Delhi HC Restrains Anurag Srivastava From Publishing Defamatory Content Against 'India Today', Rajdeep Sardesai And Others [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court recently restrained a person named Anurag Srivastava (defendant No. 1) from directly or indirectly publishing, re-publishing, sending or posting any tweet or information either in the electronic form or through internet, email or social media, or any print or communication media whatsoever, the statement or post which is derogatory/defamatory in its contents to the TV...

Gold Smuggling : M Sivasankar IAS, For Secretary To CMO, Moves Kerala HC For Pre-Arrest Bail In Customs Case

M Sivasankar IAS, former Principal Secretary to the office of Chief Minister of Kerala, on Monday filed a petition seeking anticipatory bail in the case registered by the Customs in relation to the gold smuggling case.He is at present admitted for treatment at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital. The High Court will consider the bail application today at 1.45 PM.Earlier, the High...

Can Divorced Wife Claim Right To Residence Under Domestic Violence Act?

The Supreme Court in a recent judgment [Satish Chander Ahuja vs. Sneha Ahuja] held that a woman can claim right to residence in the houses owned by relatives as well. This means that, she can seek residence order with respect to property which belongs to in-laws, if she and her husband lived there with some permanency after marriage.What happens after divorce of a married couple? Can a...

Appointment To The Supreme Court: Identifying Trends And Patterns

Earlier today, it was reported that the Law Ministry (Government of India) is currently awaiting the recommendations from the Supreme Court's Collegium to appoint Judges to the Supreme Court. The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, has a sanctioned strength of 34 Judges (including the Chief Justice of India). However, the Court is currently functioning with 30 Judges, as no appointments have been made since the retirement of Justice Gogoi, Justice Gupta, Justice Bhanumathi and Justice Mishra...

Bandra Court Orders FIR Against Kangana Ranaut & Sister Rangoli Chandel For Allegedly Promoting Communal Disharmony

A Magistrate court in Bandra has ordered an FIR to be registered against actor Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel for allegedly trying to create a communal divide in the film industry through their social media.Metropolitan Magistrate Jaydeo Ghule on Friday ordered the FIR to be registered after finding a prima facie case against the actor and her sister. The complaint was filed by...

'Transition Of Unitilized Input Tax Credit Only For Taxes And Duties Subsumed By GST' : Madras HC Disallows Credit For 3 Cesses [Read Judgment]

In an important judgment that can have pan-India implications, the Madras High Court on Friday held that the cesses that have not been subsumed by the Goods and Service Tax laws cannot be carried forward to claim set off against output tax credit.A division bench of the High Court was considering the issue relating to Education Cess (EC), Secondary and Higher Education Cess (SHEC) and...

Homebuyer Can Pursue Remedies Under RERA & Consumer Protection Act Simultaneously: P&H HC [Read Judgment]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that a homebuyer can pursue the remedies under the Real Estate(Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 and the Consumer Protection Act simultaneously.A division bench of Justices Dr S Mularidhar and Avneesh Jhangan held that it is not mandatory that a person, whose complaint is pending before the Consumer Forum, should have it transferred to...

Former Allahabad HC Judge And Wife Move HC Against Eviction From House By Son, HC Directs To Approach District Magistrate

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday directed the District Magistrate, Prayagraj, to resolve a property title/ possession dispute between a former Judge of the Allahabad High Court and his son, within two months. The Bench comprising of Justices Shashi Kant Gupta and Pankaj Bhatia directed the Magistrate to pass a "speaking and reasoned order" and further granted liberty the parties...

Mathura District Court Admits Appeal Against Order Dismissing Suit Seeking Removal Of Idgah Mosque From Site Claimed As Krishna Janam Bhoomi

The Mathura District Court on Friday (16th October) admitted the appeal filed against the order of Civil Judge, Mathura, dismissing the suit for removal of Masjid Idgah, allegedly built on the land of Shrikrishna Janam Bhoomi.The District Judge Sadhna Rani Thakur on Friday (16th October) has issued notices to Uttar Pradesh Sunni Waqf Board, Trust Masjid Idgah, Srikrishna Janamsthan Trust and...

Kerala Actor Assault Case: Prosecution Seeks To Stop Trial; Alleges Bias By Judge

The prosecution said that they are approaching the HC to transfer the case to another court.

Can't Issue Blanket Order To Restrict Circulation Of News On Whatsapp, Facebook Etc. On Wild Allegations: MP HC [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (14th October) refused to put a blanket order to restrict the circulation of news on WhatsApp, Facebook etc.The Bench of Justice S. C. Sharma and Justice Shailendra Shukla was hearing the plea of the petitioner (who is a social worker), filed by way of Public Interest Litigation, stating that a lot of news has been circulated on WhatsApp, Facebook and...

Full Bench Order On Extension of Parole In Light of COVID19 Applies To Both Parole Granted By Jail And By The Court: Delhi HC [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has clarified that no distinction can be created between prisoners who were released on parole by the jail authorities and those who were granted parole by the court, for availing the benefits of the extension order passed by the Full Bench of the court. The Single Bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani noted that if such a distinction is created then the...