Petition filed in Delhi HC alleging charging of excess Tax by restaurants in Delhi, notice issued [Read Petition]

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice in a Writ Petition contending that restaurants in the capital are charging tax in excess of what is prescribed under the law.The Petition, filed by Anish Agarwal and Avi Tandon, graduates of National Law University, Jodhpur, demands that steps be taken against restaurants charging Value Added Tax and Service Tax in excess of legal stipulations....

PIL filed in Delhi HC against attendance policy of Amity Law School

Against the attendance policy of Amity Law School, a Public Interest Litigation has been filed in Delhi High Court.The petitioner, Sri. Divyadeep Chaturvedi, who is a lawyer, contended in his petition, that the institute has "arbitrarily departed" from stipulated requirement of having 75 per cent aggregate attendance in all courses and was insisting upon 75 per cent in each subject. The...

Cabinet approves Rs 5 Lakh Compensation to Victims of Cross-Border Firing

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to enhance the grant of compensation to the civilian victims under the scheme titled “Central Scheme for Assistance to Civilian Victims of Terrorist/ Communal/Left Wing Extremist (LWE), Cross Border Firing and Mine/IED blasts on Indian Territory” from Rs.3 lakhs to Rs.5 lakhs. The highlights of...

Death in Police Custody: Gujarat HC orders State to pay compensation to the kin [Read Judgment]

The Gujarat High Court has recently directed the State Government to pay a lump sum compensation of Rs 1.50 Lakhs on account of a detainee’s death in Police Custody, to the deceased’s mother within a period of six months.As per the case details, Ashok Hakabai (deceased) was arrested under the Prohibition Act at Morbi. It was alleged that the victim was brutally tortured by the police...

Cabinet approves introduction of the "Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016"

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for introduction of the "Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016".The Bill will regulate surrogacy in India by establishing National Surrogacy Board at the central level and State Surrogacy Boards and Appropriate Authorities in the State and Union Territories. The legislation will ensure effective regulation...

Past Cruelty, once condoned cannot be relied upon to seek Divorce: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has recently held that if by resuming cohabitation the spouse claiming victim of cruelty forgives the other spouse who commits the cruelty, the alleged act of past cruelty cannot be relied upon to seek divorce on account of the cruelty unless they are revived by subsequent acts of cruelty.Justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Pratibha Rani has dismissed an appeal filed by...

NGT orders Delta Group to pay environmental compensation of 100 crores; Adani Group to pay 5 Crores [Read Judgment]

In an interesting and landmark judgment, National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench at New Delhi, in case titled Samir Mehta v Union of India ordered Delta group (including its Panama based holding company & 2 Qatar based subsidiaries)today to pay a compensation of Rs 100 Crores &the Adani Group to pay 5 crores to the Government of India through Ministry of Shipping.The bench...

Public authority not bound to collect and furnish information which is not required to be maintained by it: CIC [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission has observed that a Public Authority has no obligation upon to collect/collate information which is not required by its law, rules or regulations to be maintained by it.In the instant case, an RTI application was filed before the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), Rajya Sabha Secretariat seeking information/historical documents on two points...

Judges and Lawyers should update themselves with the latest trends of Law: Madras HC [Read Order]

Law and judge- made law (case-law) must undergo change in tune with the change in Society. Otherwise, it will be a dull subject, the Court said.While setting aside an order of Sessions Judge who had refused to order further investigation upon application by de facto complainant, the Madras High Court observed that Judges and Lawyers should update themselves with the latest trend of law.The...

SC strikes down retrospective effect of S.19(20) TN VAT Act [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, in JAYAM & CO. VS. ASSISTANT COMNMISSIONER & ANR has struck down retrospective effect given to sub-section (20) of Section 19, of the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006.Partly allowing the Appeal against Madras High Court judgment which had dismissed the Challenge against sub-section (20) of Section 19, of the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006, and...

Eminent Law professor Dr. VS Mani passes away

Eminent Law professor Dr. Venkateshwara Subramaniam Mani, has passed away today.Prof. Mani, who has been an expert in the field of public international law, was the founder Director of Gujarat National Law University and the Seedling School of Law and Governance, Jaipur National University, Rajasthan.He had appeared before the International Court of Justice as agent and counsel on...

Conviction for Minor Offences should not be used to disregard one’s right to public employment: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court reversing an order of disqualification from Central Armed Police Force on the basis of a history of brush with the penal law ruled that honourable acquittals and petty misdemeanours should not be negatively considered in appraising a candidate’s capabilities for a job. The judgement delivers important insights on how nature and motive of criminality is important...