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Delhi HC defers Gayatri Devi’s heirs plea for repaying Rs 80 lakh fine

   03 February 2010 at 13:05

The Delhi High Court deferred the hearing of a petition filed by legal heirs of Maharani Gayatri Devi seeking release of Rs 80 lakh deposited by them in the Government vault as taxes for contravention of the Gold Control Act in 1975. Initially, the p ..

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All India Muslim Personal Law Board moves SC over legalising homosexuality

   03 February 2010 at 13:02

All India Muslim Personal Law Board has moved the Supreme Court challenging a Delhi High Court judgement on legalising homosexuality between consenting adults. The Delhi High Court had on July 2 last year while holding that gay sex between two adults ..

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Delhi HC stays askme.com functioning for copyright violation

   03 February 2010 at 13:00

The Delhi High Court restrained an online portal ‘www.askme.com’ from carrying out its business following allegations that it had infringed the copyright of another portal ‘Just Dial.com’. Justice Indermeet Kaur Kocchar, while ..

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SC dismisses petition demanding resignation of 139 Telangana MLAs

   03 February 2010 at 12:59

The Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by former MP from Telangana region seeking directions to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker N Kiran Kumar Reddy to accept the resignation of 139 MLAs from Telangana region. A bench comprising Chief Justic ..

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Government open to idea of Regional Appellate Courts: Moily

   03 February 2010 at 12:59

Ruling out any move to set up a bench of the Supreme Court outside Delhi, Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily said the Law Ministry has an open mind on forming Courts of Appeal (COA) on the lines of the courts in the United States and the United Kingdo ..

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Recover Tax fast or face Trial-SC

   02 February 2010 at 19:42

Inordinate delays in filing appeals for recovery of tax dues by the government have often attracted the attention of the apex court. These delays caused by lapses on the part of revenue officials at Centre and states, however, also represent a system ..

Posted in Taxation |   316 Views


Sex before marriage is rape: Delhi high court

   02 February 2010 at 10:29

New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Monday held that sex without marriage amounted to rape.The court rejected pre-arrest bail to a man who repeatedly had sex with a woman but refused to marry her even after their engagement.The woman stayed with her ..

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Supreme Court rejects plea to force Telangana resignations

   02 February 2010 at 10:27

New Delhi: Pro-Telangana MLAs in Andhra Pradesh got more time to reconsider their resignations on Monday. The Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by former member of parliament M Narayan Reddy that sought a directive to state assembly speaker N ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   197 Views


PF scam judge transferred to Punjab & Haryana HC

   01 February 2010 at 22:01

Less than a fortnight after the Supreme Court recommended the transfer of Justice RMishra in connection with the Uttar Pradesh provident fund scam, he will be sworn inas a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The names of Justice Mishra andthr ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   617 Views


VAT rate changed under PVAT Act from 4% to 5%]

   01 February 2010 at 21:08

The VAT rate on goods as mentioned in schedule B has been changed fro4% to 5% with effect from 29-01-2010. As per notification GOVERNMENT OF PUNJABDEPARTMENT OF EXCISE AND TAXATION (EXCISE AND TAXATION II BRANCH) Notification The 29th January, ..

Posted in Taxation |   680 Views