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High Courts Monthly Roundup September 2023 | Top Stories on Inter-religion Live-in relationship; Watching Pornographic content in private; Sanatan Dharma; and more

This monthly roundup for September 2023 contains important legal stories from the High Courts across the country that keeps you updated on various aspects of law.

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MCIA to conduct Tribunal Secretary Training Program 2023 in Delhi and Mumbai

The Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration is going to conduct Tribunal Secretary Training Program 2023 at Mumbai and Delhi.

dying declaration sole basis of conviction

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Dying declaration may be sole basis of conviction, but Courts must conclude it to be trustworthy, reliable and one which inspires confidence: Supreme Court

“No doubt, that a conviction can be solely recorded on the basis of dying declaration. However, for doing so, the court must come to a conclusion that the dying declaration is trustworthy, reliable and one which inspires confidence.”

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Parliamentary and State Legislature immunity from prosecution: Here’s why Supreme Court’s 7-Judge Constitution Bench is reconsidering PV Narasimha Rao judgment

Since the decision in Sita Soren, decided by the Jharkhand High Court, was appealed against, the Supreme Court constituted a 7-Judge Constitution Bench.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Unlikely to be implicated in multiple FIRs at whims and fancies of Investigating Agency’: Punjab and Haryana HC refuses bail in NDPS matter

Deciding for similar facts, the Supreme Court had granted anticipatory bail, as cited by Punjab and Haryana High Court in the instant matter.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court on Common Intention IPC Section 34 | A case of indiscriminate firing, 2 deaths and several injured

Based on facts, the Supreme Court said that gunshots fired indiscriminately could be said to be a criminal act done by several persons in furtherance of the common intention of all.

Case Briefs High Courts

COFEPOSA Act | ‘Inordinate delay of 30 years’ compels Bombay High Court to quash 1993 detention order

“The satisfaction of the authorities based on conduct must precede action for prevention based on subjective satisfaction.”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

RPF Constable a railway servant; entitled to claim under Employees Compensation Act, 1923: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court settled that the legislative intent was not there to exclude its members or their heirs from the benefits of compensation payable under the 1923 Act or the 1989 Act.

Case Briefs High Courts

[MSMED Act] Interest for delayed payment allowed even if principal amount already paid: Jharkhand High Court

“The MSMED Act, 2006 is a beneficial legislation with an object to promote and develop micro, small and/or medium enterprises, and the interpretation regarding a reference for the interest component alone would be in consonance with the object of the Act”

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Faith, belief and Religion cannot affect Right to choose life partner: Delhi High Court

Business News News

Company Law Institute’s Law Reports and publications now part of the EBC Group

It will include Income Tax Reports (ITR), Company Cases (Comp Cas), Goods and Service Tax Reports (GSTR), Income Tax Reports (Trib), VAT and Service Tax Cases (VST), Sales Tax Cases (STC) and others.

Case Briefs High Courts

[Unstamped Arbitration Agreement] Bombay High Court fixes deficiency of stamp duty and penalty

The Bombay High Court explained that if it was to consider the instant application under Section 11 of A&C Act, it would have to work on the deficiency of stamp duty and penalty, if any.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Motive under Prevention of Corruption Act | Court cannot be oblivious to statutory presumption permissible under Section 20: Supreme Court

Supreme Court pointed out that the pre-trap and post-trap proceedings were duly proved by the prosecution in the instant matter through witnesses who supported the prosecution case.

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Ms Anusha Soni and Sr. Adv. Nitya Ramakrishnan discuss ‘Public v. Private space w.r.t. obscenity’

Case Briefs High Courts

Object of Senior Citizens Act, 2007 to ensure parents are not deprived of own properties at the instance of their children: Bombay High Court

“A Mother executing gift of her residential bungalow in favour of her son is bound to expect that the son would let her reside in that bungalow.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Marriage cannot be revived, retaining such a marriage itself a cruelty: Kerala High Court grants divorce

Kerala High Court had also requested the parties to think about reconciliation, but that did not work out.

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EBC releases book on ‘Obscenity: Prevention, Law & Practice’ authored by Saurabh Bindal

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Due Process Paranoia – International Arbitration Dialogues

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Section 13(8) of SARFAESI Act| Right of redemption of mortgage extinguishes on publication of auction notice: Supreme Court

The respondents in the instant matter constituted the borrower, guarantor and the bank (secured creditor), while the appellants were the auction purchasers.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

KSCARDB a co-operative society, entitled to benefit under Section 80P of Income Tax Act: Supreme Court

The instant appeals had challenged the orders passed by Kerala High Court, Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) (‘CIT(A)’) and Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (‘ITAT’).