No relief to Ashok Chavan in paid news case, as Supreme Court dismisses his petition; says EC can inquire into paid news allegations

A Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice A K Patnaik and comprising of Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar and Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla dismissed a petition by former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan. It held that the Election Commission was authorized to investigate into the allegation of paid news if the expenses for the same were not being revealed in the election return...

Supreme Court stays demolition of two towers of real estate firm Supertech

Good news for Supertech Group, as a Supreme Court Bench comprising Chief Justice RM Lodha, Justices MadanLokur and Kurian Joseph stayed the demolition of two buildings of the developer in Noida. It directed that status quo be maintained and restricted Supertech from selling or transferring any flat in these two towers. Live Law, has reported that a Division Bench of Allahabad High...

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission imposes fine of Rs 50 lakh on Snack Bar at the Chennai Airport, a unit of Saptagiri Restaurant

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDR) has fined Rs 50 lakh for charging Rs 75 extra on drink, Redbull by the vendor- Snack bar unit of Saptagiri Restaurant. The drink was charged double the amount for which the consumer approached the Consumer forum.The  petitioner one Mr D K Chopra bought the drink at the Airport in October 2009. The Snack Bar at the Airport collected...

RTI activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal Appointed as consultant to Delhi government

Lt. Governor of Delhi Najeeb Jung has appointed Right to Information activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal as consultant to the Delhi government.Agrawal, who holds the Guinness World Records for maximum number of published letters to editors, will provide guidance and training on provisions of the RTI Act, 2005 to all PIOs/First Appellate Authorities under the Delhi government during his...

2G case, Bhushan seeks probe against TATAs, Karunanidhi family and an IPS Officer

Prashant Bhusan has filed a fresh application in the Supreme Court in the ongoing 2G cases seeking an investigation against TATAs, Karunanidhi family and an IPS Officer. The Supreme Court started monitoring 2G Case pursuant to a Special Leave Petition filed in the year 2010 by Central for Public Interest Litigation. The SLP was filed against dismissal of its prayer by High Court of Delhi...

Lok Adalats by Banks to settle Cheque Bounce Cases

Pendency of cases is a major issue for the courts in the country. Currently there are more than 3.20 crore pending cases in different courts. Out of this total, it has been estimated that more than 30% of all pending cases in courts across the country are either cheque bounce cases or traffic challans.The Finance Ministry had earlier considered the option of resorting to  Lok Adalats in order...

India says it won't participate in unilateral US investigation on IPR

India openly stated that it would not participate in any unilateral investigation by the US on its intellectual property rights, emphasizing that its IPR regime complies with international laws.India’s response came in the wake of the release of the USTR Special 301 Report.  The Special 301 Report identifies countries where US companies or products facing trade barriers fur to...

Supreme Court orders Deputy Director of Enforcement Directorate to continue to investigate 2G spectrum cases

A Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice H L Dattu directed that Deputy Director of Enforcement Directorate Rajeshwar Singh would continue with the ongoing investigation in 2G cases, including the Aircel-Maxis deal, allegedly involving former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, till trial is completed. The Apex Court Bench passed the order after it was alleged that Singh is being transferred to...

Breaking; Include TN National Law School (TNNLS) in CLAT 2014: Madras HC

By an interim order yesterday, the Madras High Court Bench comprising of Justice V.Ramasubramanian and Justice V M Velumani ordered the addition of Tamil Nadu National Law School (TNNLS) in Srirangam for this year’s Common Law Admission Test (CLAT).CLAT is to be conducted on 11th of May. It is conducted on alternation by 14 NLUs in the country for admission to the LL.B and LL.M...

SC re-organise SIT for Black Money , Justice M.B.Shah as Chairman and Justice Pasayat as Vice-Chairman

The Supreme Court directed to reconstitute the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the matter of black money.“We now direct the Union of India to issue appropriate notification, as directed by this court in its earlier order, as expeditiously as possible, and not later than three weeks. We also request the chairperson and vice-chairperson of the SIT to initiate actions...

Non-existent person cannot file an Income Tax return; Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that non-existent person cannot file an income tax return. Anil R. Dave, J. delivering the judgment held that the position of a Company is different from an amalgamated society and hence, such provisions for a Company can't be applied to the latter. The Court reiterated the principle that the tax statute should be interpreted very strictly as there is no...

Pay 10 percent of rupees 2400 crore as tax demand: Madras High Court to Nokia

Allowing writ petitions filed by Nokia challenging the state's Sales Tax Department order directing it to pay rupees 2,400 crore tax for the assessment years 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12, Justice B Rajendran of the Madras High Court ordered the company to pay rupees 240 crore. The Madras High Court set aside the order and directed the Finnish handset maker Nokia to deposit 10% of the tax...