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Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Bail To Persons Accused Of Hacking Phones Through Fake Loan App, Accessing ‘Intimate’ Photos For Blackmail
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has denied bail to three men in a case of blackmail and phone hacking. The accused would send links for download of a loan application, access the entire phone data and then blackmail those trapped by threatening to share their 'intimate' photographs with their contacts. Justice Anoop Chitkara said the accused were able to take advantage of loopholes in...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 2 To January 8, 2023
Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 1 To 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 7Nominal Index Priyanaka R Patil v. Kendriya Sainik Board. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 1 Ankit Kumar & others v. State of Karnataka & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 2 M/S. Provident Housing Limited v. Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 3 Latha Choodiah v. Sree Balaji H. 2023 LiveLaw...
Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 2 To January 8, 2023
Nominal Index [Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 1-11]XXXX v. Union Of India and Connected Cases 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 1Sali M.N. v. State of Kerala & Ors. and other connected matters 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 2T. A. Abdul Sathar v. The State of Kerala and Ors. 2023 LiveLaw(Ker) 3Lt. Col. E.V. Krishnan & Anr. v. State of Kerala & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 4Laila Bhagaval Singh v. State of Kerala...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association Election Results Challenged
Advocate Chouhan Satvinder Singh Sisodia, one of the candidates who contested for the post of President of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association in the election held last month, has moved the high court challenging the results of the elections as well as the procedure followed for holding the polls.The matter is listed for hearing on Monday before a division bench of...
Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 2 To January 8, 2023
NOMINAL INDEX Gyan Prakash Singh vs. State of U.P. and others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 1 Ghanshyam Pandit vs. State of U.P. 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 2 Bablu @ Jitendra And Another vs. State of U.P 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 3 Ajeet Singh Constable vs. State Of U.P. And Anr 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 4 Zahid Khatoon vs. Nurul Haque Khan 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 5 ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE WEEK Benefit Of...
AA Empowered To Direct Tenant To Vacate Premises Of Corporate Debtor: NCLAT Delhi
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson), Dr Alok Srivastava (Technical Member) and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member), while adjudicating an appeal filed in M/s. Jhanvi Rajpal Automotive Pvt. Ltd. v R.P. of Rajpal Abhikaran Pvt. Ltd. & Anr., has held that the Adjudicating Authority is empowered...
Orissa High Court Orders Rs. 2 Lakhs Compensation To Family Of Man Who Died In 2001 After Coming In Contact With Live Electric Wire
The Orissa High Court has recently ordered two lakhs’ rupees compensation to the wife and son of a man who died after coming in contact with a live electric wire in 2001. While allowing the writ petition, the Single Judge Bench of Justice Biswanath Rath reprimanded the electricity department and said: “The representation claiming compensation was filed in 2001. It is not...
HP High Court Orders ₹2 Lakh Compensation For Sweeper Who Was Made To Dispose Of Collected Urine For 1 Month
The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Saturday ordered the state authorities to provide 2 Lakh as compensation to a sweeper who was assigned the job of disposing of collected urine in the incomplete toilets in a Government Polytechnic.Observing that the state officials had not only violated the fundamental rights of the petitioner, who hails from the Scheduled Caste category, but also the...
Tax Cases Weekly Round-Up: 1 January to 7 January 2023
Supreme Court Non-Banking Finance & Leasing Companies Not Liable To Pay Interest Tax On Instalments Paid Under Hire Purchase Agreement : Supreme Court Case Title: M/s. Muthoot Leasing And Finance Ltd. versus CIT Citation : 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 7 The Supreme Court has held that non-banking finance and leasing companies are not liable to pay tax on the interest component...
Arbitration Cases Weekly Round-Up: 1 January to 7 January 2022
Bombay High Court: Dispute Between Service Providers Can’t Be Referred to Arbitration: Bombay High Court Case Title: World Phone Internet Services Pvt. Ltd. versus One OTT Intertainment Ltd. In Centre The Bombay High Court has ruled that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (TRAI Act) is a self-contained Code, intended to deal with all disputes arising out of...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 2 To January 8, 2023
Citations 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 1 to 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 16NOMINAL INDEXGIRISH & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 1 BHAVIKAA KESHWANI & ANR. (THROUGH THEIR LEGAL GUARDIANS) v. UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 2 AKSHAY DHINGRA v. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 3 ARJUN ANAND v. UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del)...