High Courts
Allahabad High Court Sets Aside UP Bar Council Ex-Parte Order Suspending Lawyer Accused Of Bigamy For 10 Years
Recently, the Allahabad High Court set aside a 10-year suspension imposed by the Uttar Pradesh State Bar Council on a lawyer on the ground that no opportunity of hearing was afforded to him. The lawyer was charged with moral turpitude for alleged bigamy. A bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Manjive Shukla observed thus: "The show cause notice was issued on February 17, 2025...
Allahabad High Court Seeks Details Of RBI Guidelines For Loans To Foreign Firms With Guarantors & Assets Abroad
The Allahabad High Court recently sought specific instructions from the Union of India regarding Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines pertaining to loans given to foreign companies on foreign soil, where the collateral security is from a foreigner. A bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Anish Kumar Gupta was dealing with a Writ petition filed by one Mohammed Farouk,...
'Larger Conspiracy Not Ruled Out': Allahabad High Court Refuses To Quash 2017 Rioting FIRs Against MP Chandrashekhar Ravan
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday DISMISSED a batch of petitions filed by Chandrashekhar Ravan, the sitting MP from Nageena Constituency in UP and BHIM Army Chief, seeking to quash proceedings concerning 4 FIRs lodged against him in connection with the 2017 Saharanpur rioting incident. A bench of Justice Sameer Jain noted that merely because incidents occurred on the...
Prefixing 'Hon'ble' For Bureaucrats A 'Subtle' Way To Diminish Status Of Constitutional Authorities, Courts: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court recently took strong exception to the practice of prefixing the title 'Honourable' to the names of bureaucrats and administrative officials. A Division Bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot and Justice Garima Prashad termed this 'trend' a "subtle but certain way to diminish the status of constitutional authorities and courts". Briefly put, the HC was hearing a...
Litigant Who Withholds Material Facts Or Attempts To Mislead Court Forfeits His Right To Be Heard On Merits: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Monday (15 December) observed that litigant who withholds or suppresses material facts while approaching the Court disentitles himself from being heard on merits and cannot seek or claim any equitable or discretionary relief under Article 226 of the Constitution.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal made this observation...
“Judicial Process Cannot Be Used To Stall Lawful Rehabilitation”: J&K&L High Court Vacates 12-Year Stay On Shop Allotments In Srinagar
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Tuesday has dismissed a writ petition challenging the rehabilitation and allotment process of shops in the Sector-6 Shopping Complex, Batamaloo, Srinagar, holding that the litigation was misconceived, devoid of merit, and had resulted in enormous loss to the public exchequer as well as grave prejudice to genuine claimants .Dismissing...
Income Tax Act | Reassessment U/S 147 Valid If Original Order Did Not Consider S. 80HHC Claim Earlier: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court held that reassessment under Section 147 of the Income Tax Act is valid if the original order is completely silent on the assessee's claim for deduction under Section 80HHC of the Income Tax Act. Section 147 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, empowers the Assessing Officer (AO) to assess or reassess income that has escaped assessment. Justices Anita Sumanth...
IGST Act | Place Of Supply Depends On Where Movement Terminates, Not Where Goods Were Handed To Carrier: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court held that for the purpose of determining the place of supply under Section 10(1)(a) of the IGST Act, the factor is the location where the movement of goods terminates for delivery to the recipient and not the place where the goods are handed over to the common carrier. Section 10(1)(a) of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) Act, 2017, provides that...
P&H High Court Bar Association Seeks FIR Listing Names Of Haryana Cops Who Allegedly Assaulted Lawyer, Continues Strike
The Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association (HCBA) has called for continued abstention from work across district courts of Punjab and Haryana, reiterating its demand for stringent action against Haryana Police officials allegedly involved in the assault of a lawyer.The Punjab Government today in a suo moto cognizance taken by the High Court submitted before the High Court that an FIR...
'Crimes By Police Undermine Integrity Of Entire Justice System': Bombay High Court Denies Bail To 5 Cops From Daman
Observing that crimes by law enforcers undermine the integrity of the entire justice system, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday denied bail to five policemen from Daman and Diu Union Territory, who were booked for illegally detaining young boys from Surat, physically abusing them and demanding Rs 25 lakhs as 'ransom' to release them and releasing them subsequently after receiving Rs 5 lakhs...
GST Authorities Have No Power To Seal Cash During Search: Calcutta High Court Orders De-Sealing Of ₹24 Lakh
The Calcutta High Court held that the GST authorities do not have the power under Section 67 of the CGST Act to seal or seize cash. Accordingly, the bench directed the immediate de-sealing of Rs. 24 lakhs. Section 67 of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act, 2017, grants tax authorities the powers of inspection, search, and seizure to prevent tax evasion and...
