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Karnataka State Commission For SC/ST Cannot Direct Govt To Withhold Grants to School: High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that Karnataka State Commission for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 2002 does not empower the Commission constituted under it to direct the government to withhold grants being made to an educational institution. Justice M.I.ARUN of the Dharwad bench allowed the petition filed by Sri Vasavi Education Society and set aside the interim order...
GST Department Did Not Recognize Concept Of 'Working Day' And 'Holiday' In Matters Of Interception, Seizure, Detention: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has held that in the matters of interception, seizure, and detention, the GST Department did not recognise the concept of "working day" and "holiday" since substantial civil rights of the parties were at stake.The single bench of Justice Anitha Sumanth has observed that neither the assessee nor the department could have the luxury of reference to a holiday to delay...
Can't Impose Inadequate Sentence On Account Of Lapse Of Sufficient Time: Allahabad HC Awards Life Imprisonment In A 1982 Murder Case
Allowing a government appeal, the Allahabad High Court recently awarded life imprisonment to a man who had committed a murder in the year 1982. With this, the High Court set aside the acquittal order passed in favor of the accused by the Special Judge, Fatehpur in the year 1983.The Bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Birla and Justice Vikas Budhwar emphasized that merely after a lapse of sufficient...
15 District Special Cells Constituted For Protection Of Inter-Caste Couples, Lodging & Counselling Facilities Available: Delhi Police To HC
Delhi Police has informed the Delhi High Court that a total of 15 district special cells were constituted in August 2020 for providing protection to the inter-faith married couples and facilities like lodging, bedding, couple counselling and medical assistance from the nearest hospital under police protection are provided to them.However, the police said only 17 couples have been "dealt...
Electrocution: High Court Orders J&K Admin To Pay Over Rs 24 Lakh Compensation To Victim's Family
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently directed the Jammu and Kashmir administration to pay over Rs 24 lakh as compensation to the family of a person who died due to electrocution after an 11,000 KV line fell on his head in north Kashmir's Uri area in July 2013."The respondents being the managers of the electric supply of the area were duty bound in law to ensure that...
ITAT Allows Wastage Loss Due To Diesel & Petrol Tank Breakage
The Pune Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has allowed the wastage loss due to diesel and petrol tank breakage.The two-member bench headed by R.S.Syal (Vice President) has observed that where the assessee demonstrates specific reasons for excess wastage/evaporation, such reasons cannot be thrown to the dustbin. They need to be examined on a case-by-case basis."Simply because...
[JJ Act] Social Investigation Reports Usually Prepared Without Proper Research, Can't Place Much Reliance On Them: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that while denying or granting bail to a juvenile under the Juvenile Justice Act, much reliance can not be placed upon a social background or a social investigation report as they are usually prepared without proper research."...a social background or a social investigation report may have a very limited purpose to serve. The findings cannot be...
No Special Case Made Out For Breaching Ceiling Limit of 50%: Chhattisgarh High Court Strikes Down 58% Reservation In Education & Jobs
The Chattisgarh High Court has struck down a 2011 Amendment that provided 58% reservation to SCs, STs and OBCs in recruitment and entrance examinations in the state. A Division Bench of Chief Justice A.K. Goswami and Justice P.P. Sahu quashed the reservation policy and held, "We are of the opinion that no special case is made out for breaching the reservation ceiling limit of 50% while...
'Mistake In E-way Bill Was Human Error' | Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes Penalty Under CGST Act
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently quashed the penalty imposed under the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 on a private company after the petitioner argued that the mistake while generating the e-way bill was an inadvertent human error.The division bench of Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Virendra Singh, while allowing the appeal, observed that the mistake in the e-way bill was...
Breaking: Bombay High Court Orders Demolition of Illegal Portions of Union Minister Narayan Rane's Residence Within Two Weeks
The Bombay High Court has refused to direct BMC to consider regularising 300% additional construction at Union Minister Narayan Rane's Juhu residence.Justices RD Dhanuka and Kamal Khata said that the corporation is "bent upon" considering the application (for regularisation) irrespective of the provisions of law. However, allowing the petition would be "encouragement" of wholesome...
Advocates At Kerala High Court Boycott Court Work Against Police Atrocity In Solidarity With Kollam Bar Association
The Advocates practising at the High Court of Kerala boycott and abstain from Court work in protest against police atrocity in solidarity with Kollam Bar Association today. The Advocates are abstaining from Court work as the Government has not taken evident action against erring Police Officials in relation to the issue of police brutality against Advocate Jayakumar of Kollam Bar...
Reassessment Notices Issued Between 1st April 2021 To 30th June, 2021 Not Time Barred: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the reassessment notices issued between 1st April 2021 and 30th June 2021, will be deemed to have been issued under Section 148A of the Income Tax Act.The division bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora has observed that the re-assessment notice dated 29.06.2021, which has been issued within the extended period of limitation, is...