Fresh Plea In Bombay High Court Challenges Vaccine Curbs, Seeks To Prosecute CM Uddhav Thackrey

A fresh PIL in the Bombay High Court seeks to quash all vaccine mandates in Maharashtra, including those for local train travel as also the return of fines collected based on "unlawful" compulsions like wearing a mask.The plea further seeks to prosecute the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and other top functionaries of the state bureaucracy for furthering the cause of vaccine manufacturers....

Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking One Crore Damages Over Copyright Infringement By Ajith Starrer Film 'Valimai'

Madras High Court has issued notice to the makers of Tamil film 'Valimai', starring Ajith, after the Producer of a 2016 Movie called 'Metro' alleged that the former is a substantial replica of the latter.The bench of Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy has posted the matter on 17th March, 2022 for further hearing.The plea before Madras High Court by J.Jayakrishnan and his production company-...

Insurance Company Not Liable To Pay Compensation If Heavy Goods Vehicle Is Driven By Person Holding Light Motor Vehicle License: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that the insurance company will not be liable to pay compensation, if a heavy goods vehicle is driven by a person holding a light motor vehicle license. A single judge bench of Justice S Vishwajit Shetty while partly allowing an appeal filed by one Mahantesh, owner of a tipper lorry said, "The vehicle in question which is categorised as a heavy goods...

Patna HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Bihar Mining Corp's Move To Recruit Only CNLU Graduates As Law Officers

Days after it stayed the selection process to the post of Law Officer in Bihar State Mining Corporation Limited, the Patna High Court has issued a notice and has sought a reply from the Corporation. This order has come on a petition challenging the recruitment notification of the Corporation on the ground that it allowed only the law graduates from the Chanakya National Law University,...

Anis Khan Death: Calcutta High Court Orders SIT To Complete Investigation Within 1 Month

The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to complete investigation into the death of student activist Anis Khan within 1 month. Anish Khan was found dead at his home in Amta block in Howrah district in the early hours of Saturday, February 19, 2022 under mysterious circumstances.The Court had earlier taken suo moto cognisance of the case after terming...

'Systematic Fraud, Shocks The Conscience': Himachal Pradesh HC On Appointments Made By State Electricity Board Sans Formal Selection Process

The Himachal Pradesh High Court, recently expressed shock at the arbitrary appointments made by the State Electricity Board and the HP Power Corporation, without even conducting any formal selection process.The bench of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Chander Bhusan Barowalia observed, "The official respondents cannot act as despots or monarchs and are obliged to act in...

TMC Leader Anubrata Mondal Moves Calcutta High Court Against Order Refusing Protection From Arrest In Cattle Smuggling Case

Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Anubrata Mondal on Monday moved a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court against a Single Bench order wherein he had been denied any relief from appearing before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Kolkata for questioning in the ongoing cattle smuggling probe.Mondal had moved a Single Bench of the High Court pursuant to the issuance of a CBI...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 7 To March 13, 2022

A weekly round-up of important cases from Madras High Court and its subordinate courts.Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 88 To 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 98NOMINAL INDEXD.Balasubramanian v. The Commissioner, HR & CE Department & Ors and Prabhu Nambiappan v. Revenue Divisional Officer, Lalgudi Taluk & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 88Immaculate College Of Education For Women v. Pondicherry...

CESTAT Allows CENVAT credit Even If Goods Were not Classified as "Capital Goods" By The Supplier

The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) consisting of Dr. Suvendu Kumar Pati (Judicial Member) has allowed the CENVAT credit even when the goods were not classified as "capital goods" by the supplier. The appellant/assessee has received invoices from the supplier which were of the nature of components of machinery used for...

Delhi Riots: No Order On Umar Khalid's Bail Plea Today, Court Defers Pronouncement To March 21

A Delhi Court on Monday deferred passing orders on the bail plea moved by student activist Umar Khalid in connection with a case alleging larger conspiracy into the Delhi riots of 2020, involving charges under Indian Penal Code and UAPA. Written submissions for Umar Khalid were filed on the weekend.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat will now pronounce the order on March 21.The order...

Income Tax Deduction Not Allowable On Deposit In No-Lien/Escrow Account: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court bench consisting of Chief Justice S Muralidhar and Justice R.K. Pattanaik held that the income tax deduction is not allowable on deposit in a no-lien or escrow account.The appellant/assessee, a company, is in the business of manufacturing and selling ferro alloys like ferro silicon and charge chrome. The assessee filed its return of income, declaring a total...

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 7 To March 13, 2022

Nominal Index Dharanidhar Ghosh Vs. Union of India 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 71Unisource Hydro Carbon Services Private Limited Versus Union of India 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 72Sankar Mondal v. Swapan Debnath & Ors2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 73Piyali Tewari Dey v. Baidyanath Dey & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 74Ashlesh Biradar v. State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 75In the goods of Mahesh Kumar Agarwal and...