High Court Directs Delhi Govt To Ensure Strict Compliance Of Orders Banning Sale Of 'Chinese Manjha' For Kite Flying

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to ensure strict compliance of the orders passed by it as well as the National Green Tribunal (NGT) banning sale of Chinese synthetic manjha used in flying kites.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad disposed of a PIL filed by Advocate Sanser Pal Singh seeking a complete ban...

[Statutory Bail] Bail Court Has No Jurisdiction To Go Into Merits Of The Case U/S 167(2) CrPC: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently reiterated that a bail court, while considering an application under Section 167(2) CrPC was not concerned with going into the merits of the case. The court had to consider such an application for default bail by considering whether the statutory period for filing a charge sheet or challan had expires, whether the charge sheet or challan had been filed...

Should A 'Victim' Who Is Also A Complainant Be Asked To Obtain Leave To Appeal U/S 378 (4) CrPC If Appeal Is Filed U/S 372 CrPC?: Allahabad HC To Examine

The Allahabad High Court is set to examine an interesting question as to whether a 'victim', who is also the complainant in the case and who has preferred an appeal under Section 372 CrPC, can be asked to obtain special leave to appeal from the order of acquittal as provided under Section 378 (4) CrPC.The bench of Justice Mohd. Faiz Alam Khan has framed the following interesting question and...

Delhi Riots: Court Discharges 6 Men Of Dacoity, Upholds Charges Of Rioting & Unlawful Assembly

A Delhi Court has discharged six men of the charges of dacoity in relation to a 2020 riots case while upholding other charges of rioting and unlawful assembly against them. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala also discharged the accused namely Sumit, Naresh, Uday Singh, Darshan, Vinod Kumar and Devraj of the charge under sec. 436 of the Indian Penal Code which is the offence...

Convenience Of Wife Must Be Looked Into While Transferring Proceedings In Matrimonial Disputes: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently allowed a Transfer Petition observing that it is the convenience of the woman and children that has to be looked into while ordering the transfer of a case from one Court to another in matrimonial cases.Justice C. S. Dias concluded so after referring to the Apex Court decisions regarding the transfer of matrimonial proceedings. In the Transfer Petition,...

Allahabad High Court 'Depracates' Practice Of Counsels Seeking Bail For Accused Rather Than Arguing Main Matter/Appeal

The Allahabad High Court recently deprecated the practice of counsels pressing for bail application of the accused during the pendency of appeal against conviction while showing reluctance to argue the appeal/main matter.The bench of Justice Dr. Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Justice Ajai Tyagi observed this while dealing with a 2016 appeal filed by the accused against his conviction, wherein...

Amendment To Section 36(1)(va) Of Income Tax Act Is Prospective In Nature: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has allowed the assessee- TV Today Network Ltd.'s claims for deduction of expenses in nature of 'consumption incentive' offered to the advertisers for booking more advertisement space. The Bench, consisting of Justices Manmohan and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, reiterated that the 'due date', in case of delay by the assessee in depositing the employees' contribution...

NCLT Issues Clarification To Spurious Notification Dated 8th August 2022 Regarding Conduct Of Online Hearing

The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT") has issued a notification dated 09.08.2022 clarifying that a previous spurious notification dated 08.08.2022, which was being circulated on Whatsapp since yesterday, is inauthentic and neither approved by the President of NCLT nor uploaded on the NCLT official website. Brief Background On 08.08.2022, a fabricated NCLT notification was...

No PMLA Case Without Scheduled Offence : Mumbai Special Court Applies Supreme Court's Recent Judgment

In a first after the Supreme Court's recent ruling on the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, a Special court in Mumbai ordered the interim release of two accused in a money laundering case after the accused claimed they were exonerated in the scheduled offence. Special Judge MG Deshpande relied on the Vijay MandalChaudhary and others Vs. Union of India [SLP (Crl.) No.4634 of 2014,...

"FIR Lodged Due To Political Conspiracy To Defeat Him In Loksabha Polls": UP Court Acquits MP Atul Rai In Rape Case

A Local Court in Uttar Pradesh has acquitted Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), MP Atul Rai, in an alleged rape case filed by a 24-year-old woman as it noted that the FIR against him was lodged pursuant to a political conspiracy so as to defeat him in the 2019 Loksabha elections.The 24-year-old woman/victim, who had accused Rai of raping her in the year 2019, and her male friend had set themselves...

Allahabad High Court Organises Lawyers' Conclave On Exploring Ways & Means Of Expeditious Disposal Of Motor Accident Claims

The Allahabad High Court on Sunday organized a Lawyers' Conclave on "Exploring the Ways and Means for Expeditious Disposal of Motor Accident Claims and Discussion on New Amendments in M.V. Act, 1988". The conclave was held under the aegis of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and was organized by the Committee to Monitor and Suggest Steps for Expeditious Disposal of Cases Related to Motor...

CCTVs Installed In Police Stations Do Not Have Audio Recording Facility: Delhi Police Informs High Court

The Delhi Police has informed the Delhi High Court that the CCTV system already installed in Police Stations and Police Posts does not have audio recording facility.The Court has further been informed that in compliance of the directions issued by the Apex Court, the Delhi Police had already installed 2127 CCTV Cameras, having night vision capability with video footage storage capacity for up...