Ford, Nissan, Toyota Fined For Engaging In Unfair Trade Practices [Read Order]

The COMPAT (Competition Appellate Tribunal) has found Ford, Nissan and Toyota guilty of engaging in unfair trade practices due to their being in dominant position in respect to their respective spare parts, including diagnostic tools, technical information, fault codes, repair manuals etc., in the aftermarket.The tribunal imposed a penalty of 2% on average annual turnover of these companies...

Part Payment Can’t Defeat Entire Cause Of Action in Cheque-Bouncing Cases: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

In a recent judgment, the Calcutta High Court has held that part payment of a legally enforceable debt cannot defeat the entire cause of action in a dishonour of cheque case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.The high court was considering a petition filed by an accused in a cheque case against the concurrent finding and sentence in cheque bouncing case.The allegation against...

Kerala HC Stays Relaxation Of Dress Code At Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple [Read Order]

A division bench of Kerala High Court has stayed an order of Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple executive officer issued recently granting certain relaxations regarding the dress code for women to enter the Thiruvananthapuram temple.The executive officer of the temple had issued an order permitting women to enter the temple wearing churidar.Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple Eases Dress Code For Women...

No More Rail, Bus, Metro Ticket Using Old Rs.500 Notes From Friday Midnight

The exemption given for use of old Rs.500 notes for purchasing railway tickets, bus tickets of government or PSUs, tickets for travel by suburban or metro rail and making payments for on-board railway catering services availed, will be withdrawn on Friday midnight.The government had allowed the use of demonetised notes for making payments for several utility services after the November...

Six-Month Time Limit For Submitting Caste Certificate In Local Self Bodies’ Election Mandatory: Bombay HC (FB) [Read Judgment]

A full bench of the Bombay High Court has held that the six-month time period prescribed for production of a Validity Certificate issued by the Caste Scrutiny Committee under Section 9A of Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965 is mandatory and in case of failure, the election of such individual will be terminated retrospectively and...

Equalization Levy has earned the exchequer Rs 146.5 Cr since June: MoS Santosh Kumar Gangwar

Equalization levy, popularly known as the Google Tax has grossed Rs 146.5 Crore for the Government exchequer since its introduction in June till 3rd December. Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, stated this and highlighted crucial aspects of the tax in a written reply to a question posed in Lok Sabha today.The Budget 2016 came with an ‘Equalization...

India Towards Cashless Economy? Govt Offers Bargain Deals On Digital Transactions

A month after demonetisation, the Central government has rolled out a slew of measures and incentives to give impetus to the process of establishing a digital and cashless economy in the country.The country has, over the past month, struggled with cash crunch and has increasingly taken to digital transactions through use of credit/debit cards and mobile phone applications/e-wallets etc....

Impeachment Motion: Five Main Allegations Against Justice CV Nagarjuna Reddy

Sixty one Rajya Sabha members have moved a petition for impeachment proceedings against Justice CV Nagarjuna Reddy of the Andhra Pradesh/Telangana High Court. The following are the main allegations against the JudgeMisused his position as HC judge to ‘victimize’ a ‘Dalit’ JudgeThe impeachment motion describes the allegation made by Mr. Rama Krishna, formerly Principal Junior Civil...

Delhi HC Allows Divorce Petition On Finding Matrimonial Bond Beyond Repair [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court in Rajiv Chhikara vs. Sandhya Mathur, has dissolved a marriage finding that the matrimonial bond was beyond repair. The parties got married in March 12, 2004, but their relations became sour soon. Wife Sandhya had filed a petition for divorce under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA), alleging that there has always been a demand of dowry from her...

Bombay HC Rejects Taj Pharma Directors’ Anticipatory Bail Plea [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court in Sudhir Singh and Another vs. State of Maharashtra and Another, has rejected the anticipatory bail applications of directors of Taj Pharmaceuticals, for the offence of cheating, forgery punishable under IPC, selling or providing goods and services with a false trademark punishable under Trade Marks Act, 1999 and Section 13(3)(a) of the Drugs and Cosmetics...

DU Photocopying Appeal: Who Said What And Why?

The Delhi High Court has reserved its verdict in the Delhi University (DU) photocopy case.A group of international publishers, including Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press and Taylor and Francis Group, appealed against the September 16 single judge ruling.Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw had allowed Rameshwari Photocopy Services, a shop in the DU campus, to sell course packs...

Petition against PM Modi’s election from Varanasi dismissed by Allahabad HC

Allahabad High Court on Wednesday reportedly dismissed a petition challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat in 2014.Justice Vikram Nath dismissed the petition, calling it “half-hearted, vague and bald statements, based on media reports.” He was of the opinion that “no material has been placed on record to make the petition triable.”...