News Update Madras HC answers whether voluntary contributions by private discretionary trust are taxable income 17 Dec 2020 In the case of Commissioner of Income Tax v. Shriram Ownership Trust, the Court also emphasised that when the assessee does not challenge a tribunal ruling in appeal, he is…
News Update SC asks Centre’s response on PILs raising the issue for uniform divorce laws for women 17 Dec 2020 2 PILs were filed relating to uniform divorce law and uniformity in grant of maintenance and alimony of women, respectively. The SC asked for the Central Government’s reply to the…
News Update Neeraj v. State of Rajasthan(S.B. Writ Petition No. 4384/2020) 17 Dec 202025 Dec 2020 Judgement- The Rajasthan High Court ordered that a female government servant who joined government service after her pregnancy would be entitled to maternity leave if she joined during her period…
News Update SC rejects the contention of physical disability of the accused as an excuse in rape case 17 Dec 2020 In Seelan v. Inspector of police, the Supreme Court rejected the contention that “a man with one hand cannot rape.” On 16th December 2020, a man was accused for raping…
News Update Karnataka High Court says denying a job on compassionate grounds to a married daughter violates right to equality 16 Dec 2020 This observation was made on Tuesday by the single-judge Karnataka High Court bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna while considering a petition brought by Bhuvaneshwari V. Puranik challenging the denial of…
News Update Orders By Public Institutions Should Be Made Available Online For Good Governance: Delhi High Court 16 Dec 2020 A Single Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh, in M/S Civicon Engineering Contracting India Pvt. Ltd. v. Central Board Of Trustees & Ors., observed that…
News Update SC says aged parents cannot misuse Senior Citizens Act in order to push daughter-in-law out of the home 16 Dec 2020 The court stated that a order under the DV Act, 2005 has more standing than an order under the Senior Citizens Act when it comes to a wife’s right to…
News Update Bombay HC asks Maharashtra Government to withdraw order related to construction at Kanjurmarg 16 Dec 2020 Bombay HC asked Maharashtra government to withdraw an order plotting 102 acres of land for construction of a metro car shed. On 14th December, 2020, a division bench of Chief…
News Update Insult to Hindutva cannot be termed as Religious Insult; does not attract Section 295A of IPC: Argument before Karnataka HC 15 Dec 2020 Today, Dr Abhinav Chandrachud before Karnataka HC argued that,"Hindutava is an ideology or a political philosophy and cannot be termed as religion and insult to hindutava does not mean religion…
News Update Emergency to be held unconstitutional, petition filed 15 Dec 2020 Background A plea has been filed by a 94-year-old, Veera Sarin, woman seeking a declaration that the proclamation of the Emergency in 1975 was wholly unconstitutional. Her husband had a…
