Rajasthan HC Quashes Prosecution Sanction Against E-Commerce Company For Delay In Depositing TDS Due To Late Submission Of Bills By Amazon, E-Bay

Rajasthan High Court set aside prosecution under Income Tax Act, 1961 (“the Act”), against the petitioner-company whose business activity related to e-commerce transactions, and owing to delay on part of the companies like Amazon, Naaptol, Ebay, etc. in submitting the bills, the petitioner got delayed by almost 10 months in submitting the deducted TDS.The division bench of Justice...

Gujarat High Court Awards ₹12 Lakh Compensation To Survivor Who Was Raped As A Minor, Had To Terminate Pregnancy

The Gujarat High Court granted over Rs. 12 Lakh as compensation to a rape survivor–who was minor at the time of the incident in 2018–observing it is a “serious case of rape” where the survivor had passed though “aggravating circumstances”, physical harassment and mental trauma. In doing so, the Court noted that the Trial Court passed a "non-speaking order" where it failed to...

Can Tenants Be Evicted For Changing 'Exclusive Use' Of Property As Mentioned In Rent Note? Gujarat HC Answers

The Gujarat High Court has upheld a trial court's eviction order which had held that the tenants had breached the terms of tenancy concerning a property which was originally given on rent to be exclusively used for a cycle repair business but was eventually being used to conduct business of seat covers and accessories. The high court was hearing a revision plea against judgment of the...

Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: March 2025 [Citations 252- 396]

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 252 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 396NOMINAL INDEXPr. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Central)- 3 v. M/S Ridgeview Construction Pvt. Ltd 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 252ANUPENDER v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 253SHIVAM PANDEY v. STATE 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 254Y V v. KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA & ORS. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 256HARIT NURSERIES WELFARE ASSOCIATION (REGD.) & ANR....

No Fundamental Right To Be Cremated Or Buried At A Specific Site, Authorities Will Decide Where To Cremate Or Bury A Citizen: Bombay High Court

In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court recently held that the citizens do not have a fundamental right to be cremated or buried at a specific place. A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Kamal Khata while pronouncing the ruling on March 26, ordered the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) to remove a crematorium constructed nearby residential societies, shops,...

Punjab & Haryana HC Declares Haryana Govt Notification Curtailing Land Rights Of 'Dholidars' As Unconstitutional

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has declared the Haryana Government's notification unconstitutional, which made the application of amendments under the Haryana Dholidar, Butimar, Bhondedar, and Muqararidar (Vesting of Proprietary Rights) Act retrospective.The petitioners, who had been recorded as occupancy tenants (Dholidars), sought protection of their property rights, arguing that...

Removed All Bollards From Entrance Of Footpaths: BMC Tells Bombay HC In Suo Motu PIL On Footpath Access For Differently Abled Persons

In relation to a suo motu PIL concerning the inaccessibility of footpaths to differently abled persons in Mumbai owing to bollards, the Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) informed the High Court on Tuesday (April 1) that it has removed all bollards from the entrance of footpaths.In 2023, the Court took suo moto cognisance based on an email sent to advocate Jamshed Mistry by Karan Sunil Shah,...

Following Delhi HC Nudge, Customs Takes Measures To Prevent Harassment Of Genuine Air Travellers Carrying Gold Jewellery

Following successive judgments of the Delhi High Court criticising the Customs for detaining personal jewellery of air travellers and failure to comply with mandatory statutory procedure for detention, the Department has undertaken various steps to prevent harassment of genuine travellers.As per an affidavit filed by the Centre, the Department has taken following steps:1. A person whose goods...

Unauthorised Use Of Woman's Photos | Photgrapher Prima Facie Guilty Of Breaching Her Privacy, Not Parties Who Used Photos To Advertise: Bombay HC

While hearing the plea of a woman, who has accused Maharashtra and Telangana governments, Congress Party and other political parties' of 'unauthorisedly' using her photographs in advertising their different schemes, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday prima facie held that these parties or the governments are not at fault and instead, the 'blunder' is done by the photographer, who clicked...

State Rules Under Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Act Have Been Framed: State Govt Tells Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the enactment of State Rules under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.The PIL filed by Yash Charitable Trust sought a direction to the State government to bring Rules under the 2016 Act in order to implement the provisions of the Act. Today during the hearing, the State counsel submitted that...

'Concept Of 24x7 Convenience Shops Popular Worldwide': Bombay High Court Permits Retail Store In Pune To Operate For 24 Hrs

While observing that the concept of '24x7' shops have become a popular one worldwide, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday permitted a convenience retail store in Pune to operate 24x7.The petitioner, which operates the retail store–'The New Shop'–had moved the court seeking a direction to the Pune police not to coerce and force the petitioner to shut its store and its operations after 10.00...

Child In Womb During Accident Entitled To Compensation Under MV Act: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that a child in womb during motor vehicle accident is also entitled to compensation under the Motor Vehicle Act (MV Act).In the present case, the Court awarded an additional compensation of Rs.9.29 lakh in a motor accident claim.Justice Suvir Sehgal noted that, "no compensation has been awarded on the account of loss of estate and loss of consortium...