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Gauhati HC Quashes Rape Case Against Union Minister Rajen Gohain As Victim Changes Statement
The Gauhati high Court, on Monday, quashed a rape case against Union Minister Rajen Gohain after the victim and her husband filed an affidavit denying the occurrence of the incident. Justice Suman Shyam also observed that the allegations in the FIR, even if taken on the face value, do not constitute any offence or make out a case against him under section 376 of the Indian Penal...
SC Collegium Recommends Elevation Of 8 Advocates As Judges Of Karnataka HC, Sends Back 1 Name [Read Resolution]
The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the elevation of eight Advocates as judges of Karnataka High Court.The collegium comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice SA Bobde and Justice NV Ramana approved the following names: Savanur Vishwajith Shetty Singapuram Raghavachar Krishna Kumar Maralur Indrakumar Arun Mohammed Ghouse Shukure Kamal Ashok...
Workmen's Dues Of Pension, Gratuity, PF Not Included In Liquidation Estate Assets :NCLT [Read Judgment]
The New Delhi bench of National Company Law Tribunal has ruled that dues of provident fund,pension and gratuity do not form part of liquidation estate of corporate debtor and cannot be included in the assets to be liquidated for settling claims of creditors as per Section 53 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. The ruling was given in an application filed by workmen seeking release of...
Guj HC Dismisses Petition On Delay In Appointment Of New Lokayukta [Read Order]
The Gujarat High Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking direction to the State to make appointment to the post of Gujarat Lokayukta which has been lying vacant since December 11, 2018. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Anant S Dave and Justice Biren Vaishnav dismissed the petition moved by Candravadan Rangildas Dhruv who informed the court that even as Justice DP Buch completed...
NDPS Special Court Not Exercising Magisterial Powers While Remanding Accused Under Sec.309 CrPC At Post-Cognizance Stage : Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]
The restriction on the magisterial power to remand beyond 15 days engrafted in the first proviso of section 309(2) Cr.P.C. does not apply to NDPS Special Court while remanding the accused during inquiry and trial.
High Courts Weekly Round Up
Bombay High Court Held that the reimbursement received under a medical claim policy cannot be deducted from compensation payable under Motor Vehicles Act.Lashing out at the investigating agencies probing the murders of CPI member GovindPansare and rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, the High Court observed that in the future a scenario would appear where only a few individuals...
Accused Appearing Drunk In Court Is Not A Ground To Cancel Bail: Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Order]
"The learned Sessions Judge appears to have felt offended by the very fact of the petitioner coming to the court after taking liquor, but that by itself could not have been a ground for cancelling the bail."
PIL In Bombay HC Seeks Ban On Phrase 'Alibaug Se Aaya Hai Kya? Which Means "Are You A Fool"
A resident of Alibaug in Maharashtra has urged the Bombay High Court to ban the "derogatory" and "humiliating" phrase "Alibaug se aaya hai kya?" meaning "Are you a fool?". As per the plea, the phrase is used commonly in Maharashtra to address someone who is considered "foolish" or naive. The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed by Rajendra Thakur, a resident of Satirje village...
Canon Law Does Not Bind Income Tax Act; Salary Received By Missionaries/ Nuns Subject To Tax Deduction At Source(TDS) : Madras HC [Read Judgment]
Court held that the salaries were received by them in their individual capacity and that the subsequent surrender of their salaries to the religious institutions can only be treated as an application of income.