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'Prompt Payment of Tax Makes One A Real Hero': Madras High Court Dismisses Tamil Actor Vijay's Plea Against Entry Tax On Rolls Royce Car With 1 Lakh Cost
The Madras High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Tamil Actor Vijay in 2012, seeking forbearance against the Tamil Nadu Government from demanding entry tax on his imported Rolls Royce Ghost Motor car. Justice SM Subramaniam also imposed costs of Rs. 1,00,000 on the actor, saying that filing a writ petition for avoiding tax can never be appreciated."The common man are motivated...
Foundation Of Media Professionals Seeks Intervention In Plea Challenging Sedition Law Before Supreme Court
The Foundation of Media Professionals has moved an intervention application before the Supreme Court in the petition challenging constitutionality of the offence of sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code.The main petition was heard yesterday by a bench comprising Justices UU Lalit and Ajay Rastogi and the matter has been adjourned to July 27 to enable the Central Government...
Criminal Law, Including Anti-Terror Legislation, Should Not Be Misused For Quelling Dissent : Justice Chandrachud
Supreme Court Justice Dr. DY Chandrachud, in an address to the India-US Joint Summer Conference on Indo-US legal ties, noted that criminal law, including anti-terror legislation, should not be misused for quelling dissent or harassment to citizens. While referring to his judgment in Arnab Goswami vs. the State, he observed that,"Our courts must ensure that they continue to remain the first...
Civil Services Exams: SC Defers Hearing In Plea By Aspirants Whose Candidatures Were Cancelled Due To Non-Submission Of Educational Qualification Proof
The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred the hearing pertaining to the petitions by civil services aspirants whose candidatures had been cancelled due to non-submission of educational qualification proof on the specified dated.A Bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar posted the matter on July 15. At the previous hearing, the Counsel for UPSC had submitted that a Counter-Affidavit had been...
'Prima Facie Defamatory' : Delhi High Court Asks Saket Gokhale To Take Down Tweets Against Lakshmi Puri
The Delhi High Court found RTI activist Saket Gokhale's tweets against former Indian Assistant Secretary-General to the United Nations, Lakshmi Puri, calling her a "black money hoarder" etc with respect to a disproportionate assets allegation to be prima facie defamatory. The single judge bench of Justice C Hari Shankar today ordered Gokhale to take down the tweets within 24 hours, failing...
Birla Group-Harsh Vardhan Lodha Dispute : Supreme Court Sets Deadline For Calcutta High Court To Decide Appeals
The Supreme Court on Monday set a deadline of March 31, 2022 for the Calcutta High Court to decide the appeals filed by Birla family members against Harsh Vardhan Lodha continuing as director and chairman in four MP Birla group companies.The Court gave the direction while refusing to interfere with the Calcutta High Court order dismissing contempt petitions filed against Harsh Vardhan Lodha...
Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Suraz India Trust Chairman Rajiv Daiya For 'Scandalizing' Letter
The Supreme Court issued contempt notice to Suraz India Trust Chairman Rajiv Daiya for scandalizing the Court.It is clearly an endeavour to browbeat the Court and this Court will not countenance the same, the bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta said.On May 1, 2017, the Supreme Court's three-Judge bench headed by the then Chief Justice of India, J.S.Khehar, had imposed...
Bail Condition To Compensate Victims Cannot Be Imposed : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a condition for payment of compensation to victims cannot be imposed at the stage of bail."We may hasten to add that we are not saying that no monetary condition can be imposed for grant of bail. We say so as there are cases of offences against property or otherwise but that cannot be a compensation to be deposited and disbursed as if that grant has to take...
Compromise Decree In Respect Of Land Which Is Not Subject-matter Of Suit But Is Part Of Family Settlement Does Not Require Compulsory Registration : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a compromise decree in respect of land which is not the subject-matter of suit but is part of the settlement between the family members does not require compulsory registration.The bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta observed that a compromise decree entered into between the parties in respect of land which was not the subject matter...
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New VC Platform For Supreme Court Soon : Justice Chandrachud Says Tender Awarded To Best Player
Justice Chandrachud also communicated that all judges of the Supreme Court are equipped with 1000 MBPS internet connection speed to do away with any disturbances, as these VC hearings demand a greater bandwidth.