Education Cess Lawfully Refunded To The Assessee, Can't Recover Later Based On Change Of View Of The Supreme Court: J&K and Ladakh High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that the revenue department cannot seek the return of the amounts lawfully refunded to the assessee in consonance with an earlier decision of the Supreme Court, on the ground that the Supreme Court has changed its opinion on the said matter in a decision rendered subsequently. The Bench, consisting of Chief Justice Pankaj...

Tripura High Court Orders Home Department To Issue Advisory To Police For Strict Compliance With 'Lalita Kumari' Guidelines

In a significant development, the Tripura High Court has recently ordered the Secretary, Home Department of the State to hold high level meeting with top police officials and to issue an advisory for strict compliance with guidelines rendered in Lalita Kumari v. Government of Uttar Pradesh. It further mandated all the Officers-in-Charge of police stations to provide free copy of FIR ,...

BREAKING| Kerala High Court Grants Interim Pre-Arrest Bail To Actor-Producer Vijay Babu In Rape Case

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday granted interim pre-arrest bail until next posting of the case to Malayalam actor-producer Vijay Babu's plea for anticipatory bail in the case where an actress accused him of sexually exploiting her.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas directed so after noting that the actor was willing to submit himself before the jurisdiction of the Court and that he was...

Election Cannot Be Said To Have Commenced If Notified By A Body Not Empowered To Do So: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has quashed a notification issued by an appealing body of the Odisha Medical Services Association ('OMSA'), which notified election for the Association. A Single Bench of Justice Arindam Sinha, while concluding that the notification was issued without any authority as it was done in violation of the body's constitution, observed, "This Bench is in...

Gujarat High Court Orders Regularization Of Multi-Purpose Health Workers Engaged In Contractual Service

Ensuring that no discrimination is borne by Multi-Purpose Health Workers (Male), the Gujarat High Court has recently held that they shall be entitled to regular pay scale from their original date of appointment and consequential benefits which were paid to similarly situated employees way back in the year 2011 and 2016. Justice Biren Vaishnav referred to previous orders of the High Court...

[Gyanvapi Mosque Survey Video Leak] Plaintiff Rakhi Singh Moves Varanasi District Court Seeking CBI Probe

One of the plaintiffs in the ongoing Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Mosque dispute, Rakhi Singh has moved the Varanasi District Court seeking a CBI probe into the leak of the Gyanvapi Mosque Survey Video and pictures.It may be noted that yesterday, the district court had given the sealed copies of the survey footage to four of the five Hindu women petitioners, on the condition that they...

Service Of Summons Not Complete If Accepted By "Alleged Wife" Of Party Summoned: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court stated yesterday regarding service of summons that the suit summons was never served on the Petitioner as it was accepted by Respondent No. 3 falsely claiming to be his wife. There was want of knowledge on the part of the Petitioner about the suit proceedings as well as the ex parte decree; consequently the court condoned the delay in filing First Appeal before...

Criminal Proceedings For Offence Of Rape Can Be Closed On Account Of Settlement Between Parties: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently held that closure of proceedings on account of settlement arrived at between the parties even for offence of Rape, punishable under Section 376 of the IPC, is permissible. Observing thus, it quashed the proceedings pending against four persons on the complaint made by a woman belonging to the same family. A single judge bench of Justice...

Sidhu Moosewala Murder: Lawrence Bishnoi Moves Delhi High Court Apprehending Fake Encounter By Punjab Police

Lawrence Bishnoi has moved the Delhi High Court in connection with the murder of renowned Punjabi Singer Sidhu Moosewala on May 29, seeking necessary security arrangements to him, apprehending a fake encounter by the Punjab Police. Bishnoi is presently lodged in judicial custody in city's Tihar Jail in connection with a MCOCA case. The plea states that a press conference was done by the...

S.145 Evidence Act | Attention Of Witness Must Be Drawn To Previous Statement If It Is To Be Used For Purpose Of Contradicting Him: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court while dealing with an appeal filed by three appellants against the order whereby they were convicted for robbery, held that if the witness was not confronted with that part of the statement with which the defense wanted to contradict him, then the Court cannot suo moto use the statements to prove compliance with Section 145 of the Evidence...

Gyanvapi Mosque Survey Videos, Pics Not To Be Made Public Without Court's Permission: Varanasi Court

The Varanasi Court yesterday allowed the parties to the ongoing Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi Mosque dispute to get the copies of the videos and photographs taken by the Court-appointed survey commission. The Survey report, videos, and pictures were submitted in court on May 19.The Court's May 30 order came with a caveat that in view of the sensitivity of the case, the videos and photographs shall...

Delhi High Court Restrains Faces Cosmetics From Selling Products Under 'Velvette Matte' Trademark In Suit Filed By Colorbar Cosmetics

The Delhi High Court has restrained a Canada based company Faces Cosmetics from selling and manufacturing its products under the mark 'Velvette Matte' in the trademark infringement suit filed by Colorbar Cosmetics.Justice Pratibha M Singh granted ad interim ex parte injunction in favour of Colorbar Cosmetics Private Limited by restraining Faces Cosmetics India Private for manufacturing,...