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Calcutta High Court Weekly Round Up: June 27- July 3, 2022
Nominal Index Sri Daksh Singhal & Ors v. The State of West Bengal and Others 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 258Ashok Jana v. The State of West Bengal & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 259Dr. Kunal Saha v. West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) and 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 260Abdul Khalek Laskar & Anr v. Union of India & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 261Orders/Judgments 1. 'Turns A Blind Eye To Merit': Calcutta...
Voluntary Statement Made Before The Revenue Authorities Cannot Substitute A Statutory Pre-Show Cause Consultation Notice: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has reiterated that a voluntary statement made before the revenue authorities cannot substitute a statutory pre-show cause consultation notice, as contemplated under Rule 142(1A) of the CGST Rules, 2017, as it stood before 15.10.2020. The Division Bench of Justices Rajiv Shakdher and Tara Vitasta Ganju dismissed the contentions of the revenue department that...
Can CLAT-PG Test Ranking Be Used To Select NTPC Law Officers? Kerala High Court Reserves Judgment
The Kerala High Court on Monday heard the appeals filed against the decision of a Single Judge, which held that the condition mandating applicants to clear CLAT for applying for the post of Assistant Law Officer in the National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) was violative of Article 16 of the Constitution of India. The appeals, moved by the NTPC and the writ petitioner...
No Suppression Of Facts, Show Cause Notice Based On Balance Sheet: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court bench of Justice P.S. Dinesh Kumar and Justice Anant Ramanath Hedge has held that the assessee is not liable for the suppression of facts as the show cause notice was issued on the basis of the disclosures made in the balance sheet.The respondent/assessee is in the business of manufacturing and clearing turbochargers, electric motors, transformers, etc....
Place Designated As The "Venue" Of Arbitration In Its Entirety, Is The "Seat" Of Arbitration: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has reiterated that whenever a place is designated as the "venue" of the arbitration proceedings in its entirety in an Arbitration Clause, the said place would necessarily be the "seat" of the arbitral proceedings. The Single Bench of Justice G.S. Kulkarni held that such part of the Arbitration Agreement wherein the parties had agreed upon the venue...
Person Against Whom "LOC Of Intimation" Is Issued Can't Be Detained By Airport Authorities: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that when a look out circular (LOC) of intimation is issued against a person, the authorities at the airport or any other port cannot restrain or detain such person on the pretext that intimation of arrival or departure is required to be given to the originating agency.Justice Mukta Gupta observed that such an action would indirectly serve as a detentive...
Kangana Ranaut Pleads "Not Guilty" In Defamation Case Filed By Javed Akhtar
Over a year and a half after lyricist Javed Akhtar filed a criminal defamation case against Kangana Ranaut, the case is likely to proceed with the actor pleading "not guilty." On November 2, 2020 Javed Akhtar filed the private complaint before the Andheri Metropolitan Magistrate's court accusing Ranaut of defaming him by dragging his name in actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death in...
Gujarat High Court Weekly Round Up: June 27 - July 3, 2022
NOMINAL INDEX State Of Gujarat v. Nimeshbhai Vitthalbhai Gandhi 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 243 Heir Of Niruben Chimanbhai Patel V/S State Of Gujarat 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 244 State Of Gujarat - Thro' B.M Patel, Food Inspector V/S Naushadali Najarali Dhanani C/O Didar Traders & 1 Other(S) 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 245 Rajnikant Punjalal Shah Karta Of Rajnikant Punjalal Shah V/S Manager, Bank...
Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Constitution Of Welfare Board For Home Nurses & Domestic Workers
The Distress Management Collective (DMC), a trust based in Delhi, has moved the High Court seeking directions to the Union of India to constitute a welfare board for home nurses and domestic workers. The PIL also seeks a direction to the Government of Delhi to constitute a committee for examining the situation of home nurses and domestic workers in the national capital. The...
Calcutta High Court Monthly Digest: June 2022 [Citations 221 To 261]
Nominal Index Pranesh Kumar Kar v. The State of West Bengal & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 221Abhishek Banerjee & Anr v. The Union of India & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 222Rajina Begam v. The State of West Bengal & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 223In Re: Satyadeo Prasad Shaw 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 224State of West Bengal v. Purnima Kandu 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 225Goutam Saren v. Union of India &...
Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy: High Court Adjourns Hearing In Bail Pleas Of Umar Khalid & Sharjeel Imam Till July 27
The Delhi High Court on Monday adjourned till July 27 hearing in the appeals filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and President of Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association Shifa-Ur-Rehman challenging the Trial Court's orders refusing them bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.A special bench comprising of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar was informed by Umar...