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Two Journalists Get Jail Term After Karnataka Assembly Unanimously Resolve To Punish Them
Karnataka Assembly Speaker KB Koliwad has reportedly sentenced two journalists to one-year imprisonment, with a fine of Rs 10,000, after the Assembly passed a unanimous resolution to punish them for writing defamatory articles against legislators."The State Assembly has decided to punish the two journalists of Kannada tabloids for publishing defamatory articles against legislators," the...
7 Key Highlights Of SEBI Board Meeting: Rules For Investment In Distressed Firms Relaxed
The SEBI Board met in Mumbai on Wednesday and took the following decisions: Restructuring in distressed companies Presently, relaxations from preferential issue requirements under SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009, and from open offer obligations under SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011, are available for...
Kerala HC Closes Suo Moto Proceedings On Demonetisation Impact On Subordinate Courts [Read Judgment]
Asks courts to follow Centre’s directive in this regard.In view of a Central Government notification, the Kerala High Court has closed a suo moto proceeding initiated by it to fix modalities and to deal with the unforeseen situation that was faced by subordinate courts in the State of Kerala pursuant to the recent demonetisation move.The suo moto proceedings were initiated after it was...
No Parent Would Risk Daughter’s Honor By Filing False Rape Cases To Settle Minor Scores: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
The High Court of Delhi recently refused to set aside the conviction and sentence awarded to a man for raping a 5 year old girl, rejecting his contention that he was falsely implicated by the parents of the minor girl to settle scores with him“It is pertinent to note that it has come in the evidence that appellant was residing in the house of prosecutrix and was having cordial relations...
Let People Know About Changes In Law, Give Due Publicity: Kerala HC Tells Govt [Read Judgment]
Issuance of Gazette notification is of no avail unless people know of it, the court said.How many of us read the Gazette publications by the government to know changes in law? Most do not.Perhaps by identifying the said reality, the Kerala High Court has observed that issuance of Gazette notification is of no avail and due publicity is required to be given in various newspapers of...
All States/UTs Except Jammu and Kashmir Approved State GST Act: Finance Ministry
Ministry of Finance, in a press release stated that all the States and Union Territories (having assemblies), except the State of Jammu & Kashmir, have approved the State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) Act.“The State of Kerala issued an Ordinance today approving State GST Act while the State of West Bengal had issued an Ordinance in this regard on 15th June, 2017. Now only one State is...
Aadhaar Mandatory For TB Patients To Get Cash Assistance Under Government Scheme [Read Notification]
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in the exercise of its powers under Section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies) Act 2016, has notified that Aadhaar is necessary as an identity proof for availing of conditional cash assistance under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP).The Ministry administers centrally-sponsored RNTCP using...
“Lapses In Prosecution Too Frequent For Comfort”: Delhi HC Raps Public Prosecutor And ASJ [Read Judgment]
The High Court of Delhi recently came down heavily on the Public Prosecutor and the Additional Sessions Judge for the manner in which witnesses were examined and the trial was conducted in a robbery case.The Court was hearing a bunch of appeals challenging the conviction and sentence awarded to the Appellants for offences punishable under Sections 392 (punishment for robbery), 394...
Madras HC Denies Relief Of Restitution Of Conjugal Rights To Husband Who Remarried During Pendency Of Suit [Read Judgment]
The High Court of Madras recently refused to grant the relief of restitution of conjugal rights to a man who had remarried during the pendency of the suit.“In the circumstances, it could not be unreasonable to hold that after the plaintiff-husband contracted second marriage, the appellant wife is reasonable and justifiable in staying away from her husband. This Court while bearing in mind,...
Mechanical Rejection Of Testimony Of Related Witness Would Lead To Failure Of Justice: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]
The Allahabad High Court, in the case of Abdul Azad vs State Of UP, has held that the testimony of a witness cannot be rejected merely because the witness happens to be a blood relative.In this case, Abdul Azad, the appellant, preferred an appeal against his conviction under Section 302 of IPC, Section 7 of Criminal Law Amendment Act and sections 25 and 27 of the IPC.An issue before the court...
NLSIU, Bangalore Likely To Have 50% State Domicile Reservation; Karnataka Legislative Assembly Passes Bill
The Karnataka State’s Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed an amendment to reserve 50% seats at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, for candidates who are domiciled in Karnataka. The Bill now needs to be passed by the Legislative Council.The amendment to the NLSIU Act, 1986 was piloted by Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayareddy in the absence of law minister...
Modes Of Verification Under GST Rules Notified [Read Notification]
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under the exercise of powers conferred upon by sub-Rule 26(1) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules 2017, has notified the following modes of verification for the purpose of the said rule: Aadhaar-based Electronic Verification Code (EVC) Bank account-based One Time Password (OTP)Provided that where the mode of authentication of any document...