Bombay High Court Dismisses Plea Against Movie 'The Kashmir Files'

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking to stall the release of movie "The Kashmir Files" on the alleged grounds of hurting religious sentiments of the Muslim community and inflaming members of the Hindu Community with possibility of triggering communal violence. The film directed by Vivek Agnihotri, featuring well-known actors like Anupam Kher and Mithun Chakraborty, is set to...

Hotel No.18 POCSO Case: Kerala High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Accused Roy Vayalat

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed the anticipatory bail applications moved by No.18 hotel owner Roy J Vayalat and his friend Syju M.Thankachan in a POCSO case where they have been accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl at the hotel. However, the third accused Anjali has been granted pre-arrest bail. Justice Gopinath P granted pre-arrest to the third accused subject to...

Visva Bharati University Student Protests: Calcutta High Court Seeks Police Report, Orders Personal Appearance Of SP

The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the Superintendent of Police, Birbhum to submit a report addressing the grievances expressed by the authorities of Visva Bharati University amid the ongoing protests by more than 200 students inside the University campus demanding the immediate reopening of hostels and the conduct of online examinations. Justice Rajasekhar Mantha had earlier...

Breaking: Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay Govt Order Prohibiting Discounts On Liqour MRP

The Delhi High Court has refused to stay the order passed by Excise Department of the Delhi Government, prohibiting discounts on MRP of liquor by retail licensees in the national capital. Justice V Kameswar Rao pronounced the order today on interim applications filed by L7Z liqour licensees in the city. Yesterday, the Single Judge heard at length Senior Advocates Mukul Rohatgi and...

"No Worthwhile Evidence To Prove Charges": Allahabad HC Acquits Minor's Rape-Murder Accused, Sets Aside Death Sentence

The Allahabad High Court recently rejected the reference made to it to confirm the death penalty awarded to a man accused of burning a 14-year-old girl alive after committing rape upon her. Acquitting the accused of Rape and Murder charges, the Bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Sameer Jain noted that that there was no worth-while evidence on record to prove the charges against...

Rejection of Additional Evidence without Examination is Violation of Principles of Natural Justice: ITAT

The Delhi Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has ruled that rejection of additional evidence without examination is a violation of principles of natural justice.The two-member bench of B.R.R.Kumar (Accountant Member) and Saktijit Dey (Judicial Member) has restored the issue to the file of Commissioner (Appeals) for de-novo adjudication after considering the additional...

ITAT Remands Matter To CIT(A) To Determine Taxable Income After Examining Nature Of Credit Entries, Bank Accounts

The Delhi Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) consisting of Astha Chandra (Judicial Member) and Dr. B. R. R. Kumar (Accountant Member) has remanded the matter back to CIT(A) to determine the issue afresh after examining the bank accounts and determining the taxable income. The assessee/appellant had credited a total amount of Rs.4,00,74,711/- in the bank accounts of his...

'Opposition Has Right To Question Govt Actions': Delhi HC Refuses Temporary Injunction In AAP Minister Kailash Gahlot's Defamation Plea Against BJP MLA

The Delhi High Court has refused to grant temporary injunction in favour of Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot, who sued BJP MLA Vijender Gupta for allegedly making defamatory remarks about him over procurement of 1,000 low-floor buses.Gupta had alleged that Gahlot had committed corruption in awarding the tender for maintenance of DTC buses to Tata Motors and JBM Auto Ltd and was aware...

Pan Am Hijack-Terror Attack: Can Compensation Received By Husband For Wife's Death Be Taxed As 'Income'?: Gujarat HC To Examine

The Gujarat High Court is set to examine as to whether the compensation received by the husband on account of his wife's death in a terror attack be taxed as his income. The Bench of Justice J. B. Pardiwala and Justice Nisha Thakore pondered over the question as to whether something that has been received as compensation could be taxed as one's income. In the instant case,...

Evidence Of Public Officer Can't Be Disbelieved Merely Because He Is A Police Officer: Allahabad High Court Denies Bail In NDPS Case

"Evidence of a public officer cannot be thrown only on the ground that he is a police officer," the Allahabad High Court has held recently while denying bail to an accused allegedly involved in a case pertaining to recover of 1,025 kg ganja.Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav discarded the argument that the arresting officials did not comply with the mandatory provisions of search and seizure under...

NGT Imposes ₹25 Crore Fine On Coca-Cola, PepsiCo Bottlers Over Illegal Extraction Of Groundwater In UP

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a fine of Rs 25 crore as environmental compensation on two companies/bottlers Moon Beverages and Varun Beverages, who are responsible for the manufacturing of products namely, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, as it found them guilty of exploiting groundwater for bottling plants in Uttar Pradesh.The NGT's Bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson),...

Once Parties Acknowledge Existence Of Arbitration Clause, Court Can Appoint Arbitrator Even If Stamp Duty Is Insufficiently Paid: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has recently observed that once the parties have acknowledged that an arbitration clause was embodied in the substantive contract, insufficiency of stamps cannot prevent the court from disposing an application under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 for appointment of arbitrators. Single Judge AK Menon said,"Arbitration is seen as a...