Delhi High Court Rules In Favour Of Haveli Restaurants, Asks 'Punjabi Haveli' To Remove Ads From Third Party Websites

Ruling in favour of famous Haveli Restaurant and Resorts, the Delhi High Court has recently asked a Ludhiana based company running under the name “Punjabi Haveli” to refrain from using “Haveli” marks and to remove its advertisements or listings from third party websites. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora directed Punjabi Haveli to remove its board or hoarding or display material...

Allahabad High Court Raps Horticulture Dept Director For Denying Maternity Leave On 2-Yr Gap Ground; Issues Contempt Notice

The Allahabad High Court last week took serious note of the conduct of the Director, Horticulture and Food Processing Department, Uttar Pradesh, for once again rejecting a woman employee's application for maternity leave on the ground that a gap of two years had not elapsed between the first and second maternity leave. While hearing the petition filed by one Sushila Patel, a bench...

Hindu Marriage Can't Be Dissolved By Signing Marriage Dissolution Deed In Front Of Villagers: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a Hindu marriage cannot be dissolved by signing a marriage dissolution deed in front of villagers or “social people and witnesses.”A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla said: “We are unaware of any law or principle by which a duly solemnized Hindu marriage can be dissolved by signing a marriage dissolution deed...

'Common Area Maintenance Charge' Paid To Mall By Showroom Is Not Rent, Not Liable To TDS U/S 194-I Income Tax Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the Common Area Maintenance Charge (CAM) paid by a showroom owner to the mall does not qualify as 'rent' and is not liable to TDS under Section 194I of the Income Tax Act 1961.Section 194I stipulates that TDS applies if the total rent paid or payable in a financial year exceeds a specified limit.A division bench of Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Vinod...

'Draupadi's Humiliation Set Stage For War': Orissa High Court Alters Conviction In 1994 Murder Case Linked To Insult Of Girl

The Orissa High Court has altered the murder conviction of six persons under Section 302, IPC to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part-II, IPC for causing death by fatal assault of a man, who registered protest against misbehaviour meted out by one of the accused to his daughter.Ruling out intention on the part of the appellants for causing murder, Division Bench...

Delhi High Court Rejects Centre's Plea Against Direction To Grant Promotion To IRS Officer Sameer Wankhede If Found Eligible

The Delhi High Court has dismissed Central Government's plea against a direction to grant promotion to IRS officer Sameer Wankhede if he is found suitable by the UPSC.A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Madhu Jain upheld the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal and asked the Union Government to comply with the direction within four weeks. Vide the impugned...

Hindu Marriage Not 'Religious Purpose': Madras High Court Quashes GO Permitting Use Of Temple Funds To Construct Marriage Halls

The Madras High Court has recently quashed a Government Order by which the State had granted permission for the construction of marriage halls by utilising the temple funds belonging to five different temples situated at different places. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice G Arul Murugan held that the State's decision was violative of provisions of the Hindu Religious...

Delhi High Court Asks Trial Court To Defer Hearing On Charge In Case Against Kapil Mishra Over 'Communal Tweets'

The Delhi High Court has asked the Trial Court to defer hearing on the point of charge in a case registered against BJP Minister Kapil Mishra in relation to an FIR filed against him in 2020 over his tweets that the AAP and Congress parties had created a “mini Pakistan” at Shaheen Bagh and that the then Assembly polls would be a contest between “India and Pakistan”.Justice Ravinder...

Searching For Another Job With Rival Company Is A Basic Right, Does Not Constitute Moral Turpitude: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that an employee searching for another job with better pay or benefits, even with a rival company, does not amount to moral turpitude for the purpose of termination of employment.Justice Shampa (Dutt) Paul held: "Thus looking for another job, even if with a rival company (though, not proved in this case) with better perks and facilities is a basic right and...

Hindu Marriage Doesn't Become Invalid Merely Because It Is Not Registered: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a Hindu marriage does not become invalid merely because it is not registered, and therefore, a Family Court cannot insist on the production of a marriage registration certificate in a mutual divorce petition. The court added that while the State Governments are empowered to make rules for registering such marriages, their purpose is only to...

Kerala High Court Quashes State's Order For Removal Of Sedimentation From Periyar River, Calls For Comprehensive Solution

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (27, August) has set aside an order issued by the State Chief Secretary directing the Cochin Port Trust to urgently remove sedimentation obstructing the flow of the Periyar River near the Vallarpadam railway bridge, holding that such a far-reaching decision required consultation with all stakeholders. The court also directed the state to find a...

GHCAA Representatives Meet CJI, Seek Reconsideration Of Proposal To Transfer Justice Sandeep Bhatt

Urging the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to transfer Gujarat High Court Judge, Justice Sandeep Bhatt, the Gujarat High Court Advocate Association today had a delegation meeting with CJI BR Gavai and Justice Surya Kant. The delegation of GHCAA that met the CJI today included GHCAA President Brijesh Trivedi, advocate Hardik Brahmbhatt, senior advocate Asim Pandya, advocates...