High Courts
Kerala High Court Quashes Three Rape FIRs Lodged Against Youth Citing Consensual Relations, Settlement Between Parties
The Kerala High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings against a young man that was based on three rape FIRs filed by the same prosecutrix in three different districts.The Court recorded the settlement entered into between the parties and quashed all further proceedings in the crimes before the Harippad Police Station (Alappuzha), Ernakulam North Police Station and Thodupuzha...
'Dishonesty At All Levels': Why Allahabad High Court Prima Facie Termed UP's Birth Certificate System 'A Mess'?
The Allahabad High Court recently came down heavily on the state's birth certificate issuance system after discovering that a petitioner had procured two different birth certificates showing entirely different dates of birth. Observing that the system reveals the "extent of dishonesty existing at all levels", a bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Anish Kumar Gupta...
Demolition Notice: MP High Court Directs Personal Hearing Before Action On Al-Falah University Founder's Ancestral Property
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (November 20), granted an opportunity of hearing to Abdul Majid in his petition challenging the notice issued by the Cantonment Board Office for the removal of illegal encroachment over certain parts of his residential house. For context, the disputed property is the ancestral home of Hammad Ahmed, father of Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, founder of...
Reconsidering Cap On Value Of Gold Jewellery Permitted At Airports: CBIC To Delhi High Court
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has informed the Delhi High Court that it is considering increasing the cap on the value of gold that can be carried by a person travelling to India by air.Currently, the Baggage Rules 2016 permit any jewellery of 20 grams with a value cap of Rs. 50,000/- in case of a man and 40 grams with a value cap of Rs. 1,00,000/- in case of a woman to...
'Owning Vehicles Not Result Of Income From Drug Trafficking, Biased Information': HP High Court Quashes Preventive Detention
The Himachal Pradesh High Court, in a case of preventive detention, has observed that the State's reliance on the petitioner's ownership of two vehicles to infer illegal income from drug trafficking was based on biased and incorrect information.A Division Bench of Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj noted: “Both the vehicles were financed from Mahindra...
After 30-Year Legal Battle, Patna High Court Awards Full Back Wages To Illegally Terminated Govt Employee
The Patna High Court has ruled in favor of a government employee who was terminated in 1995, directing the state to pay full back wages upon his reinstatement. The Court categorically held that the principle of 'no work no pay' does not apply when the termination itself was illegal. This decision brings closure to the petitioner's nearly three-decade-long legal struggle for rightful dues...
Gujarat High Court Grants Relief To 82-Yr-Old Lady For Failing To File Income Tax Return, Takes Note Of Age & Ailments
The Gujarat High Court recently granted relief to a senior citizen woman who had failed to file income tax return for Assessment Year 2017-18, taking note of her age as well as the fact that she was suffering from various ailments including Alzheimer disease along with hyper tension and diabetes.The court observed that the tax authority had while exercising revisional powers under Section...
Delhi High Court Grants Relief to Anantara Hotel Chain, Bars 'Club Anantara' From Using Its Mark
The Delhi High Court has recently restrained Club Anantara Suites and Retreat from using the marks “Anantara”, “Club Anantara” and related domain names after finding them deceptively similar to the trademarks of the luxury ANANTARA hotel chain. The ad-interim injunction, granted in favour of MHG IP Holding Singapore Pte Ltd., the entity that owns and manages intellectual property for...
Educational Consultancy Services For Foreign Universities Qualify As Export Of Service, Entitled To GST Refund: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that foreign education consultancy services to students in exchange for admission based commission from foreign universities qualify as 'export of services'.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain thus held that Global Opportunities Private Limited will be entitled to claim GST refund on export of services under Section 54 of the Central...
Delhi High Court Permits Congress Leader To Appear Virtually In Case Over Unreturned MF Husain Painting
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on a plea filed by Congress leader and former Minister of State for Home Affairs Bhanwar Jitendra Singh against a trial court order directing prosecution against him for criminal breach of trust over an unreturned painting of renowned artist MF Husain, allegedly valued above ₹1 crore.Justice Ravinder Dudeja sought response of the Delhi Police as...
Street Vendors Act Not Applicable In Panchayat Areas, No Protection Orders Can Be Passed: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that Panchayat does not come under the definition of 'Local Authority' under Section 2(1)(c) of the Street Vendors (Protection of livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending Act.Justice Mohammed Nias C P, delivered the judgment in a petition filed by a street vendor seeking issuance of a certificate of vending in Thamarassery Grama Panchayat. The counsel for...
Husband Cannot Rely On Muslim Personal Law For Restoring Conjugal Rights After Marrying Under Special Marriage Act: Jharkhand HC
The Jharkhand High Court has held that once parties marry under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, the provisions governing restitution of conjugal rights under Section 22 apply in full, irrespective of the personal laws they otherwise follow. The Court rejected the husband's contention that, being a Muslim, he was entitled to marry up to four women and that his wife's departure from the...