Bombay HC Fines Dairy Farm Owner 1 Lakh For Mala Fide Petition [Read Judgment]

In another instance of the judiciary exercising it’s powers to curb mala fide litigation, a division bench of the Bombay High Court headed by Chief Justice Manjula Chellur has fined a petitioner Rs. 1 lakh. The petitioner had sought for Maharashtra Keeping and Movement of Cattle in Urban Areas (Control) Act, 1976 to be declared unconstitutional and ultra vires to Part IX-A of the...

Madras HC Dismisses Petition Challenging Demonitisation, SC To Hear Petitions On Nov 15 [Read Judgment]

Further litigation has surfaced in light of the centre’s decision to demonetise 500 and thousand rupee currency notes from the midnight of November 8. The Madurai bench of the Madras HC today dismissed a petition filed by M Seeni Ahmed, who sought directions to the central government to reverse it’s own decision which would make 500 and thousand rupee notes legal tender again. The...

Significant Increase In Direct And Indirect Tax Collections From April To October Says The Finance Ministry

According to the Ministry of Finance, during the period of April 2016 to October 2016 direct tax collections in the country stood at 3.77 lakh crore rupees, which means it has seen an increase of 10.6% from the previous year collections in the corresponding period. This also means that 44.5% of the Budget Estimates of direct taxes for the financial year of 2016-17 has been achieved.The...

CIC Must Record Reason While Reversing Orders Of Lower Authorities: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has quashed an order passed by the Central Information Commissioner and stated that while reversing orders of lower authorities, the CIC must record appropriate reasons for the decision.Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva allowed the writ petition against CIC order dated 04.06.2015, and observed, ‘In the present case, there is no finding returned by the Central Information...

Section 311 Of CrPC Can’t Be Used To Substitute A Witness: Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Judgment]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court in Kamlesh Diwakar vs. State of MP, has rejected an application filed under Section 311 of CrPC by the complainant to substitute the witness.In the case, applicant Kamlesh was facing charges under IPC for kidnapping and murder of a boy named Vikram. The boy had gone to his school on 13.08.2015 at 11 am, but thereafter did not come back.A missing report was...

Mos Rathore Given A Uninhabitable Flat By A Builder? SC Panel To Inspect

A Supreme Court-appointed panel comprising of two lawyers will inspect the facilities at the flat of Minister of State Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in Parsvanath Developers’ Exotica project in Gurgaon in the wake of his complaint that the house given after a long legal battle was “uninhabitable”.Rathore had booked a flat in Parsvnath's Exotica project in Gurgaon in 2006 and paid around...

Delhi Smog: NGT Bans Construction Activities For One Week [Read Order]

In view of the unwavering smog in Delhi-NCR, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday issued definitive directions to the authorities and listed the matter for hearing. Along with other measures, the tribunal has called a ban on construction and related activities in the region for next one week.The tribunal pulled up Delhi Government and neighbouring states for not taking timely...

Delhi HC Upholds Divorce On Ground Of Wife’s Cruel Behaviour Since Honeymoon [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court in Anu Seth vs. Sunil Seth has upheld the order of the Family Court that granted divorce to the husband on the ground of the wife’s cruel behaviour towards him ever since their honeymoon. The wife had approached the high court challenging the order.Anu Seth left her matrimonial home within less than 3 months of getting married to never return, even upon repeated...

Grave Suspicion Can’t Substitute Proof In Criminal Trials: SC [Read Judgment]

Suspicion, howsoever grave, cannot substitute proof, said the Supreme Court while setting aside a high court and trial court judgment that had found a duo guilty for murder.The high court, in this case, had affirmed the trial court findings that one Gurunathan was murdered by his wife and her alleged paramour.On appeal, the bench comprising Justice Dipak Mishra and Justice Amitava Roy...

Delhi HC Closes PIL Seeking Establishment Of Indian Judicial Service

The Central government submitted before the high court that the consultative process is going on in this regard.The first bench of the Delhi High Court has disposed of a PIL preferred by Ashwini Upadhyay seeking the establishment of Indian Judicial Services on the lines of Indian Administrative Service.It granted the petitioner the liberty to approach the court again if he was not...

Delhi HC Makes Jet Airways Liable For Loss Of Goods In Transit, Orders To Avoid Frivolous Litigation [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court in M/S Jet Airways (India) Ltd. vs. M/S Dhanuka Laboratories Ltd., has asserted that notable corporations must not only be responsible litigants, but must also ensure that there is no frivolous litigation, especially when as a carrier of goods, the goods are lost by the appellant through its agent carrier to whom the goods were handed over.Jet Airways filed the suit...

Bombay HC Grants Interim Protection To TV Channel Banned By MIB [Read the Order]

A single vacation bench of the Bombay high Court today granted an interim stay on a ban imposed by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting(MIB) on a TV channel for showing “objectionable content”. The ban was imposed by MIB on Care World which is a 24/7 health and wellness channel, is in accordance with Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act.Justice MS Karnik who was hearing...