Gujarat High Court Directs CBDT To Extend Due Date Of Filing ITR Till November 30 For Assessees Who Are Required To File Audit Report

The Gujarat High Court on Monday (October 13) directed Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to extend the due date for filing income tax return (ITR) to November 30 for those assesse's who are required to file an audit report. This the court said after noting that as the specified date of filing tax audit report had been extended to October 31, then as per the provisions of the Income Tax Act...

Right Of Regularisation Survives After Employee's Death If He Passes Away After Becoming Eligible: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Observing that "justice, even if delayed, must be seen to repair what was broken not only in legality, but in principle," the Punjab & Haryana High Court held that the right to regularisation of service, once accrued, does not extinguish upon an employee's death. The Court observed that if an employee passes away after becoming eligible for regularisation, the benefit must be deemed to...

Delhi High Court Reinstates Mandatory Gown Rule For Advocates From October 27

The Delhi High Court has issued a notice, making it compulsory for advocates to wear gowns when appearing before the court, with the rule taking effect from October 27, 2025.In a notice dated October 10, 2025, the Registrar General, Arun Bhardwaj, stated that the new directive supersedes the court's earlier notice from February 20, 2025, on the same matter."In supersession of this Court's...

Income Tax | Manual Filing Of Appeal By NRI Valid For DTVSV Scheme Benefits: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court held that the manual filing of an appeal by an NRI is valid for DTVSV (Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 2024) Scheme Benefits. Justices Bhargav D. Karia and Pranav Trivedi were addressing the case where the petitioner/assessee has challenged the communication issued by the respondent authorities, whereby the declaration made by the assessee under the Direct...

'Inability To Create Permanent Posts No Grounds To Employ Temporary Workers For Unreasonably Long Period': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the inability to create permanent posts or financial limitations cannot justify employing workers who perform permanent and essential duties on a temporary basis for years together. The Court observed that continuing such workers on short-term or contractual appointments amounts to unfair labour practice and violates the constitutional principles of...

'Will Mispells Son's Name, Contains Wrong Address': Late Sunjay Kapur's Children Tell Delhi High Court On Allegations Of Forgery

Actress Karisma Kapoor and Late industrialist Sunjay Kapoor's children told the Delhi High Court on Monday (October 13) that the purported Will of their late father was forged, as it misspelt his son's name and gave an incorrect address of his daughter in multiple places. Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani pointed to the errors in the Will, and said that the same were uncharacteristic of...

Informant Can Be Arrayed As Accused If Investigation Reveals His Complicity, No Need To Register Separate FIR: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has recently clarified that the informant of a First Information Report (FIR) can be arrayed as an accused if investigation reveals his complicity or any incriminating material points towards his involvement in the crime.A Division Bench of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Chittaranjan Dash further made it clear that there is no need on the part of the...

Allahabad High Court Orders Statewide Crackdown On Gram Sabha Land Encroachments; Directs Action Against Pradhans, Lekhpals & Tahsildars For Inaction

In a significant sweeping order aimed at ending rampant encroachments over ponds, grazing lands and other public utility properties, the Allahabad High Court has directed a crackdown across Uttar Pradesh, holding that inaction by Pradhans, Lekhpals and revenue officers in reporting or removing encroachments over Gram Sabha land amounts to criminal breach of trust. In its 24-page...

"Authorities Must Prevent Unauthorised Constructions": Kerala High Court Orders Restoration Of Mangrove In Kunhimangalam

The Kerala High Court has observed that the state Authorities are under a statutory mandate to ensure unauthorised constructions are prevented in protected zones under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 read with Coastal Regulation Zone Notifications. The observations were made by the division bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji, while delivering judgment...

Senior Citizen's Failure To Make Gift Deed Conditional On Maintenance Doesn't Absolve Duty Of Transferee: Telangana High Court Reiterates

The Telangana High Court, in regard to Section 23(1) Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, has reiterated that mere non-mentioning of a condition to maintain in a gift deed does not absolve the receiver from the duty of maintenance.Justice Pulla Karthik, while relying on the judgments rendered by the Supreme Court in Urmila Dixit vs. Sunil Sharan Dixit, and rendered...

'Grave Infringement Of Dignity': Bombay High Court Protects Actor Suniel Shetty From AI Deepfakes & False Endorsements

The Bombay High Court has granted ex-parte ad-interim relief to actor Suniel Shetty over unauthorized use of his persona through AI deepfakes, impersonation, and false endorsements online. A single judge bench of Justice Arif S Doctor, while restraining several known and unknown individuals from misusing Shetty's persona, remarked that the acts of exploitation “can best be described as a...

Delhi High Court Asks Meta, Google To Inform On Removal Of 'Morphed Videos' Of Singer Kumar Sanu

The Delhi High Court on Monday (October 13) has asked Meta and Google to inform as to why URLs bearing "morphed videos" and containing "profane language" against Indian playback singer Kumar Sanu cannot be taken down by the Grievance Officers of the two social media intermediaries. The court was hearing suit moved by the singer seeking protection of his personality rights.While dictating...