High Profile Cases Madras High Court grants status quo on Kalaignar TV tax dispute case April 3, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an interim relief to Kalaignar Television, the Madras High Court Tuesday directed the Income Tax department to maintain status quo on its arrears of tax demand against the channel for assessment years 2009-10 and 2010-11. Justice Anita Sumanth, before whom a plea from Kalaingnar TV came up seeking quashing of the department’s March 7 […] Read more » Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Justice Anita Sumanth Kalaingnar TV Madras High Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court quashes RBI circular on insolvency issued last year April 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday quashed the RBI circular of last year that pertains to the provisions for declaring a company bankrupt even on a one-day overdue. The bench headed by Justice R F Nariman said: “We have declared the RBI circular ultra vires.” Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) had on February 12, 2018 issued a […] Read more » RBI circular on insolvency
High Profile Cases Self-styled godman Asaram withdraws plea for bail and suspension of sentence March 28, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jailed self-styled godman Asaram Tuesday withdrew a plea for bail and suspension of sentence awarded to him for raping a girl in his ashram in 2013. The application was withdrawn after a division bench comprising Justices Sandeep Mehta and Vineet Kumar Mathur told the defence counsel to proceed with arguments or “the court would pass […] Read more » Self-styled godman Asaram
High Profile Cases Plea Challenging Restitution Of Conjugal Rights says Women Treated As Chattel. March 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The provisions dealing with restitution of conjugal rights in effect treat women as ‘chattel’, the petitioners argue. The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of centre to a plea challenging the power conferred by the Hindu Marriage Act on courts to direct the restitution of conjugal rights of an estranged couple. The petitioners also […] Read more » Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Justice Deepak Gupta Justice Sanjiv Khann Restitution Of Conjugal Rights Women Treated As Chattel
High Profile Cases Can Courts Admit Evidence Which Has Been Obtained Illegally Or Improperly? March 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The admissibility of evidence in Courts in India is dependent on its relevancy as per the provisions of Indian Evidence Act. Illegality or impropriety in obtaining the evidence will not affect its admissibility, if it is otherwise relevant. Test of admissibility of evidence lies in its relevancy and not on how it was obtained. In […] Read more » Evidence Illegally Or Improperly? Evidence Which Has Been Obtained Illegally Or Improperly?
High Profile Cases HC asks ED to clarify status of Red Corner Notice against arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari March 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday directed ED to clarify the status of purported Red Corner Notice (RCN) issued against arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari, who has sought the quashing of a money laundering case against him. While ED submitted in an affidavit that Bhandari was a fugitive, proclaimed absconder and evading the process of law, his […] Read more » arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari Red Corner Notice Red Corner Notice against arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari
High Profile Cases Death Sentence Can Be Imposed Only When Life Imprisonment Appears To Be An Altogether Inappropriate Punishment: Supreme Court March 13, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “We are not convinced that the probability of reform of the accused/appellant is low, in the absence of prior offending history and keeping in mind his overall conduct. ” While commuting death sentence awarded to a man convicted for rape and murder of a five year old girl, the Supreme Court observed that death sentence […] Read more » death sentence Justice Indira Banerjee Justice Mohan M. Shanthanagoudar Justice NV Ramana Life Imprisonment Inappropriate Punishment Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Litigants can change Lawyer If Case Is Not Being Attended Properly: Supreme Court March 13, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “If the appellants noticed that their lawyer was not taking interest in attending to the brief in question, then they should have immediately engaged some other lawyer to ensure that the appeal be filed in time by another lawyer.” The Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered on Tuesday, has given a subtle message to litigants […] Read more » Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre Justice Dinesh Maheshwari Litigants can change Lawyer
High Profile Cases Bar Council Of India to reconsider Upper Age Limit For Admission To LL.B. Courses : SC March 13, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Bar Council of India to reconsider, after hearing the various stakeholders, the upper age-limit for taking admission to the five-year and three-year law degree courses. The bench headed by Justice SA Bobde was hearing a plea by Rishab Duggal for setting aside a 2016 circular by which the […] Read more » Upper Age Limit For Admission To LL.B. Courses
High Profile Cases Practice Tolerance, Intolerance Dangerous To Democracy: Madras High Court March 11, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “Open criticism of Government policies and operations is not a ground for restricting expression. We must practice tolerance to the views of others.” The Madras High Court, last week, observed that a Governmental Body like World Tamil Sangam should not side with people protesting against a book by denying permission to its author to use […] Read more » Calcutta HC judgment Dangerous To Democracy Intolerance intolerance dangerous Intolerance Dangerous To Democracy Madras High Court Practice Tolerance
High Profile Cases Three Judge Bench To Hear Plea Challenging Restitution Of Conjugal Rights Under Hindu Marriage Act . March 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred to a three-judge bench a plea challenging the power conferred by the Hindu Marriage Act on courts to direct the restitution of conjugal rights of an estranged couple. The petitioners also challenged the identical provision in section 22 of the Special Marriage Act and Rules 32 and 33 of […] Read more » Hindu Marriage Act Plea Challenging Restitution Of Conjugal Rights Under Hindu Marriage Act Restitution Of Conjugal Rights
High Profile Cases Delhi High Court dismisses National Herald publisher AJL’s plea against eviction order March 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday dismissed National Herald publisher AJL’s plea challenging a single judge order to vacate its premises at ITO here. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao rejected the appeal of Associated Journals Ltd (AJL) in which it had challenged the Centre’s decision asking it to vacate […] Read more » Chief Justice Rajendra Menon Delhi High Court Justice V K Rao National Herald National Herald publisher AJL's plea against eviction order
