legal-updates

177 trees are still being cut down in Aarey Colony by BOM HC. – Due to the fact that the proposed action goes above the Supreme Court’s authority, which only allowed for the removal of 84 trees at Aarey Forest, the Bombay High Court has ordered Mumbai Metro Rail Company to stop cutting down 177 […]

DMRC FAILS TO PAY DUE TO RELIANCE INFRA, DELHI HC SALARIES, O&M EXPENSES NOT TO BE ATTACHED – According to the Delhi High Court, if Delhi DMRC fails to pay Reliance Infra what is owed under the 2017 arbitral judgment, salaries and other Operation & Maintenance (O&M) expenditures won’t be attached. DELHI AIRPORT METRO EXPRESS

PROSECUTION’S INABILITY TO DETERMINE THE IDENTITY OF THE DECEASED BODY IS NOT A BASIS FOR ACQUITTAL, GUJ. HC. – According to the Gujarat High Court, it is not sufficient cause for an acquittal when the prosecution is unable to identify the deceased based on a DNA report. State of Gujarat vs. Sureshbhai Honjibhai Gamit DEATH

DELHI HC: CAN’T RELY ON SECTION 34(4) OF THE A&C ACT TO TAKE NEW MATERIAL EVIDENCE INTO ACCOUNT – The Delhi High Court ruled that the arbitral tribunal cannot be given permission to consider the crucial evidence that it had previously disregarded by resorting to Section 34(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation (A&C) Act. INOX

HC UPHOLDS ASSAM GOVERNMENT’S NOTIFICATION ON DEEPOR BEEL WILDLIFE SANCTUARY – The Gauhati High Court noted that the preservation and protection of Deepor Beel is a measure in the greater public interest for the citizens of Guwahati city while upholding the Assam Government’s notification designating the area as a wildlife sanctuary. The State of Assam

SC TO POLICE OFFICERS OUT ON COVID-19 PAROLE: RETURN WITHIN 15 DAYS – The Supreme Court has mandated that all under-trial inmates and criminals who have been granted emergency parole based on the recommendations of a High-Powered Committee must report to the relevant prison authorities within 15 days. In Re: Contagion of COVID-19 Virus in

SC TO HCS: RESPOND TO AMICUS’S SUGGESTIONS ON SPEEDING UP TRIALS IN CASES CONCERNING MPS/MLAS – In order to expedite the trial in the proceedings against current and former MPs/MLAs, the Supreme Court has ordered High Courts to react to suggestions provided by amicus curiae Senior Advocate Vijay Hansaria. Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. UoI And

Consider allowing vehicles to pass through toll-free during peak hours, KER. HC to Center – The Kerala High Court has ordered the Centre to consider allowing cars to bypass toll booths at peak traffic times when there is a large line of cars waiting to pay. Nithin Ramakrishnan V Union Of India KER HC: BANK’S

SC – To claim an input tax credit, the dealer must demonstrate the transaction beyond a reasonable doubt. – According to the Supreme Court, a dealer claiming Input Tax Credit on Purchase under Section 70 of the Karnataka Value Added Tax Act must prove and verify real physical movement of the goods and the validity