Candidate Studying Under National Institute Of Open Schools Is Eligible To Get Admission To Integrated LLB Course: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court held that a student who did obtained his 10th and 12th certificate under National India Open Schools (NIOS) is eligible to get admission to integrated 5 year LL.B course as per BCI rules.The NIOS had submitted before the Court that it was a National Level Board equivalent to CBSE and ICSE and its certificate was recognised by the Government of Kerala and all State...

Order U/S 75(6) Of GST Act Must Be Self-Contained, Mere References To SCNs Is Not Sufficient: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that order under Section 75(6) of the Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 must be self-contained and mere reference to previous show cause notices is not sufficient. Section 75 of the GST Act is a general provision relating to determination of tax. Section 75(6) of the GST Act provides that “the proper officer, in his order, shall set out the...

Karnataka HC Quashes SC/ST Act Case Against Infosys Co-Founder For Role In Alleged Discrimination, Wrongful Removal Of Ex-IISc Professor

The Karnataka High Court has quashed proceedings initiated under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, against Infosys co-founder S Krish Gopalakrishnan and 15 others, who are members of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) following allegations by a former professor D. Sanna Durgappa, of wrongful dismissal from service and caste-based discrimination.Justice Hemant Chandangoudar...

Orissa High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To IAS Manish Agarwal In PA's Suspicious Death Case

The Orissa High Court has rejected anticipatory bail to Manish Agarwal, IAS & former Collector of Malkangiri district and some of his staff, in a case relating to the suspicious death of his Personal Assistant (PA) in the year 2019. While denying relief to the senior bureaucrat, the Bench of Justice V. Narasingh observed –“…taking into account the nature of allegations and keeping...

Income Escapement | Value Determined At S.148A(d) Stage Relevant To Determine Threshold U/S 149 Of Income Tax Act: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that when determining whether a reassessment action meets the ₹50 lakh threshold prescribed under Section 149 of the Income Tax Act 1961, the value of income that allegedly escaped assessment as determined by the Assessing Officer at Section 148A(d) stage is relevant.A division bench of Justices Vibhu Bakhru and Tejas Karia clarified that the value alleged by...

Property Seized Due To Dispute Must Be Released To Rightful Owner If Not Needed For Logical Conclusion Of Trial: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that where the property seized by an investigating agency is not needed for the logical conclusion of trial/ litigation, the same must be released in favour of the rightful owner. It held that who is the rightful owner of the property so seized must be decided based on preponderance of probabilities.Holding that no person can be deprived of his/her...

Madras High Court Sets Aside Discharge Of Minister Durai Murugan In Disproportionate Assets Case, Calls Special Court's Finding Perverse

The Madras High Court has set aside the discharge of Tamil Nadu Minister Durai Murugan in a disproportionate asset case. Justice P Velmurugan noted that the Special Court had simply allowed a discharge petition filed by the Minister without framing charges or without giving an opportunity to the Prosecution to put forward the case. The court also noted that the special judge...

Expedite Process To Establish Fast Track POCSO Court Within 2 Months: Punjab & Haryana HC Directs Haryana Govt

The Punjab & Haryana High directed the Haryana Government to expedite the process of of establishing fastrack Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO Act) Court within the period of three months.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel said, "to expedite the process of establishment of Fast Track Special Courts under POCSO Act, the State of Haryana is directed to...

Maintaining Faith In Judiciary Is Crucial: Allahabad HC Upholds Judicial Officer's Compulsory Retirement Over Adverse Service Record

The Allahabad High Court has upheld the compulsory retirement of Special Judge (SC/ST Act) based on adverse entries in against him in his service record which had attained finality.Holding that adverse entries existed which could lead the Screening Committee to recommend compulsory retirement of the Judicial Officer, the bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Donadi Ramesh held,...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 21 To April 27, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 455 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 481NOMINAL INDEXMOTHER X OF VICTIM A v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 455 Union of India & Anr. vs. Sudhir Tyagi 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 456 ALL INDIA BAR ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 457 Mohd Sheikh Noor Hussain vs. State NCT Of...

Provisions Of Section 26E SARFAESI Act & Section 34 RDB Act Prevails Over Section 24 Of TNGST Act: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court stated that provisions of Section 26E of the SARFAESI Act and Section 34 of the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act would prevail over the provisions of Section 24 of the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act. The Division Bench of Justices Anita Sumanth and G. Arul Murugan observed that “in the juxtaposition of Section 26E of the SARFAESI Act with Section 34 of...

Supreme Court Stays Gauhati HC's Contempt Proceedings Against Bar Association President

The Supreme Court today(April 28) granted interim protection to the Gauhati High Court Bar Association President, KN Choudhary, against the contempt proceedings initiated by the Gauhati High Court.The High Court had initiated the proceedings based on a complaint filed by the Advocate General against Choudhary and two other senior lawyers, alleging that Anil Kumar Bhattacharyya and...