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Admission of Appeals As A Condition Precedent To Be Eligible For Settlement Under Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme Is Contrary To Law: Delhi High Court

   03 November 2022 at 14:58

The Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme was launched in 2020 to settle pending tax disputes in the area of Direct Taxes. It is an effort to unblock 9.32 trillion rupees (as of November 30, 2019) that has been blocked by over 483,000 appeals that are pending i ..

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10% Community Quota For Non-Minority, Non-Backward Classes Unconstitutional: Kerala High Court On State's School Admissions Policy

   03 November 2022 at 14:58

In July 2022, an order issued by the General Education Department along with a prospectus issued by the Directorate was passed. It was put in place to regulate the admission to plus one Private Aided Higher Secondary Schools for the Academic year 20 ..

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Supreme Court Held That A Petition Under Section 482 Crpc Cannot Decide Whether Cheque Was Issued For Time-Barred Debt Or Not

   03 November 2022 at 10:37

The Supreme Court decided the question of whether the cheque issued for a time-barred debt or not be decided under Section 482 CrPC. The bench comprising Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and J. B. Pardiwala held that the question that prevailed was a matter ..

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Bank Account Cannot Be Frozen By Way Of Summons U/S 91 CrPC: Madras High Court Held That Bank Accounts Cannot Be Frozen By Summons Issued Under Section 91 CrPC

   01 November 2022 at 12:42

The High Court of Madras held that police have no jurisdiction to freeze bank accounts while summons are being issued under Section 91 of CrPC. When summons are issued under that section, the investigating officer can only summon a person to produce ..

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Supreme Court Held DNA Tests To Be A Violation Of Privacy Rights And Can't Be Directed As A Matter Of Course : Section 112 Of The Indian Evidence Act Protects Children From Such Allegations

   01 November 2022 at 12:42

The Supreme Court overruled the decision of a High Court that allowed DNA testing to determine the paternity of two children to verify a claim made by the mother where she stated that she was forced to cohabit and have a physical relationship with h ..

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail Granted By High Court To NDPS Accused On The Mandate of Section 37 NDPS Act

   31 October 2022 at 10:28

Supreme Court set aside the bail granted to two accused in the NDPS case. A bench comprising CJI UU Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi held that in the face of the mandatory Section 37 of the NDPS Act, the High Court cannot and ought not to release th ..

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Kerala High Court Quashes Criminal Case Involving Section 353 IPC Against A 58-Year-Old Who Was Booked For Using Loud Voice Against Public Servants In Government Agriculture Office

   31 October 2022 at 10:28

Kerala High Court quashed a criminal proceeding against a 58-year-old man from Ernakulam and stated that Section 353 of IPC will not be attracted when there lies no allegation of assault or use of criminal force, or in cases when there is the absenc ..

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Section 18 Of The RTI Act Does Not Confer Powers On State Information Commission To Direct Pio To Furnish Information Sought But Only To Impose A Penalty

   29 October 2022 at 11:11

The High Court of Kerala held that when a complaint is filed before the State Information Commission for illegal denial of information under Section 18 of the Right To Information Act, it can impose a penalty on the Public Information Officer. Howev ..

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S.50 PMLA: Application For Recording Statement Of Accused Can Only Be Made Before Sessions/ Special Court, Not Magistrate: Karnataka HC

   27 October 2022 at 16:28

This writ petition was filed under Article 226 of the Constitution and was read with Section 482 of the CrPC in order to quash the order passed by the 1st Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Bengaluru. There were two cases registered against ..

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POCSO Act Prevails Over SC/ST Act: Accused Entitled To Directly Approach High Court U/S 439 CrPC When Charged Under Both Statutes: Kerala HC

   27 October 2022 at 16:27

By an order dated 02.09.2022, the Kerala High Court granted bail to the petitioner under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. It was alleged that the accused slapped and scolded the fifteen year old complainant using filthy language ..

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