Burden Of Court Increasing Over Violations Of Natural Justice: Allahabad HC Imposes 20K Cost On GST Official For Not Following Mandatory Provision

The Allahabad High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 20,000 on Joint Commissioner SGST, Corporate Circle-1, Ghaziabad who had issued a show cause notice without specifying the date and time for personal hearing and had passed an order under Section 74 of the Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 creating a demand of more than Rs. 5 crore ignoring the specific request for personal hearing made by...

High Court Directs Haryana Govt To Pay ₹5 Lakh Compensation To Employee For Arbitrarily Denying 'Super Deluxe' Flat

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted compensation of Rs. 5 Lakh to a Haryana Government Employee for arbitrarily denying him the flat under the "Super Deluxe category" despite fulfilling the eligibility criteria.Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Vikas Suri found that the petitioner was denied the falts in super deluxe category for the "flimsy reason", "which is...

Citing Draupadi From Mahabharat, Delhi High Court Discharges Man In Adultery Case

Citing Draupadi from Mahabharat as an example to denote woman being considered as the property of the husband, the Delhi High Court has discharged a man in an adultery case filed against him by a woman's husband. “The woman being considered as the property of the husband and its devastating consequences are well documented in Mahabharat wherein Draupadi was put on stake in a game of gamble...

MP High Court Orders Medical College To Return Original Documents Of Student Who Wished To Leave His Seat & Return To Home State

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed Government Bundelkhand Medical College in Sagar to return the original documents of a student from Manipur along with No-Objection Certificate who stated that he wants to quit his three-year course in Second year and return to his home state due to unforeseen circumstances therein.The student had moved the high court after the college had asked him...

ED Loses Power To Arrest U/S 19 Of PMLA After Cognizance Is Taken If Arrest Was Not Made During Investigation: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has held that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cannot invoke its powers under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) to arrest an accused after cognizance has been taken by the Special Court, if the accused was not arrested during the course of investigation. Justice Satyavrat Verma, presiding over the case, stated, “The learned counsel...

Madhya Pradesh HC Quashes Order Sealing Fertility Clinic, Says It Violated Natural Justice Priniciples & Was Passed In 'Haphazard Manner'

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently quashed an order issued by the State authorities sealing and de-registering a fertility clinic, on the ground that the authorities issued the order in a 'haphazard manner' without following the principles of natural justice.Justice Subodh Abhyankar in his order observed, “…so far as the sealing of the petitioner's premises is concerned which was...

Orissa High Court Issues Guidelines For Interim Release/Disposal Of Seized Properties Pending Investigation/Trial

The Orissa High Court has issued a set of detailed guidelines for interim release or disposal of properties, seized in connection with criminal cases, pending investigation/inquiry/trial. All the District/Sub-ordinate Courts and investigating agencies have been directed to comply with the said guidelines for disposal of property, unless retention thereof is essential for the purpose...

Madras High Court Asks State To Register FIR Against Minister K Ponmudi For Comments On Saivism, Vaishnavism And Women

The Madras High Court has asked the Tamil Nadu government to register an FIR against Minister for Forests K Ponmudi for his recent remarks in connection with Saivism and Vaishnavism. Justice Anand Venkatesh warned the State that it would take suo motu action against the Minister if the State was not willing to register the FIR. "If they don't, then I'll initiate suo motu," the judge told...

Bombay HC Disposes PIL Seeking Implementation Of Mechanism For Enforcing Living Wills Upon Noting State's Compliance With SC Directives

The Bombay High Court has disposed of a PIL that sought directions to ensure compliance with a Supreme Court order regarding a mechanism for enforcing 'living wills', taking into account the State government's submission that it has taken steps to comply with the Apex Court's directions. The PIL sought the proper implementation of the Supreme Court's directives on passive euthanasia in...

Gold Smuggling Case | 'Search & Seizure By Revenue Officials Violated Customs Act': Actress Ranya Rao Tells Karnataka HC In Bail Plea

Kannada Actress Harshavardhini Ranya Rao, who has been arrested for smuggling gold from Dubai, while seeking bail contended before the Karnataka High Court on Thursday (April 17) that the search and seizure carried on her by the Directorate Of Revenue Officials was in violation of the provisions of the Customs Act. Senior Advocate Sandesh J Chouta appearing for Rao while seeking bail...

'Consensual Intercourse, Victim Habituated To Sex': Chhattisgarh High Court Acquits Man Of Rape Charges After 6 Yrs In Jail

The Chhattisgarh High Court has acquitted a man convicted for commission of offences under Section 376(2)(n) (repeated rape on same woman) of the Indian Penal Code ('IPC') and Section 6 (aggravated penetrative sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act ('POCSO Act') after finding lack of evidence to suggest minor age of the victim so also upon being convinced that...

Transitional Credit Under GST Not Allowable For Capital Goods Received After 1 July 2017: Patna HC Upholds Recovery Of Ineligible CENVAT Credit

The Patna High Court, while upholding the recovery of ₹8,62,566 as ineligible CENVAT credit, held that transitional credit under the GST regime cannot be availed for capital goods received after 1st July 2017. The Division Bench of the High Court comprising Justices Rajeev Ranjan Prasad and Ramesh Chand Malviya held, “The distinction in the matter of giving benefit of CENVAT credit on...