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Allahabad HC Issues Contempt Notices To Online Portals Doing Advertisements & Soliciting For Lawyers [Read Orders]
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday issued show cause notices for contempt to online portals carrying out advertisements and soliciting for lawyers, despite explicit directions of the high court to desist from such activities. "Issue notice to respondents no. 1 to 15 to show cause as to why the proceedings for contempt of the Court be not initiated against...
Minor Rape Victim Seeking Termination Of 24 Weeks Old Pregnancy: Delhi HC Asks RML Hospital To Constitute Medical Board
Delhi High Court has directed a medical board to be constituted at RML Hospital to examine a minor rape victim seeking termination of her 24 weeks old pregnancy. The Single Bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru has directed Medical Superintendent of Ram Manohar Lohia hospital to constitute a medical board to examine the victim and give its report as expeditiously as possible. ...
Employer-Employee Relationship a Prerequisite For Levy of Fringe Benefit Tax: Bombay HC [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court a couple of weeks back dismissed an appeal filed against an order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal and held that for levy of fringe benefit tax, relationship of employer is the sine qua non and the fringe benefits has to be provided by the employer to the employees in the course of such relationship.A division bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Milind Jadhav heard...
Delhi HC Convicts 'Barely 17 Yr Old Boy' For Rape And Sentences Him To 7Yrs As He Fails To Claim Juvenility [Read Judgment]
The Delhi High Court on Monday convicted and sentenced a minor boy under IPC and POCSO on the charges of raping a 16 yrs old girl, without taking into account the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. Justice Vibhu Bakhru sentenced him to undergo 7 years imprisonment, the minimum punishment stipulated in the IPC and POCSO, as the convict had not raised the plea of...
Exercise Of Power Of Privilege By State Legislature Is Open To Judicial Review : Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]
The Calcutta High Court has quashed an order passed by the Speaker of West Bengal Legislative Assembly imposing a punishment on a person for allegedly violating privilege of the house by making statements against the Speaker.The High Court found that the decision was taken in violation of principles of natural justice, as no right of cross-examination was given to the person in the...
Gauhati HC Directs Centre To Decide On Representations Seeking Time Extension For Filing GSTR 9 & 9C Forms [Read Order]
The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday directed the Union of India to decide within a week the representations filed by All India Federation of Tax Practioners and the Tax Bar Association of Guwahati seeking extension of time to file GSTR 9 (Annual Return) and GSTR 9C (Reconciliation form).The due date for filing the forms is March 31, 2020. While disposing of the writ petition filed by...
Paper Cutter Qualifies As 'Deadly Weapon' For Conviction Under Section 397 Of IPC : Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
Delhi High Court has held that a paper-cutter would qualify as a 'deadly weapon' for the purpose of securing conviction for committing robbery with an attempt to cause death. The Single Bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru has noted that a deep cut, from a paper-cutter, on a vital part of the body can actually prove to be fatal. He observes: 'Although it is meant for a...
Nirbhaya Case : Delhi HC To Pronounce Tomorrow Judgment On Centre's Challenge Against Stay On Executions
The Delhi High Court will pronounce judgment tomorrow on the revision petitions filed by Union Ministry of Home Affairs against the January 31 order of the Trial Court which stayed the executions of four convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case until further orders.Justice Suresh Kumar Kait had reserved orders on the petitions after a special hearing held on Sunday...
Chhattisgarh HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Criminalization Of Beggary [Read Petition]
The Chhattisgarh High Court has issued notices on a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of the Chhattisgarh Bhiksha Vritti Nivaran Adhiniyam 1973 and the Chhattisgarh Bhiksha Vritti Nivaran Niyam, 1977 that have the effect of criminalizing beggary in the state. The bench comprising Chief Justice PR Ramachandran Menon and Justice Parth Prateem Sahu has granted the state four...
Jamia Violence: Delhi HC Again Adjourns Plea For Judicial Probe On Police Actions; Posted On April 29
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday adjourned till April 29 the hearing of the petitions filed by students of Jamia Milia University for judicial inquiry on alleged instances of police brutality in the campus in the wake of anti-CAA protests.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Central Government, told a bench comprising Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Hari Shanker that the...
Arbitration- Time Limit Enhanced Under Section 29A Applicable To Proceedings Pending As On Date Of 2019 Amendment : Delhi HC [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court has held that the time limit for completion of arbitration proceedings, enhanced by amending Section 29A(1) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 through the 2019 amendment is applicable to arbitrations pending as on the date of amendment.Justice J R Midha observed :"This Court is of the view that amended Sections 23(4) and 29A(1) of the Arbitration and...