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Cheque Dishonour Case Convict Agrees To Pay After 10 Yrs Litigation; Supreme Court Imposes Rs 5 Lakh Cost For Wasting Judicial Time
A party faced the ire of the Supreme Court for taking a cheque dishonour dispute to the level of apex level before agreeing to settle the matter with the complainant. The appellant had approached the Supreme Court challenging the concurrent orders of conviction passed by three courts against him for the offence of cheque dishonour under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.Before...
CCI Imposes ₹936.44 Crore Cost On Google, Says Google Play's Mandatory Billing System For Paid Apps & In-App Purchases Unfair
The Competition Commission of India on Tuesday said it has imposed a penalty of Rs. 936.44 crore on Google for abusing its dominant position with respect to its Play Store policies, apart from issuing a cease-and-desist order. The Commission also directed Google to modify its conduct within a defined timeline and restrain from indulging in anti-competitive practices.The order has been passed...
After Backlash, Pune Court Withdraws Notice Asking Women Lawyers To Not Arrange Their Hair In Court
The Pune District Court has withdrawn a notice issued by it earlier which asked women lawyers to not fix their hair in open court. The notice issued on October 20 had said that the act of women lawyers arranging their hair in open court was "disturbing the functioning of the Court".The notice received huge backlash online after Senior Advocate Indira Jaising tweeted about it."Wow now look! Who...
Calling A Girl "Item" Is Derogatory, Roadside Romeos Deserve A Heavy Hand: Mumbai Court Convicts Man For Sexually Harassing Teenager
Calling an unknown girl "item" and pulling her hair would amount to outraging her modesty punishable under Section 354 of the IPC, a special court held while sentencing a 25-year-old businessman from Mumbai to a year and a half in prison in a sexual harassment case. Justice special judge S J Ansari observed that "Item is a term used generally by boys to address girls in a...
10% Community Quota For Non-Minority, Non-Backward Classes Unconstitutional: Kerala High Court On State's School Admissions Policy
A division bench of the Kerala High Court recently upheld the decision of the Single Judge holding community-based reservation of 10 percent seats in plus one admissions of aided higher secondary schools run by managements, other than minorities and other backward classes communities, as unconstitutional. The government in July decided to split the 30 percent management quota seats in...
Don't Make Fresh Nominations To Replace Members Whose Nomination In Kerala University Senate Has Been Withdrawn: High Court To Governor
In a development related to the appointment of Kerala University's new Vice Chancellor, the High Court on Friday interdicted the state Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, who is the Chancellor of the varsity, from nominating any new members to its Senate in place of the 15 members, who have been removed by him in his capacity as the Chancellor. The interim order was passed by Justice...
Take Suo Motu Action Against Hate Speech Crimes Without Waiting For Complaint : Supreme Court To Delhi, Uttarakhand, UP Police
Observing that the "there cannot be fraternity unless different religious communities are available to live in harmony", the Supreme Court on Friday issued a set of interim directions in a plea to curb hate speeches in the country.A bench comprising Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy directed the Governments of NCT of Delhi, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh to file a report before the...
"Where Have We Reached In The Name Of Religion? Article 51A Speaks Of Scientific Temper" : Supreme Court On Hate Speeches
"This is the 21st century! Where have we reached in the name of religion?", the Supreme Court lamented on Friday while hearing a plea against hate-speechesThe bench comprising Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy was considering a petition seeking the urgent intervention to stop the growing menace of targeting and terrorizing the Muslim community in India. "Article 51A says we should develop...
Breaking: Mumbai Special Court Refuses Bail To Anil Deshmukh In Corruption Case
A special CBI court on Friday refused bail to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in a case under the PC Act regarding illegal gratification from bar owners and corruption in police transfers and posting in Maharashtra."The statement of approver Sachin Waze and others, played a very imp role. Therefore statements cannot be overlooked at the stage of hearing of...
Supreme Court Sets Aside Appointment Of Dr Rajashree MS As Vice Chancellor Of APJ Abdul Kalam University
The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the appointment of Dr.Rajashree MS as the Vice Chancellor of the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University in Kerala.The Court issued a writ of quo warranto against Dr.Rajashree after setting aside her appointment as null and void abinito.A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar pronounced the verdict in a petition filed by Professor Dr Sreejith...
Statutory Authorities, Professional Bodies Like ICAI Entitled To Income Tax Exemption If Amounts Charged By Them Are Nominal To Cover Costs : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has pronounced a significant judgment on the scope of exemption for "charitable purposes" under Section 2(15) of the Income Tax Act 1961 in relation to statutory authorities and professional bodies.With effect from 01.04.2009, after the Finance Act 2009, a proviso was added to the section to state : "Provided that the advancement of any other object of general public...