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Delhi High Court Sets Aside ITAT's Decision, Holds Interest Income Not Taxable as 'Income from Other Sources'

Court rules that interest earned on funds linked to business setup is a capital receipt, aligning with the Supreme Court's Bokaro Steel Ltd. judgment.

Delhi High Court Cancels Trademark "GOLDI" Over Deceptive Similarity with "GOLDIEE"

Delhi High Court Upholds MSMED Act Over Arbitration Act in Dispute Resolution

Allahabad High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Matrimonial Dispute Case

Allahabad High Court Modifies Life Imprisonment to Time Served in Culpable Homicide Case

Delhi HC protects entrepreneur Aman Gupta's personality rights

Delhi High Court Grants Interim Injunction to Himalaya Wellness Company in Trademark Infringement Case

No parity between Agniveers, regular soldiers on pensionary benefits: Centre to HC

Delhi High Court Grants Ex-Parte Injunction to Protect "MOTHERCARE" Trademark

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No parity between Agniveers, regular soldiers on pensionary benefits: Centre to HC

In an affidavit filed last week against a petition by the mother of a deceased Agniveer, the Centre argued that the differentiation is constitutionally valid, as the Agnipath scheme is a short-term engagement designed for present-day national security needs.

May 11

Consensual relationship over two years not rape, says Thane court, acquits man

The prosecution alleged that Khan had befriended the survivor, a divorcee with two daughters, while they were working at a mall in Thane. He established sexual relations with her between 2016 and 2018 with the promise of marriage, but later reneged on the promise and threatened her.

May 11

Important cases listed before Supreme Court on Monday May 11:

SC to hear pleas of former West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and others related to appeals arising out of Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

May 11

'He entered hallowed halls of legal world': CJI Kant lauds solicitor general for his new books

Speaking at the launch of Mehta's two books– 'The Bench, the Bar, and the Bizarre', and 'The Lawful and the Awful' here -- CJI Kant in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah said when Mehta invited him for the event, he was wondering as to what would happen if the world of law takes a vacation to a comedy club.

May 10

Bar and Bench complementary, not competing institutions in constitutional democracy: ex-CJI Gavai

Justice Gavai also said lawyers shape a society's moral and political imagination, and the Indian freedom movement was shaped in significant measure by individuals trained in law, like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and B R Ambedkar

May 10

Attorney general lauds Tushar Mehta's books for offering rare insights into justice delivery

Speaking at the launch of Mehta's books - ‘The Bench, the Bar and the Bizarre’ and ‘The Lawful and the Awful’ - at the Bharat Mandapam here, Venkataramani described the works as much more than collections of courtroom anecdotes.

May 10

PIL in SC for reviewing wages of priests, sevadars and temple staff in state-controlled temples

The PIL filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay said that the writ petition seeks directions to the Centre and states to constitute a judicial commission or an expert committee to review the remuneration and other benefits given to the priests and temple staff in state-controlled temples.

May 10

Thane court acquits two men charged under MCOCA for robbery

The prosecution could not show that the alleged crime was committed for gaining pecuniary benefits by the accused as a member of an organised crime syndicate, Special MCOCA Court Judge V G Mohite observed in the judgment on Friday.

May 10

Supreme Court

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SC bins PIL challenging Hindu law granting women right to seek divorce over non-cohabitation

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi dismissed the plea filed by law student Jitender Singh, who appeared ...

'Approach Centre': SC on PIL to regulate all institutions imparting education to children below 14 years

A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma...

Conviction of GHCAA president: SC keeps in abeyance Gujarat HC order

The high court had also imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 on Oza an...

CJI Surya Kant announces 'One Case One Data' initiative, launches AI chatbot 'Su Sahay'

Making the announcement at the outset of the day's proceedin...

Recruitment - Non-production or destruction of records of selection process does not justify adverse inference against employer

Supreme Court Overturns Tribunal's Appointment Directive in ...

High Courts

Delhi High Court Sets Aside ITAT's Decision, Holds Interest Income Not Taxable as 'Income from Other Sources'

Court rules that interest earned on funds linked to business setup is a capital receipt, aligning with the Supreme Court's Bokaro Steel Ltd. judgment.

Delhi High Court Cancels Trademark "GOLDI" Over Deceptive Similarity with "GOLDIEE"

Delhi High Court Upholds MSMED Act Over Arbitration Act in Dispute Resolution

Allahabad High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Matrimonial Dispute Case

Allahabad High Court Modifies Life Imprisonment to Time Served in Culpable Homicide Case

Delhi HC protects entrepreneur Aman Gupta's personality rights

Delhi High Court Grants Interim Injunction to Himalaya Wellness Company in Trademark Infringement Case

No parity between Agniveers, regular soldiers on pensionary benefits: Centre to HC

Delhi High Court Grants Ex-Parte Injunction to Protect "MOTHERCARE" Trademark

Articles

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Glorification of Singham Style Police Encounters is a Vicious Attempt to Deviate From the Due Process of Law Exigency of Anti Torture Shield to Curb the Sin in the Cells

The argument of the government that the notification and implementation of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhit...

Supreme Court permits passive euthanasia under stringent safeguards

The judgment in the case of Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug v. Uni...

Money Laundering : A Magistrate taking cognizance of an offence must provide an opportunity of hearing before taking cognizance

Supreme Court sets aside cognizance in Money Laundering case...

Voluntary Euthanasia and Non Voluntary Euthanasia

The Supreme Court of India’s landmark judgment in Aruna Ramc...

Money Laundering : When ED can not arrest and accused even need not apply for bail

Supreme Court of India in Tarsem Lal v. Directorate Of Enfor...

Legislature Cannot Ignore Supreme Court Verdicts - A Constitutional Imperative

The Madras Bar Association judgment is a clarion call for th...

Consumer Laws

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Consumer panel orders restaurant to compensate woman after AC malfunction ruins birthday bash

The Additional District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (Suburban) earlier this month directed the restaurant to pay Rs 22,557 for deficiency i...