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Supreme Court Decodes | Pujari who performs puja and maintains temple property, will he be treated as Bhumiswami? Who will be the owner of temple property?

Supreme Court: Bench of Hemant Gupta and A.S. Bopanna, JJ., while addressing the matter pertaining to rights of the priest, observed that:

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | “Chagrined and frustrated litigants should not be permitted to give vent to their frustration by cheaply invoking jurisdiction of the criminal court” Application of judicious mind sine qua non for setting criminal trial in motion

Karnataka High Court: M. Nagaprasanna J. allowed the criminal petition and quashed the impugned order dated 30-07-2016 passed by Additional Civil Judge,

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MP HC | Much to be done in the field of Forensic Sciences and its use in Administration of Justice and Legal Education; Court draws attention towards pendency of matters

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Anand Pathak, J., while hearing a matter related to Section 439 CrPC for grant of bail which was

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Under Indian Army, can mere acceptance of a resignation create a vacancy for being filled up from cadet in waiting? Read what Del HC says

Delhi High Court: While addressing a petition seeking direction for issuance of a joining letter for joining the pre-commission training at Officers

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What are the essential ingredients that a landlord is required to show for purpose of getting an eviction order for bonafide needs? Del HC elaborates

Delhi High Court: Jayant Nath, J., while addressing a matter noted the essential ingredients that a landlord is required to show for

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Advocate trying to stall elevation of judicial officer as Judge of Telangana HC: Supreme Court terms writ petition ‘gross abuse of process of law’, imposes 5 lakh as costs

Supreme Court: A Division Bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh, JJ. dismissed a writ petition filed by an advocate seeking

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Tri HC | Custodial interrogation necessary to book associates to the offence; Court denies bail application of accused under S. 409, IPC

Tripura High Court: S.G. Chattopadhyay, J., rejected a bail application which had been filed by accused petitioner for granting pre arrest bail

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Ker HC | No prosecution against public servants without prior approval of government; HC dismisses CBI’s revision petition

Kerala High Court: Narayana Pisharadi, J., dismissed the revision petition filed by CBI due to its failure to obtain prior sanction of

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NCLT | Failure to furnish annual returns not a justifiable ground for striking off the name from RoC-Restores the name

National Company Law Tribunal Allahabad (NCLT): Justice (Retd.) Rajesh Dayal Khare, Judicial Member, while ordering the Registrar of Companies to restore the

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6 Additional Judges of Karnataka High Court appointed as Permanent Judges

Appointment of Additional Judges as Permanent Judges President appoints S/Shri Justices: (l) Neranahalli Srinivasan Sanjay Gowda (2) Miss Jyoti Mulimani (3) Rangaswamy

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CESTAT | Amount received by Revenue, as deposit or pre-deposit unauthorisedly or under mistaken notion, etc., cannot be retained by Revenue; Tribunal allows appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Ashok Jindal (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal which was filed against the impugned order

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Ori HC | Absence of satisfaction note recorded by AO in case of searched person makes the assessment under S. 153 C of IT Act, 1961 invalid

Orissa High Court: A Division bench of S. Muralidhar CJ and B.P Routray J. allowed the petition and sets aside the impugned

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‘Basmati’ as Geographical Indication: SC directs Madras HC to reconsider petitions against over-inclusion in claimed ‘traditionally basmati cultivating areas’

Supreme Court: The Bench of L. Nageswara Rao, B.R. Gavai and B.V. Nagarathna, JJ., addressed a matter with respect to registration of

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CESTAT | Whether credit of Excise Duty/Additional Customs Duty (CVD) on inputs and capital goods and credit of Service Tax paid on input services which have been used for construction of Mall, further used/usable for providing taxable output service admissible? Tribunal answers

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of Dilip Gupta (President) and P. Anjani Kumar (Technical Member), partly allowed

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[Bengal Post Poll Violence]Cal HC | Retired Chief Justice of Calcutta HC Manjula Chellur to monitor SIT in the Poll violence cases

Calcutta High Court: The Full Bench of Rajesh Bindal, ACJ and I.P. Mukerji, Harish Tandon, Soumen Sen and Subrata Talukdar, JJ., in furtherance

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J&K and Ladakh HC | Freedom of Press v. Breach of Peace and Defamation of authority; HC holds no fetters can be placed on the press by registering FIR

Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: Rajnesh Oswal, J., quashed the FIR registered against a journalist for publishing the news report disclosing

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Absent direct evidence, SC invokes S. 113-A of Evidence Act to uphold conviction of husband, mother-in-law for abetment of suicide

Supreme Court: A Division Bench of S. Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari, JJ. refused to interfere in the judgment passed by the

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Supreme Court Decodes | Pujari who performs puja and maintains temple property, will he be treated as Bhumiswami? Who will be the owner of temple property?

Kar HC | “Chagrined and frustrated litigants should not be permitted to give vent to their frustration by cheaply invoking jurisdiction of the criminal court” Application of judicious mind sine qua non for setting criminal trial in motion

MP HC | Much to be done in the field of Forensic Sciences and its use in Administration of Justice and Legal Education; Court draws attention towards pendency of matters

Under Indian Army, can mere acceptance of a resignation create a vacancy for being filled up from cadet in waiting? Read what Del HC says

What are the essential ingredients that a landlord is required to show for purpose of getting an eviction order for bonafide needs? Del HC elaborates

Advocate trying to stall elevation of judicial officer as Judge of Telangana HC: Supreme Court terms writ petition ‘gross abuse of process of law’, imposes 5 lakh as costs

Tri HC | Custodial interrogation necessary to book associates to the offence; Court denies bail application of accused under S. 409, IPC

Ker HC | No prosecution against public servants without prior approval of government; HC dismisses CBI’s revision petition

NCLT | Failure to furnish annual returns not a justifiable ground for striking off the name from RoC-Restores the name

6 Additional Judges of Karnataka High Court appointed as Permanent Judges

CESTAT | Amount received by Revenue, as deposit or pre-deposit unauthorisedly or under mistaken notion, etc., cannot be retained by Revenue; Tribunal allows appeal

Ori HC | Absence of satisfaction note recorded by AO in case of searched person makes the assessment under S. 153 C of IT Act, 1961 invalid

‘Basmati’ as Geographical Indication: SC directs Madras HC to reconsider petitions against over-inclusion in claimed ‘traditionally basmati cultivating areas’

CESTAT | Whether credit of Excise Duty/Additional Customs Duty (CVD) on inputs and capital goods and credit of Service Tax paid on input services which have been used for construction of Mall, further used/usable for providing taxable output service admissible? Tribunal answers

[Bengal Post Poll Violence]Cal HC | Retired Chief Justice of Calcutta HC Manjula Chellur to monitor SIT in the Poll violence cases

J&K and Ladakh HC | Freedom of Press v. Breach of Peace and Defamation of authority; HC holds no fetters can be placed on the press by registering FIR

Absent direct evidence, SC invokes S. 113-A of Evidence Act to uphold conviction of husband, mother-in-law for abetment of suicide

SC Collegium reiterates earlier recommendation for elevation of 3 Judicial Officers as Judges

SC Collegium approves proposal for elevation of 2 Judicial Officers as Judges in Jammu & Kashmir HC

SC Collegium reiterates earlier recommendations for elevation of Advocates as Judges in 4 High Courts