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Income Tax Appeal in TCK Advisers Case Rejected; Transfer Pricing Relief Upheld: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Income Tax Department against M/s TCK Advisers Pvt. Ltd., thereby upholding substantial transfer pricing relief granted to the company. The dispute pertained to Assessment Year 2010–11 and involved international transactions between TCK Advisers Pvt. Ltd. and…
Contempt of Court Over Rs. 2 Crore Settlement: Delhi High Court Faces Repeated Non-Compliance and Dishonored Cheques
Background of the Case In the High Court of Delhi, a significant contempt petition was filed by Rekha Gupta (the petitioner) against Harish Chandra Aggarwal (the respondent), regarding his repeated failure to honor an undertaking to pay a sum of Rs. 2 crores. This payment was agreed upon as part of a settlement…
Accused Acquitted in Rampur Sexual Assault Case Despite Shocking Allegations and Victim’s Resistance: Himachal Pradesh High Court
In a case registered at Rampur Police Station, Shimla district, the prosecutrix alleged that she was sexually assaulted by the respondent Lal Singh on 11th September 2013. According to FIR Ext. PW8/A, Lal Singh allegedly caught hold of the prosecutrix from her arm, pushed her to the ground, tied her headscarf over her…
Woman Granted Bail under PMLA as She Was Neither Chargesheeted Nor Summoned in Predicate Offence: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to Sandeepa Virk, a woman accused under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, after observing that she was neither chargesheeted by the police nor summoned by the Magistrate in the predicate offence. The bail order was passed by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. Background of…
Landlords Can Seek Eviction Even Without Written Tenancy Agreement; Rent Authority Powers Clarified: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently delivered a significant ruling clarifying the provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act, 2021. The judgment arose from a batch of connected matters, including petitions filed by Canara Bank, private firms, individual landlords, and tenants. The central…
Preventive Detention Laws Are Draconian and Cannot Be Used to Settle Political Scores or Silence Dissent: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently delivered observations on the misuse of preventive detention laws while hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by Neelima, wife of Varaaki, a YouTuber and investigative journalist. The petitioner challenged the detention of her husband under the Tamil Nadu Goondas Act as a “sexual…
Centre Notifies Appointment of Justice Revati Mohite Dere as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court: Meghalaya High Court
The Central Government on Thursday, January 1, officially notified key judicial appointments under the Constitution of India. The notification relates to the appointment of a new Chief Justice for the Meghalaya High Court and the transfer of the incumbent Chief Justice to another High Court. These appointments were…
Zydus Plea Challenging Helsinn’s Nausea Medication Patent Rejected: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court delivered an important judgment explaining the scope of the Patents Act, 1970 in relation to patent examination and pre-grant opposition. The case arose from a challenge filed by Zydus Healthcare Ltd. against a pharmaceutical patent granted to Helsinn Healthcare SA, a Swiss drugmaker. The dispute…
Bail Plea Rejected in Case Involving Alleged Rape and POCSO Act Violations in Himachal Pradesh: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla heard the bail petition filed by Sahil alias Sahil Tandon, the petitioner, in connection with F.I.R. No. 3 of 2024, registered at Women Police Station, Nahan, District Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh. The case involves serious offences under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code…
WhatsApp Scam Networks Using Moneycontrol Trademark Shut Down: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has passed a significant order protecting the well-known financial brand Moneycontrol, owned by Network18 Media & Investments Ltd., from large-scale online misuse. The Court granted a permanent injunction after finding that several individuals were illegally using the Moneycontrol name to operate…
