Income Tax Act | Payment To Consulting Doctors Appointed On Probation Is Not Salary; TDS Deductible U/S 194J, Not U/S 192: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that payments to consultant doctors are not salary. Hence, TDS is deductible under section 194J and not under section 192 of the Income Tax Act. Justices B.P. Colabawalla and Firdosh P. Pooniwalla stated that there does not exist an employer-employee relationship between the assessee and consultant doctors, and the payments made to them by the...

Kerala High Court Upholds Conviction Of Public Servant In Corruption Case, Cites Her 'Voluntary' Confession

The Kerala High Court refused to interfere with a trial court order, which found a public servant guilty of misappropriating over ₹2 Lakh, observing that the sanction order under the Prevention of Corruption Act was issued by the authority after due application of mind and that the accused had voluntarily given handwritten confessional statements. The court also said that the accused had...

Delhi High Court Stays Recruitment Of Lawyers By NHAI Based On CLAT-PG Score Till Verdict On PIL

The Delhi High Court on Thursday (September 18) reserved its verdict on a PIL challenging National Highways Authority of India's (NHAI) August 11 notification stating that CLAT-PG scores will be a basis for recruiting lawyers. The court also halted the recruitment by NHAI till it pronounces verdict on the plea. A division bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela...

Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused U/S 69 BNS, Cites Consensual Relationship With Victim

The Kerala High Court granted bail to a man booked for engaging in sexual relations with a divorced woman on the pretext of marriage, observing that prima facie there seemed to be a consensual relationship between the two. The case arose from allegations against the petitioner, accused under Sections 69(Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc), 74(Assault or use of criminal force...

"Can't Permit Multiplicity": Bombay High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Against 'Kunbi' Status To Marathas

The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging a Government Resolution (GR) issued by the Maharashtra Government to provide "Kunbi" caste certificates under the Other Backward Class (OBC) category to the members of Maratha Community, who identify themselves of having Kunbi origins.A division bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice...

Madras High Court Declines Plea Seeking FIR Against Woman For Alleged Blackmail, Calls It 'Calculated Attempt' To Defame Her

The Madras High Court recently dismissed a plea filed by a man against the order of the Judicial Magistrate, Kovilpatti, refusing to register a complaint against a woman, who had allegedly blackmailed the man and fraudulently taken money from him. Finding no merit in the plea, Justice Shamim Ahmed said that the plea was only a calculated attempt to defame a woman. The court added...

Delhi High Court Transfers Winding-Up Petitions Against Vigneshwara Developwell Pvt Ltd To NCLT

The Delhi High Court has transferred winding-up petitions filed against Vigneshwara Developwell Pvt Ltd to the NCLT. The petition was filed under Sections 433(e), 434, and 439 of the Companies Act, 1956, seeking winding up of the respondent company due to its inability to pay the debt of the petitioner. During the pendency of the petition, an application was filed for the transfer...

Court Cannot Shy Away From Duty To Decide Case On Merits Until Formal Dismissal Order Is Passed: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that a plaintiff has the right to continue a suit until a formal judicial order of withdrawal is passed. It further remarked that merely filing an application or making a statement about compromise and withdrawal does not, by itself, amount to dismissal of the case.Rejecting the Trial Court's reasoning, Justice Ajay Mohan Goel observed that: “The...

Orissa High Court Dismisses Review Plea Challenging Exoneration Of Ex-Registrar General From Disciplinary Action

The Orissa High Court on Wednesday (September 17) dismissed a review petition, filed by the High Court through its administrative side, against a May, 2025 judgment which exonerated a former Registrar General from disciplinary actions for registering a suo moto case without obtaining permission from the then Chief Justice.A Division Bench of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Sibo...

MP High Court Calls For Disciplinary Inquiry Against Sessions Judge For Unduly Dropping Charges Against Govt Employee In Corruption Case

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has called for inquiry and disciplinary action against a Sessions Judge for dropping charges invoked against a government employee— computer operator working in the land acquisition office, accused of embezzling ₹5 crores of public money. Justice Rajesh Kumar Gupta observed that the Sessions Judge had discharged the accused from offences under Sections...

Frame Rules For Public Meetings By Political Parties: Madras High Court Suggests To State In TVK's Plea For Permission To Hold Events

The Madras High Court has suggested the Tamil Nadu police to frame rules that could be followed while granting permissions for political parties to conduct their public meetings. Wondering how compensation could be collected in case of damage to public property during these meetings, Justice N Satish Kumar also suggested that a condition could be imposed asking the parties to deposit a fixed...

'Will Pass Order': Gujarat High Court On Narayan Sai's Plea For Temporary Bail In Rape Case To Meet Ailing Mother

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (September 18) orally indicated that it shall pass an order on a plea filed by Narayan Sai– convicted and sentenced to life by sessions court in 2019 in a rape case– seeking temporary bail to meet his "ailing" mother.Sai's counsel argued before a division bench of Justice Ilesh Vora and Justice PM Raval that the applicant's mother was unwell adding that...