Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan Is A Religious And Charitable Trust; Its Anonymous Donations Cannot Be Taxed: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (October 8) held that the Shree Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi is certainly a religious and a charitable trust and thus the 'anonymous' donations to the tune of Rs 159.12 crores, it received in the hundi (cash collection box) during the assessment years 2015 to 2019, can be exempted from income tax.A division bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and...

Prima Facie Abused Position Of Media Advisor To Ex-Punjab CM, High Court Refuses Pre-Arrest Bail To Bharat Inder Chahal Booked In Bribery Case

The Punjab & Haryana High Court refused to grant anticipatory bail to Bharat Inder Singh Chahal, Media Advisor to former Punjab Chief Minister, accused for taking hefty bribe during his tenure in 2017-2021, and booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act.Chahal was media advisor to the then Chief Minister of Punjab Capt. Amarinder Singh, during March 2017 till September 2021. It was...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea To Allow Sonam Wangchuk, Others From Ladakh To Hold Peaceful Protest At Jantar Mantar

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response of the Delhi Police on a seeking permission to allow climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and his associates from Ladakh to hold peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar for raising environmental awareness and demanding Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh.A division bench comprising of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma also sought response of...

Marriage Prospects Of Girl Damaged Due To 100% Disability After Accident: Allahabad HC Enhances Compensation By Rs. 22 Lakh After 17 Yrs

Enhancing the compensation from Rs.1,08,875 to Rs.23,69,971, the Allahabad High Court while dealing with a 17-year-old plea observed that the 100% disability of the claimant/appellant–who was a minor at the time, had substantially damaged her marriage prospects subjecting her to frustration and depression.A single judge bench of Justice Vipin Chandra Dixit while awarding Rs. 3 lakhs...

Assessee's Failure To Respond To Draft Assessment Order In Timely Manner No Grounds For AO To Exceed Limitation U/S 144C(4) Of IT Act: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that an assessee's failure to timely respond to the 'draft assessment order' issued under Section 144C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 does not give leeway to the Assessing Officer (AO) to exceed the limitation period for passing the final assessment order. Section 144C prescribes special procedure whereby an 'eligible assessee' is issued...

Bollywood Actor Shilpa Shetty, Husband Raj Kundra Move Bombay High Court Against Notice For Eviction From Residence, Farm House

Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty and her businessman husband Raj Kundra, both have moved the Bombay High Court challenging the eviction notices issued to the couple after their residential premises in Mumbai's plush Juhu area and Farm House near Pawna Lake, were provisionally attached by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection to an alleged crypto assets ponzi scheme case. A division bench...

Goods Shall Be Released Provisionally If Assessee Demonstrates Inclusion Of Transaction In GSTR-1 Return: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court stated that if the assessee is able to demonstrate that the transaction is included in the GSTR-1 Return, the goods shall be released provisionally. The Bench of Justice Mohammed Shaffiq directed the assessee to submit a copy of the GSTR-1 report, as it would reveal whether the subject transaction was disclosed as a zero-rated sale. Section 54 of the...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On PIL Against 'Ticket Scalping' Over Recent Music Concerts

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a public interest litigation (PIL) against the practice of “Ticket Scalping” where tickets to an event are bought with the intention of reselling them at a higher price.The petition has been filed thebackdrop of recent music concerts by Coldplay and singers Diljit Dosanjh and Karan Aujla.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice...

GST Exemption On 'Reinsurance Services' In Relation To Govt Insurance Schemes Applies With Retrospective Effect From July 01, 2017: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that GST exemption on foreign reinsurance services in relation to government insurance schemes applies with retrospective effect, from July 1, 2017 onwards. This was in light of the fact that though the exemption was notified only on July 27, 2018, the government regularized GST liability on such services for the period from July 01, 2017 till July...

Trial Court Records Missing: Allahabad High Court Acquits Man In 1982 Case

The Allahabad High Court recently acquitted the sole surviving appellant/accused in a 42-year-old case after it received a report from the District Judge, Ballia, that the entire record of the case had been weeded out and the reconstruction of the same was impossible. A bench of Justice Nalin Kumar Srivastava passed this order while hearing an appeal filed by Shri Ram Singh against...

Will Allow Counting Of Votes For DUSU Elections Next Day Defacement Is Cleaned Up: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said that it will allow counting of votes for the ongoing Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections to take place the next day if all the defacement of public property done by the candidates is cleaned up. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela remarked that the election is a festival of democracy and not...

Bombay HC Dismisses IIT Bombay's Appeal Against Payment Of Gratuity To Contract Workers

On 4th October, a Single Bench of the Bombay High Court comprising of Justice Sandeep V. Marne heard a petition filed by Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (“IIT Bombay”) challenging the order passed by Assistant Labour Commissioner (“Central”) acting as Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act 1972, (“PG Act”), later then upheld by the Appellate Authority....