Every Driver Legally Presumed To Know Speed Limit Prescribed By Central Govt: Kerala High Court

Reduced limits prescribed by State may be specified through sign boards.

Bombay High Court Dismisses Plea By Uddhav Faction Against 'Diwali Pahat' To Be Conducted By Shinde Faction

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed a writ petition filed by a member of Uddhav Thackeray led faction challenging Thane Municipal Corporation's (TMC) permission to two members of CM Eknath Shinde faction to conduct Diwali Pahat, an annual musical event on the first day of Diwali. The division bench of Justice RD Dhanuka and Justice Kamal Khata observed that the petitioners...

[Section 43D(2) UAPA] Whether Accused Entitled To Copy Of Public Prosecutor's Report At Time Of Remand Extension? Delhi HC To Decide

The Delhi High Court is set to decide the question as to whether an accused is to be provided a copy of the report prepared by public prosecutor under Section 43D(2) of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act at the time of extension of remand by trial court for a further period of 90 days, beyond the initial period of 90 days.As per section 43D(2), in cases where it is not possible to complete...

Contraband In Shipment Vehicle: Karnataka High Court Grants Relief To Logistic Company Employees In NDPS Case

The Karnataka High Court has quashed the proceedings pending under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, against two officials of a logistics company on holding that they were unaware that the driver of the transport vehicle is carrying contraband. A single judge bench of Justice P N Desai sitting at Kalaburagi allowed the petition filed by the Manager and MD of...

Allahabad High Court Issues Notice To Attorney General, Advocate General On PIL Challenging Waqf Act

The Allahabad High Court has issued notices to the Attorney General of India and the Advocate General on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea moved before it challenging the constitutionality of the Waqf Act, 1995. The matter has been listed as fresh on December 15, 2022.Essentially, the bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice J. J. Munir is dealing with a PIL Plea moved by...

Prosecution Under Karnataka Control Of Organised Crime Act Can't Be Sustained When Proceedings For Predicate Offences Quashed: High Court

The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that when criminal proceedings for predicate offences are quashed, the prosecution initiated under the Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act, 2000 cannot be sustained.A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj thus allowed the petition filed by one Mirle Varadaraju and quashed the proceedings under KCOCA, following the quashment of the...

Electricity Dues Of Previous Consumer Create First Charge On Property: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Friday observed that though the subsequent purchaser of a property is not liable to pay the dues owed to the Electricity Board by a previous owner; however, the dues from the previous consumer would create a first charge on the property in question.Justice Shaji P. Chaly further clarified that the Electricity Board is entitled to recover the dues by proceeding against...

Bank Employees' Gratuity Can't Be Adjusted Against Their Outstanding Loan: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that the gratuity amount payable to a bank employee cannot be adjusted by the bank with his outstanding loan amount. A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj thus dismissed a petition filed by the Canara Bank questioning the order of Appellate Authority which set aside the order of the Controlling Authority permitting adjustment of gratuity...

Planning To Build A Corridor At Banke Bihari Temple In Mathura: UP Govt Informs Allahabad High Court

The Uttar Pradesh Government has informed the Allahabad High Court that it is planning to build a corridor by acquiring five acres of land near the Banke Bihari temple (in Mathura) to provide facilities to the devotees.For the uninitiated, Bankey Bihari Temple is situated in Vrindavan, Mathura and it is dedicated to Bankey Bihari who is believed to be the combined form of Radha and Krishna....

Bail Can't Be Denied Merely Because Numerous FIRs Are Registered Against A Person Unless Prima Facie Involvement Shown: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently ruled that merely because a number of FIRs stand registered against a person he cannot be denied concession of bail, particularly, when his involvement in commission of a non-bailable offence is not prima facie shown from the contents of the FIR. The observations were made by Justice Sanjay Dhar while hearing an application ...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Samata Party's Plea Against Allotment of 'Flaming Torch' To Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed the plea filed by Samata Party against allotment of flaming torch symbol to Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena by Election Commission of India for the upcoming Andheri East Assembly bypoll in Maharashtra.Samata Party was formed in the year 1994 and was accorded recognition on October 24, 1994. The party had participated in the 2009 and 2014 Lok Sabha...

Payment Made By Assessee To Non-Resident Supplier Amount To "Royalty" And Liable To Deduct TDS: ITAT

The Ahmedabad Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that the payment made by the assessee to the non-resident supplier would amount to royalty and there is an obligation on the part of the assessee to deduct tax at source.The two-member bench of T.R. Senthil Kumar (Judicial Member) and Annapurna Gupta (Accountant Member) has observed that the introduction of Explanation 5...