Justice Indira Banerjee To Join NUJS Kolkata As Visiting Professor; To Teach Constitutional, Family Laws

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Indira Banerjee has accepted the invitation to join West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) as a distinguished visiting professor.In a LinkedIn post, NUJS has said: “We are extremely happy to share that Hon'ble Justice Indira Banerjee, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India has graciously accepted our invitation to join the University...

Compensate People Affected By Police’s Illegal 'Bulldozer Action': Gauhati High Court To Assam Govt

Weeks after Gauhati High Court slammed Assam Police for demolishing houses of some accused persons with bulldozers, the State has told the court that a Committee headed by the Chief Secretary is enquiring into the incident and appropriate action will be taken against the erring officers within a period of 15 days.While closing the suo motu proceedings that had been initiated by the court in...

Widowed Daughter-In-Law Who Is A Dependent Is Eligible For Compassionate Appointment: Rajasthan High Court

In a recent case, the Rajasthan High Court relied on Division Bench decision in Smt. Pinki v. The State of Rajasthan & Ors. (2012) to hold that widowed daughter-in-law are also eligible to compassionate appointment as a dependent under Rajasthan Compassionate Appointment of Dependents of Deceased Government Rules, 1996. “The Rules of 1996 are a beneficial piece of legislation...

Bombay High Court Issues Notice To NIA In Bhima Koregaon Accused Varavara Rao’s Plea Seeking Permission To Go To Hyderabad For Cataract Surgery

Telugu poet Varavara Rao, accused in the Bhima Koregaon case, has approached the Bombay High Court seeking permission to travel to Hyderabad to undergo cataract surgery in both his eyes.Justice R. G. Avachat issued notice to NIA in the plea challenging trial court’s order rejecting his request to travel to Hyderabad and stay there for three months. The matter was posted on January...

Specific Performance Of Agreement To Lease Can Be Sought Before Arbitrator; Bar Of Section 41 of PSCC Act Will Not Apply: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has reiterated that dispute between parties arising under the Leave and License Agreement, emanating from a relationship of a licensor and licensee, cannot be referred to arbitration in view of the statutory bar contained in Section 41 of the Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882 (PSCC Act), as per which the Small Causes Court alone would have the jurisdiction...

'Bound To Suggest Link To Swiss Official Establishment': Delhi High Court Sets Aside Orders Granting Trademark Registration Of ‘Swiss Military’ Mark To Private Company

Ruling in favour of Armasuisse, which is a federal agency of Switzerland, the Delhi High Court has declared various marks under the name “Swiss Military” ineligible for trademark registration.Justice C Hari Shankar allowed the appeals moved by Armasuisse, which represents the military wing of the Swiss Government, and set aside the orders passed by Deputy Registrar of Trademarks...

ITAT Sustains Disallowance As Cash Payment Exceeds Rs. 20,000 To Single Party In Single Day

The Chennai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has sustained the disallowance under section 40A(3) of the Income Tax Act as a cash payment exceeds INR 20,000 to a single party in a single day.The two-member bench headed by Mahavir Singh (Vice President) and G. Manjunatha (Accountant Member) has observed that Section 40A(3), which has been amended w.e.f. 01.04.2009 by the...

Alcoholic Breath In Medical Report Proof Of Inebriation, Not Entitled To Compensation Under Railway Act: Bombay High Court

An accident while boarding a train in an inebriated state would disentitle a person from receiving compensation under the Railways Act of 1989, the Bombay High Court recently held.The court relied on the medico-legal case (MLC) report from the government community health care centre indicating an alcoholic breath. It dismissed an appeal filed by a deceased man’s kin and cited the proviso...

Streetlight Scam: Punjab & Haryana HC Grants Anticipatory Bail To Former OSD To State's Ex-CM Captain Amarinder Singh

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today granted anticipatory bail to the former Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the state's former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, who has been booked in the alleged streetlight scam involving Rs. 65 lacs.The bench of Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill noted that though the petitioner (Sandeep Singh Sandhu) was the OSD to the former State CM, however, on...

Refund Or Carry Forward The ITC To GST Regime Is Dealer’s Choice: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that the dealer has two options: refund or carry forward the ITC to the GST regime.The single bench of Justice M. Sundar has observed that the dealer cannot be compelled to opt for one of the two, i.e., refund or carry forward the ITC to the GST regime. It is, after all, an option given to the dealer. The provisional refund order issued by the department and...

Clause Contained In The Tax Invoice Amounts To An Arbitration Clause: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the clause contained in the invoices, which clearly stipulates a reference to arbitration, deserves to be construed as an arbitration clause.The single bench of Justice Bharati Dangre has observed that any document in writing exchanged between the parties that provide a record of the agreement and in respect of which there is no denial by the other side...

Entities Evading Tax Payment Are Liable To Be Punished Under Criminal Charges With Penalties: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court, while analysing the growing trend of tax evasion, has stated that companies, firms, or entities that evade tax payments are liable to be punished under criminal charges with substantial penalties.The division bench of Justice S. Vaidyanathan and Justice C. Saravanan has observed that the hotel business is the fastest-growing one in the world. Despite the growth, hotel...