legal-updates

HC: APPOINTING DCP AS EXECUTIVE MAGISTRATE IS VIOLATIVE OF CONSTITUTION – The Madras High Court ruled that two government orders that granted executive magistrate authority to Deputy Directors when dealing with bonds for maintaining peace were unconstitutional and in violation of the District Police Act. P Sathish @ Sathish Kumar v. State and another SC: […]

ORISSA HC: YOU CAN’T EXPECT THE FILING OF A TAX RETURN WITHOUT THE START OF BUSINESS – The Orissa High Court ruled that until the petitioner is granted a licence and is able to start doing business, the subject of filing a GST report would not come up. The court made the observation that a

District Court Has Jurisdiction to Execute Arbitral Award, Kerala High Court – The District Court has jurisdiction to execute an arbitral award, according to the Kerala High Court, which found that the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 does not grant such competence to the Commercial Court. M/S. Beta Exim Logistics (P) Ltd. V M/S. Central Railside

HC TO REGISTRY: MAINTAIN RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS RESULTING IN CONTEMPT CASE AGAINST ATTORNEY – On February 9, when a lawyer is alleged to have engaged in inappropriate behaviour that led to the initiation of suo motu contempt proceedings against him, the Kerala High Court ordered Registry to retain audio-video recordings of the proceedings that took

SEIZED ARTICLES NOT PRODUCED IN FRONT OF THE COURT MAY BE RELEASED, EVEN IF AN INVESTIGATION IS RUNNING. – According to the Gauhati High Court, if the seized items are not brought before the court, the criminal court has the authority under Section 457 CrPC to release the items even while the case is still

In an electrocution case, JKL HC INVOKES ABSOLUTE LIABILITY AND AWARDS COMPENSATION TO THE DECEASED’S MOTHER. – Invoking Absolute Liability to award compensation to the mother of a 13-year-old who died from electrocution, the Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court noted that due to the risky nature of the business, liability is imposed on

PENSION LIABILITY FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN NEFA PRIOR TO IT BECOMING A.P. IS ON CENTRE, SAYS THE KERALA HIGH COURT – According to the Kerala High Court, the Central Government, not the State of Arunachal Pradesh, would be responsible for paying the family pension obligations of a person who passed away while serving in the

COMMUNALLY CHARGED PROGRAMS – NBDSA CONFIRMS NEWS18 INDIA & ZEE NEWS GUILTY – News18India and Zee News were found guilty by the News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) of airing programmes with a communal undertone, of focusing on a specific community and sharing statistics with bias, and of incorrectly reporting news relating to pro-Pakistan

SC: ACCORDING TO THE DV ACT, COURTS SHOULD NOT IMPOSE VARIOUS CONDITIONS ON COMPLAINTANT – The Supreme Court has ruled that it is not permissible for courts to impose such onerous restrictions, and has overturned the Delhi High Court’s provision that victims of domestic violence must pay a witness fee of Rs. 20,000 before testifying.

HC: AFTER PROSECUTION EVIDENCE, ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS MAY BE PRODUCED IF OMISSION WAS GENUINE ERROR – According to the Kerala High Court, there is no restriction on the presentation of extra documents during a trial if they are necessary for reaching the right conclusion. The trial judge might authorise such production in accordance with the rules