Legal News: Chambers of Ishaan Garg

 

Chambers of Ishaan Garg

Ch. No. 217, Western Wing, District & Sessions Court, Tis Hazari, New Delhi, Delhi 110054

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LEGAL NEWS


1. The Supreme Court recently ruled that Section 509 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which penalises insulting the modesty of a woman, cannot be invoked by merely stating that "filthy language" was used unless contextual framework or accompanying words used, indicate an intent to insult the modesty of the concerned woman [Mashushree Datta vs State of Karnataka].


2. The Delhi High Court recently issued notice on an application seeking permission for transplantation of 26 trees for the expansion project of Supreme Court premises [Bhavreen Kandhari Vs. Shri CD Singh And Ors].


3. A special court in Bengaluru has accepted the closure report filed by the Karnataka Lokayukta Police that gave a clean chit to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who was accused by a State BJP leader of having accepted a bribe of ₹1.3 crore for appointments to the Bangalore Turf Club (BTC).


4. The Bombay High Court on Friday cleared the path for eligible taxpayers to claim the rebate under Section 87A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for the assessment year 2024-25 and beyond, months after a software update restricted such claims on the online platform for filing tax returns [The Chamber of Tax Consultants v Director General of Income Tax (systems].