Licensing Of Software Products By Microsoft Is Not Taxable In India As Royalty: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain has ruled that licensing of software products by Microsoft in the Territory of India by Microsoft is not taxable in India as royalty. The department has challenged the order passed by the ITAT for the assessment years 1997-98 and 1999-2000. The ITAT ruled that the licencing of software products of Microsoft in...

Produce Return Ticket To India; Bail Hearing Only After That : Kerala High Court To Actor-Producer Vijay Babu In Rape Case

The Kerala High Court on Monday orally asked Malayalam actor-producer Vijay Babu to produce his return tickets to India so that it can hear him and consider his plea for anticipatory bail in the case where an actress accused him of sexually exploiting her.Justice Gopinath P. orally directed the actor to make himself available to the jurisdiction of the court. "He was like a monster to me,"...

Sale Notice Issued Under SARFAESI Act Without A 15 Days Clear Notice Is Bad In Law: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has ruled that the three methods of serving, affixing and publishing a notice of 15 days for subsequent sales, as provided under Rule 9(1) of the Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002, is mandatory in nature and the said requirement cannot be tampered with. The Single Bench of Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas quashed the sale notice issued under the provisions...

Plea Moved In Mathura Court Seeking Permission To Perform 'Purification' Rituals With Gangajal In Shahi Idgah

The National Treasurer of All India Hindu Mahasabha, Dinesh Kaushik, has moved an application before a local court in Mathura seeking permission to perform purification rituals inside the Shahi Idgah mosque, claiming that the sanctum sanctorum of the Keshav Dev Temple was once located there.Essentially, the applicant has sought permission for "purification" (शुद्धिकरन) of...

BREAKING| Kerala High Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail To Politician PC George In Hate Speech Case

The Kerala High Court on Monday granted interim anticipatory bail to senior political leader PC George in a hate-speech case over alleged statements against Muslims.A single bench of Justice P Gopinath passed the order, considering the fact that the offences under Section 153A and 295A of the Indian Penal Code are punishable with less than 3 years imprisonment, and that George has been an MLA...

Amarnath Yatra: Delhi High Court Seeks Response From Shrine Board On Plea To Curb Black Marketing In Helicopter Bookings

The Delhi High Court has sought a response from Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, on a petition seeking to stop alleged malpractices and black marketing by booking agents in providing Helicopter facility for Amarnath pilgrimage and to make all the tickets accessible online, for direct booking by the public.A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Sachin Datta directed that...

"Stronger The Judge, Worse The Allegations" : Supreme Court Deprecates Lawyer's Conduct Against Judge; Upholds Contempt Sentence

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge against a High Court's judgment which punished an advocate for contempt of court.A vacation bench comprising Justices DY Chandracud and Bela M Trivedi was hearing a special leave petition against the Madras High Court's order holding an advocate guilty of Contempt and sentencing him to 2 weeks imprisonment as well as debarring him from...

BJP Leader Kirit Somaiya's Wife Files ₹100 Crore Defamation Suit In Bombay High Court Against Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut

Medha Somaiya, wife of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya has approached the Bombay High Court in a defamation suit against Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut seeking damages to the tune of Rs 100 crore and a permanent injunction from publication of the defamatory content. Somaiya has sought for the Rs 100 crore damages to be deposited with the Chief Minister's relief fund....

Gyanvapi Mosque Case : Live Updates From Varanasi District Court

The Varanasi District Court is hearing today the suit filed by Hindu women seeking right to worship in the Gyanvapi mosque.On May 20, the Supreme Court had transferred the suit from the Court of Civil Judge Senior Division to the District Court saying that an experienced and senior judge should handle the matter having regard to its complexities and sensitivity.The Supreme Court had also...

Mere Absence Of A Running Contract Not Sufficient To Discontinue Social Measures: Delhi HC In Plea For Restoration Of Sanitary Napkin Facility In Govt Schools

The Delhi High Court on Monday expressed displeasure over Delhi government for discontinuing distribution of sanitary napkins to girl students of government and government-aided schools under its Kishori Yojana. The facility has been disrupted since January 2021, due to expiry of contract with the esrtwhile service provider.Stating that such discontinuation is causing problem to girl students,...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 16 To May 22, 2022

NOMINAL INDEX State Of Madhya Pradesh V Satya Narayan Dubey 2022 LiveLaw (MP) 147 Vijay Mahobia vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh 2022 LiveLaw (MP) 148 Dharmadas Tirthdas Construction Pvt. Ltd. v. Government of India and Ors 2022 LiveLaw (MP) 149 Himanshudhar Dwivedi v. The State of Madhya Pradesh 2022 LiveLaw (MP) 150 Bablesh Patel v. The state of Madhya Pradesh 2022 LiveLaw...

"Not Inclined To Pass Orders For Hajj 2022": Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Tour Operator's Plea For Listing As Haj Group Organiser

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition filed by All India Tours Corporation seeking directions to the Union of India for the consideration as Private Tour operator (PTs) for the Hajj of year 2022 and inclusion of the name in the lists of the Haj Group Organisers (HGOs) for Haj-2022.A bench of Justice Abdul Nazeer and Justice PS Narasimha observed that similar petitions...