Is Group Admin Liable For Defamatory Texts Made By A Member? Delhi HC Says No [Read Judgment]

When an online platform is created, the creator, thereof, cannot expect any of the members to indulge in defamation, the court observed.The Delhi High Court, while dismissing a civil suit for defamation against an administrator of a social media group, observed that he cannot be made liable for defamatory statements made by any other member of the group.Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said: “I...

‘Black Money’ Disclosures Not Immune From Criminal Liability: Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 2016 Came In To Force

Levy of penalty for misreporting of income @200% of tax payable under Section 270A of the Income-tax Act shall continue to apply.Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 2016 came into force as the Government has notified the rules on 15th December 2016.The Taxation and Investment Regime for Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, 2016 introduced in the amendment will    commence today...

Read Supreme Court Directions On High Way Liquor Ban [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday directed the Centre and State Governments to ban sale of liquor along national and state highways.Here are the directions issued by the three Judge bench headed by Chief Justice Thakur in State of Tamil Nadu Vs K.Balu;(i) All states and union territories shall forthwith cease and desist from granting licences for the sale of liquor along national and...

Grant 180-Day Maternity Leave For All Female Employees Including Temporary Workers: Uttarakhand HC [Read Judgment]

The Court also directed to grant Child Care Leave (CCL) of 730 days’ to all female employees during the entire service.In a landmark judgment, Uttarakhand High Court has directed the government to grant maternity leave to all the female employees with full pay for 180 days, even working on contractual basis, ad hoc/tenure or temporary basis.The high court also held that a female...

Fine Can’t Be Paid In Demonetised Old Notes: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The issuance of currency notes and its demonetisation is purely an executive act and it is not open to the courts to step into the said arena, said the Court.The Delhi High Court has recently directed judicial officers not to accept the fine amount in old currency notes of Rs.500/1,000 post demonetisation.Justice Vipin Sanghi set aside the order of CBI Special Judge dated 16.11.2016. The...

We Are Grateful You’ve Been Around; Book Review Of Raju Ramachandran’s ‘I’ve Been Around For Some Time’

Raju Ramachandran belongs to the rare category at the Supreme Court bar, who inspite of immense work pressure manage to grab a pen and nourish their academic side. His book ‘I’ve been around for some time’ is a collection of few of his columns, articles and interviews published in his 36 year long (and still going strong) tenure as an advocate. The book collects 58 pieces divided in...

The Government Lawyer’s Guide

Part OneTwo weeks ago, I watched from the second row as Mr.Colin Gonsalves rose to make a submission to the Chief Justice’s court. The Disabilities Act had now turned 21, he said, and although it provided for many steps to be taken by the respective Governments to provide access and assistance to those who were differently abled (ramps, Braille signage, slopes on pavements, warning sounds and signals, etc.), nothing had been done. Aware of the normal sticky tape that weaves its way through...

Achieving Gender Equality, So Near And Yet So Far - Researching Implementation Of Law On Sexual Harassment At Workplace

IntroductionIt is reported that reported complaints of sexual harassment at a prominent Central Government organisation headquartered in Delhi are not being seriously inquired into and complainants are being pressurised to withdraw their complaints (TOI, 2016). In this context, I argue that over years employer response to reported complaints of sexual harassment by employers in India has persistently been not compliant with the law. It was so while the Vishakha guidelines (1997) were prevailing...

Bombay HC Rejects Demonetisation Argument, Allows IDBI Bank Employees To Protest

Bombay High Court has directed IDBI Bank to allow its own employees to protest peacefully within the premises of the bank at the World Trade Centre in Cuffe Parade. The bank had filed a suit seeking interim reliefs against the protesting bank employees who are seeking a revision in salary. They contend that their salaries have not been revised for the past four years.Appearing for the...

Bombay HC Reminds Bar Members Of Their Duty As Law’s Custodians [Read Judgment]

Justice GS Patel of the Bombay High Court has urged Bar members to be mindful of their duty as officials of the court as “judges need the Bar and look to it for a dispassionate guidance through the law’s thickets”.Justice Patel made these observations while pronouncing a judgment on an application filed in a suit regarding a property dispute between family members.While Sanjay Jain...

All-India Judicial Service Will Help In Federal Governance: Centre

It will also facilitate inclusion in judiciary of competent persons belonging to underprivileged and marginalised communities, the Union Law Minister saidAll India Judicial Service will help to strengthen the federal governance, the Central Government has said in response to a query in the Lok Sabha regarding the establishment of the All-India Judicial Service.Minister for Law and Justice...

#Demonetisation: Cap On Withdrawal Of Money From Banks Does Not Violate Fundamental Rights: Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]

It is next only to impossible for any policy-maker or decision-maker to anticipate all the difficulties and contingencies, the Court said.The Karnataka High Court dismissed a challenge against cap on withdrawal of money from bank as part of demonetisation drive observing that such restrictions are not violative of Article 19(1) (c) of the Constitution of India.Many cooperative societies...