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Gujarat High Court Directs Judicial Officers To Strictly Observe Court Working Hours
The High Court of Gujarat has directed all judicial officers in the state to maintain strict observance of court working hours and punctually dispose judicial business. This was after the High Court's attention was drawn towards the frequent violation of instructions contained in Paragraph 2(B) of Chapter-I of the Civil Manual and various High Court Circulars and letters issued with regard to...
Doctrine Of Ejusdem Generis Not Automatically Applicable To Restrict Words Used In Statute If Legislative Intent Is Clear: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has recently held that the doctrine of "ejusdem generis" cannot be made automatically applicable to restrict the words used in a statute if otherwise intention of the legislature is clear. It is only in cases where intention of the legislature is clear that the general terms shall not be given broader meaning than required, the aforesaid...
Minor Student's Dead Body Found Inside School Premises: Jharkhand High Court Directs CBI To 'Reinvestigate' 2016 Murder Case
The Jharkhand High Court last week transferred reinvestigation of a 2016 murder case of a 7th class student to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi stressed that the Court can direct the investigation by an independent agency under the exceptional situation"In a case where a 16 years' old child has been found murdered in the premises of the...
SSR Case: Bombay High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To Celebrity Manager Karishma Prakash
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday rejected the anticipatory bail application of Karishma Prakash, actor Deepika Padukone's former manager, in the drugs case related to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death. Justice Bharati Dangre also refused to extend the interim protection granted earlier, to enable Prakash to approach the Supreme Court. The court also referred a question to...
"Sound Level Must Be Within Permissible Limit": Calcutta High Court Calls For Vigil To Prevent Noise Pollution
The Calcutta High Court has reiterated that sound level of loudspeakers, microphones, etc. must be within the permissible limit and a general vigil must be maintained by the Police to prevent public nuisance by means of noise pollution in the city.The order was passed on a petition filed by a retired bank employee who alleged that the police authorities in his area had failed to take steps...
Delhi High Court Closes Pleas Seeking Dignified Burial/ Cremation Of Dead Bodies Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday disposed of a batch of petitions filed amid the surge in cases relating to COVID-19, seeking directions for dignified burial or cremation of dead bodies.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad took note of the detailed status report filed by the local bodies, indicating the steps taken for increasing...
Criminal Trespass Complaint Can't Be Made If Property Is Not In Possession Of Complainant: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that a complaint of criminal trespass cannot be made if the property on which the accused is alleged to have trespassed is not in the possession of the complainant. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna made the observation while quashing a complaint filed against Shivaswamy and others under sections 143, 427, 447, 448, 506 and 149 of the...
Candidates Wearing Kara/ Kirpan Must Be Given Advance Notice To Reach Exam Centre One Hour Before Reporting Time: Delhi High Court Tells DSSSB
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) to ensure that an adequate notice is given to candidates desirous of wearing a kara or kirpan, regarding the additional requirement for them to reach the examination centre one hour before the reporting time. The court directed that the notice must be given well in advance so that no undue hardship is...
Gyanvapi Case: Anjuman Committee Concludes Its Arguments Opposing Maintainability Of Hindu Worshippers' Suit Before Varanasi Court
The Anjuman Islamia Masjid committee today concluded its arguments before the Varanasi District Court on its Order 7 Rule 11 CPC application questioning the maintainability of the suit filed by five Hindu women (plaintiffs) over the Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Vishwanath temple dispute.Today's hearing lasted for more than 2 hours, wherein the Anjuman Committee concluded its argument, and the...
Counter-Claim Cannot Be Rejected Merely Because The Claims Thereunder Were Not Notified At The Pre-Arbitral Stage: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the counter-claim of a party cannot be dismissed merely because the claims were not notified before invoking the arbitration. The Division Bench of Justice M.R. Shah and Justice Sanjiv Khanna held that there is a difference between the word "Claim" and "Dispute" where the former may be a one-sided thing while the latter by its definition has two sides....
"Highly Influential Person Having Political Clout, May Tamper With Evidence": ED Opposes Karti Chidambaram's Anticipatory Bail Plea In Visa Scam Case
Opposing the anticipatory bail plea of Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram in an alleged Chinese vivas scam case, the Enforcement Directorate has told the Delhi High Court that Karti is a highly influential person having sufficient political clout and that there is an apprehension that he may influence the witnesses and tamper with evidences.Further stating that Karti has not been summoned by...
Renting Land For Fish/Prawn Farming Attracts 18% GST : AAR
The Andhra Pradesh Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), consisting of D. Ramesh and RV Pradhamesh Bhanu, has ruled that 18% GST is payable on the rental of land for fish or prawn farming as the purpose of use of land was not mentioned in the lease agreement. The applicant had executed an agreement with Grobest Feeds Corporation (India) Private Limited for the purpose of taking a...