Child Adopted By A Widow Not Entitled To Inherit Her Deceased Husband's Property: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High court on Thursday answered the question of whether the principle of relation back is applicable in case of a son adopted post the demise of the husband of the adopting lady in the negative. A single judge Justice Shrikant D. Kulkarni observed,"an adopted son may have rights in future in the property which the family may acquire after his adoption, with regard to...

Jharkhand HC Orders ₹50K Compensation For 'Innocent' Tribal Arrested By Police, Directs DGP To Prevent Harassment Of Innocents

The Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday directed the State's Director General of Police to take suitable steps to ensure that innocent persons, against whom there are no materials, are not harassed and their liberty is not infringed or curtailed at the whim of the investigating officers.This direction came from the Bench of Justice Ananda Sen while awarding a compensation of Rs. 50,000/- to...

Must Maintain Technological Integrity Of EVMs & VVPATs, Can't Share With State Election Commissions: ECI Opposes AAP's Plea In Delhi HC

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has opposed the plea filed by Aam Aadmi Party before the Delhi High Court, seeking directions on State Election Commission to conduct the upcoming MCD polls using EVMs (Electronic Voting Machine) with VVPAT (Voter-verified paper audit trail).It said that for maintaining the technological integrity of the EVMs and the VVPATs, it is unexceptionally...

Petition Under Article 227, Against The Interim Orders Of Arbitral Tribunal, Based On Violation Of Legal Provisions Can't Be Allowed: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution cannot be allowed against an order passed by the Arbitral Tribunal rejecting a plea raised under Section 16(3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 that the Tribunal had exceeded its jurisdiction, on the ground that the Tribunal had violated the applicable legal provisions. The Single Bench...

Dispute Involving Interpretation Of Policy Guidelines Can Also Be Referred To Arbitrator: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has ruled that petition for referring the matter to arbitration cannot be disallowed on the ground that the dispute involves interpretation of policy guidelines. The Single Bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar held that whether there is an arbitrable dispute or not and whether the Arbitral Tribunal has jurisdiction to decide the dispute is an issue which can...

Quota For Govt Shool Students In Medical Admissions Justified As They Are A "Socially & Educationally Backward Class" : Madras High Court

The Madras High Court bench of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Bharatha Chakaravarthy had on Thursday upheld the validity of The Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Courses in Medicine, Dentistry, Indian Medicine and Homeopathy on preferential basis to students of Government Schools Act, 2020, which provided for 7.5% preference/reservation to the students of...

Provide Children With IQ Levels Between 70 -84 Facilities Available To Disabled Persons In SSLC Exam 2022: Kerala High Court Grants Interim Relief

The Kerala High Court directed the concerned authorities to permit children with an IQ level between 70 and 84 to avail the facilities available to disabled persons in the forthcoming SSLC Examination 2022 pending disposal of a writ petition as an interim relief.A Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly directed the Government Pleader to communicate the order...

Laundered Money Deposited In Anil Deshmukh's Family Trust In The Garb Of Donation

The Enforcement Directorate in an affidavit to the Bombay High Court opposed the bail application of former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and called him the "mastermind and brain" behind the money laundering conspiracy, stating that he had misused his official position to amass wealth. The agency alleged that Deshmukh exercised undue influence in police transfers and postings adding that...

Non-Disclosure Of A Foreign Asset In ITR Is Not A Valid Reason For Imposition Of Penalty If source Of Investment Is Well Explained: Mumbai ITAT

The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) headed by Pramod Kumar (Vice President) and Rahul Chaudhary (J​​udicial Member) has ruled that mere non-disclosure of a foreign asset in the income tax return, by itself, is not a valid reason for a penalty under the Black Money Act, if the source of investment is well explained by the assessee.The Assessing Officer...

Service Tax Not Leviable On IPL Promotion Activities By Anil Kumble: CESTAT

The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) consisting of P. Dinesha (Judicial Member) and P. Anjani Kumar (Technical Member) has held that the promotional activities undertaken by the former Indian skipper Anil Kumble shall not be treated as "business auxiliary services", so no service tax can be imposed. The department issued the...

K-Rail | Centre An Equal Partner In The Project, Equally Accountable As State: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Thursday continued to hear the petitions challenging the State authorities laying down survey stones on petitioners' property as part of the ongoing survey in furtherance of the K-Rail Silver Line project.When the matter was taken up today, Justice Devan Ramachandran orally remarked that the Central government being a partner of the project has an equal responsibility...

Dogs Maul Minor Boy To Death In Lucknow: Allahabad High Court Registers Suo Moto Case On Menace Created By Stray Dog

Taking note of an unfortunate incident wherein an eight-year-old boy was killed and his sister was severely injured after they were attacked by more than 20 stray dogs, the Allahabad High Court today registered a suo moto case regarding the menace created on account of unchecked stray dogs on the streets of Lucknow.The bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi...