Income Tax Department Cannot Attach Properties Indefinitely Without Pursuing Steps To Resolve Matter: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the Income Tax Department cannot, suspecting escapement of tax on income by an assessee, indefinitely attach its properties without taking further steps to resolve the matter.Single judge Justice Sachin Datta observed that Section 222 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 which empowers the Tax Recovery Officer to proceed with “attachment and sale of assessee's...

Unexplained Delay In Issuing Preventive Detention Order Casts Doubt On Magistrate's Subjective Satisfaction: J&K High Court

Underscoring the sanctity of procedural fairness the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled that “delay, unless satisfactorily explained in making a preventive detention order, throws considerable doubt on the genuineness of the subjective satisfaction” of the detaining authority.Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan and Justice M A Chowdhary made these observations while quashing...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Repatriation Of Justice Atul Sreedharan Back To Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium, during its meeting on March 6, 2025, has recommended the repatriation of Justice Atul Sreedharan, currently serving as a Judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, to his parent High Court in Madhya Pradesh.Justice Sreedharan was initially appointed as a Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on April 7, 2016. In early 2023, he sought a transfer...

Madras High Court Imposes ₹5 Lakh Costs On State Of Tamil Nadu For “Re-Agitating” Case Which Had Already Been Decided By Supreme Court

The Madras High Court recently imposed a cost of Rs. 5 Lakh on the State of Tamil Nadu for filing a writ appeal in a matter that had already attained finality through the order of the Supreme Court. Dismissing the appeal filed by the State, Justice R Subramanian and Justice G Arul Murugan noted that the appeal was a “re-agitation” of a matter that had already been settled...

Man Spends 4+ Yrs In Jail Without Trial For Offence With Max 5 Yrs Sentence, P&H High Court Laments ₹1 Crore Bond Condition For Default Bail

Observing that the case shows "distressing picture of the criminal justice system's failure", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has set aside condition to pay Rs.1.10 crore in bail bond for granting default bail to an accused in Tax Fraud case.The Court noted that the accused has been in custody for the past 4 years, 01 month and 20 days, while the maximum sentence for the alleged offences is...

India's Got Latent Row | Gauhati HC Makes Absolute Interim Anticipatory Bail Granted To YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani

The Gauhati High Court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani in connection with the FIR lodged against him by the Guwahati Police over the alleged obscene and controversial comments made in an episode of 'India's Got Latent'.A bench of Justice Mridul Kumar Kalita allowed his plea, making his relief absolute. Earlier, on February 18, he was granted interim...

Procrastination Greatest Thief Of Time, High Court Rejects Plea Of Punjab Judiciary Aspirants Whose Selections Were Cancelled Back In 2002

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed the plea of two judiciary candidates, whose selection was cancelled in 2002 for alleged involvement in recruitment scam, seeking appointment.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel cited delay on part of the candidate in approaching the Court, after they were acquitted in the corruption case in 2016.The division bench said, "This...

“No Incident Beyond S.107 CrPC Proceedings, Vague Allegations": J&K High Court Quashes Detention Of Alleged Terror Sympathiser

Quashing the preventive detention of one Mohd. Altaf Najar, a B.Tech graduate from Pulwama, detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) as an alleged terror sympathizer the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court found that the detention was based solely on proceedings initiated under Section 107 CrPC, with no concrete incidents or allegations linking the detenue to any terrorist...

Shamshera Movie Copyright Case: Delhi High Court Stays Further Investigation In FIR Against Yash Raj Films, Aditya Chopra

The Delhi High Court has stayed further investigation against Yash Raj Films Private Limited and director Aditya Chopra in the FIR registered against them in relation to the Shamshera movie copyright case.The FIR was registered on May 01, 2024, for the offences under Section 63 (offence of copyright infringement) of Copyright Act and Section 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing someone...

Madras High Court Upholds Order Directing Political Parties, Other Organisations To Remove Permanent Flagpoles From Govt Lands

A division bench of the Madras High Court has upheld the decision of a single judge directing all political parties, communal and other organizations in the State to remove permanent flagpoles erected by them on public places, including national highways, lands belonging to the government, etc. The division bench of Justice J Nisha Banu and Justice S Srimathy dismissed an appeal...

Will Ease Road Congestion & Reduce Carbon Emission: Bombay High Court Permits Adani Cement To Cut Mangroves For Jetty Construction In Raigad

The Bombay High Court has permitted Adani Cementation Limited to cut 158 mangroves for the purpose of construction of a jetty alongwith a conveyor corridor and approach road on the Amba River in Raigad District.Observing that Adani Cement obtained requisite permissions from authorities for cutting the mangroves and it would carry out compensatory afforestation, a division bench of Chief...

Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Election Of DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran In 2024 Lok Sabha Elections

The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the election of DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran from the Chennai Central constituency in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. Justice Anand Venkatesh dismissed the plea filed by Advocate ML Ravi, who had also contested the election from the same constituency for Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi. The court also allowed a plea filed by Maran seeking...