Motor Accident Claim | Kerala High Court Enhances Victim's Notional Income Based On Overseas Remittances Despite Lack Of Formal Salary Proof

The Kerala High Court enhanced the notional income of an accident victim who was employed abroad and had sought compensation under Motor Vehicles Act, based on certain factual aspects even though the claimant had failed to produce salary certificate as per Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) Act. Justice Harisankar V. Menon was considering two appeals filed against the award...

Pre-Deposit For Filing SARFAESI Appeal Must Be Paid To Tribunal, Not Lending Bank: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has clarified that the mandatory pre-deposit required to file an appeal under the SARFAESI Act must be paid to the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal and not to the lending bank. A Division Bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishna S delivered the ruling while allowing an appeal filed by Kerala Gramin Bank, setting aside a single judge's order that...

Home Guards Can't Register Welfare Association Under Societies Act For Service-Related Grievances: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has clarified that there is a distinction between an association formed by employees or volunteers to collectively raise their grievances and a society capable of registration under the Himachal Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 2006. The Court remarked that while such groups are often described as “societies,” they do not automatically qualify as...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Stay Probe Against Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Booked In FIR Over Encroachment Of Public Lands

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (January 7) refused to stay further investigation or pass any protective order in favour of spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, who is named as an accused in an FIR over alleged encroachment of public lands in Bengaluru. The spiritual guru had approached the high court seeking to quash the FIR registered against him by the Bangalore Metropolitan Task...

Permit Only 300 Shops In Marina: Madras High Court Tells GCC, Says Allotment Must Be Through Draw Of Lots Under Supervision Of Retd Judge

The Madras High Court, on Thursday, directed the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) to permit only 300 shops at Marina Beach in Chennai. The bench of Justice R Suresh Kumar and Justice AD Jagadish Chandira said that the shops would be selling three categories of items – (i) Eatables, (ii) Toys and related goods, and (iii) Fancy goods or souvenirs. The bench added that 100 shops could...

Bank Can't Freeze Company's Accounts Solely Over ROC's 'Management Dispute' Tag: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that a bank cannot freeze a company's accounts merely on the basis of a “management dispute” marking by the Registrar of Companies (ROC), particularly after such marking has been removed on the directions of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA).Justices Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Supratim Bhattacharya made the observation on January 5 while...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Quashes ₹16.72 Lakh GST Input Tax Credit Demand After Tax Is Paid

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has quashed a tax demand of Rs 16.72 lakh raised against Shivalik Containers Pvt. Ltd. for the alleged wrongful availment of Input Tax Credit (ITC).The court held that the subsequent payment of tax along with interest by the supplier cannot be ignored while examining the sustainability of a demand raised against the recipient, even if such compliance takes...

'Bar Must Speak Truth To Power, Challenge Injustice & Stand For The Voiceless': Justice Revati Mohite-Dere Bids Farewell To Bombay High Court

In her farewell address organized at the Bombay High Court on Thursday (January 8) Justice Revati Mohite-Dere–who will be taking over the Office of Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court–asked the bar to "speak truth to power, challenge injustice and stand firmly for the voiceless". Notably, the Central Government had on January 1 notified the appointment of Justice Dere as the Chief...

ED Approaches Calcutta High Court Against Alleged Interference By CM Mamata Banerjee During I-PAC Raids

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday approached the Calcutta High Court, alleging obstruction of its ongoing money-laundering investigation in the 2020 coal scam and interference by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during search operations conducted earlier in the day at premises linked to the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC).In its petition filed before the High...

Income Tax | Delhi High Court Bars Tax Recovery After Taxpayer Pays 20% Of Disputed Demand

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday restrained the Income Tax Department from taking any recovery action, including adjusting refunds, after it orally observed that the taxpayer had already paid 20% of the disputed tax demand and had the balance stayed during the pendency of the appeal. A Division Bench of Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Vinod Kumar was hearing a petition filed by a trader who...

Judiciary Fixing GST Rate On Air Purifiers Would Disrupt Constitutional Framework: Centre Tells Delhi High Court

The Central Government has opposed before the Delhi High Court a public interest litigation (PIL) to declare air-purifiers as “medical devices” and for removing imposition of 18% GST on them.In its affidavit, the Government has said that the GST Council is the sole Constitutionally designated body for making recommendations on matters pertaining to GST, and judicial interference in...

Can Customs Reopen Decade-Old Duty Drawback Claims? Delhi High Court To Examine

In March, the Delhi High Court is set to examine whether customs authorities can revive decade-old export transactions through belated show cause notices (SCNs) without running afoul of the doctrine of delay and laches.On December 9, 2025, a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain heard a batch of petitions concerning the validity of SCNs...