Kerala High Court Permits MLA Eldhose Kunnappilly's Counsel To Peruse Case Documents Including Victim's 164 Statement

Hearing a petition seeking cancellation of the order granting anticipatory bail to the Congress MLA Eldhose Kunnappilly in a case accusing him of rape and attempt to murder, the Kerala High Court on Thursday permitted his counsel to examine the documents, including Section 164 CrPC statements of the victim, in the presence of the Court officer on Monday. Justice Kauser Edappagath also...

Bombay High Court Says Chanda Kochhar's Retrospective Termination By ICICI Bank 'Prima Facie Valid'

The Bombay High Court on Thursday said former Chief Executive of the ICICI Bank Chanda Kochhar's retrospective termination from the bank in 2019 is a prima facie "valid termination", while dismissing her interim application in her suit against the bank. A single bench of Justice Riyaz Chagla observed that Kochhar had not come to court with "clean hands." In the interim order, the court...

'Large Pendency, Lack Of Uniform Method Of Prioritization': Delhi High Court Issues Directions For Expeditious Disposal Of Cases In Consumer Forums

Taking note of the large pendency and lack of a uniform method for prioritisation of cases in the district consumer forums, the Delhi High Court has issued directions for ensuring expeditious disposal of the consumer mattersJustice Pratibha M Singh directed the Registrars of concerned district forums to start listing final matters, where evidence has been concluded, for hearing at 2:30 PM on...

Finished Goods Destroyed In Fire; Bajaj Herbals Eligible For Remission Of Excise Duty: CESTAT

The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that Bajaj Herbals was eligible for remission of duty on the finished goods destroyed in the fire incident.The bench of Ramesh Nair (Judicial Member) has observed that short circuits are a usual cause of fire in the majority of cases; therefore, the fire due to a short circuit cannot be attributed...

Kerala HC Issues Notice To Thiruvananthapuram Mayor In Plea For CBI Probe Into 'Letter' Seeking List Of CPI(M) Workers For Appointments

The Kerala High Court on Thursday issued notice to Thiruvananthapuram Mayor Arya Rajendran and LDF Parliamentary Party Secretary D.R. Anil in the plea moved seeking CBI or judicial investigation into the purported letter seeking a list of CPI(M) party members for appointment to various posts on a contract basis in the Health Division of the Municipal Corporation.Justice K. Babu sought...

Taxpayers To File Previous Tax Periods GSTR-1 Before Filing Current Period GSTR-1: CBIC

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has announced the important changes that have been made in the return filing process.The CBIC stated that the taxpayers need to file previous tax periods on GSTR-1 before filing the current period on GSTR-1. GSTR-1 for the current period needs to be filed before filing GSTR-3B for the tax period.Form GSTR-1 is a statement of outward...

Suvendu Adhikari's Entry Into Netai Village Could Have Led To 'Riotous Conflagration', Police Decision To Halt His Travel Not Unjustified: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court on Monday dismissed the contempt petition moved by Suvendu Adhikari against West Bengal's Director General of Police, Manoj Malviya and two other IPS officers for violating an earlier order by restricting Adhikari from going to Netai village in Jhargram district on January 7, 2022.The Single Judge Bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharya observed that a huge number...

Meghalaya High Court Commences Live Streaming Of Court's Proceedings On YouTube

In an attempt to make it convenient for the litigants and the general public to view the court proceedings from their offices and homes, the Meghalaya High Court has started live streaming its court proceedings on Youtube.A notification to this effect was released on Wednesday by the Registrar General of the High Court stating that this move is likely to benefit young lawyers who will get...

Judicial Review Cannot Be Totally Ousted When Key Answer Is Manifestly Erroneous, Court Cannot Shut Eyes To Obvious: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently said that when the answer key is manifestly and patently erroneous, interference will be warranted.Dealing with a petition related to the exam held for recruitment of teachers, Justice GR Swaminathan said the Supreme Court in Vikesh Kumar Gupta v. State of Rajasthan has held that court should be very slow in interfering with expert opinion in academic matters and...

Reassessment Notice Based On Error Resulting From Oversight Of AO Is Not Valid: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the reassessment notice based on an error resulting from the oversight of the assessing officer is not valid.The division bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Amit Mahajan has relied on the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Gemini Leather Stores v. Income Tax Officer, in which it was held that where the Income Tax Officer has all the...

Rajasthan HC Asks Grandparents Seeking Minor's Custody To Deposit ₹50K Advance Litigation Cost In Mother's Favour

A quinquagenarian couple has moved a habeas corpus petition before the Rajasthan High Court seeking release of their 5+ years old grandson, who is suffering from a rare disease, from the alleged illegal detention of his mother.While issuing notice, the Jaipur Bench has ordered the petitioners to first deposit a sum of Rs. 50,000 towards litigation costs which may arise for...

[NDPS Act] Combined Weight Of LSD & Blotter Relevant To Determine Small Or Commercial Quantity Contraband: Bombay High Court

In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court at Goa has held that the combined weight of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) drug and the blotting paper carrying it is necessary to ascertain if the seized drug is of a small or commercial quantity and impose punishment under the NDPS Act accordingly. The court passed the order on a reference by a single judge on whether LSD alone or...