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Kerala High Court Quashes Order Dismissing Actor Jayasuryas Income Tax Appeal, Remands For Fresh Consideration

The Kerala High Court has quashed an order dismissing actor Jayasurya's (Jayan Vathakkattu Moni) income tax appeal, holding that an income-tax appellate authority cannot dismiss an appeal solely because the assessee failed to appear for the hearing.Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. observed that the appellate authority is bound to frame points of determination as per Section 250(6) and answer the same...

Delhi High Court Notifies New Rules For Senior Advocates Designation, Fresh Process To Be Initiated At Least Once A Year

The Delhi High Court has notified new rules laying down a revised framework for the designation of Senior Advocates.The High Court of Delhi Designation of Senior Advocate Rules, 2026, notified on September 03, have been framed under Section 7 of the Delhi High Court Act, 1966 and Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961. They replace the Rules notified by the High Court in March 2024.Under...

Allahabad High Court Flags Online Service Providers Practice Of Targeting Searchers, Taking Consent Via OTP/Web Links

The Allahabad High Court has flagged the practice of online service providers contacting people who have searched for certain content online and obtaining their consent through OTPs or web links, observing that such activities are in the public domain and affect the public at large. A Bench of Justice Prakash Padia and Justice Vivek Saran made the observation while hearing a writ...

Calcutta High Court Extends Interim Order Allowing TMC To Operate Frozen Bank Accounts, Notes ECI Order On Party Name & Symbol Is Interim

The Calcutta High Court has extended its interim order permitting the Mamata Banerjee-led All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) faction to operate three bank accounts that had been frozen by the West Bengal Police, observing that the Election Commission of India (ECI)'s interim arrangement regarding the party's name and symbol could not be treated as a final adjudication of the...

Delhi Riots UAPA Case: High Court To Hear Bail Pleas Of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam On September 30

The Delhi High Court will hear on September 30 the bail pleas filed by former JNU scholar Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the larger conspiracy case relating to the 2020 North East Delhi riots registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Dinesh Bhatt adjourned the matter on prosecution's request. The...

Tweets Against Justice Sharma Not Deleted By Arvind Kejriwal, Saurav Das, Others: Litigant Tells Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court was on Monday informed that Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal, other party leaders and Cockroach Janta Party spokesperson Saurav Das have still not deleted the allegedly contemptuous tweets against Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma.Litigant Ashok Chaitanya made the submission before a division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Arun Bhardwaj which was...

JPSC Selection Row: Jharkhand High Court Appoints Retired HC Judge To Monitor SIT Probe After Candidates Allege Harassment

The Jharkhand High Court has appointed retired high court Justice Gautam Kumar Chaudhary to monitor/observe the ongoing SIT probe over alleged irregularities into the 11th to 13th Jharkhand Public Service Commission Exams, over allegations of harassment of candidates. The high court had in an interim order last month stayed State Government orders cancelling recruitments made through 11th to...

Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge Moves High Court To Quash Defamation Case Over Alleged Remarks Against RSS

Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge has approached the Karnataka High Court seeking quashing of criminal defamation proceedings initiated against him over alleged remarks concerning the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).The petition challenges the order dated June 27, 2026, passed by the Bengaluru Special Court for cases against sitting and former MPs and MLAs, whereby the court...