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Can't Expect Junior Lawyers To Work Without Pay: Madras High Court Directs Bar Association To Pay Monthly Stipend Of ₹15K-20K
The Madras High Court has directed the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to issue circulars to all bar associations asking them to pay a minimum stipend of Rs 15,000 to Rs.20,000 to all junior lawyers practicing in the state. In the order uploaded on Thursday however, the court has modified this direction and asked the lawyers to pay monthly stipends to junior lawyers engaged...
'Indirectly Canvassing Votes': TN Congress Committee Moves Madras HC Urging ECI To Take Action Against PM Modi's Meditation At Vivekananda Rock
Tamil Nadu Congress Committee has approached the Madras High Court seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to take necessary steps to prevent alleged misuse of position by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his meditation at the Vivekananda Rock in Kanyakumari from May 30 to June 1st, 2024. PM Modi is holding a 45-hour-long Dyan (meditation) at the Vivekananda Rock...
Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Registration Of FIRs Against PM Narendra Modi, Other Candidates Over Alleged 'Hate Speeches'
A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking immediate action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other candidates for delivering allegedly “communally divisive speeches” in violation of the Model Code of Conduct amid the Lok Sabha polls. The plea refers to the Prime Minister's speech delivered in Banswara, Rajasthan on April 21.The matter was heard today by Justice...
The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest- 2023 [Part-XVI]
Prevention of Dangerous Activities Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Dacoits, Drug-Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Land Grabbers, Spurious Seed Offenders, Insecticide Offenders, Fertiliser Offenders, Food Adulteration Offenders, Fake Document Offenders, Scheduled Commodities Offenders, Forest Offenders, Gaming Offenders, Sexual...
Medical Board Must Report Physical & Mental Health Of Pregnant Person Even If Pregnancy Is Above 24-Weeks & There Are No Foetal Abnormalities: Supreme Court
In an important judgment, the Supreme Court observed that when a medical board formed in terms of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act 1971 examines a pregnant person with a gestational age above twenty-four weeks, it must opine about the physical and mental health of the person, even if there are no substantial foetal abnormalities.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India...
Conspiracy Against Prime Minister Is Treason, Can't Accuse Someone Of It Irresponsibly: Delhi High Court Observes Orally
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday remarked that hatching conspiracy against the Prime Minister tantamount to treason and prima facie, the allegations of conspiracy against the Prime Minister cannot be made against any person irresponsibly.“The allegations of conspiracy against the Prime Minister cannot be made irresponsibly and needs to be based on cogent and substantial reasons,”...
Budget 2024 | Income Tax Slabs To Remain Unchanged: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced that the taxation rates for both direct and indirect taxes will remain unchanged."I do not propose to make any changes related to taxation. Tax rates to be retained for direct and indirect taxes including import duties," she said while presenting the interim budget in Parliament, ahead of 2024 General Elections.Direct Tax Rates as...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2023- Negotiable Instruments Act
Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 - Section 138, 147 - The nature of offence under section 138 of the N.I Act is primarily related to a civil wrong and is a compoundable offence. (Para 10) 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 75Negotiable Instruments Act 1881; Section 138 - Approval of resolution plan of corporate debtor will not extinguish the liability of erstwhile director for dishonour of cheque. (Para 17,...
BREAKING | Eknath Shinde Faction Is The Real Shiv Sena, Uddhav Thackeray Had No Power To Remove Him: Maharashtra Speaker
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar today held that Eknath Shinde led faction was the real Shiv Sena when the rival faction emerged within the party on June 22, 2022. He has refused to disqualify any member from both the factions, led by Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray.Both the factions had filed 34 petitions against each other before the speaker in 2022, seeking...
Family Law: All India Half Yearly Digest 2023
SUPREME COURTCriminal Proceedings For Dowry Demand Cannot Be Quashed Merely Because Divorce Petition Is PendingCase Title: X vs State of Uttar Pradesh Case Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 26The Supreme Court bench comprising of Justices M R Shah and C T Ravikumar observed that criminal proceedings for demand of dowry cannot be quashed merely because divorce petition is pending.'Woman Not A...
Supreme Court Stays DMK Newspaper's Defamation Case Against Union Minister & BJP Leader L Murugan
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (27.09.2023) stayed the defamation proceedings against Union Minister Dr. L Murugan and former Tamil Nadu BJP Head initiated by DMK mouthpiece Murasoli Trust. Earlier this month, the Madras High Court had refused to quash the proceedings, against which Murugan approach the Apex Court in appeal. The Murasoli trust had filed a private complaint against the...
Criminal Liability Of Transferee Company For Acts Of Transferor Company After Amalgamation : Supreme Court Explains
The Supreme Court recently(11 Sep) emphasized that a company's criminal responsibility is recognized when it can be attributed to the actions of individual employees, directors, or officials. This approach aligns with previous legal precedents, including cases such as Tesco, Meridian Global Funds, Standard Chartered Bank, and Iridium, where corporate criminal liability was recognized based...