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'Technological Impediment Can't Be A Reason To Harass Assessee' : Supreme Court Asks Income Tax Dept, CBDT To Resolve Software Issues
Technological impediment cannot be a reason to harass an assessee, said the Supreme Court while asking the Income Tax Department to upgrade its software to ensure that mistakes do not occur in the future.The Court directed that the Central Board for Direct Taxes should also take necessary steps for rectifying the software.A bench comprising Justices PS Narasimha and Sandeep Mehta was hearing...
Supreme Court Dismisses Gujarat Govt's Review Petition Challenging Adverse Remarks Against It In Bilkis Bano Case Judgment
The Supreme Court has dismissed the review petition filed by the State of Gujarat against remarks against it in the Supreme Court judgment that set aside the premature release of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case.The Court also dismissed the review petitions field by the convicts.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan said that there is no apparent error on the face of the record or merit in the review petitions.“Having carefully gone through the Review Petitions, the order...
Prima Facie Case Under PMLA Exists Against Senthil Balaji: Supreme Court While Granting Bail
The Supreme Court while granting bail former Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji in the money laundering case arising out of the cash for jobs allegations observed that there is a prima facie case against him.While the bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih granted bail on the ground of delay in trial, it observed that there is no reason to doubt the incriminating files against Balaji at this stage.The Court noted that printed version of files from the pen drive seized from...
Limiting Candidates For Interview Necessary To Enhance Efficiency & Transparency Of Selection Process : Supreme Court
Citing the lack of transparency and irregularities adopted in shortlisting the candidates for the interview stage, the Supreme Court directed the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) to commence the fresh selection process of the Laboratory Attendants from the stage of written test. The bench comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy, Sudhanshu Dhulia, and SVN Bhatti set aside the High Court's Division Bench decision which had approved PSEB's decision to invite candidates 63 times the number of...
S. 464 CrPC | Conviction Can't Be Challenged Based On Conversion Of Charges Unless 'Failure Of Justice' Is Proved : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that to challenge the conviction based on the alteration of charges, the accused must demonstrate that substantial 'failure of justice' is caused to them by such conversion of charges. The Court held so while upholding the conviction of the appellants in a murder case where they were initially charged under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC (Common Object) but convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 of IPC (Common Intention). The appellants assailed...
Supreme Court Grants Bail To Former TN Minister Senthil Balaji In Money Laundering Case
The Supreme Court today (September 26) allowed the bail plea of former Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji in the money laundering case arising out of the cash for jobs allegations.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih had reserved its judgment and flagged delay in trial on August 12, 2024.Justice Oka, while pronouncing the verdict today, said that stringent bail provisions and delay in trial cannot go together."We have referred to Najeeb and other judgements. What we...
Domestic Violence Act Applicable To Every Woman In India Irrespective Of Her Religious Affiliation & Social Background : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 is applicable to every woman in India irrespective of her religious affiliation."The Act is a piece of Civil Code which is applicable to every woman in India irrespective of her religious affiliation and/or social background for a more effective protection of her rights guaranteed under the Constitution and in order to protect women victims of domestic violence occurring in a domestic relationship,"...
Supreme Court Delivers Split Verdict On Police Officers' Convictions In Decades-Old Custodial Death Case
The Supreme Court has delivered a split verdict in an appeal by police officers convicted of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and other offences in a decades-old custodial death case for alleged torture and death of a man in police custody in December 1995.A bench of Justice CT Ravikumar and Justice Sanjay Kumar delivered a split verdict, particularly on the issue of conviction of the accused under section 304 Part II IPC. The two judges disagreed on the following aspect, as explained...
Supreme Court Acquits 7 In Murder Case Of 1985
The Supreme Court today (September 25) set aside the order of conviction and sentence of seven accused persons for the offence of the abduction and murder of a lady to forcefully obtain possession of the house belonging to her father which was a matter of pending litigation.A bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma held that the prosecution is full of glaring about the offence of abduction. Whereas, for the offence of murder which was entirely dependent on circumstantial...
'Highly Objectionable': Supreme Court Criticises Patna HC Remark That Widow Has No Use Of Make-up
The Supreme Court today (September 25) held that the sweeping remarks made by the Patna High Court that a widow does not need to wear make-up are highly questionable.In this case, the Supreme Court was hearing an appeal by seven accused persons convicted by the Trial Court and then by the Patna High Court in the abduction and murder of a woman over a dispute for property. The Court acquitted all seven persons on grounds that the prosecution's version of the story was highly untenable.In this...