High Courts
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...
Rajasthan High Court Seeks Bar's Views On Maintainability Of Revision Pleas Without Surrender After Conviction
The Rajasthan High Court has invited members of the Bar to submit their views on whether revision petition and plea for suspension of sentence moved by a convict, following dismissal of his appeal, is maintainable without surrendering first.Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand framed the following question, in a criminal revision petition filed before it:“Whether the criminal revision petition and...
Why Spend ₹500 Crore If No Flights? MP High Court Questions State For Neglecting Jabalpur Airport
The Madhya Pradesh High Court today slammed the state government for 'second-handed treatment' of Jabalpur, in respect of its flight connectivity to other major cities.The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf was hearing a petition filed by Nagrik Upbhokta Margdarshak Manch, highlighting that despite spending nearly ₹500 crores on upgrading the...
If Disability Is Acquired During Service, Employee Must Be Shifted To Suitable Post Instead Of Termination: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that where disability is acquired during the course of the service, instead of dispensing the services of the employee, he/she must be shifted to a suitable post.Referring to Section 20 [Non-discrimination in employment] of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 Justice Abdul Moin held that “From perusal of the provisions of the Act, 2016 it...