High Courts
Kerala HC Directs Cochin Devaswom Board To Decide Whether Videography With Mobile Phones Is Permissible In Temples Under Their Management
The Kerala High Court has directed the Cochin Devaswom Board to decide whether videography on mobile phones is permissible in Temples under their management.The Division Bench of Justice Anil K Narendran and Justice P G Ajithkumar noted that a report regarding the usage of mobile phones filed by Chief Vigilance Officer is pending consideration before the Cochin Devaswom Board. The Court...
Explain Why Case Was Closed And Then On Same Day Extortion FIR Registered Against Ex-MLC H M Ramesh Gowda: Karnataka HC To Police
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (October 23) asked Amruthahalli police station's SHO to explain why a complaint made against former member of legislative council (MLC) H M Ramesh Gowda was termed as "non cognizable offence" on October 1, and then on the same day an extortion FIR was registered. The high court was hearing a plea moved by Gowda seeking quashing of the FIR, registered on...
Notice U/S 271(1)(c) Of IT Act Must Specify Whether Penalty Is Against 'Concealment' Of Income Or Furnishing 'Incorrect' Income: J&K High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has made it clear that notice to an assessee proposing imposition of penalty under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 has to clearly specify whether assessee is accused of 'concealing' his income or furnishing 'incorrect' income particulars. Section 271(1)(c) stipulates that penalty proceedings can be initiated provided...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Husband's Plea To Determine If Wife Is Transgender
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a petition filed by a husband for medical examination of his wife to determine her gender at any Central Government hospital in the national capital. Justice Sanjeev Narula remarked that it was a “pure matrimonial dispute" and that a writ petition cannot lie against a private individual.The husband claimed that his wife was transgender...
High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Amendment to Public Safety Act By 'J&K Bar Association, Srinagar' Due To Lack of Locus Standi
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, comprising Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan and Justice M.A. Chowdhary has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the J&K High Court Bar Association, Srinagar. The PIL, which challenged the validity of the 2018 Amendment to the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA), was dismissed on the grounds of maintainability and lack of...
HC Can Invoke Article 227 To Interfere With Commercial Court's Order If It Suffers From Erroneous Interpretation Of Law: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Ravinder Dudeja, while hearing a writ petition filed under Article 227, had observed that the interpretation of Section 42 of the A&C Act by the District Judge while returning the Section 34 petition to be filed before the High Court was completely erroneous. The Court exercised the supervisory jurisdiction...
Non-Disposal Of Application For Registration U/S 12AA Of IT Act Within 6 Months Doesn't Result In "Deemed Registration”: Bombay High Court
Referring to decision of CIT vs. Harshit Foundation Sehmalpur, the Bombay High Court reiterated that Sec 12AA(2) does not make any provision, to the effect that non-deciding of the registration application u/s 12AA(2) within a period of six months, brought about a deemed registration. The Division Bench of Justice G. S. Kulkarni and Justice Firdosh P. Pooniwalla clarified...
Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Probe Into Data Breach At Star Health Insurance
The Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea filed by Cyber Security expert Himanshu Pathak seeking a probe into the alleged security breach at Star Health Insurance. Pathak had also filed an interim petition seeking to stay the online business of the company in light of the recent data leak. Justice M Dhandapani dismissed the plea noting that a civil suit filed by the...
Prima Facie Doesn't Target Caste/ Tribal Identity: Delhi HC Grants Transit Bail To Man Over 'Derogatory' Instagram Video On People Of Nagaland
The Delhi High Court has granted transit bail to a man booked under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, for posting an allegedly derogatory and insulting Instagram video on people of Nagaland with the intent to incite communal hatred, enmity and disharmony. Justice Amit Mahajan granted 14 days of transit bail to Akash Tanwar, a resident of...
P&H HC Nixes Asst Commissioner's Order For Ignoring Direction To Hear Case On Merits, Calls For Strict Action Against Insubordination In CGST Hierarchy
The Punjab and Haryana High Court overturned an Assistant Commissioner's order for dismissing an application as time-barred, noting he overstepped his authority despite the Joint Commissioner's directive to consider it on merits. The Bench of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma observed that “Assistant Commissioner, a subordinate officer has refused to examine the case on merits and...
Magistrate Can Take Cognisance Of Offence Based On Protest Petition Even If He Declined To Take Cognisance Of Police Report: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently observed that the Magistrate was empowered to take cognizance of an offense based on a complaint or a protest petition after filing the final report even if he had earlier declined to take cognizance based on the police report. Justice P Dhanabal observed that the Magistrate could take cognizance even if the accused persons were discharged. The...
Krishna Janmabhumi-Shahi Idgah Dispute | Allahabad HC Dismisses Recall Plea Against Its Order To Consolidate 15 Suits
The Allahabad High Court today dismissed a plea moved by the Shahi Eidgah Mosque side to recall the HC's January 11, 2024, order consolidating all suits filed in connection with the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah dispute at Mathura,Justice Mayank Kumar Jain dismissed the plea at 3:50 pm today. A detailed order is awaited.It may be noted that in January this year, a single judge...