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Availability Of Interest-Free Surplus Fund To Make Investment: Bombay High Court Deletes Addition On Interest Expenditure
The Bombay High Court has upheld the CIT’s order in deleting the addition made on account of interest expenditure as the assessee, Godrej & Boyce, had sufficient interest-free surplus funds to make the investment.The division bench of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Kamal Khata has observed that the AO has neither examined the claim in respect of expenditure incurred in relation...
J&K&L High Court Allows Minor Rape Victim To Undergo Medical Termination Of 19-Week Pregnancy After Her Father Gives 'High Risk Consent'
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Tuesday allowed a minor rape victim to undergo medical termination of 19-week pregnancy after her father gave "extra high risk consent" as was demanded by the medical board.The victim's father had approached the court seeking termination of pregnancy of the minor. In the rape case, an FIR was registered at a police station in north Kashmir...
Orissa High Court Raps Tahasildar For ‘Lackadaisical Attitude’ In Issuing Records Of Land Allotted To Indo-Pak War Widow
The Orissa High Court has come down heavily on the Tahasildar, Chatrapur, in Ganjam district for "lackadaisical attitude" and inaction on his part to consider the application of an octogenarian Indo-Pak war-widow to re-issue the records of her land which she lost due to the 1999 super-cyclone. Single Judge Bench of Justice Biswanath Rath said,“…this Court finding this to be a fit case...
Tripura High Court Directs State To Ensure Proper Transportation, Sheds For Cattle
The Tripura High Court recently allowed a PIL filed by Delhi-based NGO Gau Gyan Foundation to ensure welfare measure for cattle, including proper transportation.A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice T. Amarnath Goud & Justice Arindam Lodh directed the State authorities to immediately take steps in this regard under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of...
INS Vindhyagiri-MV Nordlake Collision | Govt Seeks Damages Of Over ₹1300 Cr: Bombay High Court Limits German Company’s Liability To About ₹30 Crore
In a big setback to the Indian government, the Bombay High Court has limited German company MV Nordlake GmbH's liability for the losses and damages resulting from a collision between its merchant ship MV Nordlake and Naval warship INS Vindhyagiri on January 30, 2011 to about Rs. 30 crore.Justice N. J. Jamadar limited the liability of the company for all claims to 27,89,234 Special Drawing...
'Active Politicians Can't Be Temple Trustees' : Kerala High Court Holds CPI(M), DYFI Members As Disqualified
The Kerala High Court on Monday held that a person actively involved in politics, whether or not holding an official post, is not eligible to be appointed as a non-hereditary trustee in temples under the Malabar Devaswom Board. A division bench comprising of Justice Anil K.Narendran and Justice P.G. Ajithkumar was hearing a plea challenging the appointment of certain persons as...
Justice T A Goud Appointed As Acting Chief Justice Of Tripura High Court
Justice T A Goud has been appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Tripura High Court with effect from February 23. Chief Justice Jaswant Singh, who was recently appointed as Chief Justice, retires on February 22. Justice Goud is the senior-most puisne judge of Tripura High Court and earlier also has remained as Acting Chief Justice of the High Court.Pertinently, the Supreme Court Collegium...
Convicted Of Murdering His Mother, Bombay High Court Allows Death Row Convict To Attend His Daughter’s Marriage
The Bombay High Court on Monday allowed a death row convict, who murdered his mother and cut her body parts to eat them, to attend his daughter’s marriage. An Escort Party in civil dress will remain present at the venues.A division bench of Justice A. S. Gadkari and Justice P. D. Naik observed that his presence is necessary for performing religious ceremonies.“It is not in dispute...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Initiates Contempt Case Against Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department's Secretary
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday directed the Registry to draw charges of contempt against the Secretary of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department. "It is now more than ten and half years but digitization of the record has not yet been completed of all the gas victims." the Division Bench of Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Virender Singh observed.The Division...
Madras High Court Holds Court Officer Guilty Of Taking Bribe For Job, Sentences Him To 3 Years Rigorous Imprisonment
The Madras High Court recently found a court officer guilty of misusing his official position and cheating an illiterate man with a promise of securing a job for him and obtaining 40000 rupees for the same.Justice P Velmurugan reversed the order of the Special Court for cases under Prevention of Corruption Act and convicted the court officer under Section 420 and Section 13(2) read with...
Criminal Defamation Case: Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Summons Against Aroon Purie, Rajdeep Sardesai, Shiv Aroor
The Karnataka High Court has set aside the summons issued to Times Now, India Today Group, India Today Editor-in-Chief Aroon Purie and news anchors Rajdeep Sardesai and Shiv Aroor by a trial court on a complaint filed by former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Bhojaraj Patil, alleging offences under Sections 499 and 500 of India Penal Code.Justice V SRISHANANDA said the order...
Regulator Cannot Remain Mute Spectator To Broadcasters' Perverse Pricing: Cable TV Operators Tell Kerala High Court; TRAI Opposes
The All Indian Digital Cable Federation told the Kerala High Court on Tuesday that TRAI's new Tariff Order, under which broadcasters increased channel prices for cable TV operators, was manifestly arbitrary. "The Regulator here is completely silent and has, like Gandhari, completely blindfolded itself. How long will they keep acting like Gandhari of Mahabharat, when TRAI knows that...