Central Government Notifies Transfers Of Two Judges To Calcutta High Court

The central government has cleared the transfer of two judges to the Calcutta High Court.Justice Sujoy Paul (PHC: Madhya Pradesh), serving as a judge of the Telangana High Court, was recommended for a transfer to the Calcutta High Court by the Supreme Court Collegium on 26th May, after having served on the bench at Telangana High Court since 2024.Justice Paul began his legal career as an...

MACT Award Unpaid For 43 Yrs: Allahabad HC Raps DM Over 'Objectionable' Justification, Mulls ₹10 Lakh Costs On Officials

Last week, the Allahabad High Court came down heavily on the Sultanpur administration for its continued failure to execute a Recovery Certificate issued in 2011 for a Motor Accident Claim Tribunal (MACT) award passed around 43 years back, in August 1982. During the hearing of the case, a bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Om Prakash Shukla took exception to the stand of the...

Cryptocurrency Has Profound Implications On Country's Economy, Dissolves Money: Delhi High Court Denies Bail In Fraud Case

Denying bail to a man in a fraud case, the Delhi High Court has observed that cryptocurrency has profound implications on country's economy which dissolves recognized money into “dark unknown and untraceable money.”“For, economic offences, unlike most conventional bodily offences, are committed with elaborate planning and expertise. Especially, dealing in crypto currency has...

Delhi High Court Passes John Doe Order, Restrains Infringement Of 'Tata' Trademarks

The Delhi High Court has passed a john doe order restraining the infringement of “Tata” trademarks, observing that repeated instances of duping of customers had occurred through domains that have claimed to offer fake dealerships or distributorships. Justice Amit Bansal said that the presence of trademark TATA along-with the word “dealerships” or “distributorships” or...

Bengaluru Stampede: Karnataka High Court Directs State To Share Status Report With RCB, Others; Says No To 'Sealed Cover'

The Karnataka High Court today refused to keep in 'sealed covers' the status report filed by State government in relation to the stampede near Chinnaswamy stadium involving IPL cricket team Royal Challengers Bengaluru.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice C M Joshi observed that what has been said in the status report are "facts as perceived" by the Government....

Allahabad High Court Stays Arrest Of Cricketer Yash Dayal In FIR Over Sexual Exploitation Allegations

The Allahabad High Court today stayed the arrest of Cricketer Yash Dayal, who plays for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), in connection with an FIR lodged against him for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman for 5 years.A bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Anil Kumar-X granted him the relief till the next date of listing by orally observing thus:"you could have been fooled for 1...

Bombay High Court Clears Way For Passenger Jetty Near Gateway Of India; Rejects Colaba Residents' Plea

The Bombay High Court today dismissed the petitions filed by residents of Colaba, challenging the construction of a Jetty facility in South Mumbai, near Radio Club and adjacent to the iconic Taj Mahal Palace Hotel and near the Gateway of India.A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep V. Marne thus upheld the validity of the decision of the Maharashtra Government and...

Revenue Courts Deciding Land Ownership, Tenancy Rights Without Any Judicial Training: Rajasthan High Court Calls For Structural Reforms

While taking note of lack of legal education and training to the officers posted in Revenue Courts and Revenue Appellate Courts (collectively referred to as “Revenue Courts”), as well as the huge pendency in these courts, Rajasthan High Court suggested necessary proactive and corrective measures.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand opined that the orders passed by Revenue Courts...

Party Can't Suffer Consequences Due To Counsel's Negligence: Rajasthan High Court Restores Criminal Appeal Dismissed For Non-Appearance

Rajasthan High Court has set aside a Sessions Court order dismissing an appeal against conviction under Section 138 NI Act over non-appearance of the appellant's counsel.Opining the judgment to be passed in a "mechanical and cursory manner", without application of mind and against the principle of natural justice, the bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Garg held that a party could not be allowed...

AO Is 'Deciding Authority' U/S 148A Income Tax Act, Can't Revise Decision At Instance Of Principal Commissioner: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the Assessing Officer is the “authority” to decide whether a reassessment action under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act 1961 should be initiated against an assessee and his stance can't be revised at the instance of another authority.A division bench of Justices Vibhu Bakhru and Tejas Karia held thus while setting aside the reassessment action...

Property Tax Can't Be Levied Without Following Statutory Assessment Procedure U/S 233 Of Kerala Municipality Act: High Court

The Kerala High Court stated that property tax can't be levied without following statutory assessment procedure under Section 233 of Kerala Municipality Act, 1994. Section 233 of the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994, deals with the levy of property tax by the Municipality on buildings and lands within its area. This section outlines the process of assessment and collection of property...

Customs Act | Adjudicating Authority Can't Decline Refund Of Excess Duty In Presence Of CA's Certificate: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that the Customs authority cannot, in absence of some evidence, decline refund of excess duty paid by a trader when the latter furnishes certificates from a qualified chartered accountant in support of its case.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta thus dismissed the Department's appeal against Nokia.Nokia sought refund...