Delhi HC Dismisses Students’ Plea Against Denial Of Admission In DU-LLB Course [Read Judgment]

It is mandatory to produce the degree of the qualifying examination in original, the only exception being where the degree has not been issued by the concerned university, the bench said.The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea of students against denial of admission into LLB course for academic session 2016-17 by Delhi University on the ground that they failed to submit the original degree...

Mere Repayment Of Money Can’t Be Ground For Quashing Cheating Case: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has held that re-payment of loan amount will not have any adverse effect on a criminal prosecution.The bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice KK Sonawane was hearing an application filed under Section 482 of CrPC seeking quashing of an FIR registered against members of a cooperative credit society.Deepak Anant Atrawalkar, a government auditor of...

Dowry Death Case: Bombay HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To Two Advocates [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has rejected the pre-arrest bail application filed under Section 438 of CrPC by two advocates from Sholapur allegedly involved in a Dowry Death Case.Justice Mridula Bhatkar was hearing the application filed by two advocates after an FIR was registered against them for offences punishable under Sections 304B (dowry death), 498A (domestic violence), 306 (abetment of...

Uttarakhand HC Forms High-Powered Panel To Examine Mining Activities In State [Read Judgment]

The Uttarakhand High Court has constituted a high-powered committee to examine issues relating to mining in the state.A division bench comprising Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia observed that the state government has not given sufficient attention to the environmental degradation caused by mining activities reducing the quality of land, water, deforestation etc.Excessive...

Monsanto Vs Nuziveedu: Delhi HC Rules In Favour Of Nuziveedu In BT Cotton Patent Infringement Case [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court on Tuesday rules in favour of Nuziveedu Seeds Limited in Monsanto Technology’s plea against Nuziveedu Seeds alleging that the Nuziveedu selling BT cotton seeds using Monsanto’s patented technology even after termination of licence.It was alleged that the defendants continuing to “market and sell” Genetically Modified Hybrid Cotton Planting Seeds in spite of...

FM Gives Go-Ahead To CBEC Restructuring For GST Rollout

Ahead of the implementation of GST, the Finance Minister has approved reorganisation of field formations of the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC).The CBEC is being renamed as the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC), after getting legislative approval.Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has given the go-ahead to the reorganisation to make way for implementation...

Subramanian Swamy Introduces Bill Seeking Death Penalty For Cow Slaughter [Read Bill]

“A law be enacted to ban the slaughter of all cows (Bos Indicus) as wished by Mahatma Gandhi as an imperative for free Independent India and to recommend punishment, including death penalty, as a necessary deterrent for the prevention of criminal offence of cow slaughter,” the Bill reads.While many jurists and legal experts across the world are calling for abolition of death penalty even...

No Prosecution Against Italian Man If He Brings Back Adopted Daughter: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has  the Italian man [X], who in breach of the Court’s injunction order had run away with his seven-year-old adopted daughter, would not be prosecuted if he brings her back.In 2010, the Italian man and his wife[Y] had obtained joint guardianship of the girl by an adoption centre in Pune.Following their split, X was granted sole custody of their daughter through an...

Mental Health Bill That Decriminalise Suicide Attempt By Persons Affected By Stress Passed By Parliament

The Mental Healthcare Bill, 2016 is passed by the Parliament on Monday. The Bill repeals the existing Mental Health Act, 1987, which is vastly different in letter and spirit. The Act of 1987 had been widely criticised for proving to be inadequate to protect the rights of mentally ill persons. The bill seeks to decriminalise suicide attempt by persons suffering from severe stress and provides...

Appoint Gujarat HC Judges To SC and As CJs Of Other HCs, Expedite Appointments In HC: HC Advocates Association [Read Letter]

In a letter addressed to the Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar, the Gujarat High Court Advocates’ Association has requested that appointments to the High Court be expedited, and that Gujarat HC Judges be considered for appointment to the SC and as Chief Justices of other High Courts.“The whole intention of the majority judgment to which your lordship is party in declaring NJAC...

Delhi HC Designates 12 Lawyers As Senior Advocates

Delhi High Court on Monday has designated the following lawyers as Senior Advocates.  Neeraj Malhotra C. M. Lall Arvind Nayar I. S. Alagh Prashanto Sen Rajiv Bansal Sandeep Aggarwal Puneet Mittal Sonia Mathur Akhil Sibal Darpan Wadhwa Jayant...

Sikkim HC Upholds Constitutionality Of Service Tax Levy On Activities Related To Sale Of Lottery Tickets [Read Judgment]

The Sikkim High Court has upheld the constitutionality of amendments brought through the Finance Act, 2016, which made service tax leviable on a person engaged in promotion, marketing, organising, selling of lottery or facilitating in organising lottery of any kind, in any other manner.A division bench headed by Chief Justice Satish K Agnihotri observed that the Union Parliament is conferred...