Woman Married To Gay Man 'Aggrieved Person' Under DV Act, Mumbai Court Upholds Order On Grant Of Maintenance To Wife

Observing that the term 'aggrieved person' under the Domestic Violence Act wouldn't just include a woman who suffers physical abuse but also sexual, verbal and emotional abuse, a sessions court upheld an order directing a 'gay' man to pay maintenance to his estranged wife.Additional Sessions Judge Dr AA Joglekar dismissed the husband's appeal against an order of the magistrate court granting...

CBIC Issues Various Clarificatory Circulars On GST; Prescribes Procedure For Handling ITC Mismatch In FORM GSTR-3B and FORM GSTR-2A

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)has recently issued a series of circulars clarifying various GST relatedissues.The CBIC, in its circular dated 27.12.2022, noted thatduringthe initial period of implementation of GST, i.e., the financial years 2017-18and 2018-19, many suppliers had failed to furnish the correct details in FORMGSTR-1, which led to certain deficiencies...

'Unreasonable Delay In Filing FIR, Complaint Filed Out Of Grudge': Mumbai Court Acquits TVF founder Arunabh Kumar In Sexual Harassment Case

A Metropolitan Magistrate recently acquitted OTT platform 'The Viral Fever' founder Arunabh Nathuni Kumar of sexual harassment charges under Section 354A of the IPC.Metropolitan Magistrate AI Shaikh in the judgement said no concrete evidence was produced by the prosecution and that there is material discrepancy and contradiction in the case."Even, there is unreasonable and unexplained...

Karnataka High Court Annual Digest 2022: Part II [Citations 261-521]

Continued From Part ICitations: 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 261 to 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 521Nominal IndexNIRANJAN HEGDE v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 261THE MANAGEMENT OF M/S GRASIM INDUSTRIES LTD v. THE GENERAL SECRETARY HARIHAR POLYFIBERS, EMPLOYEES UNION & Others. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 262KARAN MENON v. STATE OF KARNATAKA. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 263P.N.CHANDRASHEKAR v. STATE OF...

Arbitration Can Be Invoked Against Party Deleted From Section 9 Application: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has ruled that once anapplication is filed under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,1996 (A&C Act), merely because the applicant choses to subsequently delete aparty from the proceedings under Section 9, it cannot be held that the arbitralproceedings can never be invoked against such a party.The bench of Justice Manish Pitale held that a party...

Marital Rape, Mother's Choice In MTP Cases, POCSO Act & More: Important Rulings of Delhi High Court In 2022

LiveLaw reported 1216 judgments from Delhi High Court in 2022. Here are some of the important decisions:Delhi High Court Passes Split Verdict On Criminalizing Marital Rape, Justice Rajiv Shakdher Holds Exception 2 Of Section 375 IPC UnconstitutionalCase Title: RIT Foundation v. UOI and other connected mattersCitation: 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 433The Delhi High Court passed a split verdict on a batch...

Vehicle Owner Also Liable To Pay For Maintenance, Treatment Of Animals Recovered From His Truck: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently upheld an order directing the owner of a vehicle to pay towards maintenance and health inspection of the animals seized from it under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.Justice Prakash Naik in the judgement noted that the Sessions Judge, while upholding the magistrate's order, has made reference to Rule 5 of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Care...

Karnataka High Court Quashes State's Decision To Exclude Private Sector Employees From BH-Series Registration For Vehicles

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Commissioner of Transport and Road Safety to register the motor vehicles of two private sector company employees under BH-Series registration.A single judge bench of Justice C M Poonacha allowed the petition filed by Ranjith K P who works in Fortinet Technologies India and Shalini T, who works at Accenture Solutions.The court set aside...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Allows Litigant To Withdraw Suit And File It Afresh, 7 Years After It Was Instituted

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh,Indore Bench recently allowed an application under Order 23 Rule 1 and 3 of the CPC moved by a litigantto withdraw his suit with liberty to file it afresh, more than seven years after the case was instituted before a Civil Judge in Dewas.Allowing the application, JusticePranay Verma said that considering the conduct of the plaintiff and thestage of the...

Removing Dead Body From Scene Of Murder To Another Place Doesn't Come Under Ambit Of S. 201 IPC: Allahabad High Court

Explaining the scope of Section 201 IPC, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that removing the corpse of a murdered man from the scene of the murder to another place does not come within its ambit as the removal does not cause the disappearance of evidence of the commission of the murder.Stressing that to constitute an offence under Section 201 I.P.C. there must be a disappearance of...

Documents Issued By Public Servant Are Supposed To Be In Public Domain: J&K&L High Court Sets Aside Direction For Inquiry On Source Of Detention Order

Setting aside an order directing Anti Corruption Bureau to inquire how a litigant managed to get hold of the detention order and certain official communication prior to execution of the order, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Wednesday said such documents issued by a public servant are supposed to be in a public domain and they were neither classified nor relating to...

CBIC notifies Central Goods And Services Tax (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2022 In Accordance With 48th GST Council Meeting: Know 5 Significant Changes

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the Central Goods and Services Tax (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2022, on the recommendations of the 48th GST Council Meeting.The Central Goods and Services Tax (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2022 shall be effective on 26 December 2022.1. PAN to be verified through separate one-time passwordsThe Permanent Account Number shall be...