High Courts
Chhattisgarh High Court Refuses To Direct Politician's Arrest In Hate Speech FIR; Says Courts Can't Micromanage Investigations
The Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the authorities to take time-bound coercive action against Johar Chhattisgarh Party leader Amit Baghel, including his arrest, a thorough investigation and filing of a charge sheet in all pending FIRs registered against him for hate speech.In doing so the court said that mere assertion of “State apathy” claiming that...
Motor Accident Victim Seeking Compensation Must Lodge Complaint In Time: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently upheld an order of the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal which refused compensation to a claimant, observing that the possibility of planting or involving the offending vehicle in the alleged accident cannot be ruled out.A single judge, Justice P Sree Sudha dismissed the appeal stating, "the delay is not at all explained and injured not filed any certified copies...
Delhi High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost On Senior Citizen Who Failed To Attend Personal Hearing Over ₹1.95 Crore GST Demand
The Delhi High Court has directed the Customs Department to grant one more opportunity to a septuagenarian woman, who failed to appear for personal hearing in connection with ₹1,95,11,160 demand raised against her firm.The Petitioner is the sole proprietor of the firm, who has a dealership agreement with M/s. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited in respect of domestic &...
UPGST Act | Confiscation Notice U/S 130 Cannot Be Issued For Mere Violation Of Record-Maintenance Requirements U/S 35: Allahabad HC
Recently, the Allahabad High Court reiterated that notices under Section 130 of the Uttar Pradesh Goods and Service Tax Act 2017 for confiscation and levy of penalty, could not be issued for alleged violation of maintenance of accounts and records as required under Section 35 of the Act. It was held that such notices under Section 130 could only be issued once the...
HAMA | Father Obliged To Provide Maintenance & Marriage Expenses To Unmarried Major Daughter: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a father is legally as well as morally duty bound to provide maintenance and marriage expenses to his daughter, even after she attains the age of majority.While dismissing an appeal against maintenance order passed by Family Court, the Division Bench of Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal and Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal held -"The appellant/defendant, being...
Delhi High Court Strikes Down Rules Prescribing Different Retirement Ages For Officers Of Coast Guard Based On Rank
The Delhi High Court on Monday (November 24) declared as unconstitutional Rule 20(1) and 20(2)1 of the Coast Guard (General) Rules, 1986 which prescribe rank-based superannuation age.A division bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla observed that the Rules cannot sustain scrutiny of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of IndiaThe Rules provide that officers of the rank...
Not Reasonable To Expect Taxpayer To Check Every Tab On GST Portal: Calcutta High Court Orders Appeal To Be Heard Despite Delay
The Calcutta High Court has held that where an adjudication order under the GST regime is uploaded on the GST Portal only under the “View Additional Notices and Orders” tab rather than the primary “View Notices and Orders” tab the resulting delay in filing appeal is to be condoned, considering that taxpayers cannot reasonably be expected to check multiple tabs for final...
Christian Man's Parents, Siblings Need Not Be Arrayed In Motor Accidents Claim Petition If He Left Behind Widow, Children: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court, in a recent judgment, clarified that the non-lineal kindred of an intestate Christian male need not be arrayed as respondents in a claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 if he has left a widow and his children.Justice Harisankar V. Menon observed that when the deceased in a motor accident is a Christian male, then his legal representatives,...
IT Act | Reassessment Cannot Be Used To Review Assessment When All Documents Were Earlier Disclosed: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that reassessment proceedings under Sections 148 & 148A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 cannot be initiated to re-open issues that were already scrutinized and accepted during the original assessment, observing that a mere change of mind on the part of the Assessing Officer does not constitute reason to believe nor permit reassessment. A Division Bench...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: November 17 - November 23, 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 248 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 260Nominal IndexTushar v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 248Devisingh v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 249Rafiq Khan v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 250 Raju Dhurvey v Union 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 251Sitarani v Dal Singh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 252 Shyama Verma v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 253Sonu v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 254Vaishali Chaturvedi v State of Madhya Pradesh...
'Infraction Of Natural Justice': Delhi High Court On One-Day Notice Given For Personal Hearing Against GST Demand
The Delhi High Court has said that granting mere one-day notice to an assessee for attending personal hearing with respect to proposed GST demands amounts of 'infraction' of natural justice.The observation was made by a division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Saurabh Banerjee while hearing Petitioner-firm's challenge to dismissal of its appeal against demand on the ground of it...
Part-Time Or Guest Faculty Cannot Substitute Full-Time Assistant Professors: J&K&L High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that part-time or guest faculty cannot be used as substitutes for whole-time Assistant Professors required to teach multiple subjects in the Faculty of Law.The Court emphasised that while universities may engage part-time experts for specialised or newly introduced subjects, these arrangements cannot replace the necessity of...