Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Mosque Dispute: Allahabad High Court's Order Copy Submitted In Mathura Court

The Allahabad High Court's May 12 order directing a local court in Mathura to decide two applications pending before it, filed in connection with the Sri Krishna Janambhumi Dispute, within 4 months, has been submitted before the Mathura Court yesterday.The order has been submitted by Manish Yadav, one of the plaintiffs who has moved a suit before the Mathura Court seeking to shift Shahi...

Gyanvapi Dispute: New Suit Seeking Right For Hindus To Worship Inside Mosque Transferred To Varanasi Fast Track Court

A fresh suit seeking permission to worship the deities (Shiva Linga) reportedly found in the Gyanvapi Masjid has been transferred to the fast track court. The matter will now be heard on May 30.Today, the case was transferred from Civil Judge - Senior Division to Civil Judge Senior Division / Fast Track Court Mahendra Pandey.Plaintiff Kiran Singh has sought ad interim injunction against...

Haryana Govt. To Share Data Of Commercial Rent Or Lease Deed with Haryana Excise and Taxation Dept. To Curb GST Evasion

To combat GST avoidance, the Haryana government would exchange data on business rent or lease documents with the Haryana Excise and Taxation Department. Pranab Kishore Das, ACS and FCR, and Anurag Rastogi, ACS (E & T), met to discuss the subject of GST avoidance in the rental of immovable property other than those rented out for residential reasons. Any rental of immovable...

S.437 CrPC | Woman Can Be Granted Bail For Non-Bailable Offence Even If It Is Punishable With Life Sentence/ Death: Karnataka High Court

Observing that it is not the law that bail should always be denied in a case where the offence punishable is of death or life imprisonment, the Karnataka High Court recently granted bail to a woman accused of murdering her husband. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by one Netra and granted her bail relying on section 437 of the Criminal...

"Stray Dogs Are A Neglected Lot": Delhi High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Vaccination, Healthcare Infra

The Delhi High Court has sought response from the Delhi government on a public interest litigation raising several important issues with regard to the health, care and protection of stray dogs in the national capital. "It appears that the stray dogs in the city are a neglected lot and it is necessary to look after them not only as a measure of respect for animal life but also because there...

A Close Relative Who Is A Natural Witness Of Crime Can't Be Recorded As An Interested Witness: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that a close relative who is a natural witness, cannot be recorded as an interested witness. With this, the Court upheld the life sentence awarded to a murder convict by District and Sessions Judge, Kanpur Dehat in 1996.Explaining the term 'interested witness', the bench of Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Om Prakash Tripathi observed that...

All High Courts Weekly Round-Up: May 16 - May 22, 2022

Allahabad High Court NOMINAL INDEX Manvir v. State 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 242 Preeti Malik v. State Of U.P. And 4 Others 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 243 Anwar Ali v. State Of U.P. And Anr 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 244 Rajneesh Kumar Pandey v. Union of India and others 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 245 Dashrath Singh v. State of U.P. and Others 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 246 Ankita Dikshit v. State Of U.P. And Anr....

CESTAT Allows Cenvat Credit To The Member Of Industries Association Who Received Services And Borne Expenditure

The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) consisting of Ramesh Nair (Judicial Member) has held that the member of an industry association who has received the services and borne the expenditure is entitled to the cenvat credit.The appellant/assessee is a member of the Valia Industries Association. Service provider Shree Rang Services provided...

'Can't Encourage Such Dishonest Conduct': Delhi High Court Awards ₹10 Lakh Damages To Blue Heaven Cosmetics For Trademark Infringement

In the case of competing trademarks of a cosmetics range, the Delhi High Court awarded damages of Rs. 10 lakh to M/s Blue Heaven Cosmetics Pvt. Ltd. Looking at the similarity of the defendant's product to the Blue Heaven range, Justice Pratibha M. Singh remarked,"...this is not a case of innocent adoption, and the Court cannot encourage such dishonest conduct on behalf of the Defendant....

Executive Can't Exempt Use Of Copyrighted Sound Recordings In Marriage Functions, "Fair Use" To Be Decided In Facts Of Each Case: Punjab & Haryana HC

While quashing a public notice/letter exempting use of copyrighted sound recordings in marriage functions from liability, the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently held that the executive has no authority under the Copyright Act to clarify or interpret the applicability of the law through public notices. Thus, the executive cannot take away the right of a copyright owner to...

Failure Of Assessee To Reply To Income Tax Notice Due To COVID: ITAT Directs Fresh Adjudication

The Bangalore bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) held that the assessee could not respond to the notices in view of the pandemic situation, which has to be accepted as a reasonable cause.The two-member bench headed by N.V. Vasudevan (Vice President) and Chandra Poojari (Accountant Member) set aside the orders of the CIT (A) and remanded the issue to the CIT (A) for a...

Minimum Threshold Of Rs. 1 Crore Must Be Met, Even If Default Had Occurred Or Demand Notice Was Sent Prior To 24th March, 2020: NCLT Delhi

The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT"), New Delhi Bench, comprising of Shri Dharminder Singh (Judicial Member) and Ms. Sumita Purkayastha (Technical Member), while adjudicating the matter of Mr. Daxesh D. Desai v Shopzo Brand Pvt. Ltd., has held that for determining maintainability of an application in terms of Section 4 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("IBC"), the date...