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Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Stand On CCPA Guidelines Barring Restaurants From Automatically Levying "Service Charge"
The National Restaurant Association of India has moved the Delhi High Court against recent guidelines issued by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) barring Hotels and restaurants from levying service charges automatically or by default on food bills.Through the petition, the NRAI submitted that the CCPA guidelines were "arbitrary and untenable" as they had been issued...
Once The Right To Refer The Dispute To Arbitration Is Waived By A Party, It Cannot Be Reclaimed: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that if a party has disputed the arbitrability of a dispute raised by the opposite party, in its reply to the notice invoking the arbitration clause, it is deemed to have waived its right to seek the reference of the dispute to arbitration. The Court added that if a right is once waived by a party, it cannot be allowed to be reclaimed and hence, the...
Bhushan Steel Case: Delhi High Courts Grant Bail To CA For Alleged Negligence In Stock Audit
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a chartered accountant for alleged negligence in stock audit. The single judge bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh has observed that the ex-promoters/directors and similarly situated chartered accountants have been granted bail, so there is no reason why the applicant should be treated any differently. The applicant is a senior citizen and...
Kerala High Court Allows Termination Of Minor Rape Survivor's 24 Weeks Pregnancy
The Kerala High Court recently came to the assistance of a minor rape survivor by paving the way for her to undergo medical termination of her pregnancy which was a result of the sexual assault committed on her.In case the newborn is born alive, Justice V.G Arun directed the State and its agencies to assume full responsibility and offer medical support and facilities to the child, if...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Roundup: July 10 To July 16, 2022
Nominal Index Rakesh Jain v. Central Bureau of Investigation 2022 LiveLaw (PH) 181 Sukhjeet Kumar VERSUS State of Punjab and others 2022 LiveLaw (PH) 182 Paramjit Singh Through Lrs v. Gurdial Singh And Others 2022 LiveLaw (PH) 183 State Of U.T. Chandigarh Versus Shankar 2022 LiveLaw (PH) 184 Bhagirath @ Bhaga (deceased) thr. LRs Versus Ranjit Singh and others 2022 LiveLaw...
Delhi High Court Decrees Copyright Ownership Suit Filed By TV Music Composer Abhishek Ray Against Showtime Events
The Delhi High Court has held that the original producer, lyricist and composer of a music album is entitled to a decree of declaration to that effect. A single judge bench of Justice Pratibha Singh thus granted a decree of permanent injunction in favour of TV music composer Abhishek Ray, claiming rights over music album 'Kamasutra - Moods of Love'.Ray had approached the High Court...
Delhi High Court Asks DGCA To Periodically Review Guidelines Concerning Wearing Of Face Masks In Flights
The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to periodically review its guidelines concerning wearing of face masks in flights, while also adhering to the guidelines issued by the Government of India on COVID-19 protocols.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad disposed of an application filed...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea To Stop Jailed Legislators From Voting In Presidential Election 2022
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking deletion of names of the Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) who are languishing in jail due to some pending cases or those decided against them so that they do not participate in the voting process for the Presidential Election 2022, scheduled for today.While dismissing the plea, Justice...
Anticipatory Bail Plea Maintainable If Proclamation U/S 82 & 83 CrPC Is Issued Against Accused After Filing Of Plea: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has observed that the initiation of the process of proclamation or attachment proceedings under sec. 82 or 83 of Cr.PC after the filing of an anticipatory bail plea by an accused does not bar the consideration of such a bail application.With this, the Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan granted anticipatory bail to one Manish Yadav, who is an Army personnel serving...
Karnataka High Court Denies Bail To Youth Accused Of Sharing Military Base Photos With Pakistan ISI
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the bail petition filed by a 24-year-old, accused of sharing photographs of important places like Naval Base Army area with Pakistan ISI. A single judge bench of Justice K Natrajan while dismissing the plea filed by Jeetendar Singh said,"The possibility of Pakistan may target India by using missiles over those places are not ruled out....
Actor Assault Case: Kerala High Court Directs Crime Branch To Wind Up Further Investigation By 22nd July
The Kerala High Court on Monday disposed of the plea filed by the prosecution seeking 3 more weeks' time to conclude further investigation in the 2017 Actor Assault Case.Justice Kauser Edappagath denied this request of the Crime Branch, but considering the submission made by the Director General of Prosecution, granted time till 22.07.2022 to submit the Final Report. Initially, the Court...
Bombay High Court To Hear Actor Suniel Shetty's Plea For Quashing Criminal Trespass Complaint By International Cuisines Restaurant Next Month
Actor Suniel Shetty has approached the Bombay High Court to quash a case of mischief, and wrongful restraint against him in a 2013 dispute regarding his father's property in Girgaon, Mumbai.The complainant, "International Cuisines" claimed that they were Shetty's father's tenants and illegally thrown out of the premises by Suniel Shetty and five others on May 30, 2013.The cash counter was...