Practicing Chartered Accountant Cannot Enroll As A Lawyer: Gujarat HC [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court, last week, upheld the denial of enrolment to a practicing Chartered Accountant.“…the person as a member of profession has to discharge his obligation and, therefore, the profession as an Advocate or Lawyer which is a full time, one cannot be permitted if he is already working as a profession like Chartered Accountant. The nature of work may have some kind...

Defacing Delhi For DUSU Polls: Delhi HC Says It Warrants Action, Seeks Report [Read Petition & Order]

Delhi, as on date, is replete with posters, spray paints and pamphlets of candidates contesting Delhi University Students Union polls.And it is not just the Delhi University campus, but almost all flyovers, underbridges, pillars, Delhi Metro stations from north to south and east to west that stand defaced.The Delhi High Court and the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday were taken by surprise...

Should It Be Made Mandatory For Person Swearing On Affidavit To Mention Aadhaar Number? Jharkhand HC Directs HC Rules Committee To Examine [Read Judgment]

The Jharkhand High Court, last week, directed the High Court Rules Committee to examine whether there was a need for amending the HC Rules, 2001 to make it compulsory for a person who swears on an affidavit to mention his Aadhaar number and submit a photo copy of the Aadhaar card as well.Justice A.B. Singh also directed the Committee to consider an amendment to the Rules to make it mandatory...

Sales Component In The Works Contract Of Laying Pipes Is Divisible And Can Be Subjected To Sales Tax- Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

A company was involved in the works contract of laying down of pipes for water supply schemes under the Rajasthan Government.  The company themselves manufacture the pipes, valves and like equipments needed for  executing the contract.  Thus, the execution of the work involved sale and supply of pipes, and like equipments.The sales component in the contract was sought to be taxed under...

Children Are The Real Sufferers In Matrimonial Disputes:Delhi HC Calls For Suggested Guidelines [Read Petition]

When it comes to matrimonial disputes, children are the real sufferers. So has been observed by courts in various judgments.The Delhi High Court had recently lamented how children are used as tools of vengeance by disputing parents and how it is a child's fundamental right to get love of both the parents. Even in custody matters, welfare of child is of paramount importance.With the best...

Rajasthan HC Quashes FIR Against Lawyer For Allegedly Rendering Wrong Legal Advice To Bank [Read Order]

The Rajasthan High Court, last week, quashed an FIR filed by a Bank alleging wrong legal advice by a lawyer in the form of a forged search report for grant of loan.The Court was hearing a Petition filed by Mr. Rajendra Singh under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of an FIR registered against him under Sections 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), 467...

IDBI Moves SC To Vacate The Stay Of Insolvency Proceeding Against Jaypee

A day after the Apex Court stayed the insolvency proceeding against Jaypee Infratech before NCLT, the IDBI bank today moved the top court saying the stay order will benefit the builder rather than the home buyers. Mentioning urgently before the Bench headed by Chief Justice of India J Dipak Misra, Senior Advocate A M Singhvi sought the bench to vacate the stay order."The stay order on...

Kerala HC Deprecates Police Action Of Evicting Person In Settled Possession; Orders Restoration Of Possession [Read Judgment]

Use of police force to secure rights which are essentially civil in nature, even during pendency of civil proceedings is quite a recurring phenomenon. It goes without saying that such unwarranted police interference is a severe blow to rule of law and fair process, as in such instances the gainer is the one who wields influence over police through connections or lure of money.Dealing with such...

Finance Ministry Waives Late Fee for Delayed Payment of GSTR 3B for July

The Ministry of Finance, in a press release, has notified waiver of late fee for all those who could not file GSTR 3B for July. However, the interest on late payment of tax liability has not been waived.The Goods and Services Tax was implemented on July 1. At the time of introduction, the last date for the payment of GST for July was August 25. The payment of GST would be complete only upon...

Bombay HC Restrains Patanjali Ayurved From Telecasting One Advertisement After HUL Seeks Injunction

The Bombay High Court on Monday passed an ex-parte order against Patanjali Ayurved owned by Baba Ramdev restraining them from broadcasting a particular advertisement that plaintiff Hindustan Unilever sought injunction against.Justice KR Shriram passed the order after fixing the matter for hearing once it was mentioned by plaintiff’s lawyers at 2 pm.Senior Advocate Virag Tulzapurkar appeared...

Madras HC Directs State Election Commission To Conduct Local Body Elections By 17 November [Read Judgment]

The Madras High Court, on Monday, directed the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) to conduct the local body elections by 17 November.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M. Sundar took note of the urgency of the situation, as a period of almost one year had elapsed from the date of expiration of the tenure of the local bodies, and directed the Commission...

Federation Of Labour Law Practitioners Can’t Be Registered As A Trade Union, Lawyers Can’t Claim Rights Through Such Enactments: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

In a significant judgment, the Bombay High Court has held that the Federation of Labour Law Practitioners cannot be registered as a trade union under the Trade Unions Act, 1926.A bench of Justice SC Dharmadhikari and Justice Vibha Kankanwadi was hearing a petition filed by Advocate IA Saiyed.Brief BackgroundIn his petition, Saiyed had challenged an order of the Deputy Registrar, Trade...