High Courts
Not Mandatory For Assessment Order To Contain Reference Disclosing Its Satisfaction Of Each And Every Query: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that it is not mandatory for assessment orders to contain reference and/or discussion to disclose its satisfaction in respect of each and every query raised.The bench of Justice K.R. Shriram and Justice Jitendra Jain has observed that since there is no discussion or finding on the issue of hazardous waste in the order, the respondent department should be taken...
Wife's Suit For Declaration Of Right In Ex-Husband's Property Maintainable Before Family Court: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that a suit filed by a wife before the family court to seek a declaration of share in property of her divorced husband as agreed in the terms of divorce, is maintainable.A division bench of Justices Krishna S Dixit and Vijaykumar A Patil dismissed an appeal filed by the ex-husband questioning the jurisdiction of the family court to declare that the divorced...
Rajkot Gaming Zone Fire: Gujarat High Court Issues Notice On Surat-Based Game Zone's Plea Challenging Closure
The Gujarat High Court Monday issued a notice on a Surat-based gaming zone's plea against its closure by the authorities following the TRP Game Zone fire in Rajkot which resulted in the death of 27 people earlier in May.A single judge bench of Justice Sangeeta K. Vishen issued notice to the respondents including the state government and the Surat Municipal Corporation and listed the matter...
Court Should Not Interfere With State Bar Council's Timeline For Enrolment Of Advocates: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court held that it cannot interfere with the timeline fixed by the Bar Council of Kerala for enrollment. The Court noticed that the Bar Council fixed the timeline based on the instructions of the Bar Council of India and the Court should not interfere with it.The Bar Council of India after considering that a large number of people have enrolled with the Bar Council of...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Issues Notice On Ex-CM Jagan Mohan Reddy's Plea To Be Declated As LoP In State Assembly
Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Ex CM of Andhra Pradesh has approached the Andhra Pradesh High Court praying to be declared as the Leader of the Opposition Party in the State Legislature.Justice Ravi Cheemalapati, before who the writ was listed, ordered notice in the matter and posted it on the 22nd of this month. In his petition, Jagan explained that usually when the customary oath-taking ceremony...
Writ Petition Can't Be Entertained Against Every Interlocutory Order Issued By Arbitral Tribunal: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula has held that the scope of judicial interference under Article 226 is limited when challenging an Arbitral Tribunal's order concerning the conduct of arbitration proceedings. The bench held that a writ petition cannot be entertained against every interlocutory order related to case management. Such orders fall within...
HC Dismisses Pleas Challenging Maharashtra Govt's Tender For "Anandacha Shidha" Scheme To Distribute Subsidised Food Kits On Ganesh Chaturthi
In a reprieve for the Maharashtra government, the Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed petitions questioning the tender process initiated by the State to implementing it's "Anandacha Shidha" (Kit of Joy) a scheme by which the State would be distributing subsidised food kits to 1.7 crores beneficiaries for the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival.As per this scheme, which was first introduced...
Unexplained Cash Credited To Assessee's Book Would Be Treated As Taxable Income Under Income Tax Act, 1961: Chhattisgarh High Court
Recently, the Chhattisgarh High Court reiterated a settled position of law that the assessee would be liable to pay the income tax on the unexplained cash credited into its books if the assessee fails to prove the source of a sum of money found to have been received by an assessee. The Court said that under Section 68 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 the initial onus to prove the genuineness of...
Uttara Kannada Landslide: Karnataka High Court Directs State To Continue Rescue & Rehabilitation Efforts To Locate Missing Persons
The Karnataka Government on Monday assured the High Court that it would continue the rescue and rehabilitation and operations for finding missing persons who have gone missing due to a landslide which occurred on July 16, on National Highway 66 in Uttara Kannada district.Advocate General Shashi Kiran Shetty informed the court that a total of 11 people went missing, of which 8 dead bodies...
Decision Of Single Bench Deciding Challenge To Industrial Tribunal's Order Is Appealable Before Division Bench: Patna High Court
Recently, the Patna High Court held that the Letters Patent Appeal (LPA) against the Single Judge's decision deciding the challenge to award rendered under Section 17-B of the Industrial Disputes Act (“ID Act”) would be maintainable. The Court said that as per Clause 10 of the Letter Patent of Patna, there is no bar to the maintainability of the LPA against the decision of the Single...
Shifting Bio Toilets From Sabarimala To Relief Camps In Wayanad Not Feasible Due To Large Number Of Expected Pilgrims: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has stated that it will not be feasible to direct the Travancore Devaswom Board to shift 15 bio toilet units kept at Sabarimala to relief camps at Wayanad due to the anticipated large number of pilgrims for Chingamasapooja from August 16, 2024.The Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K. Narendran And Justice Harisankar V. Menon observed thus: “we are of the view that...
Rajasthan High Court Denies Bail To Murder Accused Having No Mention In FIR But Who Accompanied Principal Accused To Crime Scene
Rajasthan High Court has rejected the bail application of one of the many accused in a murder case, who was neither named in the FIR nor had any allegations levelled against him. The Court observed that even though the applicant had not actively taken part in actually and physically attacking the victim, by being involved in other manner in the crime, the gravity of his role did not...