Punjab & Haryana Govts Agree Before High Court To Consider Plea For Setting Up Transgender Protection Cells

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of two PILs filed for the setting up of Transgender Protection Cells in the two States. The petitioner, Dhananjay Chauhan, had also sought formulation of a comprehensive policy on measures and procedure for protection of transgender persons in the respective States. It was the case of the petitioner that he had earlier...

[S. 353 IPC] Kerala High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against 58-Year-Old Booked For Using 'Loud Voice' Against Public Servant In Govt Office

Quashing the criminal proceedings against a 58-year-old man from Ernakulam, the Kerala High Court has said that Section 353 of the Indian Penal Code would not be attracted when there is no allegation of use of assault or criminal force, or in absence of an accusation that such act was done to deter the public servant from discharging her officials duty.The accused had been booked under...

5% GST On Fishing Vessel Marine Engine And Its Spare Parts: Kerala AAR

The Kerala Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has observed that 5% GST is applicable on fishing vessel marine engines and their spare parts.The two-member bench of S.L. Sreeparvathy and Abraham Renn S. has observed that marine engines and their spare parts are supplied for use in vessels falling under Customs Tariff Heading 8902. If it is supplied for use other than as part of fishing vessels,...

Google Reviews Have No Legal Evidentiary Value, Can't Be Used To Argue That Accused Is Habitual Offender: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently rejected an argument that 'Google Reviews' against the accused show that he is a habitual offender, by holding that Google Reviews have no legal evidentiary value.A single judge bench of Justice Rajendra Badamikar thus granted anticipatory bail to 71 years old Om Pratap Singh, apprehending arrest in a case registered for Cheating and impersonation in...

Delhi High Court Directs Business Magazine To Take Down 'Defamatory' Articles Against OYO

The Delhi High Court has directed the business magazine Inventiva to immediately take down at least six "defamatory" articles published by it against the startup OYO, which is a well known brand in the global hospitality space.Justice Mini Pushkarna also restrained the Nine Network-owned website from publishing and disseminating any false, defamatory and misleading statements or articles...

PhonePe Trademark Suit: Madras High Court Temporarily Restrains MobilePe From Providing BHIM/ UPI Services

In a trademark infringement suit filed by Indian digital payments and financial technology company PhonePe, the Commercial Division of Madras High Court has temporarily restricted "MobilePe" from offering any UPI or BHIM services. Justice M Sundar passed the interim order after prima facie satisfaction that a case of deception has been made out by PhonePe, which is in similar business. The...

Second Writ On Same Subject Without Disclosing Pending Litigation: Andhra Pradesh HC Imposes 1 Lakh Cost, Initiates Criminal Contempt Action

The Andhra Pradesh High Court, while dismissing a second writ petition filed by the petitioner against the same respondents and for the same relief, observed that the filing of the second writ petition amounted to abuse of the process of the Court. The petitioner had approached the High Court praying for the issuance of the writ of mandamus directing the authorities to remove...

Election To Board Of Directors In Banking Company A Private Affair; Writ Not Maintainable: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday held that writ petitions cannot be instituted against the matter of rejection of nomination for election to the post of Director in the Board of a private banking company. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly while in appellate jurisdiction found that the writ petitions before the Single Judge were not...

Preventive Detention Curtails Fundamental Rights, KAAPA Detaining Authority Should've Considered Bail Cancellation Instead: Kerala High Court

Quashing a preventive detention order under Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act (KAAPA), the High Court recently said the authorities should have considered the option of bail cancellation in respect of the first case against the detenu before resorting to the extreme measure of preventive detention.The court clarified that it was not saying that such an option should "necessarily...

GSTN Issues Advisory on Filing TRAN forms for Taxpayers from Daman and Diu And Ladakh

The Goods and Service Tax Networks (GSTN) has issued an advisory on filing TRAN forms for taxpayers from Daman, Diu, and Ladakh.Due to the reorganisation of the state of Jammu & Kashmir and the merger of the Union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, the taxpayers of Ladakh and the earlier "Daman and Diu" region have been allotted new GSTINs. There was therefore doubt...

Widow-Widower Live-In Couple Granted Protection By Rajasthan HC; Says Privacy & Liberty Of Individuals Cannot Be Infringed

The Rajasthan High Court, while disposing of a petition filed for protection of life and personal liberty by a widowed woman and a widower man staying together in a live-in relationship, observed that the petitioners have a constitutional right to privacy, liberty and choice. The petitioners moved the High Court and filed a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution for protection...

Service Tax is Payable On Computer Education Service Under Vocational Training: CESTAT

The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that service tax is payable on computer education services under vocational training.The two-member bench of Ramesh Nair (Judicial Member) and Raju (Technical Member) has observed that the computer education service has been excluded from the Vocational Training service by Notification No....