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GUJARAT HIGH COURT DIRECTS ALL JUDICIAL OFFICERS TO STRICTLY OBSERVE COURT’S WORKING HOURS

The Gujarat High Court has directed all judicial officers in the state to maintain strict observance of court working hours and punctually dispose judicial business. This came after was after the High... Read more »

Calcutta High Court calls for vigil to prevent noise pollution, keeping sound level within permissible limit

The Calcutta High Court in the case Tarunmoy Modak v. The State of West Bengal & Or’s observed and has reiterated that sound level of loudspeakers or microphones, etc. must be within... Read more »

CRIMINAL TRESPASS COMPLAINT CAN’T BE MADE IF PROPERTY IS NOT IN POSSESSION OF COMPLAINANT: KARNATAKA HIGH COURT

The Karnataka High Court in the case Shivaswamy & Others v. The State Of Karnataka & Anr observed and held that a complaint of criminal trespass cannot be made if the property... Read more »

A REPORT UNDER SECTION 99 OF IBC CANNOT BE FILED BY RESOLUTION PROFESSIONAL WITHOUT ADJUDICATING AUTHORITY’S DIRECTIONS: NCLT MUMBAI

The Mumbai Bench, National Company Law Tribunal in the case Bank of Baroda Limited v Mr. Pawan V Kikavat, the bench comprising of Shri H. V. Subba Rao (Judicial Member) Shri Chandra... Read more »

SECTION 354 OF IPC NOT ATTRACTED IF A WOMAN DIDN’T PERCEIVE ACT OF ‘CATCHING HOLD OF HER HAND’ AS INVADING HER DECENCY: TELANGANA HC

The Telangana High Court in the case K.Rattaiah @ Ratnaji v. The State of Andhra Pradesh observed that if a woman herself doesn’t perceive the act of ‘catching hold of her hand’... Read more »

CESTAT sets aside demand for service tax on ocean freight charges

The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) in the case M/s. Geodis Overseas Private Limited Versus The Commissioner of Service Tax, consisting of Sulekha Beevi C.S.... Read more »

MARRIED WOMEN WILFULLY COHABITING WITH ANOTHER MAN CAN’T PROSECUTE HIM FOR RAPE UNDER FALSE PROMISE OF MARRIAGE: TELANGANA HIGH COURT

The Telangana High Court in the case The State of Telangana versus Dasari Murali observed and has made it clear that a married woman wilfully cohabiting with another man cannot prosecute him... Read more »

‘SEPARATE ENACTMENT: A BAIL ACT’ TO STREAMLINE GRANT OF BAIL

“The Union of India may consider the introduction of a separate enactment in nature of a bail Act, so as to streamline the grant of bails”, observation made by the Hon’ble Supreme... Read more »

Madras High Court rejects plea by ex-CM Paneerselvam, refuses to stall AIADMK general council meetings

The Madras High Court in the case O. Paneerselvam v. AIADMK and others observed and refused to interfere with the general council meeting of the All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). The... Read more »

IO WHO MERELY COLLECTED DOCUMENTS CAN’T BE CROSS-EXAMINED WITH REGARD TO ITS CONTENTS UNDER SECTION 139 OF EVIDENCE ACT: PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT

The Punjab And Haryana High Court in the case Rakesh Jain v. Central Bureau of Investigation observed and has recently refused to grant permission for cross-examination of an Investigating Officer who had... Read more »
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