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Safe harbour protection for social media not so safe for users

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) issued a fresh notice to twitter as a last chance to comply with the directions issued under the Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and... Read more »

SUFFICIENT MATERIAL AND SOLID REASONS REQUIRED FOR DECLINING PAROLE: PUNJAB & HARYANA HIGH COURT

The Punjab And Haryana High Court in the case Mahammad Shehbaz VERSUS State of Punjab and others observed while allowing a criminal writ petition challenging refusal of parole to the convict i.e.,... Read more »

NO APPEAL CAN BE MAINTAINED BY VICTIM U/S 372 CRPC ON THE GROUND OF INADEQUACY OF SENTENCE: ALLAHABAD HC

The Allahabad High Court in the case Shireen v. State Of U.P. And Ors observed and has reiterated that no appeal can be maintained by the victim under Section 372 CrPC on... Read more »

TWIN CONDITIONS IN SECTION 10B (8) OF INCOME TAX ACT HAVE TO BE FULFILLED TO CLAIM EXEMPTION RELIEF: SUPREME COURT

The Supreme Court in the case Principal Commissioner of Income Tax-III Bangalore vs Wipro Limited observed that for claiming the benefits under Section 10B (8) of the Income Tax Act, the twin... Read more »

GUJARAT HIGH COURT DIRECTS ALL JUDICIAL OFFICERS TO STRICTLY OBSERVE COURT’S WORKING HOURS

The Gujarat High Court has directed all judicial officers in the state to maintain strict observance of court working hours and punctually dispose judicial business. This came after was after the High... Read more »

Calcutta High Court calls for vigil to prevent noise pollution, keeping sound level within permissible limit

The Calcutta High Court in the case Tarunmoy Modak v. The State of West Bengal & Or’s observed and has reiterated that sound level of loudspeakers or microphones, etc. must be within... Read more »

CRIMINAL TRESPASS COMPLAINT CAN’T BE MADE IF PROPERTY IS NOT IN POSSESSION OF COMPLAINANT: KARNATAKA HIGH COURT

The Karnataka High Court in the case Shivaswamy & Others v. The State Of Karnataka & Anr observed and held that a complaint of criminal trespass cannot be made if the property... Read more »

A REPORT UNDER SECTION 99 OF IBC CANNOT BE FILED BY RESOLUTION PROFESSIONAL WITHOUT ADJUDICATING AUTHORITY’S DIRECTIONS: NCLT MUMBAI

The Mumbai Bench, National Company Law Tribunal in the case Bank of Baroda Limited v Mr. Pawan V Kikavat, the bench comprising of Shri H. V. Subba Rao (Judicial Member) Shri Chandra... Read more »

SECTION 354 OF IPC NOT ATTRACTED IF A WOMAN DIDN’T PERCEIVE ACT OF ‘CATCHING HOLD OF HER HAND’ AS INVADING HER DECENCY: TELANGANA HC

The Telangana High Court in the case K.Rattaiah @ Ratnaji v. The State of Andhra Pradesh observed that if a woman herself doesn’t perceive the act of ‘catching hold of her hand’... Read more »

CESTAT sets aside demand for service tax on ocean freight charges

The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) in the case M/s. Geodis Overseas Private Limited Versus The Commissioner of Service Tax, consisting of Sulekha Beevi C.S.... Read more »