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Bombay High Court Bars Singer Alok Kumar From Monetising Ten Rao & Sapru Songs, Orders Takedown Of Uploaded Tracks
The Bombay High Court has restrained singer-composer Alok Kumar from releasing, performing or monetising ten songs that Rao & Sapru Films Pvt. Ltd. says were created for the company under a series of agreements.The court also ordered Kumar to take down the songs he uploaded online and to hand over all master recordings and related material to the production house. In an order passed...
SC/ST Act Not To Be 'Misused': Allahabad HC Grants Bail In FIR Filed After 9-Year Delay, Flags Rape Victim's 'Inappropriate' Conduct
Gratin bail to two accused in the FIR involving allegations of rape and offences under the SC-ST Act 1989, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that the rights granted to a victim under the special legislation "should not be misused and abused". A Bench of Justice Anil Kumar-X granted bail to appellants [Aznan Khan and Furkan Ilahi], primarily factoring in the unexplained delay of...
Service In DA-Getting School Should Be Counted For Pension If It Was Considered For Appointment In Government-Aided Institution: Calcutta HC
A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee and Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty held that service rendered in a DA-getting school counted by the State for appointment in Government-aided Institution, must also be counted as qualifying service for pension. Background Facts The employee was appointed as an assistant teacher in...
CCS (Conduct) Rules | Judicial Officers To Take Approval Before Entering Into High-Value Transactions Involving Movable Property: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued an order to the Judicial officers regarding obtaining prior approval of the Court, before entering into transactions regarding movable property.The Court remarked that: “It may be ensured that no such transaction is entered into unless the requisite permission has been secured in advance”.Background:The Court received references/reports and...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes ₹2 Lakh Cost On Tenant Over Almost Two-Year Delay In Vacating Premises
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has imposed exemplary costs of ₹2,00,000 on a tenant for wilful and deliberate disobedience of its earlier order directing him to hand over vacant possession of the disputed property to the landlord by 30 April 2023. Despite having furnished a categorical undertaking before the Court, the tenant vacated the premises only on 5 September 2025, nearly two...
Woman's Right To Shared Household Not License To Indefinitely Occupy In Laws' Home: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a woman's right to shared household under Section 17 of the Domestic Violence Act is a right of protection and not a right of ownership or a licence to indefinitely occupy premises of the in-laws, especially when such occupation causes demonstrable harm to senior citizens. A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish...
Revenue Cannot Adjudicate Decade-Old SCNs On NPV Sales Tax Retention: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court at Goa has set aside two show cause notices issued to a manufacturer seeking to levy central excise duty on the differential amount of sales tax/VAT retained by it under a Net Present Value (NPV) incentive scheme, holding that the Revenue cannot be permitted to adjudicate stale notices after an unexplained and inordinate delay. A Division Bench of Justice...
HR&CE Department Can Probe Into Temple Maladministration Involving Public Donations, Can't Interfere In Religious Practice: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently held that the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department can inquire into alleged maladministration in a temple. The court added that when a temple accepts public contributions, it assumes the nature of a public institution, and the State can intervene even if it is not a notified public religious institution. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam...
Deputationist Can Be Repatriated Anytime For Unsatisfactory Conduct; No Vested Right To Continue On Deputation: Calcutta HC
A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justice Madhuresh Prasad and Justice Supratim Bhattacharya held that the deputationist has no vested right to continue on deputation and can be repatriated at any time if conduct is unsatisfactory, provided that the procedure under DOPT OM 17.06.2010 is duly followed. Background Facts The employee was a Senior Private...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Flags Gaps In Agriculturist Certificate Process, Directs State To Revise 2010 Instructions
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has found an “apparent lacunae” in the procedure of issuance of Himachali agriculturist certificates and directed the State government to revamp instructions of March18, 2010 governing verification of agricultural land and eligibility for agriculturist status.The Court remarked that the forms used for issuing certificates required only a declaration that...
“Reasonable Grounds” To Grant Bail Pending Trial In NDPS Cases Cannot Be Interpreted As 'Proof' Under BSA: J&K High Court
Underscoring the importance of a balanced interpretation of "reasonable grounds" in the context of bail applications, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has emphasized that such grounds must go beyond mere suspicion yet fall short of conclusive proof.A bench of Justice Mohammad Yousuf Wani added, “.. The words “reasonable grounds” cannot be read to mean proved as used...
2023 Vikram Award: MP High Court Rejects Challenge To Selection Of Mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya In Adventure Sports Category
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Monday (December 8), dismissed a petition filed by mountaineer Madhusudan Patidar alleging 'inaction and discrimination' by the State in selecting awardee for the 2023 Vikram Award (Adventure Sports Category) and specifically challenging selection of mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya.Justice Pranay Verma held that Patidar was ineligible for consideration under...