Allahabad High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging S.127 CGST Act Over 'Unbridled' Power Given To Authorities To Impose Penalty On Assessee

Recently, the Allahabad High Court has issued notices to office of the Solicitor General of India and Advocate General, Uttar Pradesh in a writ petition challenging the validity of Section 127 of the Central and State Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017. Section 127 of the Central and State Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 empowers the proper officer to impose penalty when he is of the...

'Social Media Must Be Regulated': Karnataka High Court Rejects X Corp's Challenge To Centre's 'Sahyog' Portal, Content Blocking Orders

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (September 24) dismissed X Corp's plea seeking a declaration that Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act does not confer authority on Central government officers to issue information blocking orders, which can only be issued after following the procedure under Section 69A of the Act, read with IT Rules.Justice M Nagaprassana while dictating...

Karnataka High Court Declines Prajwal Revanna's Plea Seeking Transfer Of Cases From MP/MLA Court Over Allegations Of Bias

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (September 24) has refused to transfer the cases filed against former Hasan MP Prajwal Revanna for offences including sexual harassment, rape, etc, to another court after allegations of bias were raised by him against the presiding officer. Revanna had earlier been convicted for the offence of rape and sentenced to life imprisonment by the...

Delhi HC Declines To Restrain Encalm Hospitality From Doing Business With Clients Of Dreamfolks Services, Says No Mandate Of Exclusivity

The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Amit Bansal refused to enforce a negative covenant against Encalm Hospitality Private Limited holding that its agreement with Dreamfolks Services Limited did not mandate exclusivity between the latter and its clients and thus Encalm was not in violation of the Agreement. Facts The present petition was filed under Section 9 of the Arbitration...

CLAT PG Score Can't Be Adopted For Offering Public Employment: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ruled that the score of Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) PG cannot be adopted for offering public employment. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that the criteria determining eligibility for pursuing higher courses- post graduation, and the criteria for adjudging suitability for public employment cannot...

Karnataka High Court Seeks ED's Response On Plea For Interim Release Of Congress MLA Arrested In Alleged Illegal Betting Case

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (September 24) asked the Enforcement Directorate to get instructions on a plea filed by wife of Congress MLA K.C Veerendra arrested in alleged illegal betting case, seeking interim release from custody for 2-3 days on account on Dusshera festival. Justice MI Arun was hearing petitioner R D Chaitra's plea seeking to declare his arrest as illegal, arbitrary...

Does CESTAT Have Jurisdiction To Hear Challenge To Central Govt Notifications Imposing Anti-Dumping Duty? Delhi High Court To Examine

The Delhi High Court is set to examine whether the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has jurisdiction to hear challenges to notifications issued by the Central Government, imposing Anti-Dumping Duty.Anti-dumping investigation determines whether a product is being dumped in the country at a lower price, causing material injury to the domestic industry. If found...

Rajasthan HC Grants One Month Extension For Filing Tax Audit Report After Complaints Of Glitches On E-Filing Portal

The Rajasthan High Court has extended the deadline for filing the Tax Audit Report by one month. A division bench of Justice (Dr.) Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Bipin Gupta at the Rajasthan High Court extended the deadline under Section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961, by 1 (one) month beyond September 30, 2025. It was submitted that in the previous years, CBDT had...

Cordial Exchanges Can't Be Equated With Bona Fide Attempt To Restore Marriage: Delhi High Court Upholds Divorce On Ground Of Desertion

The Delhi High Court has observed that cordial exchanges between a husband and a wife cannot be equated with a bona fide attempt to restore matrimonial life.A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar upheld a family court order allowing the divorce petition of a husband and dissolving his marriage with his wife under Section 10(1)(ix) of...

AP High Court Directs CID To Seize Records Of Tirumala Parakamani Theft Case, Suspends Lok Adalat Order Acquitting Accused

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the CID to seize all records relating to an alleged scam in the Parakamani process, and has subsequently set aside a Lok Adalat proceeding which compounded the offences framed against the accused– Sri C.V. Ravi Kumar, under Sections 379 (theft) and 381 (theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master) of IPC, and acquitted...

Building Proposals Should Only Be Granted After Municipal Infrastructure Is Built, Deficient Amenities Affect Fundamental Rights: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has expressed deep concern over the lack of civic infrastructure and systematic planning in the Kulgaon-Badlapur Municipal area and directed the constitution of an Improvement Committee to provide recommendations for urban development. The Court held that improper planning and deficient civic amenities directly affect the fundamental rights of citizens to a clean and...

Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL To Conduct General Elections Through Ballot Paper Instead Of EVMs

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation seeking a direction on the Union Government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) to conduct the general elections through ballot papers and not electronic voting machines (EVMs).A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela refused to entertain a plea filed by one Upendra Nath...