Malayalam Abuse 'P***di Mone' Means 'Son Of Sex Worker', Not Casteist Slur : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that the Malayalam phrase- 'pulayadi mone', meaning 'son of a prostitute' is not a castiest slur to attract an offence under the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.Justice C S Sudha observed thus, “Going by the dictionary meaning, the word പുലയടി മോനെ means son of a prostitute. That being so,...

ITAT Cannot Decide On Grounds Not Addressed By Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals): Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court recently said aside an order passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, deciding grounds that did not arise from the impugned order passed by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals). A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed, “The Assessee's challenge to the addition of ₹4,30,00,000/- under Section 68 of...

Baggage Rules Should Be Reviewed To Prevent Harassment Of Genuine Air Travellers Carrying Gold Jewellery To Attend Weddings: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has urged the Central government as well as the Customs department to review the Baggage Rules, 2016 which regulate the amount of gold or gold jewellery that can be carried by a person travelling to India by air. A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Dharmesh Sharma observed, “While, there is no doubt that any illegal smuggling of gold deserves to...

Divorce More Traumatic For Woman When Husband Resists Maintenance Claim, Capable Man Can't Take Defence Of “Inadequate Resources”: Kerala HC

While hearing a man's plea challenging the amount of maintenance ordered to be given to his ex-wife and four children, the Kerala High Court reiterated that a man/obligant who is capable of earning and has no physical incapacities, cannot take the defence of having "no resources" to maintain the beneficiaries.A division bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M. B. Snehalatha said:...

Using Welding Machine In Residential Society Is Nuisance: Gujarat HC Says Orally, Issues Notice On Plea To Quash Order Against Welding Unit

Hearing a man's plea for quashing an order concerning alleged nuisance caused by his 25-year-old welding unit stated to be operating at the outskirts of a residential society, the Gujarat High Court on Thursday (January 16) while issuing notice orally said that if machines are used for welding in residential society it would amount to nuisance. The petitioner has sought setting aside/quashing...

Samsung India Electronics Not A 'Permanent Establishment' Of Samsung Korea, Cannot Be Taxed In India: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd (SIEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of South Korea-based Samsung Electronics Co. is not its 'Permanent Establishment' (PE) in India, hence not exigible to tax here.A division bench of Justices Yashwant Varma and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar agreed with ITAT's findings that the secondment of employees by Samsung Korea was...

Delhi High Court Reserves Verdict On Plea Seeking Special Sitting Of Assembly To Table CAG Reports

The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved verdict on a petition seeking a special sitting of the Legislative Assembly to table various reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).Justice Sachin Datta reserved judgment in the plea filed by Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Legislative Assembly Vijender Gupta and six BJP MLAs Mohan Singh Bisht, Om Prakash Sharma, Ajay Kumar Mahawar,...

Bombay High Court Restrains Rupali Ganguly's Step Daughter From Giving Defamatory Interviews & Posts Against Her

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday in an ad-interim order, restrained Esha Verma and John Doe platforms from making or publishing any defamatory content against TV actor Rupali Ganguly.Single-judge Justice Arif Doctor passed the order after it noted that the posts and interviews by Esha, the step-daughter of Rupali, were prima facie defamatory. "I find that the posts, interviews etc are not...

Denying Subsistence Allowance To Home Guard Who Worked For 27 Yrs On Ground That He Wasn't 'Permanent' Violates Art 14 & 21: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the authorities to grant subsistence allowance to a home guard who worked continuously for 27 years, observing that denying the same on the ground that he was not permanent or regular employee would be violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution.State authorities while opposing the plea for subsistence allowance submitted that the home...

Lawrence Bishnoi Interview: Dismissed DSP Moves High Court, Says 'Made Scapegoat' By Punjab Government

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today (January 16) issued notice on a plea filed by dismissed Punjab DSP Gursher Singh Sandhu, whose services were terminated in connection with an FIR lodged for facilitating Lawrence Bishnoi interview from jail.Justice Jagmohan Bansal while issuing notice to Punjab Government and other authorities deferred the matter for February 20.Sandhu contended that he...

[Custody Battle] Father's Consent For Renewing Child's Passport Not Required If Mother Files Declaration As Per Passport Rules: MP High Court

The Jabalpur Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court directed that the Regional Passport Office, Bhopal to renew the passports of the minor daughters of actor Nitish Bharadwaj while holding that the passport of minor children can be renewed without father's consent if there is no prohibitory order from any competent court.Justice Vinay Saraf referred to the Passport Rules wherein declaration in...

Medical Evidence Of Hymen Being Intact By Itself Not Sufficient To Hold That There Was No Penetrative Sexual Assault Or Coitus: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has said that medical evidence showing that hymen is intact by itself would not prove that there was no penetrative sexual assault or coitus.Justice A. Badharudeen thus dismissed a criminal revision petition of the petitioner on finding that the prosecution has made out a prima facie case that he kidnapped the minor child with intent to sexually assault her. Court...