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Gujarat High Court Allows Single Mother's Plea For Passport Renewal Of Minor Children Without Father's NOC
The Gujarat High Court allowed a plea moved by a divorced woman seeking renewal of passport of her minor children which was denied by the passport authority on the ground that the father's no-objection certificate was absent. Justice LS Pirzada noted that it was not in dispute that decree of divorce had already been obtained by the mother and father; they subsequently got divorced and...
P&H High Court Directs CBDT To Extend ITR Filing Due Date For Assessees Who Are Required To File Audit Report
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to extend the due date for filing Income Tax Returns (ITR) for assessees who are required to submit audit reports.Justice Lisa Gill and Justice Meenakshi I. Mehta took note of the Gujarat High Court's decision, where it had extended the date till November 30.The Gujarat High Court after noting that as...
Bar Council Elections: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Against BCI Rule Fixing Nomination Fee At ₹1.25 Lakh
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea challenging a recent decision of Bar Council of India to hike the nomination fee for contesting the State Bar Council Elections to Rs 1,25,000.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela sought response of the Union Government, Bar Council of India and Bar Council of Delhi. The matter is listed...
Document Presenter Can't Avoid Stamp Duty By Withdrawing Instrument Before Registration: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently held that a presenter of a document for registration cannot seek its return without paying the deficit stamp duty decided by the registering authority or the collector. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq noted that, as per the provisions of the Indian Stamp Act and the registration Rules, when a document or instrument...
Delhi High Court Bar Association Objects To Decision Mandating Working Saturdays, Cites Lack Of Consultation With Bar
The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) has expressed concern over the decision that every Bench of the Delhi High Court will observe one working Saturday every month in 2025.On October 17, a representation was written by DHCBA, signed by its President, Senior Advocate N Hariharan. The letter states that while the Delhi High Court Bar Association holds the highest regard for the decisions...
'Suicide Note' By Deceased Employee Is Untrue: OLA CEO Bhavish Aggarwal, Others Tell Karnataka High Court In Plea To Quash Abetment FIR
Ola Electric Technologies Private Limited CEO Bhavish Aggarwal told the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (October 29) that the suicide note allegedly left behind by the deceased employee K Aravind was not true.The submission was made by Aggarwal and others seeking quashing of an FIR registered against them on charged of abetment to suicide. The FIR was registered on October 6, based on...
Delhi High Court Urges Authorities To Improve Digital Access In Higher Education, Minimise Digital Divide
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the authorities to take steps to provide better digital access to the students in higher education in various disciples and to also minimise the “digital divide.”A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was dealing with a PIL filed by one Nora Beniwal, a Class 12th student, seeking better implementation of...
'Meant For Imparting Education Only': Allahabad High Court Bars Commercial Activities In Premises Of All Educational Institutions In UP
Observing that educational institutions are meant for imparting education only and not for permitting commercial activity, the Allahabad High Court has barred any commercial activities including and not limited to exhibitions, fairs, etc., in the premises of all educational institutions in Uttar Pradesh.The court passed the order in a PIL against use of the premises of a Degree College...
S.25FFF Industrial Disputes Act | Shut Down Of Specific Unit Amounts To Closure, Workers Are Entitled To Compensation: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that even if a part of an industrial unit which has functional integrity with other units is shut down, such action amounts to closure and workmen shall be entitled to compensation as provided under Section 25FFF Industrial Disputes Act. The court said thus while dismissing a workman's plea seeking absorption into other units of a Corporation, after he...
Delhi High Court Deprecates ANI's Conduct In Copyright Infringement Case Against 'Dynamite News'
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal filed by news agency Asian News International (ANI), challenging a single judge order passed in its copyright infringement suit against news platform Dynamite News.The single judge had on October 14 directed YouTube to unblock the channel of Dynamite News.A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla found...
“Criminal Process Becomes Tool Of Harassment If Accused's Relatives Are Over-Implicated": P&H High Court Rejects Plea U/S 319 CrPC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has cautioned against the tendency of complainants to over-implicate friends and relatives of the main accused in criminal cases, observing that such practices risk converting the criminal process into a tool of harassment rather than justice.While dismissing a revision plea against rejecting the prosecution's application under Section 319 CrPC seeking to...
'No One Should Suffer Because Of Court': Orissa High Court Judge Admits His 'Mistake Of Fact', Recalls Own Judgment In Review
The Orissa High Court has recalled its judgment dismissing a writ petition without hearing the petitioner on the question of delay and also leaving out a material aspect during the course of hearing.In a rare gesture, Justice Sashikanta Mishra candidly admitted to have fallen prey to a 'mistake of fact' while adjudicating the writ petition and thus, observed –“The doctrine actus...