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S.138 NI Act | Fine Imposed Must Not Exceed Double The Cheque Amount: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday said that the maximum amount of fine, including the interest, imposed in a case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 must not exceed twice the amount of the cheque.Justice A. Badharudeen said the punishment provided for commission of offence under Section 138 of the N.I Act is imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or...
CBIC Extends Due Date For Filling GSTR 3B to 21 October, 2022
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has extended the due date for filing GSTR 3B to October 21, 2022."The Commissioner, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby extends the due date for furnishing the return in FORM GSTR-3B, for the registered persons required to furnish a return under sub-section (1) of section 39 read with clause (i) of sub-rule (1) of rule 61 of...
Plea Against UIDAI's Contracts With Foreign Private Companies Withdrawn From Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday permitted a petitioner to withdraw a public interest litigation seeking quashing of three contracts entered into by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) with foreign companies.A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Ashok S Kinagi, while disposing the petition filed by one Mathews Thomas, said, "... the learned...
'PayCM' Campaign: Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Nelamangala Congress Leaders
The Karnataka High Court has quashed the First Information Report (FIR) registered last month against Narayana Gowda J S, who is president of the Indian Youth Congress in Nelamangala assembly constituency and Ramakrishna V, who is head of the party's legal cell there, for allegedly instructing others to pasting posters relating to the PayCM campaign all over the town.Justice M Nagaprasanna in...
Procure Equipment For Social Media Surveillance, Establish Special Cells At Earliest: Madras High Court to State
Stating that many individuals on Youtube are propagating "wrong and deceitful" information, the Madras High Court has said that the use of digital media "to vent ire" against constitutional functionaries and senior officers of the state and centre government "would not only be a personal attack on their privacy and prestige" but would also damage their reputation and have cascading effect...
Ankita Bhandari Murder Case | Uttarakhand High Court Seeks Case Diary, Status Report From State Govt On November 3
The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday sought a status report along with the case diary from the State Government with regard to the probe into the Ankita Bhandari Murder case. The details sought for by the Court have to be filed by the state on the next date of hearing on November 3.Essentially, the bench of Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra issued this order on a plea moved before it by the...
Didn't Have Maturity To Accept Rejection, Killed Her By Pouring Petrol On Her: Madras High Court Dismisses Convict's Appeal In Murder Case
Upholding the conviction of a 28-year-old man who set a class IX student on fire in 2018 merely because she rejected his proposal, the Madras High Court has said such incidents are on the rise and only reflect the fact that man considers woman chattel and wants to own or "forcibly take her under his control" without understanding that she is a human being, who is entitled to "decide on...
Visually Challenged & Print-Disabled Persons Facing "Book Famine": Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently expressed concern over the "book famine" being faced by the present generation where people with print disabilities including visually challenged persons do not have access to printed works and books. Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Sathya Narayana Prasad were hearing a plea for bringing out Braille Version of Thirukkural in Tamil and English languages to...
Kerala High Court Dismisses PIL Against Use Of Star Plates And Flags On Cars Of Senior Police Officers
The Kerala High Court recently dismissed the Public Interest Litigation challenging the display of star plates and the use of flags on the cars of senior police officers. The division bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly observed that symbols and markings are used by the high ranking police officers for the identification purpose by the other police officers and...
Inconclusivity Of Blood Stains Not Relevant When Disclosure Statement & Link Of Other Circumstantial Evidence Stands Proven: Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court while dealing with a case of murder based on circumstantial evidence, affirmed lower court's decision finding chain of circumstances conclusively proving the guilt of accused-Appellant. The bench comprising Justices Sureshwar Thakur and N.S.Shekhawat observed that inconclusivity of serologist's opinion about blood stains on the murder weapon and clothes...
Recognition Of LoP By Speaker/Chairman Is A Part Of Convention Not Governed By 'UP State Legislature Act': Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that there is no provision in the Uttar Pradesh State Legislature (Members' Emoluments and Pension) Act, 1980 which mandates the Speaker/Chairman of the house to recognize the leader of a party having the greatest numerical strength, to be the leader of the opposition.The court further observed that if the Speaker recognizes any person who is the leader of...
Rajasthan High Court Stays Pali District SP's Order To Seize 'DJ' Vehicles Used During Religious Festivals, Seeks State's Reply
The Rajasthan High Court recently stayed an order issued by the Superintendent of Police, District Pali to the district police officials to seize vehicles carrying the Disk Jockey system if the same are used during the upcoming religious festivals in the district.In a prima facie observation, the Bench of Justice Dinesh Mehta also remarked that neither the Rajasthan Noises Control Act, 1963...