It Is Neither Illegal Nor A Crime: Kerala HC Allows Lesbian Couple To Live-in Together [Read Judgment]

‘This court cannot find that the 'live-in relationship' between the petitioner and the alleged detenue will in any manner offend any provisions of law or it will become a crime in any manner.’Weeks after the Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality, the Kerala High Court has allowed a plea of the lesbian live-in couple to live together.A division bench of Justice CK Abdul Rehim and...

Bhima Koregaon Case: No Coercive Action Against Gautam Navlakha, Anand Teltumbde Till Next Week: Bombay HC Directs Pune Police

The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Pune Police to abstain from taking any coercive action against activist Gautam Navlakha and professor Anand Teltumbde—both arrested in relation to the Bhima-Koregaon case—till next week.The order was passed by a Bench comprising Justice RV More and Justice Bharti Dangre, which decided to hear on October 26 the petitions filed by Mr Navlakha and...

Lottery Can Be Taxed Under GST Acts: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

‘Since lotteries are generally speaking ‘goods’ and come within the definition of ‘actionable claims’, and since, lotteries are kept out of the purview of ‘actionable claims’ which do not attract the CGST Act, 2017, lottery can, therefore, be charged to tax under the CGST Act, 2017.’The Calcutta High Court has held that lottery can be taxed under the Central and State Goods...

Bar Council Of Delhi CPIO Fails To Provide Info On Missing RTI Section From Website; CIC Slaps Rs. 5,000 Penalty

The Central Information Commission (CIC) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 5,000 on the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) of the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) for delaying supply of information to an applicant, while also failing to attend hearings before the CIC.The order was passed by Chief Information Commissioner Radha Krishna Mathur on an appeal filed by one Shashi, who had...

MP HC Directs Inquiry Into Passing Of Order By Lower Court Judge Despite Transfer Of Case To Another Court [Read Order]

The Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed an inquiry to be conducted against all those involved, including a lower court judge, in the passing of an order by the judge after the case had already been transferred to another court.Justice JK Maheshwari ordered the inquiry to be concluded within three months, after which contempt proceedings are to be initiated against...

No Insurance Cover To Persons Suffering From Congenital Anomalies: Delhi HC Seeks IRDAI Explanation

The Delhi High Court has asked the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) to "explain the reasonableness" of not granting insurance cover to people suffering from congenital anomalies."What is the objection to giving insurance cover to them (people suffering from congenital anomalies)," a bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao asked the IRDAI and sought...

NCLT Empowered To Decide Issues Relating To Allotment Of Share Capital, Alteration And Rectification Of The Register Of Members: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

'The non-compliance of any conditions contained in Section 62 of the 2013 Act also constitutes mismanagement of the company, inasmuch as under Section 241 of the 2013 Act, the conduct of affairs of the company "in a manner prejudicial" to any member or "in a manner prejudicial to the interest of the company", would be governed by the same. The jurisdiction to go into these allegations, vests...

Bombay HC Slams BEST For Arbitrary And Illegal Order Terminating Contract For 40 E-Buses; Says Extraneous Reasons Might Be At Play [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday quashed a notice issued by the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking (BEST) terminating a contract with a private company for 40 electric buses.The bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Naresh H. Patil and Justice GS Kulkarni also rapped the civic transport and electricity provider, opining that it “not only acted high handedly...

#MeToo: CASC Legal Notice To Maneka Gandhi For Action Against BJP, Congress, CPI(M) Over Lack Of ICC

Amidst the heat generated by the #MeToo movement which forced Minister of State for External Affairs AJ Akbar to step down, think-tank Centre for Accountability and Systematic Change (CASC) on Wednesday sent a legal notice to Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi, seeking imposition of fine of Rs 50,000 on heads of the BJP,  Congress and CPI(M) for failing to put in...

Person Is Guilty Of Scandalising Contempt Even If There Was No Intention To Scandalise The Court: Singapore SC Upholds Constitutional Validity Of Contempt Law [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court of Singapore recently upheld the constitutionality of section 3(1)(a)of the Administration of Justice (Protection) Act, 2016.Wham and Tan who were facing charges of contempt for their Facebook posts had challenged the validity of the provision in contempt law on the ground that it violates a Singapore citizen’s right to freedom of speech and expression under Art 14 of...

#MeToo: Director Vikas Bahl Files 10 Cr Defamation Suit Against Anurag Kashyap & Others; Bombay HC Adds Alleged Victim As Party [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed Vikas Bahl, a film director accused of sexual assault by a former employee of Phantom Films, to add the alleged victim as a party to the suit.Justice SJ Kathawalla will hear the alleged victim on October 19 in-chamber. The court directed the respondents Anurag Kashyap and Vikram Motwane also to remain present during the hearing on...

State/University Can Prescribe Higher Standards Of Eligibility Criteria For LLB Admissions Than That By BCI: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

‘Intervention of the court in our perception will be justified only if, a lesser standard is prescribed by the State or the University, than what is prescribed as the minimum standard by the Bar Council’The Kerala High Court has observed that State or University can prescribe higher standards of eligibility admission to LL.B. Courses, than that prescribed by Bar Council of India.The...