POCSO Act Meant To Protect Minors From Sexual Abuse, Not Criminalize Consensual Romantic Relationships Of Young Adults: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has said that the intention of The Protection Of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was to protect the children from sexual abuse and not criminalise consensual romantic relationships of young adults.Justice Jasmeet Singh made the observation in an order granting bail to an accused in a case registered under Sections 363/366/376 IPC & Sections 6/17 POCSO Act...

Importer Can Apply For Registration After 60th day And Within 5 Days Before Arrival Consignment: DGFT

The Directorate General Of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified that the importers can apply for registration after the 60th day and within 5 days before the expected date of arrival of the import consignment.The DGFT has amended Policy Condition No. 7(ii) of Chapter 27 of Schedule-I (Import Policy) of ITC (HS), 2022.As per the existing policy, the importer can apply for registration not...

Time Limit To Refer Statement Of Case By CESTAT To High Court, Under Section 130A (4) Of The Customs Act, Is Directory: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has ruled that the time limit within which the Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) is required to refer the statement of the case to the High Court, as prescribed in Section 130A (4) of the Customs Act, 1962, is only directory and not imperative in nature. The Division Bench of Justices K.R. Shriram and A.S. Doctor held that the CESTAT is...

Delhi High Court Stays Reassessment Order Against IBIBO Group

The Delhi High Court has stayed the reassessment order against an online travel agent, IBIBO Group, and issued a notice to the income tax department."The Assessing Officer is permitted to pass the reassessment order, yet the same shall not be given effect to and shall be subject to further orders to be passed by this Court," the division bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 7 To November 13, 2022

Citations 2022 [LiveLaw (Del) 1050 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1077]NOMINAL INDEXAxis Trusteeship Services Limited v. Brij Bhushan Singhal & Anr. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1050ELSEVIER LTD. AND ORS. v. ALEXANDRA ELBAKYAN AND ORS. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1051MANISH GUPTA vs GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1052ASHU & ORS v. THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, HIGH COURT OF DELHI AND ORS. 2022...

'Playing With Life Of Citizens': Supreme Court Asks Bihar Govt. About Steps Taken To Stop Fake Pharmacists From Functioning

"What steps are taken to stop fake pharmacists from functioning?", The Supreme Court asked the State of Bihar while considering a Special Leave Petition that raised this issue.One Mukesh Kumar had filed a Public Interest Litigation before the Patna High Court in which he alleged that in various Govt. Hospitals, the persons, who are not a registered Pharmacist are being allowed to discharge...

Reliance Industrial Holdings and Biomatrix Not Associated Enterprises, No income Escaped : ITAT

The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that Reliance Industrial Holdings and Biomatrix were associated enterprises, and, therefore, it could not be said that any income on account of Arm's Length Pricing (ALP) has escaped assessment.The two-member bench headed by Pramod Kumar (Vice President) and Sandeep S. Karhail (Judicial Member) has quashed the...

Extend Proper Facilities To Sabarimala Pilgrims During Mandala-Makaravilakku Festival: Kerala HC To Devaswom Boards

The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the Travancore Devaswom Board and the Cochin Devaswom Board to ensure that proper facilities are provided to Sabarimala pilgrims in the temples under their management during Mandala-Makaravilakku festival season of 1198 ME (2022-23)."The Temple Advisory Committees of those temples, which are identified as Sabarimala Edathavalams, and also other...

Liability To Deduct TDS Under Section 201 of Income Tax Act Is A Vicarious Liability, Which Ends With Discharge Of Principal Liability Of Recipient Of Income: ITAT

The Mumbai bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has ruled that the liability to deduct tax at source (TDS) under Section 201 read with Section 195 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, is a vicarious liability of the payer of an income and thus, the liability to deduct TDS ceases to exist when the primary liability of the recipient of income is already discharged. The Bench of...

Punjab & Haryana HC Protects Deepak Chaurasia From Arrest In POCSO Case, Directs Him To Appear In Trial Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court Thursday stayed the arrest of news anchor Deepak Chaurasia in a POCSO Act case and directed him to appear before the trial court in Gurgaon on or before November 17.Justice Vivek Puri said Chaurasia shall move an application for bail and recall of warrant of arrest, before the Gurgaon court."It is further directed that the arrest of the petitioner shall...

Model Code Of Conduct Violation Case | Jharkhand High Court Quashes Case Against CM Hemant Soren

The Jharkhand High Court on Friday quashed criminal proceedings instituted against Chief Minister Hemant Soren for allegedly violating the model code of conduct during the 2019 Assembly elections in the state. The instant case pertains to the polling day in Ranchi on May 06, 2019, when CM Soren had gone to a polling booth to cast his vote along with his wife wherein he had allegedly...

Orissa High Court Quarterly Digest: July-September 2022

Nominal Index: 1. State of Odisha & Ors. v. Radhakanta Tripathy & Anr., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 109 2. Gobardhan Gadaba @ Gadava v. State of Odisha, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 110 3. Naba Krishna Mahapatra v. State of Odisha & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 111 4. Kishore Bira v. State of Odisha, 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 112 5. M/s. Patel Brothers &...