Sunanda Pushkar’s Son Moves Delhi HC Saying Swamy’s PIL A ‘Publicity Petition’

Claiming that the PIL filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy and Ishkaran Bhandari seeking SIT probe into the death of his mother Sunanda Pushkar was a “publicity petition”, Shiv Menon on Saturday moved the Delhi High Court seeking impleadment in the PIL.Menon has challenged the locus standi of Swamy and Bhandari’s PIL.In the impleadment application, he said they had no locus in the...

Jharkhand HC On Ambitious Drive To Reduce NI Cases

In an initiative to reduce pending cases in courts, the Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court has asked special judges of the state to dispose of 35 per cent of pending cases related to cheque bounce by this December.Experts say it would be a landmark achievement, if the target is achieved in such short time. The task is challenging as vacations are scheduled in the courts in...

Used Car Dealers Not Liable To Pay Service Tax: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

 The High Court of Kerala has held that dealers who facilitate the exchange of used-cars with new cars, or re-sale of used cars, are not liable to pay service tax.  The ruling came in Commissioner of Central Excise vs. M/s Sai Service Station Ltd., by dismissing the appeals filed by the Department of Central Excise against the order of CETSTAT in favour of the dealer.The dealer provided...

Delhi HC Denies Compensation To Drunk Train Passenger [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Wednesday, refused to grant compensation to a man who had lost both his legs in an accident while boarding a train, observing that he had been intoxicated during the occurrence.The Court was hearing an Appeal filed under Section 23 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 by one Mr. Abhinandan, challenging an order passed in November, 2015 by the Railway Claims...

Gujarat HC Stays Criminal Proceedings Against Shah Rukh Khan For Mishap During Film Promotion [Read Order]

Gujarat High Court on Thursday provisionally stayed the criminal proceedings initiated against Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan for the alleged culpability in triggering a melee at Vadodara Railway Station early this year while promoting his film ‘Raees’, during which a man had died of heart attack.Justice A.J. Desai stayed the summons issued to Mr. Khan by a Vadodara Court, and fixed...

Extending Right To Self-Defence To Mother Protecting Kid From Rape, Delhi HC Acquits Woman, Companion [Read Judgment]

Extending the protection of right of self-defence to a woman protecting her minor daughter from being raped, the Delhi High Court on Friday acquitted a woman and her male companion sentenced to life for murder.Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Siddharth Mridul directed the release of the woman named Madhu and her companion Virender, who were held guilty of murder of one Satender alias Nanhe,...

Jharkhand Advocate-General Binod Poddar Resigns

Jharkhand Advocate-General of Binod Poddar has resigned from his post, citing personal reasons.The Public Relation Department informed on Friday that Poddar has sent his resignation of Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das.While confirming the report, Poddar did not divulge the exact reason for taking the step.Poddar joined as Advocate General of the state on May 21, 2015. In March 2017, he...

Power To Revoke Passport Serious Restriction On Fundamental Rights: Delhi HC [Read Order]

“In the present case, there is no whisper of any allegation or any circumstance which would indicate that it is necessary to impound/revoke the petitioner’s passport in the interests of the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of India or friendly relations of India with any foreign country,” it said. Observing that the power to revoke or suspend passport under Section...

Bombay HC Dismisses Appeal By State Against Acquittal Of Cop Charged With Taking Bribe 14 Years Ago [Read Order]

After 14 years, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the state, through the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Buldana, against the order of acquittal of the then head constable in Buldana district, Sakharam Jadhav, by special judge on February 28, 2003.Justice VM Deshpande held that the order of acquittal against charges of offences punishable under Sections...

After Delhi HC, Now Bombay HC Issues Notice To Centre, State On PIL Seeking GST Exemption On Sanitary Napkins

The Bombay High Court has issued notices to the Centre and state government in a PIL that seeks Goods and Services Tax exemption on sanitary napkins.A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice NM Jamdar issued the notices and posted the matter to be heard in four weeks.According to the PIL filed by Mumbai-based NGO Shetty Women Welfare Foundation, the 12% tax imposed on...

Orissa HC Issues Notice To Election Commission On Petition Demanding Disqualification of CM Naveen Patnaik [Read Petition]

The Orissa High Court recently issued notice to the Election Commission of India for its inaction on a complaint demanding disqualification of Mr. Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha.The Petition, filed by Mr. Subash Mohapatra, highlights certain discrepancies in the statement of accounts and expenses submitted by the CM subsequent to the 2014 General Assembly Elections. According to...

Delhi HC Dismisses Advocate’s Plea Seeking Revaluation Of Answer Sheets For Advocates-On-Record Exam [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition challenging Regulation 12 of the Advocates-on-Record Examination, 2013, which bars revaluation of answer sheets.A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal dismissed the petition filed by Ravi Chandra Prakash, an advocate, who had prayed that Regulation 12 be declared “arbitrary, unjust, unfair, unreasonable, inequitable and violative...