Supreme Court Disapproves Of Building Zoos Inside Tiger Reserves; Stops Constructions Within Core Areas Of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries

The Supreme Court on Wednesday put a stop to all construction activities in the core areas within tiger reserves, national parks, and wildlife sanctuaries, amidst the recent controversy over the Uttarakhand government’s proposal to construct animal enclosures inside the Jim Corbett National Park. This development follows closely on the heels of a court-constituted panel recommending...

'Will Benefit Large Sections Of Population': Bombay HC Permits Felling 350 Mangrove Trees For Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway

The Bombay High Court recently allowed felling of mangrove trees within the construction zone of the Vadodara Mumbai expressway observing that the proposed expressway will benefit large sections of the population.A division bench of acting Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice Sandeep V Marne held –“Its (Bharatmala Pariyojana) an ambitious and mammoth project of Government of India,...

Unmarried Daughter’s Jewllery And Mother’s Jewellery Can Be Kept In Family Home: ITAT Deletes Addition

The Allahabad Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has deleted the addition as the jewellery belonging to unmarried daughters will be kept along with the assessee’s jewellery in a family home where they are living together.The two-member bench of Vijay Pal Rao (Judicial Member) and Ramit Kochar (Accountant Member) has observed that the assessee has discharged her primary burden by...

Pendency Of NIA Cases In Designated Special Courts: Delhi High Court Seeks MHA’s Response

The Delhi High Court has sought response of Ministry of Home Affairs on a plea highlighting the pendency of cases registered under National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act in two designated special courts of the national capital.At present, the NIA cases in Patiala House Courts are being heard by two special courts i.e. Principal District and Sessions Judge and an Additional Sessions Judge...

Arbitral Tribunal Not Justified In Dismissing Claim Petition For Not Being Verified As Per CPC: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has ruled that failure to abide by the procedural laws would not be fatal to the arbitral proceedings and thus, the Arbitral Tribunal was not justified in dismissing the claim petition/ statement of claims solely on the ground that it was not verified as contemplated under Order VI Rule 15 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC). The bench of...

Pedestrian Crossings Must Be Marked & Enforced On All Main Roads: Kerala High Court Orders State Govt, NHAI To Take Necessary Action

The Kerala High Court has ordered that the pedestrian crossings must be marked and enforced on all main roads, and called it a "forensic duty" of the authorities. Justice Devan Ramachandran was dealing with an appeal preferred by the Kerala State Insurance Department against the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal award of Rs.48,32,140 in favour of the kin of a 50 year-old woman who was hit by...

'Whether Mere Membership Of An 'Unlawful Association' Is Sufficient To Constitute An Offence Under UAPA?' Supreme Court Reserves Judgement

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgment on whether mere membership of an 'unlawful association' is sufficient to constitute an offence under the UAPA, or some overt act, over and above the membership, is a prerequisite to attract the penal provisions of the ActThe bench of Justices MR Shah, CT Ravikumar and Sanjay Karol was hearing a reference made in 2014 by the two-judge bench...

PNB Scam : Nirav Modi's Brother-in-Law Agrees Before Supreme Court To Give Authorisation To CBI For Bank Accounts

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Bombay High Court to consider afresh the plea of Nirav Modi’s brother-in-law Mainak Mehta to travel back to his home in Hong Kong. The bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala, took note of the fact that Mehta was willing to give authorisation to CBI so it may directly approach banks for...

Delay In Approaching Appointing Authority For Constitution Of Tribunal, Won’t Render Claims Time Barred: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the limitation period within which a party is required to approach the court for seeking constitution of the arbitral tribunal, cannot be conflated with the limitation period for invoking the arbitration agreement. Thus, any delay by the party in taking further steps for constitution of an arbitral tribunal, will not render the party’s substantive...

Lawyers' Protest: Calcutta HC Displeased With Police Failure To Identify Miscreants Who Circulated Defamatory Posters Against Judge

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction with the progress of the investigation by the Kolkata Police in identifying the miscreants involved in the agitation held outside the courtroom of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha on January 9 following which a contempt case was initiated against the errant lawyers. On the last date of hearing, a bench comprising Justices TS Sivagnanam,...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Release RTI Activist's Seized Mobile Until He Unlocks It For Investigation

The Karnataka High Court has refused to release the mobile phone of a RTI activist, seized by the Police during investigation of a criminal case against him, citing his refusal to unlock the device for the purpose of investigation.The petitioner allegedly videographed the proceedings of Mysore Urban Development Authority in his phone and later prevented discharging official duties of the...

Credit For TCS Available To Assessee In Whose Hand Income Is Assessed To Tax: ITAT

The Bangalore Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has reiterated that credit for Tax Collected at Source (TCS) should be given to the assessee who is finally and lawfully assessed to tax in respect of the income on which TCS has been collected, irrespective of the person in whose name the TCS certificate has been issued. Referring to the decision of the Jaipur Bench of...