Bar & Bench

Supreme Court Justice BV Nagarathna on Monday made a candid observation on advocates’ income tax returns while hearing a plea filed by an advocate whose appointment as a civil judge was cancelled after a post-selection verification exercise. A Bench of Justices Nagarathna and R Mahadevan was hearing a challenge to a Madras High Court judgment that upheld the cancellation of an advocate’s provisional appointment to the Tamil Nadu Judicial Service.

The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently held that an individual cannot be held criminally liable for causing death by negligence under Section 304A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) simply for failing to provide immediate medical treatment unless that omission breaks a specific directive of law. Justice Rakesh Kainthla upheld the acquittal of a man who took his sister-in-law to a local sorcerer instead of a hospital after she was bitten by a snake.

Excusing regulatory violations merely because it resulted in profits for investors will threaten the integrity of securities market, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday [Nilesh Shah Vs SEBI]. Integrity of securities market is paramount and a violator of rules cannot cite investors' profit to escape penalty, a bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma said.

The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) on Monday called for work suspension on Tuesday in view of the Delhi High Court's administrative decision to recommend enhancement of the pecuniary jurisdiction of the district courts from ₹2 crore to ₹10 crore. Following an emergent meeting, the DHCBA's executive committee said that the increase in the pecuniary jurisdiction of the district courts in Delhi would have serious adverse consequences for its members.

2020 Delhi Riots: Karkardooma court convicts Tahir Hussain, others for murder of IB officer Ankit Sharma The Court said that as per evidence, Tahir Hussain played the role of instigator to kill Hindus and exhorted the mob to "not spare Hindus".

The Supreme Court on Monday witnessed a candid exchange on judicial administration, with Justice Vikram Nath remarking that being the “master of the court” is preferable to being the “master of the roster”. The term “master of the roster” refers to the Chief Justice of India (CJI), who has the exclusive authority to constitute Benches and allocate cases before the Supreme Court.

The Calcutta High Court Monday reserved its order on All India Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s plea seeking directions to allow it operate the three bank accounts ordered to be frozen by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). TMC moved the Court against ED's decision to freeze ₹440 crore in its accounts in a case under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Educator Faisal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir, was granted anticipatory bail on Monday by a Patna court in a criminal case arising out of a firing incident at his coaching institute earlier this year. The court also granted anticipatory bail to three staff members of Khan Global Studies (KGS) - Kanhaiya Kumar Singh, Ajit Kumar and Ankit Kumar Pandey. The two security guards accused of opening fire during the incident had earlier been granted regular bail.

The Supreme Court on Monday appointed former Supreme Court Justice L Nageswara Rao to mediate the family dispute involving Bharat Forge Chairman Baba Kalyani and his sister Sugandha Hiremath over assets estimated to be worth more than ₹1 lakh crore [Sugandha Hiremath v. Baba Kalyani]. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant , Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana persuaded the parties to explore the possibility of an amicable settlement.

The legal status of Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council recommendations has become a significant constitutional issue under India's GST framework. Established under Article 279A of the Constitution, the GST Council embodies the principle of cooperative federalism by providing a platform for consultation between the Union and the States on matters relating to GST policy.