High Courts
Haryana District Bar Resolves To Not Work On Saturdays, Punjab & Haryana HC Asks To Approach State Bar Council
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has asked the petitioners challenging the resolution passed by the General Body of the District Bar Association Hisar resolving that five days week be observed as working days and all Saturdays as no work day, to approach the Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Harmeet Singh Grewal said, "There is an inhouse remedy...
S.197 IT Act | AO Must Form Prima Facie Opinion Regarding Taxability In India Before Rejecting Assessee's Application For Nil TDS: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that before rejecting an assessee's application under Section 197 of the Income Tax Act 1961 for nil TDS or deduction of tax at a lower rate, the assessing officer must form a prima facie opinion regarding the assessee's taxability in India.Section 197(1) of the Act enables an assessee to make an application for a certificate requiring the deduction of...
Karnataka High Court Defers Order On Plea To Stay Notification Appointing State CIC, Information Commissioners
The Karnataka High Court on Monday (February 24) deferred passing its order on an interim prayer seeking a stay on the operation of a January 30 State government notification appointing State Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners, till March 5. Justice R Devdas while pronouncing the order said, "Consideration of prayer for grant of interim relief is put off till matter...
Delhi High Court Asks NIA Court To Expeditiously Decide MP Engineer Rashid's Bail Plea In UAPA Case
The Delhi High Court on Monday (February 24) asked a National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court to decide expeditiously the bail plea filed by Jammu and Kashmir MP Rashid Engineer in a terror funding case registered under UAPA."The ASJ-03, Patiala House Court is requested to dispose of the bail application of the petitioner expeditiously,” Justice Vikas Mahajan said. Rashid's counsel...
Kerala High Court Allows Institution Of Fresh Suit Over Litigant's Claim That Proper Relief Could Not Be Sought Due To Wrong Legal Advice
The Kerala High Court recently allowed a petitioner to withdraw a suit which was at the appellate stage upon seeing that proper reliefs were not incorporated in the original suit.The petitioner had filed a suit seeking a declaration of easement right of prescription over a property and for consequential injunction against the defendants. The trial court dismissed the suit saying that she...
'Exceptional Case': High Court Upholds Trial Court Order Recalling Pre-Arrest Bail Cancellation Despite Lack Of Inherent Power Of Review/ Recall
Calling it an "exceptional situation", the Punjab & Haryana High Court upheld a trial court order, recalling its bail cancellation order passed on the basis of false statement that the accused failed to join investigation as the particular day was a public holiday.Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul said, "This Court finds no illegality or perversity in the impugned order granting anticipatory bail...
Retail Shop Owner Not Vicariously Liable For Substandard Product Of Company: Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Under Insecticides Act
The Karnataka High Court has quashed proceedings initiated against two retail shop/showroom owners under the Insecticides Act, charged after the jurisdictional Agricultural Officer had seized substandard insecticides manufactured by a Company, from the shops of the two men. Justice S Vishwajith Shetty allowed the petition filed by Devanand Patil and another and said “Petitioners being...
S.10(4) Patents Act | Delhi HC Rejects Appeal For Salmonella Microorganism-Based Live Vaccine, Says Application Lacks 'Inventive Contribution'
The Delhi High Court has upheld the refusal to grant a patent to the Regents of the University Of California relating to a recombinant Salmonella microorganism-based live vaccine for preventing enteric bacterial infection.Justice Amit Bansal observed that the patent application of the Regents of the University Of California did not make specific disclosures with respect to the insertion...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 17 - February 23, 2025
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Karnataka High Court Permits Protest Rally In Mysore Football Ground, Asks Police To Relax Prohibitory Order In The Area
The Karnataka High Court on Monday (February 24) permitted the Rashtriya Suraksha Janndolan Samithi, Mysore to hold a peaceful march/rally–'Mysore Chalo' inside the football ground in the city, to protest against the recent stone-pelting incident in front of Udayagiri Police Station.In doing so the court asked the Mysore Police Commissioner to pass orders relaxing Section 144 CrPC order in...
Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Lawyer And Congress Leader Laly Vincent In CSR Scam Case
The Kerala High Court has allowed the anticipatory bail plea of Congress leader and lawyer Laly Vincent who is arrayed as an accused in the CSR scam case.Ananthu Krishnan is the prime accused in the scam, who transferred ₹47,74,500 to Vincent's bank account over a period of four years. Seeking bail, Vincent claimed that the amount was paid in exchange for her giving legal advice...