A fake medical college operating from a farmhouse in Uttar Pradesh has prompted the Supreme Court to direct the UGC and all regulators to warn students and the public before they take admission anywhere. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has taken note of a fake medical college allegedly run from an old structure in a […]
The Supreme Court has upheld the Calcutta High Court’s decision setting aside an anti-suit injunction that had restrained a wife from pursuing divorce proceedings before the UK Family Court. An anti-suit injunction, the Court reiterated, is an exceptional remedy that cannot be granted as a matter of course, and requires the foreign forum to be oppressive, vexatious or forum non conveniens. The UK, where the couple had lived, was the natural forum, and the husband’s appeal was dismissed.
Setting aside a conviction and 10-year sentence under Section 6 of the POCSO Act, the Supreme Court held that the statutory presumption under Sections 29 and 30 does not relieve the prosecution of establishing the foundational facts of its case. On the record, the medical and forensic evidence ruled out the alleged assault and the two doctors’ accounts contradicted each other, so guilt was not proved beyond reasonable doubt. The man was acquitted.
The Income Tax department sought to reopen, by a Section 148 reassessment, a matter already settled by the Income Tax Settlement Commission, disallowing a deduction and adding over Rs 65 crore to Omaxe Limited’s income. The Supreme Court dismissed the Revenue’s appeal, holding that an ITSC order is conclusive under Section 245I and can be reopened only by the Commission itself under Section 245D(6) on grounds of fraud or misrepresentation, not by the Assessing Officer.
A UP distribution company demanded over Rs 57 lakh in minimum consumption charges in 2007 for an additional load it had offered, but never released, back in 1998. The Supreme Court dismissed the discom’s appeal, holding that electricity charges become ‘first due’ only when a bill is issued, and that a demand raised nine years later was barred by limitation.
The Supreme Court indicated it may transfer to the CBI the ED’s plea alleging Mamata Banerjee obstructed its I-PAC search, as her counsel opposed it on maintainability. Hearing on September 2. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that it was inclined to transfer to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the investigation into […]
The Supreme Court held that forgery and use of forged documents in judicial proceedings are serious offences but stressed proportional sentencing. The Bench reduced a five-year sentence after considering custody period, case delay, accused’s role and circumstances while maintaining the gravity of the offence.
