Commissioner According Sanction U/S 151 Income Tax Act For Issuing Reassessment Notice Must Give Reasons, Merely Saying “I am Satisfied” Not Sufficient: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that the Income Tax Commissioner's order granting sanction under Section 151 of the Income Tax Act 1961 for reopening assessment after four years of relevant Assessment Year (AY)- must be a speaking one, passed after independent application of mind. A division bench of Justices Ravinder Dudeja and Yashwant Varma observed, “Mere repeating of the words...

Tirupati Temple Laddu Case | Madras High Court Asks Licensing Authority To Issue Fresh Notice To Dairy Company, Give Reasonable Time To Respond

The Madras High Court, on Thursday, directed the Central Licensing Authority – Tamil Nadu to issue a fresh notice to AR Dairy Food Private Limited on allegations of supplying adulterated ghee to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam for making of laddu. Justice N Sathish Kumar observed that the authority had issued the show cause notices for suspending the license merely on the basis...

Delhi High Court Rejects Sukesh Chandrashekhar's Plea Against His 'Transfer' From Mandoli Jail To Any Other Prison

The Delhi High Court has recently rejected the prayer of alleged conman Sukesh Chandra Shekhar, booked in an extortion case, seeking directions upon the jail authorities not to transfer him from Mandoli jail to any other prison in the national capital. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, however, said that three days' notice be given to Chandrashekhar in case he is shifted from Mandoli jail to...

CCL Cannot Be Denied Bail Merely Due To Absence Of Male Family Member For 'Supervision': MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in an appeal under the Juvenile Justice Act, granted bail to the appellant, stating that the absence of a male family member to supervise the applicant cannot serve as a sole reason for denying bail or suspension of sentence. The Court was presided over by Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla who stated, “This Court finds prima-facie the case for grant of bail because...

Denying Arms License To Renowned Shooter Based On Family's Criminal Background Is Shocking, Violative Of Articles 14 And 21: Rajasthan HC

Rajasthan High Court expressed shock over the State Government's decision to deny an Arms license to a renowned shooter, who had won many laurels for the country, on the grounds that there was every likelihood of the petitioner ending up in criminal activities since her family was also involved in criminal offences.“In the opinion of this Court while deciding rights of a citizen...

[IPC 498A] Sister-In-Law Calling Brother's Wife To Her Home, Quarrelling Does Not Amount To Cruelty: Rajasthan HC Upholds Discharge Order

Rajasthan High Court affirmed a 22-year-old order of the Sessions Court to the effect that the act of a woman's sister-in-law calling her home and quarrelling does not amount to cruelty for dowry.The bench of Justice Arun Monga was hearing a petition against an order of the Sessions Court in which the accused was discharged from the alleged offence. Petitioner's daughter was married to...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice To 'The New Indian', X Over Publication Of Legal Notice Carrying Contemptuous Allegations Against Judiciary

The Delhi High Court has issued notice to media platform The New Indian, its journalist and X Corporation (formerly Twitter) over the publication of a news article based on a legal notice prima facie carrying contemptuous and scandalous allegations against the judiciary and the Registry of the High Court.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh observed that since private and personal documents were...

Enactment Of Special Legislation Would Address Issues Faced By Women In Entertainment Industry: Kerala Women's Commission Tells High Court

The Kerala Women's Commission filed a counter affidavit before the High Court suggesting the enactment of a new legislation called the 'Kerala Entertainment Industry Equality and Empowerment Act' to address the issues women face in the entertainment industry. The State Government has also filed an affidavit before the Court suggesting the formulation of a new film policy in Kerala.The...

Calcutta High Court Denies Relief To Retd IPS Officer For Remarks On Women Working In Red-Light Areas While Speaking On RG Kar Incident

The Calcutta High Court has denied anticipatory bail to retired IPS officer Pankaj Datta, who was booked under Sections 79 (insulting and provoking a person, with the intention to make such person to commit any offence) and 352 (breaking the public peace, or to commit any other offence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).It was alleged that Datta, who had been invited by Presidency...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Reservist Sepoys' Pension Scheme

The Punjab & Haryana High Court upheld the order of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) whereby it directed the Union Ministry of Defence to grant the benefit of a revised pension to reservist army retirees under the Pension Regulation for Army, 1961.The AFT had directed the Union to calculate 'reservist pension' at the rate of 2/3rd of pension as applicable to the lowest grade of Sepoys...

Non-Functioning Of DRT-II Has Flooded HC With Pleas: Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Giving Additional Charge To DRT-I

The Punjab & Haryana High Court flagged the "piquant situation" which has raised due to non functioning Debt Recovery Tribunal-II (DRT-II) in Chandigarh since August, as the High Court is flooded with the pleas of litigants adversely affected.Justice Lisa Gill and Justice Sukhvinder Kaur noted "the piquant situation which has arisen due to non-functioning of learned DRT-II leading to a...

No Notification U/S 18 BNSS For Appointing Prosecutors: HC Directs Registry Not To List Criminal Appeals Till Counsels For Punjab Are Notified

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the registry not to list the criminal appeals till the Punjab Government notifies the list of Public Prosecutors in terms of Section 18 of the BNSS, 2023.According to Section 18 of the BNSS, for every High Court, the Central Government or the State Government shall, after consultation with the High Court, appoint a Public Prosecutor and may...