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Amendment To Affidavit For Incorporating Statement Of Truth Impermissible: Jharkhand High Court

Live Law

The Jharkhand High Court has reiterated that an amendment to the affidavit in a commercial suit pleading, seeking to incorporate a statement of truth, is impermissible under the provisions of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. The Court emphasised that the statement of truth must be filed in the prescribed format under Rule 15A of the Act, and cannot be amended …

Court Commercial Truth Statement Amendment Act Affidavit

6 hours, 37 minutes ago

President Appoints Former SC Judge Justice V. Ramasubramanian As Chairperson Of National Human Rights Commission

Live Law

Former Supreme Court judge Justice V. Ramasubramanian will be the new chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission. #JustIN | President Of India Droupadi Murmu appoints former Supreme Court judge V. Ramasubramanian as the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission. pic.twitter.com/KidPRef4SX — Live Law December 23, 2024 Born on June 30, 1958, Justice Ramasubramanian Graduated in Chemistry from Ramakrishna …

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11 hours, 21 minutes ago

Trial Courts Must Conduct Summary Inquiry Under O.22 R.5 CPC To Ascertain Legal Heirs In Disputes: Jharkhand High Court

Live Law

The Jharkhand High Court in a judgment delivered recently emphasised the mandatory nature of conducting a summary inquiry under Order 22 Rule 5 of the Civil Procedure Code when disputes arise regarding the legal heirs of a deceased plaintiff or defendant. Justice Subhash Chand, presiding over the case, held: “Where there is dispute in regards to legal heirs of deceased …

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11 hours, 23 minutes ago

Termination Of Mandate Of Arbitral Tribunal Results In Waste Of Time, Resources And Money, Court Allowed Petition U/S 29A (4) And (5) Of Arbitration Act: Delhi High Court

Live Law

The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh has held that the parties and the Arbitral Tribunal have invested a lot of time, effort and energy in the arbitral proceedings. Brief Facts: The present petition has been filed under Section 29A and of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 read with section 7 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 …

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'Defrauding Public, NOIDA's Agreement Arbitrary' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Levy Toll On Delhi-Noida Direct Flyway Commuters

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the plea of the Noida Toll Bridge Company Ltd. to impose tolls on the commuters of Delhi Noida Direct flyway. A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan rejected the company's appeal against Allahabad High Court's judgment of 2016 which struck down the concessionaire agreement in its favor, on the ground that it …

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3 days, 19 hours ago

Hospitals 'temples of modern society', says Kerala High Court on vandalism

India Today

The Kerala High Court emphasised that hospitals were “temples of modern society” and must be protected from vandalism through strict legal measures. Justice Kunhikrishnan also suggested that the state legislature consider amending the Kerala Healthcare Service Persons and Healthcare Institutions Act, 2012, to include similar conditions for granting bail in such cases. The High Court also acknowledged that tensions often …

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Kerala High Court Directs State To Constitute Teams For Carrying Out Census Of Captive Elephants, Identifying Their Custodians

Live Law

The Kerala High Court today directed the State Government to constitute a team for conducting a census of captive Elephants in the State. Court ordered thus: “We feel it imperative to direct the State to constitute a team comprising of the District collector and the Divisional Forest Officer of each district to conduct census of Elephants held by private individuals/institutions …

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5 days, 7 hours ago

2020 Delhi Riots Case | Umar Khalid Granted 7 Days Interim Bail: Why is the JNU Student Leader in Jail?

The Hindu

Published : Dec 18, 2024 16:55 IST - 2 MINS READ A Delhi court on December 18 granted seven days interim bail to former JNU student Umar Khalid, accused in the conspiracy case connected to the February 2020 riots, to attend a family event. The trial court was addressing the second regular bail application filed on behalf of Umar Khalid, …

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6 days, 13 hours ago

'Dearth Of Super-Speciality Doctors In Dental Science Field': Supreme Court Regularises MDS Admissions

Live Law

The Supreme Court in a recent order, while directing the issuance of pending degrees to graduates of MDS, observed the 'dearth of Super-Speciality Doctors' in the field of dentistry. The bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan was hearing an appeal filed by MDS graduates, the batch of 2016-19 in the dental colleges of Madhya Pradesh who challenged …

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1 week ago

Carrying gold back from the gulf a ‘typical problem’ of Kerala: Supreme Court

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on Monday termed the bringing of gold from gulf countries to Kerala a “typical problem”, probably unique, to the State. A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyyan was hearing a petition filed by the Union government against a Kerala High Court decision of April 2024 which upset a detention order under the Conservation of Foreign …

Kerala Supreme Court Gold Bench Siraj Typical Problem

1 week, 2 days ago

Allu Arjun's lawyer slams jail authorities for Pushpa 2 star's 'illegal detention' post bail: 'We will take legal steps'

Hindustan Times

The lawyer of actor Allu Arjun, Ashok Reddy, criticised Hyderabad jail authorities for "not complying" with the bail order granted to the Pushpa 2 star by the Telangana High Court in the Sandhya theatre incident. "Order copy of the high court clearly directing the Superintendent of jail to release Allu Arjun forthwith and Superintendent has directed to ensure to release …

Theatre Hyderabad Court Order High Release Jail

1 week, 3 days ago

Supreme Court Stays HC Direction To Punjab & Haryana On VVIP/VIP Security Cover

Live Law

The Supreme Court recently stayed the direction issued by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to revoke the security cover given to IAS officers in Haryana dealing with civil administration responsibilities or quasi-judicial work. The Court also stayed the High Court's direction which sought details of the Police security provided to VIPs and VVIPs in Punjab and Haryana. In the …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Power Of DRI Officers To Issue Show-Cause Notices Under Customs Act And A 'Flux' In The Legal Position: Delhi HC Discusses

Live Law

The Delhi High Court recently discussed a 'flux' in the legal position with respect to power of officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence to issue show-cause notices and recover duties under the Customs Act, 1962. It was held therein that DRI officers do not have the jurisdiction to exercise functions under the Customs Act or to issue show-cause notices and …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Former Tasmanian high school principal David Billing sentenced to home detention for sexual abuse of student

ABC

A man who worked as a teacher, principal and district superintendent in Tasmania has been placed on a home detention order for the persistent sexual abuse of a school student in the 1980s. David John Billing, 76, was sentenced in the Hobart Supreme Court today after pleading guilty to the offence which occurred over 10 separate occasions in the 1980s. …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Need To Embrace Technology To Ensure Proof Of Execution Of Will If Author Is Unavailable: Karnataka High Court

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court has suggested for use of technology in documenting Wills by suitably amending the process of registration and facilitating video recording of the statement of the testator and attesting witnesses. Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde said, “There is a need to embrace the technology to ensure that there is an unambiguous, credible, and clinching record relating to proof …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal Over Alleged Derogatory Remarks Against Rahul Gandhi

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday quashed an FIR registered against BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal for making allegedly derogatory remarks against Congress Leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. Patil had told the court that he merely responded to certain statements made by Gandhi when the Congress MP went overseas. Further, no ingredients of the alleged offences registered against …

Karnataka Congress Statement Bjp Fir Rahul Gandhi Patil

1 week, 4 days ago

Andhra Pradesh High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Film Maker Ram Gopal Varma In Criminal Defamation Case

Live Law

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to film maker Ram Gopal Varma in connection with a criminal defamation case lodged against him for his alleged defamatory and objectionable posts on X about Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. It said: "Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor and pursued the record as …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Judge's 'hate speech' at VHP event: SC seeks report from Allahabad HC

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI / LUCNOW: Amid criticism over the controversial speech of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad High Court, delivered at a VHP function on December 8, the Supreme Court on Tuesday called for details from the High Court. “The Supreme Court has taken note of reports of a speech given by Mr Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, a sitting …

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2 weeks ago

'Can't Waste Court's Time' : Supreme Court Dismisses FCI's Petition With Rs 50K Cost

Live Law

The Supreme Court today imposed a cost of Rs. The SLP came before a bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma which at the outset remarked that they would impose a cost on the petitioners. The Court found the present petitioners had sought a review of the common impugned order dated October 19, 2023, passed by the …

Supreme Court Court Cost High Fci Petition Petitioners

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Allegation of Manufacturer 'Clandestinely' Clearing Goods To Escape Tax Must Be Based On 'Tangible Evidence': Delhi HC

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has held that where a manufacturer is booked by the tax authorities for clandestinely clearing its goods to escape tax, the charge must be based on “tangible evidence”. “In the absence of any tangible evidence which would indicate that there was clandestine manufacture and clearance of the goods from the premises of the respondent, we hold …

Delhi Case Department Goods Manufacture Cestat Clandestine Removal

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Warangal: 4 bodies of Maoists handed over to kin

Deccan Chronicle

Warangal: The bodies of four Maoists, who were killed in the encounter with police at Chalpaka forest region on December 1, were handed over to their family members after completion of postmortem at the government area hospital in Eturnagaram mandal of Mulugu district on Tuesday. The postmortem of the bodies of seven Maoists was conducted under the supervision of experts …

Court Members Bodies Eturnagaram Maoists Telangana

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Wrestler Kyle Cummings gets bail from Bombay High Court in drug case

India Today

The Bombay High Court has granted bail to Kyle Cummings, a 23-year-old wrestler from Pune, who was arrested for allegedly ordering 281 grams of methamphetamine, or MDMA, from Belgium through a courier. However, during the High Court hearing, Cummings' advocate, Lakshmi Raman, argued that his arrest was unlawful, citing a Division Bench order that had earlier granted bail to Joshi …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Loss In Derivatives Is Not A Speculative Transaction And Can Be Set Off Against Business Income Of Assessee: Kerala High Court

Live Law

The Kerala High Court stated that loss in derivatives is not a speculative transaction and can be set off against business income of the assessee. Further, this is not a case where Section 73 of Income Tax Act is attracted since it deals with losses in speculation business. Act…….” Section 73 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, provides that any …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Petition in Bangladesh high court seeking ban on Indian TV channels

Hindustan Times

The Bangladesh high court will hear a writ petition that sought a ban on the airing of Indian TV channels in the neighbouring country, Dhaka Tribune reported. Bhuiyan, who filed the petition on Monday, is seeking a directive from the court under the Cable Television Network Operation Act 2006 to prohibit the broadcast of Indian TV channels. The petition has …

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Amendment To Affidavit For Incorporating Statement Of Truth Impermissible: Jharkhand High Court

President Appoints Former SC Judge Justice V. Ramasubramanian As Chairperson Of National Human Rights Commission

Trial Courts Must Conduct Summary Inquiry Under O.22 R.5 CPC To Ascertain Legal Heirs In Disputes: Jharkhand High Court

Termination Of Mandate Of Arbitral Tribunal Results In Waste Of Time, Resources And Money, Court Allowed Petition U/S 29A (4) And (5) Of Arbitration Act: Delhi High Court

'Defrauding Public, NOIDA's Agreement Arbitrary' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Levy Toll On Delhi-Noida Direct Flyway Commuters

Hospitals 'temples of modern society', says Kerala High Court on vandalism

Kerala High Court Directs State To Constitute Teams For Carrying Out Census Of Captive Elephants, Identifying Their Custodians

2020 Delhi Riots Case | Umar Khalid Granted 7 Days Interim Bail: Why is the JNU Student Leader in Jail?

'Dearth Of Super-Speciality Doctors In Dental Science Field': Supreme Court Regularises MDS Admissions

Carrying gold back from the gulf a ‘typical problem’ of Kerala: Supreme Court

Allu Arjun's lawyer slams jail authorities for Pushpa 2 star's 'illegal detention' post bail: 'We will take legal steps'

Supreme Court Stays HC Direction To Punjab & Haryana On VVIP/VIP Security Cover

Power Of DRI Officers To Issue Show-Cause Notices Under Customs Act And A 'Flux' In The Legal Position: Delhi HC Discusses

Former Tasmanian high school principal David Billing sentenced to home detention for sexual abuse of student

Need To Embrace Technology To Ensure Proof Of Execution Of Will If Author Is Unavailable: Karnataka High Court

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal Over Alleged Derogatory Remarks Against Rahul Gandhi

Andhra Pradesh High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Film Maker Ram Gopal Varma In Criminal Defamation Case

Judge's 'hate speech' at VHP event: SC seeks report from Allahabad HC

'Can't Waste Court's Time' : Supreme Court Dismisses FCI's Petition With Rs 50K Cost

Allegation of Manufacturer 'Clandestinely' Clearing Goods To Escape Tax Must Be Based On 'Tangible Evidence': Delhi HC

Warangal: 4 bodies of Maoists handed over to kin

Wrestler Kyle Cummings gets bail from Bombay High Court in drug case

Loss In Derivatives Is Not A Speculative Transaction And Can Be Set Off Against Business Income Of Assessee: Kerala High Court

Petition in Bangladesh high court seeking ban on Indian TV channels