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They Are Your Own People, Should've Given Them Diwali Gift: Delhi High Court To Centre On Pak Hindu Migrants' Plea For Electricity Connections
The Central Government Monday informed the Delhi High Court that the matter relating to issuance of no objection certificate (NOC) to Pakistani Hindu migrants, who are allegedly residing in the city's Adarsh Nagar area without proper electricity connections, is being looked into at the highest level.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad granted...
CBIC Issues Instructions Regarding Changes To Import Policy for Fresh (Green) Areca Nut
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the instructions regarding changes to the import policy for fresh (green) areca nuts.The CBIC directed the Kolkata Customs Zone to develop an appropriate mechanism for the registration of registration certificates (RC), debit/utilisation of the quantity in the RC, and monitoring the validity of the RC.The Kolkata Customs Zone...
Travel Agent's Booking Function Is Not Substantial Business Activity And Not Taxable: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the travel agents in India were merely connected to the extent that they could perform a booking function but were not capable of processing the data of all the airlines together in one place.The division bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora has held that a booking function is not covered under substantial business activity...
Kerala High Court Grants Film Director Baiju Kottarakkara Two Weeks To Explain His Remarks Against Trial Judge
The Malayalam Film Director Baiju Kottarakkara appeared before the Kerala High Court on Monday in the suo motu contempt proceedings initiated against him for making abusive remarks during a news channel discussion against a trial court judge, who is hearing the 2017 actor abduction and assault case.The Division Bench of Justice A K Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Mohammed Nias C P sought...
Gujarat High Court Denies Relief To 'Ineligible' Color Blind Candidate For The Post Of Electrical Assistant In Govt Power Company
The Gujarat High Court recently denied relief to a candidate who was treated as ineligible for the post of Electrical Assistant (in a government power company), on the ground that he is suffering from colour blindness. The division bench of Justice N. V. Anjaria and Justice Mauna M. Bhatt dismissed the appeal filed by the candidate challenging the Single Judge order upholding the...
S.23 Senior Citizens Act: Madras HC Cancels Settlement Deed Executed In Favour Of Son After He Failed To Look After Aged Parents
Moved by the plight of an old couple, the Madras High Court recently upheld the judgement and decree of the trial court and cancelled a settlement deed executed in favour of their son, after the court was convinced that the son failed to look after the aged parents.Even if the deed is considered as a settlement deed by virtue of Section 23 of the Maintenance Act the same has to be declared...
Amount Paid Towards One Time Settlement Is An Asset Of The Corporate Debtor: NCLAT Delhi
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) bench comprising of Justice Anant Bijay Singh and Ms. Shreesha Merla held that the amount deposited towards the One-time settlement (OTS) by the Corporate Debtor will be an asset of the Corporate Debtor and the Resolution Professional is entitled to take custody of the same. Actif Corporation Limited proposed a OTS with Bank of...
PFI Arrests: Copy Of FIR Provided, Remand Application Can't Be Supplied As It Contains Confidential Information: NIA to Delhi High Court
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Monday informed the Delhi High Court that copy of the FIR and the grounds of arrest in the case registered against alleged members of Popular Front of India (PFI), has been provided to Mohammad Yusuff, an accused arrested recently in one of the raids conducted by the agency. Special Public Prosecutor appearing for NIA however objected to the prayer...
DNA Test Report Favouring Accused In Rape Case Not Gospel Truth, Cross-Examination Of Doctor Necessary: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that the DNA analysis report, which favours the accused in a rape case, is not a clinching evidence that would result in termination of proceedings against him.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna, while dismissing the accused's petition against the criminal proceedings, said: "If a positive result of the DNA comes about against the accused, it...
Karnataka HC Imposes Cost On Two Dental Colleges Litigating For Non-Admitted Candidates, Deprecates 'Speculative' Litigations
The Karnataka High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh each on two dental colleges for having wasted the court's time by filing "speculative" petitions seeking relief on behalf of few students who did not get admission to BDS courses, for the year 2021-2022. A division bench of Justice B Veerappa and Justice K.S.Hemalekha directed Venkateshwara Dental College and Hospital and KVG...
Man Before MP High Court Seeking ₹10 Lakh Compensation For Excessive Imprisonment Sent Back To Prison Citing Erroneous Release
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently dismissed the petition of a person seeking compensation for being imprisoned beyond his sentence on the ground that he was erroneously released early. On discovering the same, the Court directed him to surrender before the jail authorities to serve the remaining part of his sentence. The division bench of Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice...