Once Tax Has Been Assessed, Entire Amount Has To Be Paid, Unless There Are Amnesty Schemes: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court stated that once tax has been assessed, entire amount has to be paid, unless there are amnesty schemes. “The assessee had even acquiesced into the order by paying the first instalment and thereafter he has turned around and now requests for acceptance of a portion of the amount in satisfaction of the entire tax assessed. Such a procedure is unheard in law....

KPWD Suspends Five Officials Who Switched Off CCTV, Celebrated Birthday Party On High Court Premises

The Karnataka Public Works Department has ordered the suspension of five of its officials on charges of celebrating a birthday party at the special buildings division of PWD which is inside the Karnataka High Court premises, by turning off the CCTV cameras. The suspended officials include Assistant First Class G H Chikkegowda, Assistant Engineers Lavanya, Naveen and Amin S Annadinni and Meena...

Madras High Court Allows Indu Makkal Katchi Members To Garland Ambedkar Statue On Condition That They Won't Raise Slogans, Wear 'Tilak' Or 'Kumkum'

The Madras High Court has allowed the members of Indu Makkal Katchi to garland the statue of Dr. Ambedkar situated at the Ambedkar memorial Hall in Chennai in connection with Ambedkar Jayathi on certain conditions. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan gave permission to the party on the condition that the party members would not raise any slogans or speech against anyone, that they would not play...

Merely Supplying Warrant Of Arrest Notifying Penal Sections Without Mentioning Substance Of Charge Violates Article 22 Of Constitution: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court has held that in the absence of notification of the substance of a warrant, the execution of the same becomes unconstitutional in terms of Article 22(2) of the Constitution read with Section 75 of the Cr P C. Justice Suvra Ghosh affirmed the interim bail since the arrest memo neither contained reasons for arrest nor were the grounds of arrest communicated as per Article...

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: March 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 81 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 126Nominal IndexPavankumar AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 81Dinesh Borkar & ANR AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 82Bhagavant Alagur AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 83Gurunath Vadde AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 84BMTC AND IFFCO TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE CO....

BPSC TRE-1: Patna HC Sets Aside Direction To Declare Supplementary Result For Unfilled Posts, Notes Remaining Aspirants Not Eligible

Patna High Court has set aside a July 2024 direction of a Single Judge, asking Bihar Public Service Commission to declare supplementary result for unfilled vacancies of Primary School Teachers for the 2023 recruitment drive.The Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Partha Sarthy found that the remaining candidates though secured the cut-off marks, did not...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Flags 'Alarming' Rise In Immigration Frauds, Calls For Stringent Deterrence

Flagging growing prevalence of immigration fraud rackets, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that there is "urgent need to adopt a stringent approach to deter such conduct." Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul said, "Crimes involving immigration fraud have reached alarming proportions in recent years. Unsuspecting individuals are often lured with promises of overseas employment or education,...

S.54(11) GST Act | Assessee's Refund Can't Be Held Back On Commissioner's Opinion Alone, Twin Conditions Must Be Satisfied: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that Section 54(11) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 prescribes twin conditions for Revenue holding back Refund due to an Assesseee, despite an order to that effect.Section 54(11) of the Act would show that the refund can be held back on the satisfaction of the following two conditions – (i) when an order directing a refund is subject matter of...

UG/PG Higher Degrees But Appointment Criteria Can't Be Tinkered: Patna HC Upholds Bihar Pharmacists Cadre Rules Mandating Diploma In Pharmacy

The Patna High Court has upheld the constitutional and statutory validity of Rule 6(1) of Bihar Pharmacists Cadre Rules, 2014 (amended), making Diploma in Pharmacy (D. Pharma) from Institutions recognized by the Government along with a certificate, a compulsory requirement to be eligible for appointment as Pharmacist in State Health Department.Dismissing a series of writ petitions, the...

CENVAT Credit Can't Be Denied Merely On Non-Submission Of User Test Certificate: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court stated that user test certificate is not mandatory before adjudicating show cause notice. The Division Bench of Justices R. Suresh Kumar and G. Arul Murugan opined that show cause notices cannot be adjudicated merely on the ground that the User Test Certificate has not been produced by the assessee. In this case, the respondent/assessee is a manufacturer of...

Kerala High Court Orders CBI Probe Against Former Chief Secretary KM Abraham In Disproportionate Assets Case

The Kerala High Court on Friday (11th April) ordered CBI enquiry into former Chief Secretary of Kerala K. M. Abraham in a case of illegal amassment of wealth. The order was passed by Justice K. Babu in a petition filed by Jomon Puthenpurackal, a popular activist. It is alleged that while serving as the Additional Chief Secretary of Financial Department, Abraham acquired wealth disproportionate...

Karnataka HC Set Aside Suo-Motu Discharge Order By Trial Court Against BBMP Officials Accused Of Irregularities Causing Loss To State Exchequer

The Karnataka High Court recently set aside an order passed by the trial court by which it discharged several engineers (present and former) of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), and contractors in the cases registered against them about irregularities in the works conducted during 2005 and 2012.Justice H P Sandesh allowed the petition filed by the state government and set aside...