Reconsider Decision To Recommend Transfer Of Justice Vipul Pancholi: GHCAA Sends Representation To CJI DY Chandrachud

After ending its protest against the proposed transfer of Justice Nikhil S Kariel to Patna High Court, the Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association (GHCAA) yesterday wrote a letter cum representation to the Chief Justice Of India DY Chandrachud pertaining to the proposed transfer of Justice Vipul M. Pancholi to Patna HC.In its representation, the GHCAA has requested the CJI and companion...

Remove Collars Of Unregistered Stray Dogs: Bombay High Court Directs Nagpur Civic Body, Seeks Compliance Report

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Nagpur Municipal Corporation to check whether any stray dogs in the city have been collared without proper registration. The court further directed the NMC to remove any unauthorised collars and submit a compliance report regarding the same. "We direct the Nagpur Municipal Corporation to check whether any stray dogs unauthorizedly...

Break The Shackles Of Casteism, Equality Should Commence At Least For The Dead: Madras HC Calls For Common Burial Grounds

Lamenting the casteism still prevailing in the country, the Madras High Court noted that even after 75 years of Independence, the government still has to provide separate burial grounds on communal lines. Justice R Subramanian and Justice K Kumaresh Babu observed that the government should ensure that at least the burial grounds should be made common to all communities.But even in the...

Offenders File Frivolous Petitions Against Police Officers To Escape From Clutches Of Law, Serious Action Warranted: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently imposed Rs. 35K cost on a litigant for filing false case against Police personnel. Rs. 5 thousand will be paid to each of the seven police officers impleaded in the proceedings.Justice SM Subramaniam observed that there is a recent trend of filing petitions against police officers without any substance and such practice should never be tolerated.Whenever the...

Midnight Raid: After Patna High Court Directions, Attempt To Murder Case Registered Against Bihar Cops

Bihar Police has registered an FIR on a complaint alleging that hundreds of policemen last month raided a village in Patna in the middle of night, misbehaved with the people there, including women; and then entered a house where they dragged a man, beat him up mercilessly and pushed him "forcefully from the railing of the roof". The action has been taken following severe strictures by a...

FanCode v. FanCode 11: Delhi High Court Grants Interim Injunction In Favour Of Dream11 In Trademark Infringement Suit

The Delhi High Court has granted ad interim ex parte injunction in favour of the owners of Dream11 in respect of their online sports platform FanCode in a trademark infringement suit against 'FanCode 11' website.Justice Navin Chawla in the order observed that Sporta Technologies Private Limited, which operates the fantasy sports platform Dream11, has been able to make a "good prima facie case"...

External Hard Disk Drives Eligible For Concessional Rate Of Additional Customs Duty: CESTAT

The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has reiterated that import of external/portable hard disk drives are eligible for concessional rate of additional customs duty, as provided under Notification No. 6/2006-CE, dated 1st March 2006, and Notification No. 12/2012-CE, dated 17th March 2012. Referring to the various judgments passed by...

RSS Appeals Before Madras High Court DB Against Single Bench Imposing Conditions Like 'Bring No Lathi' For Route March

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has moved the Madras High court challenging an earlier order of the court had imposed certain conditions on the party for conducting its route march. The court directed the organization to conduct the proceeding in compounded premises such as Ground or Stadium. The court had also directed the participants not to bring any stick, lathi or weapon that may...

Though Minor, She Understood Consequences Of Her Act & Voluntarily Accompanied Him: Bombay High Court While Granting Bail To POCSO Accused

The Bombay High Court recently granted bail to a man accused of raping a minor girl observing that the two were in a relationship and the girl, though minor, understood the consequences of her act. The girl was 15 years and 4 months old while the accused was about 21 years old at the time of the alleged incident. "It appears that the applicant though minor, was capable of understanding...

Muzaffarnagar Riots Case: Allahabad HC Rejects Disqualified BJP MLA Vikram Saini's Plea To Stay Conviction

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday REJECTED an application filed by the (now disqualified) BJP MLA, Vikram Saini seeking a stay on his conviction in connection with the 2013 Muzaffar Nagar riots case. Saini represented UP's Khatauli Assembly and was elected as an MLA for the first time in 2017.The bench of Justice Samit Gopal rejected his application while observing that merely pleading that...

Payment On One-Time Premium/Aalami Can't Be Charged To Service Tax Under Renting Of Immovable Property: CESTAT

The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the payment of a one-time premium or salami cannot be charged to service tax under the heading "renting of immovable property service."The two-member bench of Ramesh Nair (judicial member) and Raju (technical member) has observed that service tax under Section 65(105)(zzzz) read with...

Kantara Movie: Kerala HC Dismisses Petitions Challenging Restraint Orders Against "Varaharoopam" Song; Allows Hombale Films To Avail Alternative Remedies

Update on November 25 : Kerala Court Returns Thaikkudam Bridge's Plaint Citing Lack Of JurisdictionThe Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed as not maintainable the petitions filed by Hombale films (producer of Kantara movie), against the ad-interim injunction orders passed by the Palakkad District Court and the Kozhikkode District Court restraining the use of song 'Varaha Roopam' in...