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Litigant Who Has Remained Silent For Decades Can't File Suit As Afterthought: Supreme Court On Specific Performance Suit Filed With 38 Years Delay
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (302+ words) Justice Sanjay Karol, Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, Supreme Court While calling a specific performance suit filed by the respondents after a delay of 38 years an abuse of process, the Supreme Court has observed that a litigant who has remained silent for…...
Statutory Policy Cannot Supersede Constitutional Power: Supreme Court Holds 2008 Haryana Guidelines Untenable Against 2002 Remission Policy
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (766+ words) Justice Sanjay Karol, Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, Supreme Court The Supreme Court has held that the 2002 Remission Policy stood framed under the Constitution, and such power is to be exercised by the Governor himself, and the subsequent Policy of 2008 cannot deter…...
Gujarat Municipalities Act| Election Affidavits Must Disclose Spouse's Self-Owned Properties: Supreme Court
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (243+ words) Justice Sanjay Karol, Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, Supreme Court The Court held that the comma after "myself" is merely a listing comma used grammatically to separate items in a series and does not create any separate meaning, distinction or exclusion…...
Last ITR Sufficient For Salaried; Average of Up To 3 ITRs For Self-Employed: Supreme Court Settles Deceased's Income Computation Formula For Motor Accident Compensation
7+ hour, 2+ min ago (558+ words) Justice Sanjay Karol, Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, Supreme Court Further, for self-employed individuals or those carrying on their own business, the average of the ITRs for up to the previous three years is to be taken as the reference point for…...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Manipur High Court Order Extending Panchayat Polls Deadline
5+ hour, 42+ min ago (267+ words) The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea challenging the Manipur High Court order extending the deadline for conducting panchayat elections in the state to October 16 this year. A partial working day bench comprising Justice N Kotiswar Singh and…...
You May Be Critical, But Criticism Can't Be At That Level: Delhi High Court Refers Anjana Om Kashyap & Khan Sir To Mediation
7+ hour, 43+ min ago (552+ words) The Delhi High Court today deferred granting an immediate interim injunction in the defamation suit filed by journalist Anjana Om Kashyap and TV Today Network against popular online educator Faisal Khan (Khan Sir) and others, opting instead to refer both…...
Right Of Woman Employee Can't Be Curtailed On Basis Of Gender: Tripura High Court Orders Female Petitioner To Be Considered For Promotion
9+ hour, 22+ min ago (257+ words) While quashing a communication passed by the Inspector General of Prisons, the Tripura High Court has held that on the basis of gender discrimination, the right of an employee being woman cannot be curtailed by the Authority for promotion. The…...
Lack Of Communication Or Refusal To Cohabit Does Not Amount To Cruelty Under Section 498 A IPC: Jharkhand High Court
1+ day, 32+ min ago (558+ words) The Jharkhand High Court has held that mere matrimonial discord, emotional detachment, and a refusal by a spouse to maintain communication or fulfil conjugal obligations cannot be classified as "culpable cruelty" under Section 498 A of the Indian Penal Code. The…...
Protection U/S 28(3) Trade Marks Act Available Only Where Concurrent Registrations Exist In Same Class: Kerala High Court Upholds Malabar Gold's TM Rights
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (255+ words) Resultantly, I hold that the protection under Section 28(3) is available only where concurrent registrations exist in respect of the goods or services in the same class, the Bench observed. Senior Advocate Shyam Padman appeared for the appellant and Advocate Cyriac…...
Apex Court Quashes COVID-Era Vendor Relaxations; Orders Swift Rehabilitation & CCTV Installation In Chandigarh Vending Zones
1+ day, 2+ min ago (555+ words) Justice Sanjay Karol, Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, Supreme Court The Supreme Court has quashed a COVID-19 pandemic-era notification that had diluted the classification of "Essential Service Providers" in Chandigarh, while issuing a comprehensive set of mandatory directives to ensure the…...