Accused Has The Right To Remain Silent And Such Silence Cannot Be Held To Be An Admission: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday exonerated a convict from the charge of Murder under Section 302 of IPC, stating that Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act does not discharge the prosecution from proving its case beyond reasonable doubt and that an accused has the right to silence without being adversely affected by such silence. Background The appeal was filed by one Prasanta Biswas...

Kerala HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging RTI Amendment Act 2019 [Read Petition]

RTI amendments violate Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution, contended the petitioner.

IRDAI Imposes Penalty Of 1.11 Crore On Policy Bazaar For Non-Compliance Of Regulations

The Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has fined Policy Bazaar Insurance Web Aggregator (Policy Bazaar) with a penalty of 1.11 crore for violating regulations of the IRDA (Insurance Web Aggregators) Regulations, 2013 (IRDA Regulations). Out of the eight charges levelled against it, Policy Bazaar was found guilty of...

5 Additional Judges of Calcutta HC Made Permanent; 1 Additional Judge Appointed [Read Notification]

The Centre, on Wednesday, notified the appointment of 5 Additional Judges of the Calcutta High Court as permanent judges. They are: Justice Rajasekhar Mantha Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya Justice Shekhar B. Saraf Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj Their appointment will take effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices. The Supreme...

16 Additional Judges Of Allahabad HC Made Permanent [Read Notification]

The Centre, on Wednesday, notified the appointment of 16 Additional Judges of the Allahabad High Court as permanent judges. They are: Justice Rajiv Joshi Justice Salil Kumar Rai Justice Jayant Banerji Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan Justice Saral Srivastava Justice Jahangir Jamshed Munir Justice Rajiv Gupta Justice Siddharth Justice Ajit Kumar Justice Rajnish Kumar Justice...

138NI Act-Proceedings Cannot Be Quashed On The Ground That Notice Not Served Within Statutory Period:SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has recently held that the proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act cannot be quashed on the ground that the demand notice not duly served within the statutory period.The Court has reiterated that the service of notice to the accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is a triable issue and cannot be proceeded as an indisputable...

Plea Seeking Girls Hostels In Delhi University: Delhi HC Issues Directions To DDA

Delhi High Court directed Delhi Development Authority to scrutinise applications received from various colleges for construction of girls hostels efficiently, and in accordance with law. The court was hearing a PIL seeking construction of more hostels for girls studying in the Delhi University. In Hemlata Rawat v. Union of India, the Petitioner sought for directions to be issued to the...

NCLAT Approves Resolution Plan Of Shell Company Despite SEBI's Objections

In the absence of any material irregularity in exercising the powers by the RP during the CIRP, or regarding provision for payment of insolvency resolution costs in the resolution plan, the appeal was found to be not maintainable by the NCLAT, and was dismissed.

RBI Opposes PIL Against Paytm

The Reserve Bank of India Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) cannot be used as a weapon to challenge the financial or economic decisions taken by the government or the RBI.The RBI made the submission in response to a PIL alleging that online payments platform Paytm was providing lending facilities in violation of the law regulating such...

Demanding Information About Bank Accounts & Income Tax Returns, Without Statutory Backing, Violates Right To Privacy : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The HC restrained oil marketing companies from demanding such information from retail dealers.

Life Long Facilities Like Govt. Bunglows Can't Be Granted to Ex-CMs: Rajasthan HC Quashes Rule [Read Judgment]

Striking down Section 7BB and Section 11(2) of the Rajasthan Ministers Salaries Act, 2017, the Rajasthan High Court has held that former chief ministers of Rajasthan cannot avail life-long facilities like government bungalows, telephone and car. "Equating a serving minister who is a public servant, bound by the oath of office and another who was a Chief Minister, and may not even be...

"The Board Has Committed A Serious Error" Bombay HC Grants Relief To NDTV, Sets aside SEBI's Orders Rejecting Condonation Of Delay [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed a petition filed by New Delhi Television Ltd and set aside orders passed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India rejecting NDTV's applications for condonation of delay in filing settlement applications after SEBI initiated adjudication proceedings against the channel for alleged violations of the Securities Contract (Regulation)...