'Concentrate On Completing Education': Madhya Pradesh High Court Advises Adult Woman Wanting To Marry Outside Religion

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday, directed the release of an adult woman confined at Nari Niketan, who was facing opposition in her family for wanting to marry a man outside her religion. The division bench of Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Manindar Singh Bhatti further advised her to concentrate on finishing her studies, stating that marriage, though important, can be postponed...

Public Interest Has Precedence Over Private Interest: Gujarat High Court Refuses to Stall Redevelopment Of Public Housing Blocks

The Gujarat High Court has refused to stall the redevelopment work being carried out in Public Housing Blocks, noting that public interest will always have precedence over a private interest of the parties.Justice Vaibhavi Nanavati observed,"Some inconvenience to individual dwellers cannot be given any primacy and public interest as well as public benefit has to be taken...

Concretization Of Trees: Delhi High Court Calls For Operationalising Tree Disease Surgery Unit In SDMC

Dealing with a plea highlighting the inaction of the authorities over concretization of trees in city's Vasant Vihar area, the Delhi High Court has called for operationalising a Tree Disease Surgery Unit in South Delhi Municipal Corporation. Justice Najmi Waziri said that Corporation shall ensure that the Unit be operationalized if the same is not already done, before the next date of...

Opening Of Masjid In Nizamuddin Markaz Will Have To Be In Terms Of DDMA Order: Centre Informs Delhi High Court

The Centre on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that the aspect of opening of Masjid in city's Nizamuddin Markaz will have to be done in terms of the order passed by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA).Justice Mukta Gupta was dealing with an application filed in the petition moved by the Delhi Waqf Board seeking to ease restrictions at the Nizamuddin Markaz, which has been...

Cognizance Of Complaint Taken After 2 Yrs Not Ground For Considering Entitlement Of Anticipatory Bail: Chhattisgarh High Court

Refusing to grant anticipatory bail under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, the Chhattisgarh High Court held that merely because the case is registered on complaint and cognizance of the complaint is taken by the Court after about two years, will in itself is not a ground considering entitlement of anticipatory bail. Still, it is to be considered on the merits of each case.The...

Delhi High Court Orders Blocking Of 34 Rogue Websites Indulging In Online Piracy By Streaming Content Of Universal, Netflix, Disney Etc

The Delhi High Court has ordered for blocking of 34 rogue websites indulging in online piracy by streaming streaming content of Universal City Studios LLC., Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Netflix Studios, LLC, Paramount Pictures Corporation and Disney Enterprises, Inc, through illegal means. Justice Asha Menon directed the Department of Telecommunications...

Loss On Investment In Subsidiary, Made To Boost Sales, Deductible As Revenue Expenditure, Rules ITAT

The ITAT Bench of Chennai, consisting of members V. Durga Rao (Judicial Member) and Manoj Kumar Aggarwal (Accountant Member), allowed the loss on investment made in subsidiary company for increasing business expediency to be written off as business loss. Allowing deduction of legal fee and due diligence expenditure incurred in acquiring a foreign entity, the ITAT ruled that the loss...

AAAR : No GST Leviable On Lease Of Buses To Public Transport Department

The Andhra Pradesh Bench of the Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling (AAAR), consisting of members Suresh Kishnani and Ravi Shankar Narayan, upheld the order of the Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) holding that the lease of buses by the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) to the Public Transport Department (PTD) of the Government of Andhra Pradesh was exempt...

"Most Gender Insensitive & Crooked Person": Allahabad HC Denies Bail To Man Who Allegedly Sent Girlfriend's Intimate Pics To Her Family

The Allahabad High Court recently denied bail to a man who allegedly shared intimate pictures of his girlfriend with her family members as it noted that this was an exclusive case of betrayal of the faith of the victim by the applicant.The Bench of Justice Rahul Chaturvedi also observed that while the victim permitted the accused to have those photographs under certain confidence...

Trafficked Girl Rescued From Bangladesh & Reunited With Parents In India: Calcutta HC Lauds Efforts Of All Stakeholders, Directs Rehabilitation Of Victim

In a significant development, a victim girl who had been trafficked to Rangpur, Bangladesh has been rescued and reunited with her parents back in India. The Court had earlier directed the Central government to take concrete measures to ensure immediate repatriation of the victim to India.On Tuesday, Justice Rajasekhar Mantha recorded his appreciation and gratitude towards the efforts put in...

Non-Consideration Of Vital Aspects In Documents A Valid Ground To Review Disciplinary Authority's Order: Madras High Court

Madras High Court has held that material aspects that were not considered by the Disciplinary Authority can be construed as 'new evidence' by the Reviewing Authority to exercise its power of review.The court observed that the power of reviewing authority is not intended for mechanical exercise and aims at a clear application of mind. This would include whether the nature of charges have...

Calcutta High Court Seeks State's Response In PIL Alleging Non-Implementation Of RERA In West Bengal

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday sought response from the State government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) alleging that members of Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) and the Appellate Tribunal have not yet been appointed in West Bengal despite the State government having notified the establishment of the West Bengal Real Estate Regulatory Authority and the the Real Estate...