Allahabad HC Revives 1988 Episode Of SP 'Threatening' To Drag Judge To Police Station; Seeks His Whereabouts, Details On Action Taken

In an uncommon order, the Allahabad High Court recently sought to revive a 37-year-old issue involving a former Superintendent of Police (SP) who allegedly threatened to 'drag' a sitting Sessions Judge to police station during the trial of the case. Taking a serious view of the 'damning' remarks recorded by the presiding officer in the decades-old judgment, a Bench of Justice JJ Munir...

FEMA Summons Governed By CPC, Not CrPC; ED Can Call Women To Office For Recording Their Statement: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the summons issued for discovery and production of evidence under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, are governed by Code of Civil Procedure and not Code of Criminal Procedure. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said that the powers under Section 37 of FEMA are analogous to those under Section 131 of Income Tax Act, which is governed by the Civil Code....

Madras High Court Permits Lighting Of Lamp At Thiruparakundram Hills, Says It Won't Affect Rights Of Dargah Or Muslims

The Madras High Court has permitted the lighting of lamps (Karthigai deepam) at the Deepathoon (stone lamp pillar) atop the Thiruparakundram hills. Justice GR Swaminathan primarily observed that the deepathoon was not located in the area that belonged to the Muslims and thus lighting the lamp would not affect the rights of the community. At the same time, the court added that not...

After Repeated Filing Lapses, Allahabad High Court Directs Registrar General To Ensure Defects Are Cured Before Listing Pleas

The Allahabad High Court recently issued a direction to the Registrar General to look into the issue of repeated cases where defects in the petitions were not pointed out by concerned section at the time of filing of writ petitions. A bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery also directed the officer concerned that before presenting any petition to the Court, Registrar General...

To Curb Increasing Corrupt Practices, No Immunity Should Be Accorded Even To A Retired Govt Employee: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that to curb the rapidly increasing corrupt practices in Government Departments in order to extend facilitation or favoritism for some vested reasons, no immunity should be accorded even to a retired person. The observation was made by a bench of Justice Manju Rani Chauhan while dismissing a writ petition filed by a retired Technical...

'Fraud on Constitution; No Caste System In Christianity': Allahabad HC Directs Statewide Probe Into Converts Retaining SC Status

In a significant order, the Allahabad High Court has issued a sweeping direction to the entire administrative machinery of Uttar Pradesh to ensure that individuals in the state who have converted to Christianity do not continue to avail benefits meant for Scheduled Castes (SC). Observing that the retention of SC status after conversion amounts to a "fraud on the Constitution", the...

Criminal Antecedents In Bar Pose Threat To Rule Of Law: Allahabad High Court Seeks Details Of Cases Pending Against Advocates In UP

Invoking the High Court's jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution, the Allahabad High Court last week directed the Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh and the Director General of Police (Prosecution) to submit comprehensive statewide data on criminal cases pending against advocates enrolled with the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh. A bench of Justice Vinod Diwakar sought...

'Depriving Affordable Housing Violates Right To Life': P&H High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost On HSVP For Cancelling Plot Arbitrarily

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has come down heavily on the Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) for arbitrarily cancelling plot allotments made through an e-auction and refunding the entire consideration without notice, reason or any speaking order. Terming the action “unjustified, arbitrary and a clear example of mala fide”, the Court has directed restoration of allotments...

“Overarching Public Interest”: Madras High Court Permits State To Carry Out Development Works In Land That Was Leased To Madras Race Club

The Madras High Court has permitted the Tamil Nadu government to carry out its development works for the strengthening of ponds to store excess rainwater and the development of Eco Park in the land that was earlier leased out to the Madras Race Club. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq observed that there was an urgent and compelling need for the State...

Surat CA Association Moves Gujarat High Court, Flagging Technical Glitches In Income Tax E-filing Portal

The Chartered Accountants Association of Surat have filed a petition before the Gujarat High Court highlighting non-operation and technical glitches in the Income Tax E-filing Portal. The petitioner has contended that since September the portal has experienced repeated outages wherein users have faced login failures, error codes, and stalled processing. The disruption is stated to have...

No Double Pre-Deposit For Same Tax Demand; Second Appeal Cannot Be Conditioned On Fresh Payment: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that when a taxpayer has already deposited the mandatory 10% pre-deposit for the same disputed tax amount before the State GST Appellate Authority, the Central GST authorities cannot insist on another separate pre-deposit for the same amount while filing a second appeal. The Bench stated that the law does not permit duplication of pre-deposit for the same...

Plea Filed In Karnataka High Court Against Govt Notification Mandating 1-Day Paid Menstrual Leave In Registered Industrial Establishments

A petition has been filed in the Karnataka High Court challenging a November 20 government notification mandating industrial establishments registered under various laws, to provide one day of paid leave per month to all permanent, contract, outsourced women employees during their menstrual cycle, The plea pertains to establishments registered under various laws such as the Factories...