High Courts
Initiating Tax Proceedings After CIRP Approval Violates Section 31 IBC: Bombay High Court
Recently, the Bombay High Court dealt with a writ petition filed by Uttam Value Steels Ltd. and Mr. Subodh Karmarkar, challenging several notices issued by the Income Tax Department under various provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The dispute revolved around tax claims and proceedings initiated by the Income Tax authorities against Uttam Value Steels Ltd., despite the company...
Transfer Incidental In Employment: Madras HC Dismisses Plea Challenging TANGEDCO's Orders Transferring Employees To TN Green Energy Corp
The Madras High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) Accounts and Executive Staff Union challenging an order of the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (TANGEDCO) through which company employees were transferred to the newly formed Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation Ltd (TNPGCL) and Tamil Nadu Green Energy...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Against Installation Of 'Jhansi Rani' Statue Inside Shahi Idgah Park
The Delhi High Court yesterday dismissed a petition against the installation of the statue of “Maharani of Jhansi” inside the Shahi Idgah Park situated at city's Sadar Bazar area. Justice Dharmesh Sharma rejected the petition moved by Shahi Idgah Managing Committee seeking directions on the civic authorities to not encroach upon the Shahi Idgah, claiming it to be a waqf property....
Breaking | Kerala High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Actor Siddique In Rape Case
Kerala High Court has dismissed the anticipatory bail application filed by actor Siddique, booked for rape following release of Justice K. Hema Committee Report. The order was pronounced by Justice C. S. DiasSenior Counsel Adv. B. Raman Pillai appeared for the actor.The complainant claims that the actor called her to Muscot Hotel in Trivandrum in the pretext of discussing a film and he raped...
Gujarat HC Stays Trial Court Proceedings Against Mother-In-Law's Sister For 'Suggesting Home Remedies' To Ensure That Complainant Has A Son
The Gujarat High Court on Monday (September 23) stayed trial court proceedings in a case lodged against the sister of the mother-in-law, accused of telephonically suggesting home remedies to allegedly ensure that the complainant daughter-in-law delivers a baby boy which the latter claimed ultimately led to her miscarriage.The court passed the order granting interim relief, while hearing a...
Judges Must Be Independent But Must Stand By Govt When It Comes To Court Infrastructure Projects : CJI DY Chandrachud
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjay Chandrachud on Monday said judges across India function with 'fiercest' sense of independence but they must stand with the executive when it comes to court infrastructure.CJI Chandrachud said, "Let's be clear and not be fuddled by our vision, judges must exercise their functions with the fiercest sense of independence. But when on administrative side,...
Bharatpur Army Officer & Lawyer Assault: Orissa HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance, Restrains Media From Publishing Identity Of Victims
The Orissa High Court on Monday took suo moto cognizance of the issue pertaining to alleged custodial torture meted out to an Army official and his female lawyer friend in Bharatpur police station of Bhubaneswar. The action came subsequent to the letter of Lieutenant General PS Shekhawat, General Officer Commanding & Colonel which urged the Chief Justice to take suo moto...
Inability By State's Police Machinery To Take Recourse Under Ordinary Criminal Law Not An Excuse To Invoke Preventive Detention: J&K High Court
Quashing the preventive detention of 25-year-old Anjun Khan, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has denounced the misuse of the Public Safety Act (PSA) as a means to bypass ordinary criminal law. The court has emphasised that the inability of the State's police machinery to resort to normal legal procedures could not justify invoking the draconian PSA.“The inability on part of...
'Interference In Judicial Process': P&H HC Calls For DGP's Report Over 'Drunk Policemen' Who Misbehaved With State Counsel Seeking Instructions
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has sought action taken report against policemen who allegedly misbehaved with the State counsel in a drunken condition when called to seek instruction in a case.Justice Gurbir Singh said, "The matter is quite serious. Misbehaving with a State counsel, who is an officer of the Court, and who was just asking for instructions in the above said matter to...
Cannot Say That 15 Yr-Old Victim Did Not Know Repercussions Of Statements Given By Her: P&H High Court Suspends Conviction In Rape Case
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has suspended the conviction against a man convicted for committing rape on a minor, observing that the alleged 15 and a half year old victim turned hostile in the Trial Court. During the proceeding the counsel for the convict submitted that the prosecutrix turned hostile in the Court and resiled from her earlier statement supporting the prosecution's...
Karnataka High Court Directs KSLU To Grant Full Marks Obtained By Law Students In Revaluation, Enable Them To Pass Examination
The Karnataka High Court on Monday allowed a batch of petitions filed by law students and directed Karnataka State Law University, to grant them full marks which they had obtained in revaluation of their marksheets, which would help them pass in the examination.A single judge bench of Justice S R Krishna Kumar allowed the petitions filed by Arpita J and others and said “Though...
Non-Filing Of Declaration & Input-Output Ratio Is Procedural Requirement But Not Pre-Condition For Claiming Rebate On Excise Of Exported Goods: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court recently clarified that just because the verification of input-output ratio was not submitted before the export of goods, it does not mean that same cannot be verified post export of goods.While giving such relaxation, the Division Bench of Justice K. R. Shriram and Justice Jitendra Jain observed that the procedure for submitting input-output ratio is inconsequential...