Quote of the day -- Interpretation of law has two essential purposes: one is to clarify to the people governed by it, the meaning of the letter of the law; the other is to shed light and give shape to the intent of the law maker. And, in this process the courts' responsibility lies in discerning the social purpose which the specific provision subserves.Justice S. Ravindra Bhat (Supreme Court of India) (From the judgment in M/s Apex Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Deputy Commissioner of Income T...

Justice S. Ravindra Bhat (Supreme Court of India) (From the judgment in M/s Apex Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Large Tax Payer Unit – II)

Justice P.V.Kunhikrishnan (High Court of Kerala) (From the judgment in Peggy Fen v. Central Board Of Film Certification)

Quote of the day -- The lawyers should show the path to the society about the manner in which a judgment of a court is to be dealt with and how a judgment is to be criticized if it deserves such criticism. Justice P.V.Kunhikrishnan (High Court of Kerala) (From the judgment in Peggy Fen v. Central Board of Film Certification)

Supreme Court Legal News Rule 174 (2) (c) of the Kerala Motor Vehicle Rules,1989 is neither ultra vires the Motor Vehicles Act, nor has overridden Section 83.: SC held that the restrictions in the Rule regarding an older vehicle to be brought in as a replacement under the subsisting permit and the discretionary power of the Transport Authority to reject an application on the said ground is intra vires. Regional Transport Authority & Anr. v. Shaju Decided on 17th February, 2022 For full te...