Clarification Issued By CBDT Cannot Introduce A Cut Off Date For Its Applicability: Rajasthan High Court

A Bench of Rajasthan High Court, consisting of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice Sudesh Bansal, held that since the primary intention of the Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020 was the resolution of disputed taxes, the courts must adopt an interpretation that furthers this intention and not restrict its scope. Also, the court ruled that a clarification issued by the Central Board of...

Delhi High Court Exempts Advocates From Wearing Gowns From March 2 Till Further Orders

The Delhi High Court has exempted the Lawyers from wearing Gowns practicing in the High Court with effect from March 2, 2022 till further orders. A notice in this regard was issued by the Registrar General of the High Court today.Wearing of Gowns by Advocates practicing in the Delhi High Court has been dispensed with, with effect from March 2, 2022 till...

Tweet Against HC Judge Hearing Hijab: Actor Chetan Granted Bail, Court Restrains Him From Posting Any Derogatory/Provocative Statements

A Magistrate court in Bengaluru on Friday granted bail to actor and activist Chetan Kumar A, arrested for retweeting an old tweet which he had posted nearly two years ago, criticizing an order passed by Justice Krishna S Dixit in an alleged rape case, who is now part of the full bench hearing a batch of petitions related to the Hijab ban. The court granted bail on execution of a...

"Offence of Money Laundering of Continuing Nature; Crime Has Traversed 20 Years," – Special Court In Nawab Malik's Remand Order

Observing that as per section 3 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, the offence of money laundering is "continuing in nature and it continues till such time a person [is] enjoying the proceeds of crime by its concealment or possession or acquisition or use of untainted property or use or projecting the same as untainted property" the special judge rejected the argument made...

"No Need To Extend Interim Orders": Allahabad High Court Closes Suo Moto Extension Of Interim Orders Plea

The Allahabad High Court has disposed of its plea concerning the suo moto petition registered for the extension of interim orders in all matters pending before it and subordinate Courts including interim bails. The Bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Piyush Agrawal ordered thus as it noted that the situation of the pandemic COVID- 19 has improved and now, normal functions...

Plea In Jharkhand High Court Challenges Its RTI Rules Asking Applicants To Provide 'Motive' Behind Seeking Info, Notice Issued

The Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday issued a notice on a writ petition challenging certain provisions of the High Court's Right to Information Rules as ultra vires the Central legislation.The matter was heard by a division bench of Chief Justice Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad, which sought a response from the Registrar General of High Court, directing him to explain within two...

Merely Because Live-In Relationship Is Unacceptable, Woman Can't Be Deprived Of Her Rights : Leander Paes Held Liable For Domestic Violence

Ruling that tennis star Leander Paes knew model and-Art of Living Instructor Rhea Pillai was married to Actor Sanjay Dutt when he started living-in with her in 2003-05, a Metropolitan Magistrate held their relationship to be 'in the nature of marriage' and declared Paes liable of causing economic and mental violence under the Domestic Violence Act."The consensual sexual relationship...

UAPA- Delhi Court Sends Human Rights Activist Khurram Parvez & Two Others To Judicial Custody Till March 24 In Alleged Terror Funding Case

A Delhi Court on Friday sent human rights activist Khurram Parvez and two others namely Muneer Ahmad Kataria and Arshid Ahmad Tonch to judicial custody till March 24 in connection with an alleged terror funding case. Special NIA Judge Parveen Singh of the Patiala House Courts passed the order after hearing the counsel appearing for the accused persons as well as the National Investigating...

Undertaking As Contemplated U/S 4 Of Partition Act Must Be Unconditional: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court, sitting in Lucknow, recently held that a member of an undivided family being a shareholder of the family's dwelling-house is entitled to exercise his rights under Section 4 of the Partition Act only if the undertaking is unconditional. The declaration was made by Justice Jaspreet Singh.Section 4 of the Partition Act provides that where a share of a...

WB Municipal Polls: Calcutta HC Directs State To Provide Police Protection To BJP Candidates On Payment Of Costs

The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the State government to extend police protection to BJP candidates contesting in the upcoming West Bengal Municipal elections by providing one Armed Police Officer to each candidate subject to payment of costs by the candidates themselves. The BJP candidates had preferred an appeal before the Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash...

'Misuse Of Funds': Madras HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance, Asks Adhoc Administrators Of Nagore Dargah To Justify Their Continuance

Taking suo motu cognisance of the misuse of funds belonging to Nagore Dargah, the Madras High Court has called upon the Ad Hoc Board of Administrators to show cause as to why they should not be discontinued/ substituted.The first bench of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy came down heavily on the Board after observing that it has filed a writ appeal...

Delhi High Court Stays Notices Issued By Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board To Gail Gas Ltd

In a big relief for the PSU's (Gail Gas Limited and its subsidiaries), the Delhi High Court granted stay of the Public Notices along with the consequent Hearing Notices issued by Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board ("PNGRB") to them. These notices were issued by PNGRB for inviting comments and holding a hearing regarding declaration of the following geographical areas...