Delhi HC Rejects HP CM Virbhadra Singh Plea Against CBI Investigation In Disproportionate Assets Case [Read Judgment]

Justice Vipin Sanghi also rejects request of recusal.In yet another setback to Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, the Delhi High Court has dismissed his plea seeking quashing of a disproportionate assets case against him registered by the Central bureau of Investigation.Earlier, the Supreme Court had transferred the said plea by the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh from...

Luxury Tax Must For Members Availing Of Free Accommodation Under Timeshare Deal: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court, in M/s Mahindra Holiday & Resort India Ltd. & Others vs The Intelligence Officer & Others, has held that “the timeshare arrangement i.e. agreement between the assessee and the member relating to accommodation for residence or use in a hotel, comes within the definition of luxury and, hence, is taxable under the Kerala Tax Luxuries Tax Act, 1976”.The facts...

Ensure Guidelines Are Followed By ‘Anti-Romeo’ Squads: Allahabad HC Tells UP Govt [Read Judgment]

The policing introduced through the squads are to prevent obscenity at public places and to affirmatively protect females from insult and indecency, the bench said,The Allahabad High Court has asked Uttar Pradesh state to ensure that guidelines are followed by the ‘anti-Romeo’ squads and law is followed.This observation by the division bench comprising Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi...

SC Sentences Five For Murdering RSS Man 23 Years Ago [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has convicted five men in relation to the murder of an RSS man in Kerala, which took place 23 years ago.Twenty-one persons were accused of murdering one Suresh Babu. Seven of them were convicted by the trial court for murder. The high court, on appeal by the convicts, acquitted four of them viz. Majeed, Ummer alias Podi Ummer, Balaji, Muralledharan and Hasheem alias...

Punjab Oppo. Leader Adv. HS Phoolka Seeks Permission From BCD To Appear In 1984 Sikh Riots Cases

A day after the Delhi High Court decided to examine whether the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case can be reopened after taking suo motu cognisance against five acquitted persons, senior advocate HS Phoolka has expressed his willingness to appear pro bono in the case.Phoolka, who has been the lawyer for several victims in the cases, has been appointed as Leader of Opposition in the recently-held...

Bombay HC Disposes Of PIL Against BCI, Bar Council ‘Resolution’ On Lawyers’ Token Strike [Read Order]

A day ahead of the BCI’s call for nationwide protest against the Law Commission’s suggestions for significant amendments to the Advocate’s Act 1961, the Bombay High Court on Thursday disposed of a PIL challenging the “resolution” passed by BCI as well as the state Bar Council calling for advocates to abstain from work on Friday (March 31).A division bench of Chief Justice...

SC Order On CCTV Cameras In Courts; CJAR Seeks More Steps For Transparency [Read the Statement]

The Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) has issued a statement demanding more transparency in judicial accountability and reforms. This statement was issued in light of the Supreme Court order in Pradyuman Bisht v Union of India, passed on Tuesday, directing the installation of CCTV cameras in trial courts on an experimental basis.According to CJAR, though the order is...

GST: History in Making- Onset of New Indirect Tax Regime

The passage of four significant GST bills at Lok Sabha embarks a new age for indirect taxation. It is the biggest historical transformation in the chronicle of economic reforms. We are entering into neoteric taxation space where there will be one tax for one commodity, ease of compliance for businesses, replacement of 17 indirect taxes, fall in logistics and inventory cost, etc. The four...

"Is This Bombay Culture!" Bombay HC Chief Manjula Chellur Takes Umbrage At Reporter's Attire

Bombay High Court Chief Manjula Chellur got upset at a court reporter in open court today.The bench of CJ Chellur and Justice G S Kulkarni was hearing the matter regarding strike called off by resident doctors of Maharashtra.During the hearing, CJ Chellur pointed to a senior court reporter of a national English daily and remarked whether wearing jeans and t-shirt was appropriate in court....

Plea In Bombay HC Seeking Exchange Of Old 500 Rupee Notes Which Were In Police Custody [Read Petition]

A writ petition has been filed before the Bombay High Court seeking directions to the Reserve Bank of India to exchange old notes in 500 and 1000 denominations.Sunil Mody, a 47-year-old Mumbai resident, has filed the petition. According to the petition, following “disputes and differences” between Mody and his wife, he was booked for offences under Sections 498(A), 406, 323, 504, 506 of...

Blow To Swaraj India, Delhi HC Dismisses For Common Symbol For MCD Polls [Read Judgment]

Yogendra Yadav-led Swaraj India on Wednesday received a blow after the Delhi High Court dismissed it’s petition for a common symbol in the upcoming MCD polls in the national capital next month.The high court dismissed the party's plea, saying “….. a newly formed political party is not entitled as a matter of right to claim exclusive allotment of a common election symbol for the benefit...

NCW Not Empowered To Adjudicate & Issue Advisories: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has held that the “NCW is not empowered to arrive at any final conclusion on any complaint received by it or to grant any relief which a court is empowered to do”.The facts in the present appeals are that the Petitioner-wife and the Respondent-husband were married on February 8, 2008. A child was born of the marriage in 2013. After that due to certain dispute...