Lulu International Malls Assures Bombay High Court It Will Not Play Copyright Songs On Its Premises

The Lulu International Shopping Malls, recently assured the Bombay High Court that henceforth it will not use sound recordings or songs owned by the Phonograhic Performance Limited (PPL) without obtaining a valid licence from it.Single-judge Justice Riyaz Chagla accepted the statement made by the mall. "Defendant No.1, on instructions, states that it shall in respect of events of any kind...

[GST] Assesee Cannot File For Requisite Documents Once Plea Is Accepted And Notice Is Issued: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that an assessee cannot file for the supply of requisite documents after the adjudicating body has accepted the plea placed by them and issued notice pursuant to it. The bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Vikas Budhwar held that the same would be impermissible, especially in a case where statutory appeal was available to the...

[Senior Citizens Act] Bank Can Seek Quashing Of Order Voiding Gift Deed In Case Of Default On Loan By Children: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed an order passed by the Assistant Commissioner, Hassan made under the provisions of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, cancelling the gift deed executed by an aged father in favour of his children. The order came to be passed on the petition filed by a Bank from whom the children had taken a loan by mortgaging...

Youth Dies After Alleged Custodial Torture In Punjab: High Court Transfers 2021 Probe To Haryana Police

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has transferred investigation into death of a youth, who passed in 2021 after alleged custodial torture at Budhlada police station in Punjab's Mansa district, to IPS officer Himadri Kaushik, currently posted as DCP in Haryana's Panchkula.Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj said, "This Court has noticed the stand of the respondents (State) but it has nowhere explained...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging 2019 Election Of Shiromani Akali Dal's Sukhbir Singh Badal To Lok Sabha

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and MP Sukhbir Singh Badal's election in 2019 general elections, noting that an election petition cannot be entertained based on vague averments. The election petition had alleged that Badal failed to disclose details of dependent daughters in Form 26, omitted expenditure incurred...

Whether Arbitration Agreement Has All Essential Elements Can Better Be Decided By Tribunal U/S 16 Of A&C Act: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court bench of Justice Sudesh Bansal has held that the issue of validity of arbitration agreement more particularly in respect of having essential elements of the arbitration agreement, can better be considered and decided on merits by the arbitration tribunal under section 16 of the Arbitration Act. Brief Facts The present application has been filed under section...

Rajasthan HC Rejects Pleas Challenging Answer Key For Dental Medical Officers' Exam Due To Lack Of Palpable And Demonstrable Error

The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court rejected a bunch of writ petitions challenging the final answer key issued by the Rajasthan University of Health Science for Dental Medical Officer's exam ruling that the only situation in which disputed answer key can be interfered with if it appears to be “palpably and demonstrably erroneous”.In doing so the court found that the RUHS duly...

'False Complaint' : Karnataka High Court Stays Sexual Assault Case Filed By Man Against Malayalam Director Ranjith

While the complainant alleged that the crime happened at the Taj Hotel near Bangalore airport in 2012, it started functioning only in 2016.

'Candidates Must Be Given Appropriate And Correct Reasons Behind Their Rejection To Any Post', Delhi High Court

A Division Bench of Delhi High Court comprising Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur observed that while rejecting the appointment of the Petitioner, the Respondents should have conveyed the correct reason i.e., falling in the last priority in the Priority List instead of informing him that he had failed in the written examination. It was observed that such litigations burden...

Referral Court U/S 11 Of Arbitration Act Cannot Enter Into Merits Of Subject Matter Of Disputes: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court bench of Justice Sudesh Bansal has held that the court under section 11 of the Arbitration Act cannot enter into merits of subject matter of the disputes. It has to see only the prima facie existence of an arbitration agreement. Brief Facts These two Arbitration Applications have been filed under section 11 of the Arbitration Act seeking the appointment...

Bombay High Court Slaps ₹25K Costs On School Clerk For Attempting To 'Hoodwink' Judiciary

The Bombay High Court recently imposed costs of Rs 25,000 on a clerk working in an educational institution, for attempting to 'hoodwink' the judiciary.A division bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Ashwin Bhobe deprecated the practice of litigants filing "chance" petitions."The time has come for this Court to ensure that litigants who attempt to hoodwink the Court, should realize that...

CGST Rules Prescribing Time-Bound Submission Of Declaration Under TRAN-1 To Claim Transitional Credit Not Directory But Mandatory: Rajasthan HC

The Rajasthan High Court has held that Rules prescribing the 'time and manner' for claiming transitional credit, in addition to the statutory procedure provided under Section 140 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act 2017, are mandatory in nature. A division bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Munnuri Laxman thus held that prescriptions under Section 117...