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'Assistance To Law Students A Move To Create Goodwill, Develop Contacts': Harish Salve Seeks Deduction Of Foreign Scholarship; ITAT Allows
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi, has accepted the claim of Senior Advocate Harish Salve for deduction of the foreign scholarship given by him to two Indian students as "expenditure solely and exclusively for the purposes of business or profession" under Section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.Under Section 37(1), expesnes for the purposes of business and profession can be...
Arbitration Court Not Empowered To Embark On Fact-Finding Exercise While Deciding Application For Setting Aside Arbitral Award: Madras High Court
"While it is not necessary for an arbitral award to justify every paisa or a rupee awarded to the claimant, the broad premise on which the quantum is founded has to be discernible from award itself for the award to be meaningful or even intelligible in legal terms," observed the Madras High Court recently. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and...
Exception Of Customary Divorce U/S 29(2) Hindu Marriage Act Not Attracted In Absence Of Declaration From Civil Court Regarding Its Validity: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that merely obtaining a customary divorce will not attract the exception envisaged under Section 29(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act. A Single Bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya has made it clear that the validity of such a divorce has to be established by a deed of declaration. "For Section 29(2) of the 1955 Act to be invoked, it has to...
'Not Before This Bench' : CJ-led Bench Of Delhi HC Adjourns Pleas Against 'Aaj Tak' For Alleged Misreporting Of Tractor Rally
A division bench led Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court on Friday said that it will not hear the petitions seeking action against 'Aaj Tak' news channel over alleged mis-reporting of the tractor rally, and that the case will be assigned to another bench."Not before this bench", a bench comprising Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh said as soon as the two writ petitions...
High Court Seeks Details Of All Pending Cases Against MPs/MLAs in States Of Punjab, Haryana & U.T. Chandigarh
The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Thursday (25th February) sought information of all the cases pending against the MPs/MLAs (sitting or erstwhile) in the States of Punjab, Haryana & U.T. Chandigarh. The Bench of Justice Rajan Gupta and Justice Karamjit Singh has directed an Officer of the rank of Inspector General of Police to be present on the next date of hearing to furnish...
Bar Council of UP Moves Delhi High Court Against BCI's Decision To Oversee Its Activities, Conduct Elections
The Delhi High Court has sought response from the Bar Council of India on a petition filed by the State Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh, alleging that the former is attempting to take over its functioning. A Single Bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh has asked the counsel appearing for BCI to urgently seek instructions in the matter by next week. Background The Bar Council of UP and...
Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Private Schools' Plea For Collecting 100% Tuition Fees
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the State Government on a batch of petitions challenging the government notification dated January 29, by which all categories of Private Educational Unaided Institutions only for the Academic Year 2020-21are directed to collect only 70% Tuition Fees from the parents as collected for the academic year 2019-20 and other charges are not...
Aided School Teachers Cannot Contest In Elections: Kerala High Court Declares Section 2(iv) Of Legislative Assembly (Removal of Disqualifications) Act Unconstitutional
The Kerala High Court held that the Teachers of aided schools cannot contest in the election to the local bodies, including State Legislative Assembly and Parliament.The bench comprising the Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly observed that a teacher of an aided educational institution, within the State of Kerala, in terms of the provisions of Kerala Education Act, 1958, and...
Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Travel Restrictions At Kerala Border
The Karnataka High Court On Wednesday issued notice to the Union Government and State government on a PIL challenging the restrictions on the movement of public along the Kerala-Karnataka Border in view of the outbreak of Covid-19. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum has posted the petition filed by Advocate B Subbaya Rai for...
Creating Separate Unit For Transgender Police Personnel Give Them 'Respectful Representation': Bihar Govt. Submits To Patna HC
The object of giving respectful representation in public employment is the inclusion of the transgenders into the mainstream of the society as well as to boost their morale and thereby motivating them to deliver the best i.e., a good society. It would also help to change the perception of the society towards transgenders: Bihar Government
How Centre's New IT Rules Apply To Online News Portals?
The Information Technology Rules published by the Central Government today to regulate online content shall also apply to Online News Media Portals.The Rules titled Information Technology (Guidelines For Intermediaries And Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, have into force with their notification in the official gazette today. To whom does the Rules apply?Rule 2(o) of the...
Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Appointment Of Retd. Justice S. Baskaran As Chairperson Of State Human Rights Commission
The Madras High Court has issued notice on a petition challenging appointment of retired High Court Judge, Justice S Baskaran, as the Chairperson of the Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission. A Division bench comprising of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy granted a month's time to the State counsel to seek instructions in the matter and report...