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Kerala High Court Stays ED Show Cause Notice Against KIIFB Over Alleged FEMA Violations In Use Of Masala Bond Funds
The Kerala High Court has granted an interim stay of the Enforcement Directorate's show cause notice against Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) relating to the utilisation of funds raised through Masala Bonds. Justice V G Arun, while issuing the interim stay stated, "Above discussion leads to the prima facie conclusion that the question involved requires detailed...
Karnataka High Court Permits Doctor To Donate One Of Her Kidney's As Altruistic Donor Without Compensation
The Karnataka High Court has permitted a doctor to donate one of her kidneys to a deserving person as an “altruistic donor” without seeking any compensation of any nature.The 58-year-old doctor had approached the court after her application to the Chairperson of the Hospital Based Authorization Committee, seeking permission for the donation, was rejected. The doctor submitted that she is...
Illegal Construction | Once Undertaking Given To Demolish, Offending Party Cannot Expect Authority To Seek Compounding: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that once an undertaking has been given for taking down illegal construction, the offending party cannot expect the Development Authority to approach it for compounding of the map.While dealing with a case regarding illegal and unsanctioned construction in New Katra, Prayagraj, the bench of Justice Saral Srivastava and Justice Sudhanshu Chauhan...
Beyond Biology: Why Menstrual Leave Is A Workplace Justice Issue- Not A Stigma Problem
The debate over menstrual leave in India operates within a false binary. Proponents celebrate it as progressive; opponents condemn it as regressive. This dichotomy misses the fundamental truth: menstrual leave is neither about biology nor about weakness. It is about institutional accountability for employee health.When approximately 50% of the workforce experiences a cyclical health condition that significantly impacts productivity and well being, ignoring it is not neutrality—it is negligence...
Delhi High Court Imposes ₹20 Lakh Costs On Instant Bollywood Founder In Trademark Dispute
The Delhi High Court has imposed costs of Rs 20 lakh on Instant Bollywood founder Mandeep Singh for suppressing material facts about his knowledge of four trademark registrations first secured in Shabir Momin's name and subsequently assigned to Times Internet, while ordering status quo on the assignment. The court held that Singh failed to disclose key documents showing that he was aware...
S.143A NI Act Orders Not Interlocutory In Nature, Amenable To Revision Before Session's Court: J&K&L High Court
Reinforcing the procedural safeguards available to both complainants and accused in cheque dishonour cases, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that an order passed by a Magistrate on an application under Section 143A of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is not an interlocutory order but an intermediate order, and therefore amenable to revision before the Sessions...
Customs Act | Penalty U/S 112 Cannot be Imposed Solely On Co-Accused's Statement Without Corroborative Evidence: CESTAT Kolkata
The Kolkata Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that a mere allegation by a co-accused that the assessee handed over gold cannot serve as the sole basis for imposing a penalty under Section 112 of the Customs Act. The bench clarified that in the absence of any independent corroborative evidence supporting this claim, the statement of the co-accused...
Pension | Employees Of Different Institutions Cannot Claim Parity In Service Merely Because Both Are Funded From Same Source: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that employees of two different institutions cannot claim parity in service conditions merely because both are funded from the same source.Justice Sanjay Dhar made this observation while dismissing a batch of writ petitions filed by serving and retired employees of J&K Sainik School who had sought extension of pensionary benefits on...
APVAT Act | Mere Passing Of Refund Order Within 90 Days Without Actual Disbursement Does Not Save State From Interest Liability: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that mere passing of an order for refund within the statutory period of 90 days, without actual disbursement of the amount within the said period, does not suffice to avoid liability to pay interest as prescribed under the Andhra Pradesh Value Added Tax (APVAT) Act, 2005 and the A.P. VAT Rules, 2005, as the law mandates that refund must actually...
Justice Yashwant Varma Moves Supreme Court Challenging Lok Sabha's Inquiry Committee In Impeachment Proceedings
The Supreme Court today(December 16) issued notice in a plea challenging the legality of the Parliamentary Committee under the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968, for inquiry against Justice Yashwant Varma in the impeachment proceedings over the discovery of unaccounted cash currencies at his official residence.Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, for Justice Yashwant Varma (who filed the petition...
Delhi Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Law Graduate In Fake LLB Degree Case, Cites 'Syndicate' Operating In Delhi Bar Council
A Delhi Court has denied anticipatory bail to a law graduate accused of obtaining enrolment with the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) on the basis of a fake LLB degree and marksheet.Additional Sessions Judge Shunali Gupta of Saket Courts said that the allegations against J Vasanthan were serious in nature and that the suspension order issued by BCD said that verification of his LLB Degree...
