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Dept. Failed To Put Assessee On Notice In Respect Of Section 69A Addition, Assessment Order Not Sustainable: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has quashed the assessment order on the grounds that the department has failed to put the assessee on notice in respect of addition under Section 69A of the Income Tax.The bench of Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury has observed that the determination made by the respondent-department as reflected in the assessment order stands vitiated by reasons of failure on the part of...
"Sheer Harassment Of Citizens" Bombay High Court Slams Mumbai Police, BMC For Failing To Act Against Menace Of Hawkers
The Bombay High Court on Monday, came down heavily on the Mumbai Police and also the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for failing to resolve the "recurring" issue of illegal hawkers across the city. A division bench of Justices Mahesh Sonak and Kamal Khata was irked over the Mumbai Police and the BMC both seeking time to submit their "action taken reports." The judges lost...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 15 To July 21, 2024
Nominal Index [Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 349 To 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 373]A vs P, 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 349Sadhu Bhaskar Pawar vs State of Maharashtra, 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 350M/s. Dem Homes LLP vs. Taruvel C.H.S.L. & Ors, 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 351Akshay Khandve VS State of Maharashtra, 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 352Mohammed Javed Shaikh vs Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, 2024 LiveLaw...
"Adjustment Period Is Needed, We Are Also Learning": Kerala High Court In PIL Challenging Hindi Titles Of New Criminal Laws
The Kerala High Court has asked the petitioner who challenged the Hindi titles for the new criminal laws whether the matter was justiciable. The case came for hearing before the bench of Acting Chief Justice A. M. Mustaque and Justice S. Manu.“First you tell us what is the justiciable act? What can be brought before the Court? What cannot be brought before the Court? We are not the authority...
Bombay HC Directs Meta, Other Platforms To Remove 'Deepfake' Videos Of NSE's CEO Urging Investors To Join Whatsapp Group For Stock Tips
The Bombay High Court ordered social media platforms, including Meta and WhatsApp, to remove Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated videos of the MD and CEO of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) that showed him urging the common investors to join a WhatsApp group for stock picking tips. The Court held that under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and...
PIL In Madhya Pradesh High Court Calls For Improved Air Connectivity, Restoration Of Discontinued Flights From Jabalpur
In a PIL filed for taking the initiative to provide more flights and restore the discontinued flights from the Jabalpur Airport [Dumna Airport], the Madhya Pradesh High Court has permitted the petitioners to implead prominent airlines like Air India, Akasa Airlines, Indigo and SpiceJet. The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf has also...
Orissa High Court Upholds Conviction & Life Term Of Man For Committing Murder Of Mother & 18-Day-Old Brother
The Orissa High Court has upheld the conviction and life imprisonment of man who was found guilty for commission of murder of his mother and 18-days-old infant brother. Rejecting the plea of insanity advanced by the appellant, the Division Bench of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Chittaranjan Dash observed – “Key pieces of evidence, including the consistent testimonies...
Delhi High Court Closes PIL Seeking SIT Probe Into Airport Roof Collapses Due To Heavy Rainfall
The Delhi High Court on Monday closed a public interest litigation seeking SIT investigation into the roof collapse which happened last month at Delhi, Jabalpur and Rajkot airports, due to heavy rainfall. A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela closed the PIL filed by Civil Safety Council of India which argued that the unfortunate incidents...
Rajasthan High Court Directs Action Against Investigating Officer For Inserting Inaccurate, 'Imaginary' Facts In Dowry Death Case
Rajasthan High Court identified serious shortcomings and inaccuracy in the investigation and charge sheet filed by an IO in a case of dowry death, and directed DG Police and Superintendent of Police to take necessary action. The Court observed that it was imperative for the IO to maintain high level of accuracy and candidness in the investigation of an offence as grave as dowry...
[UAPA] SC's Prabir Purkayastha Judgement Mandating Giving Reasons For Arrest To Accused In Writing Not Applicable Retrospectively: Kerala HC
Kerala High Court held that the direction of the Supreme Court in Prabir Purkayastha v State (NCT of Delhi) (2024) which held that for an arrest under UAPA to be valid the arrestee should be furnished with grounds of arrest in writing, would only need to be applied prospectively. It was held that arrests made before the date of judgment cannot be considered invalid for the reason that...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Proceedings Against POCSO Accused After He Marries Victim
The Karnataka High Court has quashed rape proceedings against an accused who during the pendency of the petition seeking quashing of offence was released on interim bail to allow him to marry the victim, who turned major and gave birth to a child. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna quashed the proceedings initiated under sections 376(2)(n), 506 of IPC and Sections...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 15 To July 21, 2024
Citations 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 784 to 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 810NOMINAL INDEXReliance Communications Limited Vs Unique Identification Authority Of India 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 784 Deepak Sinha vs. Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare & Anr. 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 785 Bar Council of Delhi v. Govt. ofN.C.T. of Delhi & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 786 Olive Traders Versus The Commissioner, CGST...