[JJ Act] Social Investigation Reports Usually Prepared Without Proper Research, Can't Place Much Reliance On Them: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that while denying or granting bail to a juvenile under the Juvenile Justice Act, much reliance can not be placed upon a social background or a social investigation report as they are usually prepared without proper research."...a social background or a social investigation report may have a very limited purpose to serve. The findings cannot be...

No Special Case Made Out For Breaching Ceiling Limit of 50%: Chhattisgarh High Court Strikes Down 58% Reservation In Education & Jobs

The Chattisgarh High Court has struck down a 2011 Amendment that provided 58% reservation to SCs, STs and OBCs in recruitment and entrance examinations in the state. A Division Bench of Chief Justice A.K. Goswami and Justice P.P. Sahu quashed the reservation policy and held, "We are of the opinion that no special case is made out for breaching the reservation ceiling limit of 50% while...

'Mistake In E-way Bill Was Human Error' | Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes Penalty Under CGST Act

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently quashed the penalty imposed under the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 on a private company after the petitioner argued that the mistake while generating the e-way bill was an inadvertent human error.The division bench of Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Virendra Singh, while allowing the appeal, observed that the mistake in the e-way bill was...

Breaking: Bombay High Court Orders Demolition of Illegal Portions of Union Minister Narayan Rane's Residence Within Two Weeks

The Bombay High Court has refused to direct BMC to consider regularising 300% additional construction at Union Minister Narayan Rane's Juhu residence.Justices RD Dhanuka and Kamal Khata said that the corporation is "bent upon" considering the application (for regularisation) irrespective of the provisions of law. However, allowing the petition would be "encouragement" of wholesome...

Advocates At Kerala High Court Boycott Court Work Against Police Atrocity In Solidarity With Kollam Bar Association

The Advocates practising at the High Court of Kerala boycott and abstain from Court work in protest against police atrocity in solidarity with Kollam Bar Association today. The Advocates are abstaining from Court work as the Government has not taken evident action against erring Police Officials in relation to the issue of police brutality against Advocate Jayakumar of Kollam Bar...

Reassessment Notices Issued Between 1st April 2021 To 30th June, 2021 Not Time Barred: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the reassessment notices issued between 1st April 2021 and 30th June 2021, will be deemed to have been issued under Section 148A of the Income Tax Act.The division bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora has observed that the re-assessment notice dated 29.06.2021, which has been issued within the extended period of limitation, is...

Burden Of Proof Lies On Accused When Last Seen Together With Deceased: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has said that in a case where the accused is last seen together with the deceased, the prosecution is exempted to prove exact happening of the incident as the accused himself would have "special knowledge" of the incident. The burden of proof as per Section 106 of the Evidence Act in such case would be on the accused, said the courtSection 106 provides that when any fact...

MGNREG Act | Collector Can Transfer Gram Rozgar Sevaks For 'Administrative Exigencies': Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that a Collector can transfer Gram Rozgar Sevakas ('GRS'), who are engaged under Section 18 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 ('MGNREG Act') read with the MGNREG's Operational Guidelines, 2013, for 'administrative exigencies'. While dismissing challenges to such transfers, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr....

Mere Geographical Presence Of Website And Customers' Ability To Access It Sufficient For Granting Injunction In Trademark Infringement Cases: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that mere looming presence of a website in a geography and ability of the customers to access the same is sufficient while granting relief of injunction in matters pertaining to trademark infringement. A division bench comprising of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri added that in trademark infringement cases, it is the possibility of confusion...

Prima Facie Court Machinery 'Abused' To Demolish Decades Old Crematorium: Bombay HC Pulls Up District Collector Mumbai Suburban, MCZMA

The Bombay High Court on Monday reprimanded the District Collector Mumbai Suburban and the MCZMA over demolition of an old crematorium in Mumbai without serving any notice to the local fisherfolk who built it. The division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Madhav Jamdar saw red over the manner in which the authorities obtained demolition orders from a coordinate bench when the...

Cannot Ask State To Treat All Visually Impaired Persons On Par With Other Disabled Persons: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court on Monday said that it cannot not direct the State Government to treat all Visually Impaired Persons on par with other Differently Abled Persons who may be incapable of any employment. Therefore, we are of the view that we cannot direct the Respondents to treat all the Differently Abled Persons under Visually Impaired category on par with Differently Abled...

Man Seeks Permission From Madras High Court To Sit On Indefinite Fast Demanding Disclosure Of Former CM Jayalalithaa's Will

A man has recently approached the Madras High Court seeking permission to sit on an indefinite fast demanding disclosure of former CM Jayalalithaa's Will.The bench of Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan on Monday heard the petitioner and directed the Government to check if any representations made by the petitioner were pending before the Collector or other concerned authorities.The...