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  Plea of adjustment by defendant can be pressed into service only if the same was raised before the institution of the suit and not afterwards. Kerala High Court.

  • 28-June-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  Assessee is entitled for ‘Nil Tax Deduction at Source’ for payments made towards reimbursement of salaries of deputed expatriate employees. Karnataka High Court.

  • 28-June-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  Food Adulteration Act, 1954. Court cannot frame charge for ‘adulteration’ when prosecution case is ‘misbranding’. Judgement based on such charge liable to be set aside. Karnataka High Court.

  • 28-June-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  Interim compensation in cheque bounce cases. Magistrate can award compensation ranging from 1% to 20% in a cautious manner and after recording the reasons. Karnataka High Court.

  • 27-June-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  Railway accident. Children are entitled to compensation awarded to deceased mother even after receiving compensation for themselves. Bombay High Court.

  • 27-June-2022
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  Breakdown of law-and-order situation for short duration cannot partake the colour of breakdown of rule of law or constitutional crisis or failure of constitutional machinery in the context of Article 356 of the Constitution. Supreme Court (Godhra case)

  • 24-June-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  Electronic and news media should not publish Court proceedings in such a manner so as to get unnecessary publicity for its own paper or news channel. Such a tendency, which is indeed growing fast, should be stopped. Supreme Court.

  • 25-June-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  Injunction against passing off. Challenge to the plaintiff’s design registration by a third party does not cast any cloud on the validity of design of the plaintiff until the final determination. Delhi High Court.

  • 25-June-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  Offence by Companies. A person cannot be prosecuted unless he is shown to be in-charge of the Company as Managing director or Director. Karnataka High Court.

  • 25-June-2022
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  Defamation. When a class of persons are mentioned to have been defamed and if such a class is indefinite, the complaint cannot be entertained. Karnataka High Court.

  • 27-June-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  Sports selection. Courts should give great credence to the decision of expert committee and coaches. Power of judicial review in matters relating to sports can be exercised only if there is an allegation of bad faith. Delhi High Court.

  • 25-June-2022
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  FIR for the offence under Section 498-A IPC cannot be registered against woman alleged to be in illicit relationship with complainant’s husband unless essential ingredients of the offence are made out. Karnataka High Court.

  • 24-June-2022
  • Daksha Legal