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Senior Advocate Designation: Supreme Court Invites Suggestions/Views On 287 Applicants
The Supreme Court has on Tuesday issued a notice inviting suggestions and views on the 287 lawyers who have applied for conferment of designation as Senior Advocates. The suggestions have been invited from the members of the Bar and other stakeholders for the Committee for Designation of Senior Advocates (CDSA) to assess the applications received. The views or suggestions are to be accompanied...
Contai Municipality Polls| 'Constitutional Bar': SEC & WB Gov Opposes BJP's Prayer Seeking Forensic Audit Of CCTV Cameras By CFSL
The West Bengal government and the State Election Commission on Tuesday opposed the prayer of the BJP that a forensic audit of the CCTV cameras used during the recently concluded Contai Municipality elections should be conducted by an independent agency such as Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), New Delhi. The Calcutta High Court was adjudicating upon a Public Interest Litigation...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Against Reopening Of Schools For Unvaccinated Children, Says No Data Suggesting They Are At High Risk Of Covid-19
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the Delhi government's decision to resume physical classes for school-going children, from nursery to class 12th from April 1, 2022.The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla orally remarked,"There has to be a balance. Children are losing much more by missing school...There...
Jammu & Kashmir Residents Move Supreme Court Challenging Delimitation Exercise In The Union Territory
A writ petition has been moved before the Supreme Court by two residents of the UT Jammu and Kashmir challenging the March 2020 decision of the Central government to appoint a Delimitation Commission to redraw Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies of the Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir.The plea has been moved by Haji Abdul Gani Khan and Dr. Mohammad Ayub Mattoo seeking a declaration that...
Supreme Court Criticises Centre For Filing Appeals Against Grant Of Disability Pension To Army Officers
The Supreme Court has criticised the Union Government for filing appeals against the grant of disability pension to army officers, even in matters where the legal position is settled.A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Bela Trivedi made the critical observations while dismissing an appeal filed by the Centre challenging a direction of the Armed Forces Tribunal in a matter related...
Tandav Web-Series Row: Allahabad High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Amazon Prime Video Head Aparna Purohit
The Allahabad High Court has granted final anticipatory bail to Amazon Prime Video head Aparna Purohit who is facing an FIR registered in Lucknow, for allegedly depicting Hindu gods in a bad light in the web series Tandav.The Bench of Justice Krishan Pahal considered the overall facts and circumstances of the case and consequently, came to the conclusion that the applicant deserved to be...
Performance Guarantee Commission Is Not Business Income Under DTAA: Delhi ITAT
The Delhi Bench of ITAT, consisting of Amit Shukla (Judicial Member) and B.R.R. Kumar (Accountant Member), has ruled that performance guarantee commission received by an assessee from its foreign Associated Enterprise is not its business income under the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA). The ITAT therefore allowed foreign tax credit under Income Tax Act, 1961 to the...
Trademark Infringement: Delhi High Court Grants Permanent Injunction Against Now Banned 'Club Factory' Website In Suit By Louis Vuitton
The Delhi High Court has granted permanent injunction against 'Club Factory', a China based portal which was banned by the Indian Government amid pandemic, in the trademark infringement suit filed by luxury brand 'Louis Vuitton'. Justice Pratibha M Singh permanently restrained owners of website "www.clubfactory.com from manufacturing, selling, offering for sale directly or indirectly any...
Supreme Court To Examine Validity Of Exemption Granted To Kodavas & Jumma Land Holders From Obtaining Licenses Under Arms Act To Carry Firearms
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice in a plea against Karnataka High Court's dismissal of a PIL filed challenging validity of Government notification granting an exemption to Kodava community and Jumma tenure holders from requirement of obtaining a license to carry and possess firearms as required under Arms Act. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Krishna...
Not Mandatory To Register Or Pay Stamp Duty On Family Settlements Arrived At Orally, Put Into Writing Only For Purpose Of Info: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has observed that there is no requirement to compulsorily register family settlements and to pay stamp duty for the same when such settlement is initially arrived at as an oral partition, however, later is put into writing for the purpose of information. "The partition had been agreed upon between the parties by way of oral agreement with the intervention of their...
