High Courts
Re-Blocking Input-Tax Credit Beyond One Year Without New Material Is Unsustainable: Punjab & Haryana High Court
Holding that the tax authorities cannot indefinitely freeze Input Tax Credit (ITC) by repeatedly invoking the same allegations, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has ruled that blocking ITC beyond the statutory one-year period—without any fresh material or further proceedings—is “clearly unsustainable.”Justice Lisa Gill and Justice Pramod Goyal said, "However, a bare perusal of...
Classification Of Goods Is Factual Issue, Not For Writ Court To Decide: Kerala High Court Upholds Seizure & Provisional Release Conditions
The Kerala High Court has held that the classification of 'Nata de Coco' is a factual matter that must be decided by the adjudicating authority through statutory proceedings and not by the writ court. Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. stated that since it is a statutory proceeding contemplated under Section 124 of the Act, which should be followed from the proceedings under Section 110 of...
'Unexecuted NBW Justified Only If Convict Is Dead Or Fled Nation: Allahabad HC Asks UP Police To Trace Man In 1984 Appeal Across India
The Allahabad High Court has observed that a Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) of arrest can be returned unexecuted in only two specific eventualities: if the fugitive is dead or if he has fled the country with tangible evidence to prove it. Noting thus, a Division Bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Sanjiv Kumar on Tuesday refused to accept a report by the Commissioner of...
Karnataka High Court Directs No Coercive Steps Against Aaj Tak, Journalist Sudhir Chaudhury Over Alleged Communal Coverage
The Karnataka High Court on Friday, by way of an interim order, directed the State government to not initiate any coercive steps against news channel Aaj Tak and its former editor Sudhir Chaudhury till January 13, 2026, in a case registered against them over alleged communal coverage of the State government's Svalambi Sarathi Scheme. Justice M. I. Arun, while disposing of the application...
Delhi Govt Needs To Look Into MCD's Financial Condition: High Court Directs Meeting Between MCD Commissioner & Chief Secretary
The Delhi High Court on Friday (December 5) asked the Delhi Government to look into the financial crunch faced by Municipal Corporation of Delhi and directed that a meeting be held between MCD Commissioner and the Chief Secretary to try resolve the issue.The court was hearing a plea concerning drainage and flooding issues at Maharani Bagh area. After hearing the matter for some time a...
Calcutta High Court Declines Stay On 'Babri Mosque' Program In Murshidabad By Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir
The Calcutta High Court has declined to interfere with a program organised by suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir regarding the alleged 'foundation' of a Babri Masjid in Murshidabad on 6th December (tomorrow).Notably, 6th December is also the date on which the Babri Masjid in Uttar Pradesh was demolished during the riots of 1992.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice...
Banks Cannot Penalise Borrowers For Switching Lenders, Prepaying Loans: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court recently held that banks cannot impose charges that restrict a borrower's freedom to switch lenders, ruling that such practices undermine fair banking standards and violate binding directions of the Reserve Bank of India. A bench of Justice Sanjeeb K Panigrahi said banks must operate within regulatory limits set by the RBI and cannot create barriers that penalize...
HP High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Validity Of S.8A MMDR Act & 1986 Mining Reservation Order
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued notice in a writ petition which raises substantial questions regarding the constitutional validity and interpretation of Section 8A of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (“MMDR Act”), as amended in 2015, and the legality of the State Government's 1986 reservation notification concerning limestone mining in...
Nescafé Premix Is 'Instant Coffee', Attracts Lower Sales Tax Rate: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court in a matter concerning classification of Nescafé Premix and if it was exigible to sales tax at the rate of 8% or 16%, has held that a premix resulting in 'Coffee and Instant drinks' would be classifiable as such, attracting lower rate of tax. (8% not 16%). In a judgment dated November 27, 2025 the Bench comprising Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice Advait...
State Funding, Digital Case Management, E-Mediation: Amicus Suggests Measures To Kerala High Court To Revamp Mediation Centres
The amicus curiae appointed by the Kerala High Court in its suo motu case to address the infrastructural and other issues in the mediation/ADR centres in the State, has filed a detailed preliminary report.The Court had earlier observed that the main infrastructural issues faced by the mediation centres are lack of proper place/venue for conducting mediation, inability to ensure...
'Direct Attack On Character': Tejinder Bagga Opposes In Delhi High Court Subramanian Swamy's Challenge To Summons In Defamation Case
BJP leader Tejinder Pal Singh Bagga has told the Delhi High Court that Subramanian Swamy's tweet against him claiming that he has been jailed many times, has directly attacked his character and integrity as well as lowered his reputation in the society. This is so as allegation of criminal antecedents is damaging for a person holding position in a political party, Bagga said in his response...
Income Tax Act | Documents Seized From Actor Yash's Residence Make Him 'Searched Person': Karnataka High Court Quashes Order U/S 153C
The Karnataka High Court has held that the search conducted at Actor Yash's residence makes him a 'searched person' under the Income Tax Act, as documents were seized from him, during the search and a panchanama was drawn. Hence, the order under Section 153C of the Act, which applies to persons other than the one originally searched, is without jurisdiction. Section 153C of the...