Central Motor Vehicles Rules: Madras HC Strikes Down Levy Of Additional Fee [Read Judgment]

The Motor Vehicles Act and the Central Motor Vehicles Rules at present only contain a provision authorising the levy of a fee and nothing more, the court said.The Madras High Court has struck down a notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, which called for imposition of additional fee in the nature of a fine or penalty over and above the...

No HC Relief To Zee In Copyright Case Against Sony On Kids’ Talent Show [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has refused to grant any relief to Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd and dismissed the notice of motion in a commercial suit filed against Sony Pictures, alleging copyright infringement.According to the plaintiffs, Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited illicitly copied Zee’s popular show India’s Best Dramebaaz, a televised talent hunt for child actors in 5 to...

A Systemic Trend In India In Awarding Death Penalty Against Marginalized Populations: Dr.Anup Surendranath [Video]

On 7 March, 2017 NALSAR Lecture Series on Constitutionalism hosted its eighth speaker, Dr. AnupSurendranath. Dr. Surendranath, a NALSAR alumnus, heads the Centre on the Death Penalty which has been credited with the seminal Death Penalty India Report, the first-ever empirical work on the administration of the death penalty in India. The topic of the lecture was closely related to his research: ‘Re-imagining Constitutional Questions on the Death Penalty’.At the outset, he cautioned that the topic...

Taxation (Amendment) Bill, 2017 Passed By Lok Sabha

With the expected roll out of GST on July 1, 2017 a new indirect tax regime will be born. The various current indirect taxes levied on sale of goods or supply of services by the Central or Sate Government will be subsumed into GST. Therefore, to make the Customs Act & Excise Act compliant with GST, Lok Sabha on 6th April 2017 has passed The Taxation (Amendment) Bill, 2017.With the...

Consumers Affairs Department Signs MOU With 230 Companies For Quick Redressal Consumer Complaints

The Department of Consumer Affairs has launched a project named The National Consumer Helpline (NCH). The project will be executed through the Indian Institute of Public Administration(IIPA), New Delhi who in-turn has signed a MOU with 230 Companies under the convergence programme and is aiming for quick redressal of the grievances/complaints of the consumers.According to the written...

Madras HC Asks Govt To Extend Crop Loan Waiver Scheme To All Farmers [Read Judgment]

Denial of benefit of waiver of crop loans to farmers who had cultivated lands exceeding 5 acres is a clear discrimination violating Article 14 of the Constitution, the Bench said.In a big relief to farmers in Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court has asked the government to extend the crop loan waiver scheme to all farmers, including those whose land holding is more than 5 acres.A bench...

Department Of Revenue Claims Success In Fight Against Black Money

Department of Revenue claimed that it has been fighting successful crusade against black money with the help of concerted & co-ordinated actions of Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs).In the coming days the department promises intense action tax money launderers & tax evaders who will in turn have to pay a heavy cost for their deviant behaviour. In order to plug the loopholes and...

Delhi HC Orders Transfer Of Domain Name Googlee.in To Google [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court recently upheld an arbitral award directing transfer of domain name registered as ‘Googlee’ to Google Inc., noting that the former had adopted a “slavish” imitation of Google's writing style, font, color scheme and layout.“Mr Khatri was rightly stopped in his tracks by the Arbitrator from continuing with his misadventure. He could not have hoped to get away...

SC Notice To Centre, States On PIL Seeking Ban On Cow Vigilante Groups

Live LawThe Supreme Court today formally issued notice to the Centre and five states on a petition which sought a ban on cow protection vigilantes for indulging in violence.The five states the bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra issued notice are Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Rajasthan and UP were such vigilante groups are valid and given licenses."We want their responses" the bench...

Government's Gears To Rollout GST - Rajya Sabha Cleared GST Bills

Parliament passes four supplementary GST Bills marking the onset of the landmark one-tax-one-nation regime.The Rajya Sabha passed these four bills -The Central Goods and Services Tax Bill, 2017, the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Bill, 2017, the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Bill, 2017 and the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Bill, 2017 without any amendments and...

Challenge Against Selection Process Of DU Assistant Professors; Delhi HC Asks DU To File Response

In a Letters Patent Appeal filed before the division bench of Delhi High Court against an order of the single judge, regarding the selection process of Assistant Professors in Delhi University, the court has issued notice to the University and asked to file it's response.Justice Valmiki Mehta had earlier dismissed the writ petition filed by Kanika Sanwal, an aspirant for the post, who...

Justice Shiva Kirti Singh To Be TDSAT Chairman

The government has decided to appoint former Supreme Court judge Justice Shiva Kirti Singh as the chairman of Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT).Justice Singh was elevated to the Supreme Court on September 19, 2013, and retired on November 11, 2016.The TDSAT chairman seat has been vacant since June 2016, after the retirement of Justice Aftab Alam as its...