The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the constitutional validity of the Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) system under Article 32 of the Constitution. Calling it a very badly drafted petition, the Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar remarked that if…
-The Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to stay the release of film Sky Force in a copyright infringement case. The single-judge Bench of Justice Manish Pitale passed the order on a petition filed by animator and creative director Sandeep Gangatkar, alleging similarities with his original work ‘Fire bird’. It furthe rejected the petitioner’s request…
The Supreme Court has referred the matter regarding the powers of courts to modify an arbitral award under Sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, to a five-judge Bench. The order was passed by the three-judge Bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan. On February 20,…
By Pratha Jain In an unexpected turn, India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) was passed with remarkable speed. Introduced in Parliament, it was passed by both Houses within a week, bypassing debate and committee consideration. Receiving Presidential assent on August 11, 2023, the Act awaits notification in the…
The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition challenging the installation of transmission lines by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited over some wards of Village Doojod, District Sikar. The petitioners argued that the laying of transmission lines was against public interest, as the survey report did not consider the feasibility…
The Gujarat High Court Advocates’ Association (GHCAA) has rejected the apology tendered by Advocate General Kamal Trivedi and a group of Senior Advocates to Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal following a heated exchange of words with GHCAA President Brijesh J Trivedi. On January 20, AG Trivedi and several Senior Counsels approached a Bench led by Chief…
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Thursday stayed an order passed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) directing WhatsApp LLC not to share data collected on its platforms with Meta company or its products for five years. The coram of Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Technical Member Arun Baroka observed that since…
Slamming the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) for launching an investigation against a real estate developer under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) without adequate evidence, the Bombay High Court has imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on the national agency. The matter pertained to a property dispute between Mumbai-based real estate developer Rakesh…
The Madras High Court has recently upheld the importance of a victim’s perspective in sexual harassment cases, emphasizing that the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH) Act prioritizes the victim’s perception of unwelcome behaviour, not the harasser’s intent. Justice RN Manjula ruled that even if the employee’s actions weren’t intentionally harassing, they created an uncomfortable and unwelcome…
The Patna High Court has dismissed a petition filed against the proposal to establish an airport at Rajgir. The petition, filed by 17 individuals, challenged the proposed land acquisition for the airport, citing concerns about the impact on groundwater, irrigation, and flood mitigation. The petitioners also argued that the proposal violated policy guidelines for setting…