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"Had Union Minister Not Made Alleged Utterances Threatening Farmers, Lakhimpur Kheri Violence Might Not Have Happened": Allahabad HC Denies Bail To 4 Accused
Denying bail to 4 prime accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri Violence incident, the Allahabad High Court today observed that incident might not have taken place if the Union Minister of State for Home had not made alleged utterances threatening farmers to chase them away from District Kheri."Political persons holding high offices, should make public utterances in a decent language considering...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round Up: May 2 To May 9, 2022
Citations 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 388 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 424NOMINAL INDEXCase Title: V K VERMA v. CBI 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 388 Case Title: OYO HOTELS AND HOMES PVT. LTD. v. PARVEEN JUNEJA & ORS. Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 389 Case Title: DR. SANJIV GUPTA & ANR. v. SH. S.S. VERMA Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 390 Case Title: KV SAGAR v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT & ANR. Citation:...
Weekly Round Up Of Tax Cases : 1 May To 7 May, 2022
Supreme CourtSupreme Court Saves Over 90,000 Income Tax Reassessment NoticesIssued After 2021 Amendment By Deeming Them As Notices Under Section 148A Case Title: Union of India v. Ashish Agarwal Citation : 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 444 The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, directed that reassessment notices under Section 148 of the unamended Income Tax Act which were issued beyond...
"Showing Undue Favour To A Party Worst Kind Of Judicial Dishonesty" : Supreme Court Upholds Disciplinary Action Against Judicial Officer
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the disciplinary action taken against a judicial officer in Uttar Pradesh for passing orders to unduly favour certain parties.A division bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Bela M Trivedi observed that "showing undue favour to a party under the guise of passing judicial orders is the worst kind of judicial dishonesty and misconduct"."A judge...
Tajinder Bagga Arrest Row: Punjab Govt Moves High Court For Release Of Its Police Officials Allegedly Detained By Haryana Police
Another significant development has taken place in the ongoing BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga Arrest Row as the Punjab Government has moved to the Punjab and Haryana High Court with a habeas corpus plea for the release of its officials from the alleged illegal custody of the Haryana Police.It may be noted that Bagg was arrested by the Punjab Police in the morning today, however, with...
Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: April 2022 [Citations 266 - 387]
CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 266 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 387NOMINAL INDEXSacheerome Advanced Technologies (SAT) versus NEC Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (NECI) 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 266RANA AYYUB v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 267LIVING MEDIA INDIA LIMITED & ANR. v. AABTAK CHANNEL.COM (JOHN DOES) & ORS. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 268DR NAND KISHORE GARG v. GNCTD 2022 LiveLaw (Del)...
BREAKING| Calcutta High Court Directs IPS Officer Amit P. Javalgi To Supervise Probe Into Moynaguri Sexual Assault Case
The Calcutta High Court vide order dated May 4, 2022 has directed IPS officer Amit P. Javalgi to oversee the investigation into the case of death by suicide by a class eight girl at Moynaguri, West Bengal following the commission of the offence of attempt to rape upon her. The minor victim girl who had set herself ablaze following a threat to withdraw a police complaint regarding the rape...
Birth Register Recorded 'Muslim' Without Father's Consent: Sameer Wankhede Approaches Bombay High Court Against Caste Committee's Show Cause
Former NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede has approached the Bombay High Court against a show cause notice issued to him on April 29 by the Mumbai District Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee regarding confiscation of his caste certificate. He has claimed that the notice is illegal, arbitrary and issued without according him an opportunity to defend himself. Wankhede has sought...
BREAKING| Karnataka High Court Stays ED Order Seizing Xioami India Assets
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday stayed the order issued by the Enforcement Directorate dated April 29, by which it has seized Rs.5551.27 Crore of M/s Xiaomi Technology India Private Limited under the provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act,1999. A single judge bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar while issuing emergent notice to the respondent on the petition filed by...
Once Declared Citizen, Same Person Can't Be Declared Foreigner As Res Judicata Principle Applicable To Foreigners Tribunals' Proceedings: Gauhati HC
Relying upon the Apex Court's Judgment in the case of Abdul Kuddus V. Union of India [(2019) 6 SCC 604], the Gauhati High Court has observed that the opinion of the Foreigners Tribunal regarding the citizenship of a person would operate as res judicata.Here it may be noted that Res judicata is a principle of law that states that once a final decision has been given by a competent court on...
Registering Authority Bound To Verify If Power Of Attorney Gives Power To Sell; Sale Deed Registration Not A Mechanical Process : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a Registering Authority under the Registration Act 1908, while registering a sale deed executed by a Power of Attorney holder, is bound to verify if the Power of Attorney empowers the agent to sell the property.The Court noted that the provisions of the Registration Act, particularly Section 34(3)(c), imposes an obligation on the Registering Officer to...