Rejection Of Application For Voluntary Cancellation Of GST Registration Didn't Contain Reasons: Bombay HC Quashes Rejection Order

The Bombay High Court ruled that since the revocation orders for registration cancellation on petitioner's application were passed contrary to principles of natural justice, all the subsequent proceedings initiated thereafter, which are consequential, shall be quashed.“Before the revocation of cancellation of registration, the Petitioner was not supplied with the documents on the basis of...

"Prima Facie BCI Cannot Assume Revisional Jurisdiction When Matter Is Pending Before State Bar Council": Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has stayed an order of the Bar Council of India (BCI) till the next hearing, wherein it had put the interim decision of Punjab & Haryana Bar Council against High Court Bar Association President Vikas Malik "under abeyance."In July, the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana suspended the licence of Malik and barred him from practising before any court till...

Arbitral Award Based On Law Prevailing At Time Of Proceedings Cannot Be Held To Be Illegal Due To Subsequent Apex Court Ruling: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court Bench of Justice Piyush Agrawal, held that if parties were allowed to reopen concluded arbitrations based on new judicial rulings, it would lead to a flood of claims seeking to modify or overturn arbitral awards. Moreover, the retroactive application of judicial decisions to arbitral awards would create legal and procedural chaos. Arbitrators make decisions based on...

'Misfortune' That Mother Of Young Daughters Was Denied Bail For Allegedly Possessing Heroine, Drug Money Without Prima Facie Evidence: P&H HC

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted bail to a mother of three young daughters arrested in August for allegedly possessing merely 12 grams of heroine, and drug money of Rs.10,000 without any prima facie evidence."A mother of three daughters, aged 4, 2, &1, incarcerated in the FIR..., since 4th August 2024 for possessing 12 grams of heroin, just 4.8% of the maximum...

Judicial Interference In Departmental Promotion Committee Decisions Restricted; MP HC Clarifies Standards

Madhya Pradesh High Court at Gwalior: Justice Anil Verma dismissed the writ petition filed by M.H. Qureshi, a Junior Engineer (Electrical Safety), challenging his denial of promotion to the position of Assistant Engineer (Electrical Safety). The Court upheld the Departmental Promotion Committee's (DPC) decision, citing the petitioner's failure to meet the required benchmarks, and emphasized...

High Court Directs Punjab Election Commission, State To Initiate Process Of Conducting Municipal Elections In 15 Days Without Delimitation Exercise

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has issued a writ of mandamus to the Punjab's State Election Commission and Punjab Government to initiate the process of holding elections by notifying election programmes in all the Municipalities and Municipal Corporations within 15 days from the without conducting the fresh exercise of delimitationChief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Anil Kshetarpal...

Imposition Of Bond For Medical Officers Who Took Study Leave Is Justified, But Prohibition On Legal Recourse Is Not; Chhattisgarh HC

Chhattisgarh High Court: The Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru upheld the conditions imposed on an Ayurvedic Medical Officer's study leave, including the denial of advance increments and the requirement to serve a bond. The Court held that the conditions were legally justified and consistent with government policy. However, it quashed a...

Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Lawyer For Shouting "Pannas Khoke Ekdum Okay" Against Shiv Sena (Shinde) Leader

The Bombay High Court recently quashed a First Information Report (FIR) against a lawyer, who along with a few farmers, staged an agitation in front of the convoy of Abdul Sattar, the Minister of Agriculture, who had joined the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) group, by raising slogans like "Pannas Khoke, Ekdum Okay" (Fifty Crores All Okay).Notably, this slogan has been used for Chief Minister...

[S.413 BNSS] Person Cannot Be Treated As Victim To Prefer An Appeal When Damage Or Loss Suffered Is Not Direct Consequence Of Crime: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court stated that a victim under the proviso to Section 413 of BNSS is a person who suffered damages or loss as a direct consequence of the crime.Section 413 of BNSS corresponds to Section 372 of CrPC, where the proviso laid down the right of a victim to appeal against an order of acquittal, or an order convicting the accused for a lesser offence, or imposing...

High Court Seeks Status Report From Punjab Govt, FCI On Plea To Lift Last Season's Paddy To Create Space For 2024 Season's Crop Amid Farmers Protests

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today has sought status report from the Punjab Government and Food Corporation of India (FCI) on plea filed seeking directions to lift paddy from storage facility and create space for milled rice for Kharif Marketing Season 2024-2025 in Punjab.Reportedly, the lack of storage space in the FCI's godowns, and the arrival of the new paddy at mandis,...

Mere Ownership Of Vehicle Unauthorisedly Carrying Contraband Doesn't Imply Involvement In Offence Under NDPS Act: Rajasthan High Court

While granting bail to an accused charged under the NDPS Act in relation to 964 Kgs of poppy straw, the bench of Justice Rajendra Prakash Soni at the Rajasthan High Court ruled that mere ownership or connection with the vehicle, from which the contraband was recovered, did not imply accused's knowledge or actual involvement in the crime.The facts of the case were that the police found a...

Ingredients Of Copyright Infringement Not Made Out: Kerala High Court Sets Aside Conviction Of Man Allegedly Selling Fake Cassettes On Footpath

The Kerala High Court, noting that the prosecution could not establish the ingredients of copyright infringement under Section 51(a) of the Copyright Act, set aside the conviction of a man for allegedly selling fake audio cassettes on the footpath in Kannur.The police had seized 38 cassettes from the revision petitioner. He was convicted under Sections 51(a) and 52A r/w 63 of the Copyright Act...