Clarity required on ‘infirmity’ in Section 66A, IT Act 2000
A bench of Justices J. Chelameswar and S.A. Bobde of the Apex Court, while hearing contention of Centre in a case of posting objectionable comments on social websites by some…
Legal Update
Lingaa release, producers to deposit 10 Crore rupees
Madurai bench of Madras High Court Bench while hearing a writ appeal filed by an aspiring filmmaker, K.R. Ravi Rathinam permitted the release of the Rajinikanth starrer Tamil movie Lingaa…
Bar bribery case: Case filed against K M Mani
As reported in Mathrubhumi and Malayala Manorama, the Vigilance Department on filed a case against the Kerala Finance Minister, Shri. K M Mani to conduct a probe into the allegations…
6 month jail term for Raju brothers in Satyam scam
As reported in The Hindu & Zee News, Special Court in Delhi sentenced Mr. Ramalingam Raju, founder of Satyam Computers and his brother Mr. Rama Raju, who was then Managing…
Decriminalisation of attempt to suicide
Considering the recommendation of 210th report of Law Commission of India on “Humanization and Decriminalisation of Attempt to Suicide”, Government decriminalised attempt to commit suicide, which is otherwise an offence…
Unfair dismissal: Supreme Court dismisses Appeal of Cimco Birla Ltd
Supreme Court while dismissing the appeal of Cimco Birla Ltd, has severely criticised the company for harassing a woman employee by “dragging her from one court to another from 1987 till date, nearly 27…
Subsidy cannot be enforced as a matter of right
Supreme Court while dismissing the appeals of heavy industries in Uttar Pradesh in Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam v. Adarsh Textiles said that, “granting subsidies in power tariff to certain sectors…
Judgment on Tax deductions refers to larger bench
Supreme Court considering its own earlier decision in Vijay Industries v. Commissioner of Income Tax as prima facie incorrect referred the question raised in the case to a larger bench.…
Steamer agent to pay demurrage and port charges
If the consignee of a shipment does not take delivery of the cargo, then the liability to pay demurrage and port charges for warehousing will fall on the agent of…
Private firms exempted from disclosure of Tax information under RTI
At present individuals are exempted from disclosure of tax information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005. In a recent judgment the High Court of Delhi, ordered that, even…