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Does the performance of Judicial functions by Revenue Officials violate the doctrine of Separation of powers

   16 April 2019 at 16:41

The High Court of Karnataka has been hearing an issue based on a reference. It has been noticed that the Assistant Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner both of them are discharging dual functions i.e. administrative and judicial under several ena ..

Posted in Others |   192 Views


Court cannot order the police to submit a charge-sheet on receiving a closure report in a case said the SC

   16 April 2019 at 16:41

A magistrate cannot order the police to file charge sheet after receiving a closure or refer report, emphasized the Supreme Court of India. A criminal case filed against the accused charged under Section 326, 294 of the Indian Penal Code and Section ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   222 Views


Political parties should submit details of donations through electoral bonds by May 31 to the ECI: SC

   16 April 2019 at 10:41

The Supreme Court of India rejected to stay the Election Bonds (EB) Scheme after 2019 General Elections. The court ordered all parties to provide all the details regarding the donations received by of EBs and the identity of the donors, total amount ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   156 Views


SC inflicted fined of Rs. 20 Lakhs on West Bengal Government for banning a film

   11 April 2019 at 18:05

The Supreme Court of India inflicted fine of Rs. 20 Lakhs on West Bengal Government for banning the film “BhobhishyoterBhoot”. The apex court showed concern over “growing intolerance” in the field of art in our society. It fur ..

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100% court fees refund to the parties if a suit is settled by Lok Adalats says the Bombay High Court

   11 April 2019 at 18:05

The Bombay High Court recently made clear that if cases were settled by LokAdalats, the parties should be refunded the full court fee paid by them.The Bench cited Section 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 and Section 16 of the Central Court ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   292 Views


SC's order dated 10 April 2019 on 36 Rafale Procurement Case

   11 April 2019 at 10:44

In the Review Petitions, the petitioners have relied upon the documents, some of which could not have been placed in public domain. The Central Government raised an objection that while considering Review Petitions, the said documents may not be cons ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   166 Views


SC: Financial Capacity of the complainant if questioned needs to be explained under Section 138 NIA act

   11 April 2019 at 10:18

The Supreme Court of India noticed that in a cheque bounce case the complainant is bound to unfold the details of his/her financial capacity, while a question is raised by the accused through leading evidence to that effect.The accused questioned the ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   610 Views


Abu Dhabi has included Hindi as the third official court language, alongside Arabic and English

   09 April 2019 at 15:44

The move follows a decision taken in November last year, as a part of the bilingual litigation system requiring plaintiffs to translate court documents into English in all civil and commercial cases lodged in Abu Dhabi courts if the defendant does no ..

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SC issues notice to Election Commission in PIL seeking action against speeches on caste and communal lines

   09 April 2019 at 15:39

A Bench of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna issued notice to the Election Commission in a petition filed by an NRI from Sharjah, Harpreet Mansukhani.The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Election ..

Posted in Others |   104 Views


Disclosure of Foreign Assets & ITR of 5-years are now mandatory for Lok Sabha & Assembly election contestants

   09 April 2019 at 15:38

Candidates planning to contest the elections for Legislative Assembly of the states or Lok Sabha have to fulfill certain criteria. They also have to submit a list of documents without which their nomination will be rejected.The government has recentl ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   123 Views