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High Court’s jurisdiction specifically excluded under Section 35G of Central Excise Act: Jharkhand HC
Jharkhand High Court said that one of the issues involved relates to determination of valuation of excisable goods and/or rate of duty of excisable goods, amongst other things, for the purpose of assessment.
High Court Roundup January 2024 | Stories on Taxability of Granite, excommunication from community, child pornography, convict’s right to procreate, and more
This blog helps catch up with top stories from High Courts across the country and stay updated on various matters.
“Practice of mentioning caste or religion of litigants should be shunned and ceased”: Supreme Court
“The caste or religion of parties should not be mentioned in the memo of parties of a petition/proceeding filed before the Court, irrespective of whether any such details have been furnished before the Courts below.”
Directions by HCs to enact rules on post-retirement benefits by writ of mandamus or otherwise is contrary to Separation of Power: SC
“The Chief Justice does not have the power, under Article 229, to make rules pertaining to the post-retiral benefits payable to former Chief Justices and Judges of the High Court”.
High Courts 2023: A Recap of High Court Judges’ Elevation, Retirements, Judicial Strength and Collegium Recommendations
The year end is near, and it is time to reflect on the past! Read this report to know all that was relevant for the High Court Judges in 2023.
High Court Monthly Roundup November 2023 | Stories on Maternity Leave to Surrogate Mother; Determination of Age of Ink; Contempt of Court; and more
Find stories from various High Courts across India to stay updated on a variety of matters.
Landmark Judgments on SEBI by Supreme Court and High Courts in 2022 Part II
by Siddharth R. Gupta*
Cite as: 2023 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 78
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.
High Court Monthly Roundup August 2023 | Top Stories on Right to change gender, Banke Bihari Ji Temple, mother’s duty to pay maintenance, and more
This High Court roundup connects various states of the nation thrwith legal stories covering varios aspects of land disputes, maintenance laws, Constitutional rights, etc.
Supreme Court Ruling on the Principles governing issuance of Writ of Certiorari: All you need to know
“The purpose of certiorari is only to confine the inferior tribunals within their jurisdiction, so as to avoid the irregular exercise, or the non-exercise or the illegal assumption of it and not to correct errors of finding of fact or interpretation of law committed by them in the exercise of powers vested in them under the statute”.
Supreme Court directs HCs and DGPs of all States to ensure Arnesh Kumar guidelines are issued to lower courts and police authorities to prevent unnecessary arrests
Supreme Court opined that the Jharkhand High Court fell into error in adopting such a casual approach and set aside the impugned order. Thus, granted bail to the husband.
HIGH COURT JUNE 2023 WEEKLY ROUNDUP| Stories on Adipurush; Transgender Welfare Board; Witchcraft murder case; Copyright infringement of KGF Songs and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week
High Courts Roundup [May]| Stories on screening of Kerala Story; Kerala Doctor’s killing; bail to Times Now Reporter Bhawana Kishore and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
Constitutional Courts can exercise power of imposing a modified or fixed-term sentence even where capital punishment is not imposed or proposed: SC
To identify whether the case of an accused under S. 302, IPC falls in the category of ‘rarest of the rare’ case, for the purpose of modification of sentence, it is no consideration by itself that the accused is a first-time offender and has no antecedents.
Gauhati High Court directs Assam Government to properly implement policies framed in pursuance of Right to Education Act
Gauhati High Court was deliberating over a PIL filed to highlight ineffective implementation of State govt.’s policies framed as per the mandate in Section 12(1)(c) of RTE Act, 2009
Devika Sharma in Ep. 61 of SCC Online Weekly Rewind brings you two top stories of long-awaited developments, judgment on Marital Rape Exception and Stay on Sedition Law, et al.
Top Stories of the Week Sedition Law under scanner| All pending cases to be kept in abeyance; Centre/States urged not to register
Elevation of Judges as Chief Justices of the High Courts: Supreme Court Collegium recommends
Supreme Court Collegium has recommended elevation of Judges as Chief Justices of the High Courts, as mentioned below: S. No. Name of
Weekly Rewind Ep. 59| Anganwadi workers; Absorption of temporary LIC employees; Ban on two finger test; Amendment to Income Tax Act and more
TOP STORY OF THE WEEK Anganwadi Workers/Helpers entitled to payment of gratuity; ‘Time to take serious note of their plight’ In a