Karnataka High Court Refuses To Stay Probe Against Sri Sri Ravishankar Booked In FIR Over Encroachment Of Public Lands

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (January 7) refused to stay further investigation or pass any protective order in favour of spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar, who is named as an accused in an FIR over alleged encroachment of public lands in Bengaluru. The spiritual guru had approached the high court seeking to quash the FIR registered against him by the Bangalore Metropolitan Task...

Permit Only 300 Shops In Marina: Madras High Court Tells GCC, Says Allotment Must Be Through Draw Of Lots Under Supervision Of Retd Judge

The Madras High Court, on Thursday, directed the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) to permit only 300 shops at Marina Beach in Chennai. The bench of Justice R Suresh Kumar and Justice AD Jagadish Chandira said that the shops would be selling three categories of items – (i) Eatables, (ii) Toys and related goods, and (iii) Fancy goods or souvenirs. The bench added that 100 shops could...

Delhi High Court Quashes Higher 3.5% TDS On GE Group Payments, Restores 1.5% Rate

The Delhi High Court has quashed the certificates issued by the Income Tax Department directing deduction of tax at source (TDS) at a higher rate of 3.5% on payments made to two GE group entities, and directed the authorities to issue fresh certificates prescribing deduction at the rate of 1.5%.A Division Bench of Justices Dinesh Mehta and Vinod Kumar allowed the writ petitions filed by GE...

Bank Can't Freeze Company's Accounts Solely Over ROC's 'Management Dispute' Tag: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that a bank cannot freeze a company's accounts merely on the basis of a “management dispute” marking by the Registrar of Companies (ROC), particularly after such marking has been removed on the directions of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA).Justices Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Supratim Bhattacharya made the observation on January 5 while...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Quashes ₹16.72 Lakh GST Input Tax Credit Demand After Tax Is Paid

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has quashed a tax demand of Rs 16.72 lakh raised against Shivalik Containers Pvt. Ltd. for the alleged wrongful availment of Input Tax Credit (ITC).The court held that the subsequent payment of tax along with interest by the supplier cannot be ignored while examining the sustainability of a demand raised against the recipient, even if such compliance takes...

'Bar Must Speak Truth To Power, Challenge Injustice & Stand For The Voiceless': Justice Revati Mohite-Dere Bids Farewell To Bombay High Court

In her farewell address organized at the Bombay High Court on Thursday (January 8) Justice Revati Mohite-Dere–who will be taking over the Office of Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court–asked the bar to "speak truth to power, challenge injustice and stand firmly for the voiceless". Notably, the Central Government had on January 1 notified the appointment of Justice Dere as the Chief...

ED Approaches Calcutta High Court Against Alleged Interference By CM Mamata Banerjee During I-PAC Raids

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday approached the Calcutta High Court, alleging obstruction of its ongoing money-laundering investigation in the 2020 coal scam and interference by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during search operations conducted earlier in the day at premises linked to the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC).In its petition filed before the High...

Income Tax | Delhi High Court Bars Tax Recovery After Taxpayer Pays 20% Of Disputed Demand

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday restrained the Income Tax Department from taking any recovery action, including adjusting refunds, after it orally observed that the taxpayer had already paid 20% of the disputed tax demand and had the balance stayed during the pendency of the appeal. A Division Bench of Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Vinod Kumar was hearing a petition filed by a trader who...

Judiciary Fixing GST Rate On Air Purifiers Would Disrupt Constitutional Framework: Centre Tells Delhi High Court

The Central Government has opposed before the Delhi High Court a public interest litigation (PIL) to declare air-purifiers as “medical devices” and for removing imposition of 18% GST on them.In its affidavit, the Government has said that the GST Council is the sole Constitutionally designated body for making recommendations on matters pertaining to GST, and judicial interference in...

Can Customs Reopen Decade-Old Duty Drawback Claims? Delhi High Court To Examine

In March, the Delhi High Court is set to examine whether customs authorities can revive decade-old export transactions through belated show cause notices (SCNs) without running afoul of the doctrine of delay and laches.On December 9, 2025, a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain heard a batch of petitions concerning the validity of SCNs...

"Shocking": Delhi HC Pulls Up IT Dept For 8-Year Delay In Processing ₹5.37 Crore Microsoft Refund

The Delhi High Court has pulled up the Income Tax Department over “shocking” eight years delay in processing Rs 5.37 crore tax refund to Microsoft Corporation India.A Division Bench of Justices Dinesh Mehta and Vinod Kumar allowed the writ petition filed by Microsoft India seeking refund of amounts arising from Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT), which had been acknowledged as payable as far back as...

Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Relief to JLT Energy Against Hindustan Cleanenergy In Solar Deal Dispute

The Delhi High Court has refused to restrain Hindustan Cleanenergy Limited and its group companies from creating third-party rights in two solar power projects in Tamil Nadu and Bihar, holding that the share purchase agreements signed with a French investor had already come to an end on their own terms. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, in an order dated January 6, 2026, said courts cannot...