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'Woman Not A Chattel, Has Identity Of Her Own; Marriage Won't Take Away Her Identity' : Supreme Court Strikes Down Income Tax Provision
The Supreme Court held that excluding Sikkimese woman merely because she marries a non-Sikkimese after 01.04.2008 from exemption provision under Section 10(26AAA) Income Tax Act is is totally discriminatory and thus unconstitutional.A woman is not a chattel and has an identity of her own, and the mere factum of being married ought not to take away that identity, the bench of Justices M R Shah...
Don't Treat P&H HC Judgment Allowing Minor Muslim Girl To Marry As Precedent, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday stated that the judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the case Javed v. State of Haryana and Others, which held that a Muslim girl aged 15 years can enter into a legal and valid marriage as per personal law, should not be relied upon as a precedent in any other case.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha passed...
'Why 5 Months For FIR?' : Supreme Court Questions Delhi Police's Delay In Hate Speech Case Over Hindu Yuva Vahini Meet
The Supreme Court on Friday questioned the Delhi Police regarding its progress in the investigation in hate speech case over the Hindu Yuva Vahini event organised under the leadership of Sudarshan News TV editor Suresh Chavhanke in Delhi in December 2021.Noting that the FIR was filed five months after the incident and no chargesheet has been filed yet, a division bench comprising Chief Justice...
5th Anniversary of Supreme Court Judges’ Press Conference: What Has Changed and What Has Not?
The fifth anniversary of the ‘historical’ press conference by four Supreme Court Judges - held on January 12, 2018 in New Delhi- was yesterday. Those who have been witnesses to it within and outside the Court have moved on with their responsibilities considering it perhaps as a one-off event,which had tarnished the image of the Supreme Court for a brief period.The 2018 press...
Paramilitary Forces Are Armed Forces Of Union, Old Pension Scheme Applicable To Personnel Of All CAPFs: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the benefit of Old Pension Scheme (OPS) in accordance with CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 shall be applicable for all the personnel of Central Armed Police Forces and directed the Centre to issue necessary orders within eight weeks.The division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, in its decision on a batch of 82 petitions...
Deceased Father's Dues Qualify As 'Legally Enforceable Debt', Complaint U/S 138 NI Act Against Son Maintainable: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that a son being the legal representative is liable to discharge the liability of the deceased father under the Negotiable Instruments Act. A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan rejected the argument canvased by one respondent/accused B T Dinesh, that there is no legally enforceable debt against him as the loan was borrowed by his father,...
Legal Profession Will Become Outdated If You Don’t Reconsider Existing Structure Of LLB Courses: Delhi High Court To Bar Council Of India
Delhi High Court on Wednesday told the Bar Council of India (BCI) to consider combining other subjects with the law courses to increase diversity of knowledge in the legal field.“You could consider giving combination courses like biology with law, physics or chemistry with law. Those courses are not there in India. How will you have people who will be well qualified to deal with...
'Women Contributed To Drafting Constitution' : CJI DY Chandrachud Explains Why He Wrote 'Founding Fathers & Mothers Of Constitution'
During the hearing of the dispute between the Delhi Government and the Centre over the control of civil services, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud explained why he chose to use the expression "founding fathers and mothers of the Constitution" in the 2018 Constitution Bench judgment in Govt of NCT of Delhi v Union of India.CJI said that he used this line so that the women who contributed...
Bombay High Court Quashes Orders Cancelling Johnson & Johnson's License For Baby Powder Production, Says FDA Action 'Arbitrary'
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday quashed the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration’s orders cancelling Johnson and Johnson’s license to manufacture its baby powder at the Mulund factory. Johnson and Johnson will now be able to manufacture and sell its baby powder. A division bench of Justice Gautam Patel and Justice SG Dhige said FDA's action was unreasonably delayed and...
Apex Court's Triple Talaq Verdict To Apply Retrospectively: Andhra Pradesh High Court Rejects Husband's 2016 Suit For Divorce Decree
The Andhra Pradesh High Court, while setting aside a trial court order and rejecting a husband's plaint for declaration of a divorce decree upon pronouncement of triple talaq, has ruled that the operation of the Supreme Court's decision in Shayara Bano v. Union of India and Others on triple talaq is retrospective in nature. The high court was hearing a civil revision petition filed by...