High Courts
ESOP Employee Without Any Contractual Obligation is , Perquisite', Taxable As Salary U/s 17(2) : Madras High Court
While pointing out that the payment by FPS was not made towards the ESOPs as the Assessee continues to hold the ESOP (Employee Stock Option Purchase) even after the receipt of the compensation, the Madras High Court held the receipt in hands of Assessee qualifies as perquisite and taxable under the head 'Salaries'. Hence, the High Court refuses to allow 'Nil' certificate of tax...
Gujarat High Court Upholds Cancellation Of Student's LLB Degree Due To 'Fraudulent' Graduation Certificate Used For Admission
The Gujarat High Court has upheld the cancellation of an LLB degree after discovering that the petitioner's graduation certificate, used for admission, was fraudulent. Dismissing an appeal challenging the single judge's order, the division bench, comprising Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi, affirmed the respondent University's decision to annul the petitioner's...
'Effort To Destabilize Govt' : Karnataka CM Siddaramiah Moves High Court Challenging Governor's Sanction For Prosecution In MUDA Case
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramiah has moved the High Court seeking to quash the order issued by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot granting sanction to prosecute him in the alleged multi-crore scam relating to Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA).The petition filed by Siddaramiah has claimed that the sanction order which was communicated to the Chief Secretary on 17.08.2024, is issued...
Kerala High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Hindi Titles To New Criminal Laws
The Kerala High Court dismissed the petition challenging the Hindi titles given to the 3 new criminal Acts.The judgment was delivered by Acting Chief Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice S. Manu.Adv. Jeevesh had filed this petition alleging that Hindi titles to these Acts can cause confusion, ambiguity and difficulty for the legal community of non-Hindi/ non – Sanskrit speakers and...
Income Declaration Scheme 2016, Assessee Deposited Amount, Dept. Claim Erroneous; Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has directed the department to issue certificates as the assessee deposited all amounts under the Income Declaration Scheme, 2016 (IDS).The bench of Justice G. S. Kulkarni and Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan has observed that the petitioner or assessee in fact complied with all the requirements under the IDS, and the appropriate amount of tax deposited is sufficient to...
Uttarakhand High Court Directs State To Consider Providing Equitable Wages To Prisoners Engaged In Labour Within Jail
The Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State to consider the issue of providing equitable wages to prisoners engaged in labour within jails, in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL).The PIL, filed to address the lack of compensation for prisoners working under rigorous conditions, brought to light the non-payment of wages to prisoners engaged in labour in several jails across...
Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 12 To August 18, 2024
Nominal IndexVisa International Ltd. v Visa International Service Association & Anr. Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 182Joyeeta Saha & Anr. -Vs- The State of West Bengal Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 183Md. Abu Raihan v State of West Bengal & Ors. Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 184Sashreek Constructors Private Limited vs. Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal Citation...
Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup August 12 To August 18, 2024
Nominal Index:Showkat Ali Vs UT of J&K 2024 LiveLaw (JKL) 230Makhan Din V/s UT of J&K and another 2024 LiveLaw (JKL) 231ROSHAN LAL TICKOO Vs PREDIMANT KRISHAN TICKOO 2024 LiveLaw (JKL) 232Mst Hamida Banoo Vs UT of J&K 2024 LiveLaw (JKL) 233Ahsan Ahmad Mirza Vs Directorate Of Enforcement 2024 LiveLaw (JKL) 234SYED TAJAMUL BASHIR Vs MOHAMMAD AYOUB KHAN 2024 LiveLaw (JKL) 235PERVAZ...
Claim Of Advertisement Expenditure By Hospital Violative Of Indian Medical Council Act 1956: ITAT
The Visakhapatnam Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that the claim of advertisement expenditure by hospitals is violative of the Indian Medical Council Act 1956 professional conduct, Etiquette and Ethics Regulations, 2002.The bench of Duvvuru Rl Reddy (Judicial Member) and S Balakrishnan (Accountant Member) has observed that Chapter 6 of the Indian Medical Council Act,...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs Protesting Doctors To Return To Work Immediately, Calls For Presentation Of Grievances At Next Hearing
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, led by Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Raj Mohan Singh has addressed a notice of strike by doctors, medical students, and associated medical organizations within the state. The strike is to be initiated in response to a horrific incident of rape and murder against a resident doctor in Kolkata, with the petitioners demanding stricter measures...
Offence Has Shaken Court's Conscience: Allahabad HC Denies Bail To 'Pujari' Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 12 Y/O Boy
The Allahabad High Court recently denied bail to a Pujari (Priest) who has been booked under Section 377 IPC for allegedly committing unnatural sex with a 12-year-old orphan near a temple in February this year. Considering the gravity of the offence and the victim's statements deposing as to how the alleged act had been performed by the accused, a bench of Justice Rohit...
Resolve Private Disputes Through ADR Methods So That Courts Can Focus On Larger Public Issues: Justice Muhamed Mustaque
Acting Chief of the Kerala High Court, Justice A Muhamed Mustaque, said that the time and resources of Courts must be used for issues concerning larger public interest rather than addressing private disputes. He stated efforts should be taken to resolve private issues using other dispute resolution methods so that Courts can look at matters involving larger public interests.Justice Mustaque...