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Mehrauli murder: Delhi court directs authorities to ensure Poonawala’s safety

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New Delhi: Counsel of Aaftab Amin Poonawala, who is accused of strangling his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar to death, chopping her body into several pieces, storing them in a fridge before disposing of them in a forest over three months, on Friday complained in court that his client was “manhandled” during his production in court.
As Additional Sessions Judge Manisha Khurana Kakkar heard the arguments on charges against the accused, she also directed the authorities concerned to ensure the safety of Poonawala.
“Lock-up in charge, Saket Court, as well as jail superintendent, are directed to ensure that the accused is produced safely during court productions,” she said.
The Delhi Police had earlier told the court that incriminating circumstances are clearly revealed through reliable and clinching evidence and they form a chain of events.
Poonawala has been booked for the offences under the Indian Penal Code Sections 302 and 201 for murder and causing disappearance of evidence of offence, respectively.
The accused’s counsel, on Friday, contended that Section 201 can be invoked only against the person who screens the offender and not against the person accused of the main offence.
Appearing for Police, Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad argued that he would place on record judgements against the argument.
During the hearing, victim’s father Vikas Walkar had prayed the court for supply of audio-video evidence attached with the charge sheet.

The SPP had opposed the request, saying that dissemination of such material to media would cause prejudice to the accused.
If it is supplied, then the condition of no dissemination to anyone should be imposed, he said.
The court has listed the matter for further proceedings on April 3.
SPP Prasad had earlier submitted that the accused is a trained chef from Taj Hotel and is aware of preserving flesh.
Poonawala had also ordered dry ice, agarbatti etc. after killing Shraddha Walker, the police had said.
It was added by the police that after committing the crime, he got into a new relationship and gave a ring to his new girlfriend.
On February 21, a city court had sent the case to the sessions court for initiation of trial proceedings.
Metropolitan magistrate Aviral Shukla had said: “Scrutiny of documents is complete… Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code is exclusively triable by sessions court.”
The court had on February 7 taken cognisance of the charge sheet filed by the Delhi Police against Poonawala which ran over 6,000 pages.
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April 1, 2023
SC directs Centre to file report on cases of alleged attacks on Christians

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court directed the Centre on Wednesday to file a report on alleged attacks on Christian institutions and priests across the country as well as on the implementation of its earlier guidelines to curb hate crimes.
A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala directed the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to collate a report on the state’s compliance with the court’s guidelines and file the same before it.
The court passed the directions after the petitioner’s counsel, senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, said nodal officers have been notified in every district but they are not registering cases, even though hate speeches have been delivered during rallies in Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and such news appear regularly on television and in newspapers.
Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati opposed the submission made by Gonsalves, saying it is “easy to make sweeping statements”.
The CJI then said, “Let the MHA file a reply…. We can keep this after two weeks.”
In 2018, the apex court issued a slew of guidelines for the Centre and states for dealing with hate crimes. These included fast-track trials, compensation to the victims, deterrent punishment and disciplinary action against lax law-enforcing officials. The court said offences such as hate crimes, cow vigilantism and lynching should be nipped in the bud.
The states shall designate a senior police officer not below the rank of superintendent of police as the nodal officer for the implementation of the guidelines in each district, the court had said, adding that these officers will set up a task force, to be assisted by a DSP-rank officer, for taking measures to prevent incidents of mob violence and lynching.
The state governments shall immediately identify the districts, sub-divisions and villages where instances of lynching and mob violence have been reported in the recent past, the court had said.

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March 29, 2023
IT Return Fraud: JK Police Directs Officials To Update Their ITR Or Face Action

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SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday asked all drawing and disbursing officers to direct all officials of the department to update their Income Tax Returns after complaints of bogus and fraudulent claims by some officers surfaced.
According to a circular, the police authorities have warned of action if the officials fail to update their ITR-U by March 31.
The circular reads during analyses by Income Tax Department to the refunds issued in (ITR) FY 2021-22 and 2022-23 in respect of the Income Tax Returns filed by the taxpayers of Jammu & Kashmir, it has been revealed that huge number of individual taxpayers, particularly those who derive income from salaries and which includes many police officers/officials have claimed excessive deductions and refunds under various sections of the Income Tax Act viz. 80C, 80D, 80D0, 80DDB, 80E8, 80E, 80EE, 80G, 80GGC etc. without actually being eligible for the same.
“The data of every individual tax payer has been analyzed by the Director General of Income Tax (Systems) and cases of fraudulent claims/bogus refunds have been selected for scrutiny from which fraudulent claims of deductions/refunds under the IT Act have come to light,” it reads.
It added Income Tax Department has a list of all persons who have claimed excessive or bogus deductions and refunds on TDS made by their DD0s. It is a matter of grave concern that large number of employees belonging to JKP also figure in the list.
“Such cases of bogus refunds may lead to selection of their cases for scrutiny and recoveries will be made by IT Department besides levy of penalty under section 270A of the Income Tax, which would be 200% of the tax levied. The cases of such employees may also be taken up for prosecution under section 276C of the IT Act.”
It reads however, the Income Tax Act provides a limited window in the shape of ITR-U under section 139(8A) which provides that the taxpayers can update their returns of income by paying their actual due tax along with penalty which is 50% of additional tax + interest tor FY.2019-20 (A.Y.2020-21) and 25% for FY.2020-21 (A.Y.2021-22), if the ITR-U are filed before 30.03.2023.

“Keeping in view the sensitivity and urgency of the matter, all the DDOs of J&K Police are enjoined to direct all the officers and officials under their charge to update their Income Tax Returns (ITR-U) on or before March 31, 2023, if they have claimed any bogus deductions and refunds failing which action under rules as mentioned above shall be taken against them by IT Department,” it reads. (KNO)

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March 28, 2023
Bogus ITR Filling: J&K police directs officials to update their ITR by March 31 or face action – Kashmir News

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Bogus ITR Filling: J&K police directs officials to update their ITR by March 31 or face action
Srinagar, Mar 28 : Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday asked all Drawing and Disbursing Officers to direct all officials of the department to update their Income Tax Returns after complaints of bogus and fraudulent claims by some officers surfaced.
According to a circular, a copy of which lies with the (KNO), the police authorities have warned of action if the officials fail to update their ITR-U by March 31.
The circular reads during analyses by Income Tax Department to the refunds issued in (ITR) FY 2021-22 and 2022-23 in respect of the Income Tax Returns filed by the taxpayers of Jammu & Kashmir, it has been revealed that huge number of individual taxpayers, particularly those who derive income from salaries and which includes many police officers/officials have claimed excessive deductions and refunds under various sections of the Income Tax Act viz. 80C, 80D, 80D0, 80DDB, 80E8, 80E, 80EE, 80G, 80GGC etc. without actually being eligible for the same.
“The data of every individual tax payer has been analyzed by
the Director General of Income Tax (Systems) and cases of fraudulent claims/bogus refunds have been selected for scrutiny from which fraudulent claims of deductions/refunds under the IT Act have come to light,” it reads.
It added Income Tax Department has a list of alt persons who have claimed excessive/bogus deductions and refunds on TDS made by their DD0s. It is a matter of grave concern that large number of employees belonging to JKP also figure in the list.
“Such cases of bogus refunds may lead to selection of their cases for scrutiny and recoveries with be made by IT Department besides levy of penalty under section 270A of the Income Tax, which would be 200% of the tax levied. The cases of such employees may also be taken up for prosecution under section 276C of the IT Act.”
It reads however, the Income Tax Act provides a limited window in the shape of ITR-U under section 139(8A) which provides that the taxpayers can update their returns of income by paying their actual due tax along with penalty which is @50% of additional tax + interest tor F.Y.2019-20 (A.Y.2020-21) and @25% for F.Y.?020-21 (A.Y.2021-22), if the ITR-U are filed before 3r.03.2023.
“Keeping in view the sensitivity and urgency of the matter, all the DDOs of J&K Police are enjoined to direct all the officers/officials under their charge to update their Income Tax Returns (ITR-U) on or before March 31, 2023, if they have claimed any bogus deductions and refunds failing which action under rules as mentioned above shall be taken against them by IT Department,” it reads—(KNO)

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March 28, 2023
SC Directs JK High Court To Probe Alleged Unauthorized Staff Recruitment

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SRINAGAR: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday directed the Chief Justice (CJ) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) High Court to investigate complaints related to the alleged recruitment of administrative staff through unauthorized means at the J&K High Court, Subordinate Courts, State Judicial Academy, Legal Services Authority, and the e-Court Mission Mode Project.
During a hearing on a petition filed by J&K Peoples Forum, a bench consisting of CJI D Y Chandrachud, Justice P S Narasimha, and Justice J B Pardiwala was informed that the petition alleged that the appointment of administrative staff at the J&K High Court, Subordinate Courts, State Judicial Academy, Legal Services Authority, and the e-Court Mission Mode Project were not carried out in accordance with due selection procedures. The petition specifically claimed that the relatives of existing staff members, as well as present and former judges of the High Court, were appointed through unofficial channels.
The bench said: “We will ask the Chief Justice of the High Court to look into the grievance of the petition. Time for filing counter affidavit has been extended. Counter shall be filed by the Registrar of J&K High Court after specifically taking instructions and directions from the CJ of J&K High Court.”
The petition filed challenges appointments made from 2007 onwards that were either temporary or made through advertisements, citing them as “suspicious.” Additionally, the petition presents a list that indicates the current staff members and High Court judges who allegedly provided preferential treatment to their relatives and acquaintances during the recruitment process.
It states: “There are instances where amendments have been made in the existing rules just to facilitate backdoor appointments and or or facilitating the appointment of kin of functionaries against higher cadres who otherwise were eligible only for lower cadres and that that too if selected after a regular legal recruitment process.”
According to the petition, the appointments were made without a transparent selection process. It claims that there was no public notice or advertisement issued, and the selection of appointees was arbitrary. The petition emphasizes that there were several highly qualified candidates who could have been selected if a fair and just selection process was followed.
The petition contended that a large number of daily wagers employed in various courts for over a decade had not been regularised, with only those who had close connections with High Court officers being considered for regularisation.
Furthermore, the petition demanded that the Supreme Court quash these backdoor appointments and direct the respondents to refrain from making any more such appointments. Additionally, the petition implored the apex court to direct a credible agency to conduct an inquiry into the allegations of backdoor appointments of administrative staff in the High Court against both the officials involved in the process of making such appointments and those who have benefited from them.

The petition has been filed through AoR, Raj Kishore Choudhary. (Live Law)

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March 28, 2023
Night Bus Service In Srinagar: Div Com Directs For Immediate Induction

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SRINAGAR: In a first, Night Bus Service to start in Srinagar on different routes to facilitate the general public.
In this regard, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri today convened a meeting of officers to chalk out a plan for induction of SRTC Bus for night transport service.
The meeting was attended by Regional Transport Officer, Kashmir; Senior Superintendent of Traffic Police, City; General Manager JKSRTC and other officers.
Addressing the officers, Div Com directed JK SRTC to spare more than fourteen buses which shall run on different routes of Srinagar to facilitate general public after dusk when public transport usually remains unavailable to commuters.
Div Com also directed RTO Kashmir to identify routes to ply SRTC buses besides he instructed him to frame the time schedule simultaneously and submit the same by today.
Also, Div Com instructed concerned Smart City officers to pace up the ongoing works and remove debris and material from roads to avoid bottleneck obstacles.
During the meeting, it was informed that the bus service will be available upto 10 PM in night.(KINS)

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March 23, 2023
Night Bus service in Srinagar: Div Com Kashmir directs for immediate induction of buses on routes

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Srinagar, March 23: In a first, Night Bus Service to start in Srinagar on different routes to facilitate general public.
In this regard, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri today convened a meeting of officers to chalk out plan for induction of SRTC Bus for night transport service.
The meeting was attended by Regional Transport Officer, Kashmir; Senior Superintendent of Traffic Police, City; General Manager JKSRTC and other officers.
Addressing the officers, Div Com directed JK SRTC to spare more than fourteen busses which shall run on different routes of Srinagar to facilitate general public after dusk when public transport usually remains unavailable to commuters.
Div Com also directed RTO Kashmir to identify routes to ply SRTC buses besides he instructed him to frame the time schedule simultaneously and submit same by today.
Also, Div Com instructed concerned Smart City officer to pace up the ongoing works and remove debris and material from roads to avoid bottleneck obstacles.
During the meeting, it was informed that the bus service will be available upto 10 PM in night.

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March 23, 2023
Haj 2023: HCI directs state committees to issue cover numbers by today, draw soon

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Hyderabad: The Haj Committee of India has requested the state Haj committees to complete the scrutiny of applications received by each state for Haj 2023 and issue cover numbers by March 23 to help in the draw of lots.
Chief Executive Officer Muhammad Yaqoob Sheikh has written a letter to the executive officers of all the states, stating that the deadline for submission of online application forms for Haj 2023 has ended. The concerned Haj committees should examine the applications and issue numbers. The draw of lots for the selection of Haj pilgrims across the country will be held soon, so the work of issuing cover numbers should be completed by March 23.
A total of 8,663 applications have been received by the Talangana Haj Committee while it was expected that more than 10,000 applications would be received. It is said that as a result of the reduction of facilities for pilgrims by the Haj Committee, pilgrims are preferring private tour operators.
In case of departure from the Haj Committee of India, the stay in Saudi Arabia has been reduced to 30 days and the procedure of providing 2100 Saudi Riyals to pilgrims from this year has also been abolished. Children under the age of 12 are not allowed to perform Hajj.
Pilgrims from Telangana will also be deprived of Rubat facility this year. Discontinuing payment of 2100 riyals in the name of reducing expenses is likely to increase the personal expenses of pilgrims. In case of departure by the Hajj Committee, the total cost is expected to be up to Rs 350,000, so there is no special interest left in the departure of the pilgrims through the Hajj Committee.
The pilgrims are of the view that the government should take steps to provide better facilities at its level. Pilgrims believe that on departure from the Hajj Committee, pilgrims have to arrange food on their own, while private tour operators not only arrange food but also provide accommodation in buildings near Haramain.
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March 23, 2023
Haj 2023: HCI directs state committees to issue cover numbers by today, draw soon

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Hyderabad: The Haj Committee of India has requested the state Haj committees to complete the scrutiny of applications received by each state for Haj 2023 and issue cover numbers by March 23 to help in the draw of lots.
Chief Executive Officer Muhammad Yaqoob Sheikh has written a letter to the executive officers of all the states, stating that the deadline for submission of online application forms for Haj 2023 has ended. The concerned Haj committees should examine the applications and issue numbers. The draw of lots for the selection of Haj pilgrims across the country will be held soon, so the work of issuing cover numbers should be completed by March 23.
A total of 8,663 applications have been received by the Talangana Haj Committee while it was expected that more than 10,000 applications would be received. It is said that as a result of the reduction of facilities for pilgrims by the Haj Committee, pilgrims are preferring private tour operators.
In case of departure from the Haj Committee of India, the stay in Saudi Arabia has been reduced to 30 days and the procedure of providing 2100 Saudi Riyals to pilgrims from this year has also been abolished. Children under the age of 12 are not allowed to perform Hajj.
Pilgrims from Telangana will also be deprived of Rubat facility this year. Discontinuing payment of 2100 riyals in the name of reducing expenses is likely to increase the personal expenses of pilgrims. In case of departure by the Hajj Committee, the total cost is expected to be up to Rs 350,000, so there is no special interest left in the departure of the pilgrims through the Hajj Committee.
The pilgrims are of the view that the government should take steps to provide better facilities at its level. Pilgrims believe that on departure from the Hajj Committee, pilgrims have to arrange food on their own, while private tour operators not only arrange food but also provide accommodation in buildings near Haramain.
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March 23, 2023
DLSA Directs SSP To Lodge FIR Against Persons Involved In Circulating Pictures, Videos Of Budgam Victim

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SRINAGAR: The District Legal Services Authority Budgam on Saturday directed Senior Superintendent of Police Budgam to lodge FIR against the persons who have uploaded the videos and pictures of the lady killed brutally in the district.
The District Legal Service Authority (DLSA), District Court Complex Budgam in an order has directed Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Budgam to lodge FIR against the persons, who have uploaded and circulated the pictures and videos of victim.
“It has been observed that the media and general public have been circulating the videos of the recent victim of Soibugh Budgam, who was murdered brutally. Moreover, the pictures of the victim and the videos of her autopsy have also been uploaded and circulated by a number of persons, thereby violating the right to privacy of the victim and her family. Such actions of the above persons and agencies are against law wherein the identity of the victim is revealed and even her private videos have been uploaded and circulated including the video of the autopsy of the deceased victim, which is punishable under law,” the order reads.
It added that as such, the media and general public is informed to stop revealing the identity of the victim and also circulating her pictures immediately, failing which, the violators shall be booked under law.
“Hence, the SSP Budgam is directed to lodge FIR against the persons who have uploaded and circulated the pictures and videos of the victim,” it added.
Further, Ld. Special Mobile magistrate Budgam is requested to direct the concerned social media agencies to remove the pictures and videos of the victim from all social media platforms and also block the accounts of such violators, it added. (KNO)

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March 18, 2023