Maintenance Tribunal's Enquiry Process Is Inquisitorial Than Adversarial : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Kerala has observed that the Maintenance Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 has to follow an enquiry process as similar to inquisitorial system than adversarial system.The Court also observed that the Senior Citizens Act is not intended at dispute resolution but to promote measures to secure the welfare and interest of the...

Land Grabbing Case : Karnataka HC Directs Govt To Produce Steps Taken For Implementing Lokayukta Order Against H D Kumaraswamy

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to place on record by January 14, steps taken for implementation of a 2014 order passed by the Lokayukta, in relation to land grabbing case involving former Karnataka Chief Minister, H D Kumaraswamy and others. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Hemant Chandangoudar gave the direction while...

Allahabad HC Passes Slew Of Directions For Increasing Security In Courts [Read Order]

While making crucial observations with regards the deplorable condition of security cover at Courts, the Allahabad High Court directed the state government to prepare a roadmap for security of courts across the state and submit it before January 15. "…matter of security is under consideration for the last more than 10 years and umpteen meetings have been held from time to time but...

'Give Urgent Medical Treatment To Bhim Army Chief Chandra Shekhar Azad If Required' : Delhi Court Directs Tihar Jail Authorities

A Delhi Court on Wednesday passed an interim direction to the Tihar jail authorities to provide urgent medical treatment to Bhim Army Chief Chandra Shekhar Azad if the same is required.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Atul Verma of Tis Hazari courts adjourned the hearing of application filed by Azad for medical treatment in custody till 2 PM tomorrow, as the Daryaganj police had failed to submit...

Hypothetical Income Not Taxable, Reiterates Guj HC [Read Order]

The High Court of Gujarat has reiterated that for the purpose of taxability, income should not be hypothetical but should have accrued to the assessee in the year under consideration. A bench of Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice Bhargav D Karia said so while refusing to interfere with the May 2019 order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal confirming the order of Commissioner of...

Plea To Stay 'Chhapaak' Movie: Copyright Can't Be Claimed On True Events; Meghna Gulzar Tells Bombay HC

Meghna Gulzar, Director of the movie 'Chhapaak' filed an affidavit before the Bombay High Court on Tuesday and told the Court that it was a settled law that copyright cannot be claimed on true life events and sought dismissal of a suit seeking stay on release of the said film scheduled for release on January 10. One Rakesh Bharti filed the said suit and Gulzar stated in her affidavit that...

Even After Assignment Of Copyright, Author Has Legal Right To Protect His Intellectual Property : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

Holding that an author has right to protect his intellectual property even after assignment of copyright, the High Court of Kerala granted relief to author-scenarist Sajeev Pillai, who is fighting a legal battle against the makers of big budget Malayalam movie "Mamankam". A single bench of Justice V Shircy observed that Section 57 of the Copyright Act protects the special rights of...

Anti-CAA Protests: Noted Theatre Artiste Deepak Kabir Gets Bail

A local court (Lucknow) on Tuesday granted bail to theatre artiste Deepak Mishra, popularly known as Deepak Kabir, in connection with the December 19 violence during anti-CAA protests in Lucknow. Additional District Judge SS Pandey granted bail to Deepak on furnishing two sureties of Rs 50,000 each and a personal bond of the same amount. The court found that the prosecution failed to...

Attack On JNU : Injured Professor Sucharita Sen Files Complaint; Police FIR On Violence Mentions No Offences Of Hurt [Read Complaint & FIRs]

The police has also filed an FIR against Aishe Ghosh and other students.

Karnataka HC To Examine On February 12, The Validity Of Section 144 Order Passed By CP On December 18, 2019

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday posted to February 12, hearing on bunch of petitions challenging the Section 144 issued by the Commissioner of police, Bengaluru on December 18, 2019, a day ahead of the rallies to be held against Citizenship (Ammendement) Act. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Hemant Chandangoudar directed the perimeters to file...

"If Possible, Blacklist The Petitioner"; Bombay HC Imposes Rs.50 Lakh Cost For "Frivolous And Vexatious" Litigation [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently imposed a cost of Rs.50 lakh on Nagarjuna Agro Chemicals Pvt Ltd, a private company working in the agrochemical space for filing a "frivolous and vexatious" petition seeking an enquiry in respect of manufacturing and marketing of STFR (Soil Testing Fertilizer Recommendations) technology developed by Indian Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR) and...

Karnataka HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Direction To Hoist National Flag At Anganwadi

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday disposed off a public interest litigation filed seeking direction to hoist the National Flag at an Anganwadi in Kalburgi district. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Hemant Chandangoudar while disposing off the petition filed by Ramesh Gajare said "We find that petitioner has not made out a case on legal obligation on part...