Burden Of Revenue Earned From One Liquor Shop Can Be Transfer To Another: MP HC [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court (MPHC) has upheld the Madhya Pradesh government’s decision to pass on the burden of amount of license fees earned from the liquor shops functioning within five kilometers from river Narmada to be closed on those shop or group of shops falling beyond this area.The State government introduced liquor policy 2017-18 having provision to shut down the liquor...

Mere Anchoring Of A Vessel For Repair Does Not Constitute Taxable Import: SC [Read Judgment]

For deciding the question whether the rig was imported into India, the requirement of home consumption has to be satisfied, the bench said.The Supreme Court, in Commissioner Of Customs, Mumbai Vs M/S Aban Loyd Chiles Offshore Ltd, has held that mere repair of a vessel is not putting the vessel to use in India and would not result in home consumption, so as to constitute a taxable import.A...

Kerala Law Academy Protest Ends

The 29-day agitation at the Kerala Law Academy came to an end on Wednesday, after the assurance of removal of Ms. Lakshmi Nair as the Principal of the Law College. The stir ended with an agreement between the students and representatives, signed in the chamber of Mr. C. Ravendranath, Education Minister, Kerala Government.The students were protesting against alleged irregularities in...

Madras Bar Association Seeks Elevation Of Justice N. Paul Vasanthakumar To SC

In a representation to the Chief Justice of India, the Madras Bar Association has requested elevation of Justice N. Paul Vasanthakumar to the Supreme Court of India.The letter states that the Supreme Court lacks adequate representation from the Madras High Court, “which is the oldest and a chartered High Court”, with Justice R. Banumathi being the only Judge elevated to the...

Kerala HC Acquits Man Convicted For ‘Raping’ A ‘Well-Educated’ Lady On The Pretext Of Marriage [Read Judgment]

Even a common lady or an uneducated lady cannot be deceived more than once or twice on a promise of marriage, said the  Court.The Kerala High Court has acquitted a man convicted for ‘raping’ a 27-year-old ‘well-educated’ woman by giving false promise of marriage.Justice P Ubaid found it quite unbelievable that an engineering graduate could be easily deceived on a marriage promise on...

No Cash Withdrawal Limits From March 13th, Says RBI

From February 20, the weekly withdrawal limit for savings accounts will be raised to Rs 50,000.The Reserve Bank of India has today announced that there will be no limit on cash withdrawal from savings account, from March 13th 2017.The Apex Bank has also announced that, starting from February 20, the weekly withdrawal limit for savings accounts will be raised to Rs 50,000. Present limit is...

Advisory To State Govts On Levy Of Service Charge By Hotels

Acting on complaints by consumers alleging unwarranted levying of service charge on food bills by hotels and restaurants, the Department of Consumer Affairs has issued an advisory to state governments to sensitise those in the industry about statutory provisions governing the levy of service charge and to keep consumers informed through information displays in appropriate places.In a...

Parl Sub-Committee On E-Pharmacies Recommends Setting Up Of National Portal To Monitor Online Sale Of Drugs

The government is planning to allow online sale of drugs with certain riders. Recommendations submitted by the sub-committee set up to deliberate on the matter has proposed setting up of a national portal to act as a nodal platform entrusted with regulating online sale of drugs. The government also intends to ban online sale of certain categories of drugs that are prone to be misused.Minister...

Infidelity, By Either Spouse, Is On Equal Footing: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

It would cause mental cruelty to the other spouse with the same intensity, the Court said.The Delhi High Court has observed that an act of infidelity by either spouse, irrespective of the gender, is on an equal footing and would cause mental cruelty to the other spouse with the same intensity.A family court judge, in the instant case, had dismissed a petition filed by the husband...

Bombay HC Listens To CD To Ascertain Role Of Pragya Singh Thakur In 2008 Malegaon Blasts [Read Order]

The division bench of Justices Ranjit More and Dr.Shalini Phansalkar Joshi today listened to CDs that have footage of the accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, in-chamber.Although the bench began hearing the CDs in open court, ASG Anil Singh who appears for NIA said that since the media is present, it would be better to listen to the CDs in-chamber. The bench obliged.According to the...

MP HC Bars Judges Of Subordinate Judiciary From Visiting Registrar For Transfers/Postings

The Madhya Pradesh High Court (MPHC) administration on Tuesday restrained the judges of subordinate judiciary personally calling on the high court’s registrar general on working days pertained to their transfer and posting.MPHC registrar general Manohar Mamtani on Tuesday shoot off a letter to the district and sessions judges across Madhya Pradesh in this connection.He asked the district...

Citizen’s Whistleblowers Forum Launched, Justice A.P Shah Chairman

In the absence of a credible authority for engaging with whistleblowers, a Citizen’s Whistleblower Forum has been established under the Chairmanship of Justice (Retd.) A.P. Shah. It aims to encourage whistleblowers to send in their complaints to it, with the same being examined and important cases being taken up with...