The Supreme Court has in a matter of Union of India and Others vs M/S G S Chatha Rice Mills & Anr. passed a Judgment dated 23-09-2020 pertaining to whether #Government #notifications issued in the e-#Gazette under the Customs Tariff Act 1975 would have #retrospective effect on goods #imported prior to the #publication of such notification. In the
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The Karnataka High Court has for the convenience of Advocates/litigants and public in general started the facility for Reserving/Booking time slots, during a day, for carrying out the physical filing of Fresh Cases, IA’s, Caveats, DD Deposits and to comply Office Objections of Scrutiny Branch, as well, as to pay the court fee and also
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INTRODUCTION Media trial is not a new concept either in India or across the globe. The media which is the fourth estate of Indian democracy is often seen at the loggerhead with the Judiciary over trial of the cases by the media which are pending before the courts. Whether it be Jessica Lal murder case
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Observing that the menace of drug trade is fast growing in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court has said that it cannot be tackled unless the investigating agency is diligent and is serious in taking appropriate steps against the bigger players. Rapping the state police for not properly probing the cases following arrests of couriers
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It is most refreshing, most rejuvenating and most remarkable that the Madras High Court most recently on September 23, 2020 has in a well-worded, well-reasoned, well-articulated and well-framed judgment titled Manager, United India Insurance Company Limited vs. Shanmugam and others in CMA No. 2854 of 2016 and CMP No. 20682 of 2016 issued detailed guidelines
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In a remarkable, righteous and recent decision titled Hemant Kumar Vs State of Himachal Pradesh and another in CWPOA No. 229 of 2019 delivered on 10 September 2020, the Himachal Pradesh High Court without mincing any words went on to observe eloquently, elegantly and effectively that, “A medical officer who remains willfully
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The Karnataka HC has asked the state government to consider modifying the constitution of the state level expert Committee constituted based on the directions issued by the SC to supervise Covid-19 Hospitals, on finding out that it has not discharged its duties properly. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar
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Parliament will meet on September 14, but the Monsoon session, which will be a truncated one, will not have Question Hour, and only a curtailed Zero Hour. Admittedly, the pandemic is taking a toll, across sectors and arenas, on life and work as usual. It is neither unusual nor unexpected that Parliament should also be affected. And
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In a latest, landmark and extremely laudable judgment titled Hla Shwe and 7 others v. State of Maharashtra in Criminal Application (Apl) No. 453 of 2020 delivered just recently on 21 September 2020, the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court comprising of a Division Bench of Justice VM Deshpande and Justice Amit B
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In a recent, remarkable and righteous decision titled Beli Ram vs. Rajinder Kumar in Civil Appeal Nos. 7220-7221 of 2011 delivered as recently as on September 23, 2020, the three-Judge Bench of the Apex Court has minced no words in ruling clearly, categorically and convincingly that when an employer employs a
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