Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Release Of Web Series 'UP 77' Based On Slain Gangster Vikas Dubey's Life

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (December 23) issued notice on a plea against release of web series “UP 77” purportedly based on the life of gangster Vikas Dubey who was killed in a police encounter in July 2020. The series is slated to release on December 25 on Waves OTT platform. Justice Sachin Datta sought response of the Union Government, the OTT platform and maker of the web...

Bombay High Court Declines To Temporarily Injunct Use Of 'Saat Samundar Paar' In Upcoming Dharma Film

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday declined to grant ad‑interim relief to Trimurti Films Pvt. Ltd. in a copyright infringement suit concerning the use of the song “Saat Samundar Paar” in the upcoming Hindi film 'Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri'. The court has refused to injunct the use of the song in the upcoming Dharma Products movie slated for a Christmas Release.A single judge Bench...

Dadri Lynching 2015 | UP Court Rejects Govt's Plea To Withdraw Charges Against Accused In Akhlaq Murder Case

A Fast Track Court in UP's Gautam Budh Nagar has rejected the Uttar Pradesh Government's application to withdraw the prosecution case against the men accused of lynching Mohammad Akhlaq in 2015. Additional District Judge Saurabh Dwivedi dismissed the Public Prosecutor's plea under Section 321 CrPC, which sought to drop charges against the 14-surviving accused. The Court also...

Delhi High Court Suspends Life Sentence Of Kuldeep Singh Sengar In Unnao Rape Case

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (December 23) suspended the life sentence awarded to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by the trial court in the Unnao rape case.A division bench comprising of Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar while pronouncing the order said:"We are suspending the sentence. Personal...

Delhi High Court Upholds ₹9.73 Crore Duty On Import Of IPL Broadcast Equipment, Reduces Penalty For Misdeclaration

The Delhi High Court recently upheld the import duty imposed by the Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax Settlement Commission on a company authorised by BCCI to provide broadcast equipment and associated services for covering the Indian Premier League in 2012.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain observed that under normal circumstances, this duty would have...

Allahabad High Court Quashes Forgery Case Against Shooter Vartika Singh Who Accused Smriti Irani Of Corruption

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) last week quashed criminal proceedings against international shooter and President's Awardee Vartika Singh, who was facing charges of forgery and defamation after she alleged that she was asked Rs. 25 Lakh as a bribe in return for a berth in the National Commission for Women. A bench Justice Rajeev Singh observed that there was absolutely...

Karnataka High Court Acquits Husband Convicted In Wife's Murder Case Over Allegedly Objectionable Facebook Post Against His Paramour

The Karnataka High Court allowed an appeal and acquitted Arun Kumar M, who had been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for allegedly murdering his wife after she made an objectionable post on Facebook against his alleged paramour.A Division Bench of Justice K.S. Mudagal and Justice Venkatesh Naik T observed, “The chain of events being sought to be projected is laden with...

Sabarimala Gold Theft: Jeweller Roddam Govardhan Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Bail, Claims SIT Forcibly Took His Gold

Roddam Pandurangaiah Naga Govardhan, one of the accused persons in the high-profile Sabarimala gold theft case, has moved the Kerala High Court seeking bail.He is arrayed in both the crimes registered by the Crime Branch regarding the misappropriation of gold from the dwarapalaka idols and the doorframes/lintels of the Sreekovil in Sabarimala.The prosecution allegation was that the...

Dadri Lynching | Victim Akhlaq's Wife Moves High Court Against UP Govt's Proposal To Withdraw Charges Against Accused

[NOTE : After the publication of this story, a court in Gautam Budh Nagar (UP) rejected the Uttar Pradesh Government's application to withdraw the prosecution against the accused in the 2015 Mohammad Akhlaq lynching case. Consequently, the petition filed by the victim's wife (details of which are contained in the news piece below) in the High Court has effectively been rendered infructuous....

'Come Back To India For Challenging Vires Of Fugitive Economic Offenders Act': Bombay High Court To Vijay Mallya

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday asked former liquor baron Vijay Mallya to file an affidavit stating when he proposes to return to India, making it clear that his challenge to the constitutional validity of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 (FEO Act) will not be entertained unless he submits to the jurisdiction of the court.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar...

Delhi High Court Orders Take Down Of Illegal Sale Of Merchandise, Social Media Posts On Former Cricketer Sunil Gavaskar

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday passed an ad interim injunction order protecting the personality rights of former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora ordered take down of various listings pertaining to illegal and unauthorised sale of merchandise using Gavaskar's personality attributes. The judge also ordered removal of various social media posts available on...

Karnataka High Court Pulls Up CBIC For Non-Compliance, Seeks Clarity On Applicability Of S. 9(5) CGST Act To Uber's 'Subscription' Model

The Karnataka High Court directed the CBIC to clarify whether passenger transportation services under Uber's subscription model attract GST under Section 9(5) of the CGST Act. Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar also directed the CBIC to place the matter before the GST Council, if required, and file a status report. Section 9(5) of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act, 2017, is...