Provisions Of Deemed Dividend Are Attracted If HUF Gets Payment And Shareholder Is Its Member With Substantial Interest: SC [Read Judgment]

It is no gain saying that since HUF itself is not the registered shareholder, the provisions of deemed dividend are not attracted, the Bench saidThe Supreme Court in Gopal and Sons(HUF) vs. CIT Kolkata-XI has held that even if a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) itself is not a registered shareholder, the provisions of deemed dividend are attracted once the payment is received by the HUF,...

All-India Bar Examination (AIBE-2017) Likely To Be On Feb 26

The Bar Council of India (BCI) on Wednesday announced that the All-India Bar Examination (AIBE) was likely to be held on February 26 this year.The registration for the examination is likely to start on Friday (January 6).According to the Bar Council of India, the objective of the AIBE is to examine an advocate's capability to practice the profession of law in India. Those who pass...

Delhi HC Directs DU To Admit Disabled Ph.D Candidate [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Delhi in Medhavi Krishna v. University of Delhi and Ors., directed the Delhi University to grant admission to a differently-abled man, declaring the admission criteria adopted by the University as “unsustainable”.Noting that seats in the Ph.D course were still available, and that the selection process was still going on, Justice V. Kameswar Rao directed the University...

Bombay HC Quashes Criminal Complaint Registered Under Rape, As Complainant Was “Confused” [Read Order]

In another case of criminal complaints being registered falsely under Section 376, a division bench of the Bombay High Court has quashed a complaint registered against a man who was charged under Sections 376, 324,500, 504 and 506 by the police after his former partner who he had consensual relations with, accused him of cheating her by promising to marry and in the process establishing...

EC Announces Initiatives To Strengthen Expenditure Monitoring Mechanism in Assembly Elections

As the Election Commission (EC) has announced election schedules for five states, it has spelt out comprehensive instructions to crack its whip on illegal expenditure during the polling season.The EC has undertaken several initiatives to maintain close scrutiny over the election expenditure of the candidates, including GPS-monitored flying squads, video surveillance team and involvement...

Delhi HC Restrains Shemaroo From Making Any Further Reproduction Of Bollywood Classic ‘Teesri Kasam’ [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has restrained media content house Shemaroo Entertainment and one of its top officials from distributing, selling or broadcasting through any platform famous 1966 Hindi film Teesri Kasam, starring Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman.Justice Endlaw, vide order dated 19.12.2016, issued the direction to Shemaroo and its joint managing director (JMD) on the plea of the son and...

Best of 2016: Top 10 Judgments Of Kerala High Court In 2016

The year 2016 is very much significant to the High Court of Kerala as it marked the 60th year of establishment of the court.The High Court of Kerala was formed as a result of integration of princely states of Travancore-Cochin with Malabar district and present day Kasaragod (then a part of Madras Presidency), with effect from 1st November 1956.In 2016, the high court reached its highest...

Non-Disclosure Of Material Facts, Sans Intent To Deceive, Won’t Render A Decree Fraudulent: SC [Read Judgment]

Bald allegation of fraud without proof and intent to deceive would not render a decree obtained by a party as fraudulent, the Bench held.The Supreme Court in Harjas Rai Makhija vs..Pushparani Jain, has held that a mere concealment of material facts or non-disclosure, without intent to deceive or a bald allegation of fraud without proof and intent to deceive, would not render a decree obtained...

RBI Tells Banks To Ensure At Least 40% Bank Notes Are Supplied To Rural Areas [Read Circular]

Severely hit by cash crunch post demonetisation and inadequate supply of new currency, the rural areas are still reeling under the pressure. In order to mitigate the effects, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued several guidelines to ensure that at least 40% bank notes are supplied to the rural areas. The central bank has also put in place a monitoring and reporting mechanism to ensure...

No Coercive Action Against Man Who Married Minor Girl As Per Sharia Law: Gujarat HC [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court has directed the police to refrain from taking any ‘coercive steps’ against a 21-year-old man who eloped with a minor girl, but solemnised the marriage as per the ‘Sharia law’, which legitimises marriage of Muslim minor girls post puberty.The court, however, directed the Investigating Officer to continue investigations into the girl’s alleged kidnapping,...

India Death Penalty Report-2016

In 2016, the Judgments of the Apex Court which considered the Criminal Appeals by Death row convicts, raised a suspicion whether it is becoming more and more reluctant to award/confirm death penalty. In the month of September 2016, we saw the Apex Court setting aside death penalty in seven cases in a row. The only death penalty confirmed by the Apex Court in 2016, was in October, when...

SC Slaps Rs.1 Lakh Cost On Tenant Who Refused To Vacate Despite Court Order [Read Order]

Such an attitude,  at the behest of an individual, needs to be curbed with a strong hand, the bench said.The Supreme Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 1 lakh on a tenant who refused to hand over possession to the landlord even after the apex court ordered it in 2012.Girija Shankar’s special leave petition against order of eviction was dismissed by the apex court in September 2012....