The benefit of Section 5 read with Sections 2 and 3 of the Limitation Act, 1963 for condonation of delay can be availed in an appeal against acquittal as there is no exclusionary provision under Section 378 of CrPC, or at any other place in the Code. Supreme Court rules in favour ofDirectorate of Revenue Prosecution Intelligence 2024 KLT OnLine 1111 (SC) Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia & Hon’ble Mr. Justice Prasanna B. Varale Mohd Abaad Ali v. Directorate of Revenue Prosec...

Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has no jurisdiction to entertain a direct challenge regarding genuineness of a qualification, as it has nothing to do with recruitment or service of such candidates. Kerala High Court reasons that a direct challenge must be relatable to service matters. The original petition raises a question as to the scope of adjudication by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) concerning the genuineness of the certificates produced by the candidates for the purpose...

When the tasks performed by the helpers affiliated with the enterprise are merely incidental to its core operations the statutory provisions of theHeadload Workers Act, alongside its ancillary Rules and Scheme, are inapplicable to such employees. Kerala High Court reiterates that an employer is under no obligation to hire a headload worker from the Respondent Union for the execution of incidental stacking tasks within the Manufacturing Enterprise and directs police protection to the Manufacturi...

[Sharon murder case] Head of the Special Investigation Team, who was specifically entrusted to conduct the investigation and to ensure the filing of the final report by the District Police Chief was competent to file the final report U/S 173 Cr.P.C., being an officer superior in rank to the officer-in-charge of the police station. 2024 KLT OnLine 1103 Hon’ble Mr. JusticeBechu Kurian Thomas Greeshma v. Deputy Superintendent of Police Decided on 21st February, 2024 For Petitioners : Advs. S...

New Criminal Laws to be effective from 1st July of 2024 Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (47 of 2023) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (47 of 2023), the Central Government hereby appoints the 1st day of July, 2024 as the date on which the provisions of the said Adhiniyam, shall come into force. Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 1 of...