Statutory Dues Of Income Tax, VAT Etc. Are Operational Debts Under IBC : NCLAT [Read Judgment]

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that statutory dues of income tax, value added tax etc. are 'operational debts' under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016.Consequently, it held that Income Tax Department, Sales Tax Department of states etc., who are entitled to such dues, are 'operational creditors'.The judgment was given by the NCLAT dismissing a batch of appeals filed...

MP HC Rejects Plea Against Conducting DNA Test Of A Man Accused Of Having Unnatural Sex With His Wife [Read Order]

"Although Section 53- A of Cr.P.C. deals with rape but in the present case also the allegations of commission of unnatural sexual act has been made."

Section 138 NI Act: Non-Filing Of I-T Returns Does Not Mean That The Complainant Had No Source Of Income: MP HC [Read Order]

"Non-filing of Income Tax Return by itself would not mean that the complainant had no source of income and thus, no adverse inference can be drawn in this regard only because of absence of Income Tax Return"

Lack Of Parental Care One Of The Reasons For Child's Addiction To Online Video Games : Kerala HC

Lack of parental care is perhaps one of the reasons for child getting addicted to online games, observed the High Court of Kerala yesterday.The Court was dealing with a petition by a child seeking permission to appear for plus two examination of Central Board of Secondary Education, despite attendance shortage. The attendance shortage was due to the child's addiction to online video games. He...

Deceased NLU-J Student's Father Moves Rajasthan HC For Probe Into Son's Mysterious Death; Notice Issued

Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan High Court has issued notice on a petition filed by the father of a National Law University, Jodhpur student who was found dead under mysterious circumstances back in 2017.Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati also directed the Investigating Officer to appear before the court along with a comprehensive status report on the next date of hearing, that is April 3.The...

Former J&K HC Judge Who Held Article 370 Is Permanent To Contest Lok Sabha Polls

The 2015 Judgment authored by him held that Article 370 is beyond amendment, repeal or abrogation.

Indian American Neomi Rao Appointed As Circuit Judge Of US DC Court

Neomi Jehangir Rao, an Indian American Lawyer, has been appointed as United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. She was nominated by the Senate to the post previously occupied by the current US Supreme Court Judge Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Her nomination was confirmed on March 13th by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 46. She was sworn in by US Supreme...

Lawyers Calling Themselves 'Chowkidar' In Twitter Should Not Be Permitted To Practise Law : Complaint To BCI

An advocate from Mumbai has sent a complaint to the Bar Council of India seeking disciplinary action against lawyers calling themselves "chowkidar" (security guard/watchman) in twitter.He said that an advoacte cannot claim to be a "chowkidar" as Bar Council of India prohibits an advocate from following any other profession while being on the rolls."Chowkidar or watchman profession is...

Sec.52 TP Act - Sale Agreement Executed During Pendency Of Suit Hit By 'Lis Pendens' : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

Answering a reference, a Full Bench of the High Court of Kerala has held that an agreement of sale executed by a party to lis during the pendency of suit will be hit by the doctrine of lis pendes under Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act.The reference arose when a division bench doubted the correctness of an earlier division bench decision in Wellingdon B and others v D Shyama Prasad...

Madras HC Stays Defamation Case Against Stalin

The Madras High Court Wednesday stayed a defamation case filed against DMK president M K Stalin for certain remarks against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami over the Kodanad estate robbery case. The interim order was given by Justice G K Ilanthiraiyan on a petition by Stalin seeking to quash the defamation case pending before the principal sessions judge here. Stalin alleged that...

Arnab Goswami Summoned By Kerala Court In Defamation Case For Alleged Anti-Kerala Remarks

Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV, has been summoned by Judicial First Class Magistrate's Court, Kannur in Kerala in a criminal defamation case filed for allegedly humiliating Keralites during a channel discussion.The complaint was filed by P Sasi, CPI(M) leader and president of People's Law Foundation, alleging that Goswami had termed Keralites "shameless people", while debating...

Section 26 Evidence Act: Confession In Police Custody Made In Immediate Presence Of Executive Magistrate Admissible: P&H HC [Read Judgment]

"Had there been any intention to confer the power only on the Judicial Magistrate, the Parliament would not have forgotten to insert the word 'Judicial' before the word 'Magistrate' in Section 26 Evidence Act."