Whether a person who joined the services of a Nationalized Bank/Government of India undertaking based on a certificate that identified him/her as belonging to a SC/ST caste in the State of Karnataka, pursuant to the State Government's notifications, would be entitled to retain the position after the caste/tribe has been de-scheduled. Individuals, holding Scheduled Castes Certificates issued prior to de-scheduling, would be entitled to claim protection of their services albeit as unreserved...

[PMLA] Beneficial bail provision for a woman cannot be denied merely because a she is highly educated or sophisticated or a MP/MLA. Supreme Court sets aside the impugned order of Delhi High Court that held proviso to Section 45(1) of the PMLA is applicable only to a “vulnerable woman”; consequent to which a woman political leader walks out of jail. 2024 KLT OnLine 2151 (SC) Hon’ble Mr. Justice B.R. Gavai & Hon’ble Mr. Justice K.V. Viswanathan Kalvakuntla Kavitha v....

Supreme Court overturns High Court Order and grants anticipatory bail to Shajan Skaria, editor and publisher of the online news channel “Marunadan Malayali” in the SC/ST Act case filed by a sitting MLA of Kerala. The incident, which led to the criminal proceedings, involved a video uploaded by the appellant on his news channel, where he reportedly made false allegations and accusations against the second respondent. The respondent claimed that the video was intentionally aimed at ...

Even a consistent practice in relation to methods of accounting can be interdicted by legislative intervention. Kerala High Court junks the constitutional challenge to Section 145A of IT Act that preferred First In First Out or Weighted Average Cost Method to the exclusion of Last In First Out method for valuation of inventory while computing income under the head Profit and Gains of Business or Profession under the Income Tax Act. 2024 KLT OnLine 2114 Hon’ble Justice Dr. A.K. Jayasank...

Kerala High Court dismisses the PIL filed by a lawyer questioning the Hindi titles of the three new Criminal Laws holding that nothing prevents Parliament from using Hindi words as the title of an enactment. 2024 KLT OnLine 2108 P.V. Jeevesh (Advocate) v. Union of India Hon’ble Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque & Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Manu Decided on 19th August, 2024 Petitioner : P.V. Jeevesh (Advocate)(Party-In-Person) For Respondents : Adv. Krishna T. C...