Cockfighting: Madras High Court Issues Directions To Ensure Safety Of Birds During Pongal Celebrations At Tiruvallur Event

The Madras High Court recently issued a set of directions to be followed while conducting cockfights in connection with Pongal festival at an event in Valakkanampoodi Pudur village of Tiruvallur district.Cockfighting is an age-old practice in which two or more specially bred birds, known as gamecocks, are placed in an enclosed pit to fight for the primary purposes of gambling or...

Gujarat High Court Seeks MHA's Reply On Father's Plea Claiming Daughters Under Swami Nithyananda's Confinement

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday sought a response from the Ministry of Home Affairs in the case of 2 missing sisters who are allegedly under unlawful confinement of Rape Accused and self-styled Godman, Nithyananda. The bench of Justice N. V. Anjaria and Justice Niral R. Mehta passed this order while hearing a Habeas Corpus plea filed by the father of 2 sisters seeking their...

Is Order XXV Rule 1(1) CPC Mandatory? Delhi High Court Larger Bench To Decide

The Delhi High Court has referred the issue relating to the interpretation of Order XXV Rule 1(1) of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) to a larger bench. Observing that appears to be a "clear inconsistency" in the views expressed by different coordinate benches of the high court on whether the proviso to Order XXV Rule 1(1) of CPC is mandatory in nature or whether the court has...

State Of Tripura Has No Jurisdiction To Levy VAT For Supply Of LPG Cylinder Under Work Orders Executed Outside The State: Tripura High Court

The Tripura High Court has ruled that the State of Tripura has no jurisdiction to levy VAT under the Tripura Value Added Tax Act, 2004 (TVAT), on transport or supply of LPG cylinders to Tripura under the work orders executed outside the State. The bench of Acting Chief Justice T. Amarnath Goud and Justice Arindam Lodh held that that the situs of the sale would be the place where...

Importers To Furnish Additional Information At Customs Automated System While Filing A Bill Of Entry In Case Of "Specified Goods": CBIC

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the Customs (Assistance in Value Declaration of Identified Imported Goods) Rules, 2023 (CAVR, 2023), which shall come into effect on February 11, 2023.The Board has informed importers that, when filing a bill of entry for "specified goods," they will need to provide additional information in the Customs Automated System.The...

Section 34 Application Does Not Cease To Be An Application Only Because Procedural Requirements Were Not Complied: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that an application to set aside an arbitral award under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act) does not cease to be an application merely because the applicant has not complied with certain procedural requirements. The bench of Justices Vibhu Bakhru and Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav held that filing an affidavit in support of...

Bombay High Court Quashes Reassessment Order On Asian Paints In View Of Full Disclosure

The Bombay High Court has quashed the reassessment order as the assessee, Asian Paints, disclosed fully and truly all facts material and necessary for the assessment.The division bench of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Valmiki SA Menezes has observed that the reasons do not disclose what material or fact was not disclosed by the assessee.The petitioner/assessee is a public...

IBC Cases Weekly Round-Up: 2nd To 8th January 2023

Supreme Court “Inappropriate, Almost Bordering On Contempt”: SC Deprecates NCLAT Order Impeding Implementation Of SC Order Case Title: Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd. v Iirf India Realty Xii Ltd. & Ors. Case No.: CIVIL APPEAL NO.9062/2022 The Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Abhay S. Oka while adjudicating an appeal has set aside...

Second Writ Petition Seeking To Enforce Order Made In An Earlier Writ Petition Is Maintainable: Orissa High Court Reiterates

The Orissa High Court has reiterated that a second writ petition, which is filed seeking enforcement of order made in an earlier writ petition, is maintainable. While clarifying the position, the Single Judge Bench of Justice Arindam Sinha relied upon the decision of the Calcutta High Court in Indrapuri Studio v. State of West Bengal, 2003 (3) Calcutta High Court Notes (CHN)...

UAPA Accused In Custody Since 3 Yrs, Only One Of 54 Witnesses Examined: Calcutta High Court Grants Bail

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted bail to an accused in a case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act after observing that there has been an inordinate delay in conclusion of the trial, thereby infringing upon the accused’s fundamental rights. A division bench of Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta took into consideration that the accused...

After High Court Nudge, Karnataka Govt Authorises CBI To Attach Excess Properties Of Mining Baron Janardhana Reddy

The State government on Thursday submitted before the Karnataka High Court an order granting authorisation to the Central Bureau of Investigation to attach excess properties of former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gali Janardhana Reddy’s properties in relation to a corruption case. Additional Advocate General Dhyan Chinnappa though pointed out to the court that an...

'Gross Irregularities': Bombay High Court Quashes Recruitment Process of Thane Co-operative Bank, Aspirants May Re-Apply

The Bombay High Court recently quashed the recruitment process of Senior Banking Assistant and Junior Banking Assistant of the Thane District Central Co-operative Bank finding gross irregularities in the recruitment process.“…it is quiet clear that the statement in the affidavit in reply of respondent nos.1 (bank) and 5 (recruitment agency) that they strictly followed and have complied...