High Court grants OSP four more weeks to serve Ken Ofori-Atta with summons in US
The High Court in Accra has given the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) four more weeks to complete efforts to serve former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and his former Chief of Cabinet, Ernest Darko Akore, with summons in the United States. The case, involving Ofori-Atta and seven others, has consequently been adjourned to October […]
The Karnataka High Court has received assurances from the state government that no coercive actions will be taken against cinema theatre/multiplex operators as they challenge the constitutionality of the newly introduced 2% cess on movie tickets under the Karnataka Cine and Cultural Activists (Welfare) Act, 2024. The court, while recording the government's assurance, did not pass any interim orders, including staying the operation of the Act, which came into effect on September 30.
The petitions, filed by Multiplex Association of India, PVR INOX, and Vinayaka Chitramandira Theatre, challenge Sections 9(1), 9(2), and Section 11 of the Act, which mandate the deposit of the cess by the 10th of every month and the submission of required returns. The court has adjourned the hearing until October 26 and directed the government to file a written response to the petitions.
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