Political Parties In Non-Election Period', ECI Submits Before Allahabad High Court
The Election Commission of India has submitted before the Allahabad High Court that it has no Jurisdiction to either ban caste-based rallies organized by political parties in the non-election period or to ban them from contesting subsequent polls.The submission was made by the Election watchdog in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed by one Moti Lal Yadav before the High Court in...