District Forums To Decide Plea For Condonation Of Delay As Preliminary Issue Before Proceeding To Decide The Complaint On Merits: UP State Consumer Commission

The Uttar Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Commission by a recent judgment in the case of Balrampur Nursing Home vs. Shri Dhokhai while allowing a revision petition has held that as per the provisions contained in S. 69 of the Consumer Protection Act 2019, it is imperative for the District Consumer Forums to decide the Applications for Condonation of Delay as a preliminary...

If Party's Intention Not To Abandon Patent Application, High Court May Exercise Writ Jurisdiction To Extend Time For Filing Response To FER: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that the High Court, in exercise of its writ jurisdiction could grant an extension in filing a response to an FER (First Examination Reports), given that the applicant did not have the intention to abandon its patent application.Justice Pratibha M Singh held that the consequence of a patent being abandoned and the Applicant being deprived of exclusivity for...

Courts Shouldn't Rush To Issue Standing Warrant, Proclamation & Attachment Orders Unless Satisfied That Accused Evading Intentionally: Rajasthan HC

The Rajasthan High Court has observed that the courts should not rush to issue standing warrants and initiate proceedings under Sections 82 and 83 of the Code, unless they are satisfied that the accused is intentionally evading or circumventing the warrants in order to avoid the prosecution.Under Code of Criminal Procedure, Section 82 deals with the proclamation for person absconding,...

Sippy Sidhu Murder Case: Daughter Of Himachal Pradesh High Court's Acting Chief Justice Arrested By CBI

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the daughter of Himachal Pradesh High Court Acting Chief Justice Sabina, Kalyani Singh in connection with the 2015 Sippy Sidhu murder case. She has been sent to 4 days of judicial custody.A murder case in connection with the murder of Sukhmanpreet Singh Sidhu, alias Sippy Sidhu, a national-level shooter, and lawyer who was shot dead in...

Islamophobic Twitter Posts: Telangana High Court Issues Notice To Union Home Secretary In Contempt Plea For Failure To Initiate Criminal Action

The Telangana High Court has issued notice to the Union Home Secretary in a contempt petition filed for alleged willful disobedience of its order directing the Ministry to consider a representation seeking FIR against Twitter and its users, who are spreading communally charged hate messages through the microblogging website.The petitioner, Khaja Aijazuddin is an Advocate who had filed a...

Can Presume Marriage Has Broken Down If Separation Has Continued For Long & One Of Parties Move Divorce Plea: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court observed recently that once the parties have separated and separation has continued for a sufficient length of time and any one of them presents a petition for divorce, it can well be presumed that the marriage has broken down."The consequences of preservation in law of the unworkable marriage which has long ceased to be effective are bound to be a source...

Order Of ITAT Is Based On Evidence, Findings Based On Facts, Madras High Court Dismisses Tax Appeal

The Madras High Court recently dismissed a tax appeal observing that there were no substantial question of law arisen for consideration. The bench of Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Sathya Narayana Prasad were of the opinion that the order passed by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) which was confirmed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal was based on the evidence adduced before...

High Court Refuses To Appoint Retd Judge To Inquire Into Assault Allegations Levelled By Bombay Presidency Radio Club Against Advocate Ravi Goenka

In a setback for the Bombay Presidency Radio Club Ltd., one of the oldest clubs in the city, the Bombay High Court refused to appoint a new inquiry officer to investigate allegations of assault against club-member and advocate - Ravi Goenka. The club alleged that Goenka assaulted its employees on two occasions in 2018 and 2019 and an inquiry into these serious allegations...

Bailable Offence: Kerala High Court Closes Vijay Babu's Anticipatory Bail Plea In Case For Revealing Identity Of Actress Who Accused Him Of Rape

The Kerala High Court has closed the proceedings in anticipatory bail plea moved by actor-producer Vijay Babu in the case for allegedly revealing on social media, the identity of the actress who has accused him of sexually exploiting her.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas closed the matter upon noting that the actor was booked under bailable offences in that case.As per the de facto complainant,...

Actor Assault Case: Kerala High Court Asks Crime Branch To Explain Significance Of Hash Value Change In Memory Card

The Kerala High Court asked the Crime Branch to explain the significance of a change in the hash value of the memory card in its petition challenging the order of the Ernakulam Additional Special Sessions Court which rejected its petition to forward the memory card allegedly containing the visuals of the crime in the 2017 actor sexual assault case for forensic examination.Justice Bechu...

ITAT Deletes Additions As Assessee Proved Genuineness Of Purchases By Documentary Evidence

The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has deleted the additions on the grounds that the assessee proved the genuineness of the purchases through documentary evidence.The two-member bench of Yogesh Kumar US (Judicial Member) and Pradeep Kumar Khedia (Accountant Member) has excluded the statement of the witness of the department as no opportunity of cross-examination...

'No Material Against Him': Karnataka High Court Quashes POCSO Case Against Bishop

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed the proceedings initiated by a Sessions Court against Reverend Prasanna Kumar Samuel under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012. He is the Bishop of Church of South India (CSI) Karnataka Central Diocese, Bengaluru.The case was registered in 2015 under Sections 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the...