Why Registration Of Plots Allotted To Persons Affected By Sardar Sarovar Project Not Executed Yet? Madhya Pradesh HC Asks State

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (January 15) asked the State to inform as to why registration of houses/plots allotted to the Sardar Sarovar affected persons has not been executed.For context, the Sardar Sarovar dam project on the Narmada river reportedly resulted in the displacement of many families in the area. A division bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait...

Merely Telling Wife She Can't Cohabit With Husband Unless She Brings Money From Her Parents Without Further Action Not Harassment: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court recently held that merely telling a woman that if she fails to bring the amount demanded by her husband or in-laws, from her parental house, she would not be allowed to cohabit with her husband, will not amount to mental or physical harassment.A division bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Rohit Joshi noted that the wife in her First Information Report (FIR)...

Jharkhand High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part II]

Nominal Index [Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 101-202]Sandeep Kumar Tripathy @ Sandeep Tripathy vs The State of Jharkhand 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 101Rajendra Prasad Sahu V. State of Jharkhand and Others 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 102 Sri Hemant Soren Vs The Directorate Of Enforcement Represented Thr Its Assistant Director Ranchi Zonal Office 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 103Dr. Suman Kumar Pathak @ Dr. S.K. Pathak v....

Absence Of Formal Communication U/S 148A Of Income Tax Act Not Fatal When Opportunity To Question Reassessment Had Been Provided: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court observed that absence of a formal notice under Section 148A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 was not fatal to reassessment proceedings initiated in the twilight zone when the inquiry provisions were introduced by the Finance Act, 2021. A division bench of Justices Yashwant Varma and Dharmesh Sharma noted that the Department had provided an opportunity...

Arbitral Award Cannot Be Challenged In Writ Petition, Party Must Use Remedy U/S 34 Of Arbitration Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Sachin Datta has held that it cannot entertain a writ petition challenging an arbitral award, and the petitioner should challenge the award by taking recourse to appropriate remedies under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act. Brief Facts: The present petition challenged an arbitral award passed pursuant to reference to arbitration under Section...

Exemptions Provided To Micro & Small Enterprises Doesn't Cover Work Contracts, Not Covered By 2012 Public Procurement Policy: Gauhati HC

The Gauhati High Court recently held that work contracts do not come within the purview of Public Procurement Policy 2012 issued by Central Government and the exemptions provided to Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) do not cover work contracts.Justice Michael Zothankhuma observed:“On considering the PPP-2012 and the clarification given by the Government of India vide letter dated...

Mere Initiation Of Proceedings Under Mine & Minerals Act Doesn't Debar Police From Lodging Case For Theft Of Sand/Minerals: Gujarat HC

Referring to a Supreme Court order on illegal mining of sand/minerals, the Gujarat High Court reiterated that even if an offence under Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act is made out on which magistrate cannot take cognizance without complaint by authorized officer, it however does not debar police from lodging a case for theft of sand/minerals. Justice Divyesh A Joshi in...

Orissa High Court Confers Senior Designation On 13 Advocates

In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 16 of the Advocates Act read with Rule 7(1) of the High Court of Orissa (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules, 2019, the Orissa High Court on Wednesday (January 15) designated the following 13 Advocates as Senior Advocates –Sanjay Kumar AcharyaAnup Kumar BoseBansidhar BaugBibekananda BhuyanBhabani Sankar TripathySusanta Kumar DashKamal...

'APAR Can't Be Interfered With If It Complies With Guidelines And Is Not Actuated By Malice', Delhi High Court

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur dismissed a Writ Petition seeking to upgrade the Petitioner's Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR) based on being graded as 'very good' and 'outstanding' in the previous years. The Court further held that the APAR could not be interfered with as the Reporting Officer had written the...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of Judicial Officers As Judges Of Telangana & Andhra Pradesh High Courts

The Supreme Court Collegium has passed two separate resolutions recommending the elevation of four judicial officers as Judges of the High Court of Telangana and two judicial officers as Judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.Telangana High Court.The Collegium in its meeting held on 11th January, 2025 has approved the proposal for the appointment of the following Judicial Officers, as Judges...

GST Act | Notification Not Needed For Cross-Empowerment Of State Officials : Kerala High Court

In a significant judgment having a wide impact on several pending cases, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday (January 15) ruled that separate notification is not necessary for the cross-empowerment of State officials under the Goods and Services Tax Act.A division bench comprising Justice Dr AK Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice S Easwaran delivered this significant judgment while answering...

Consumption Of Alcohol By Wife Not Cruelty Unless Followed By Unwarranted & Uncivilized Behavior: Allahabad High Court

While granting a decree of divorce on grounds of desertion, the Allahabad High Court has observed that merely because the wife consumes alcohol does not amount to cruelty unless it is followed by uncivilized behavior.The bench held,“Consuming of Alcohol by itself does not amount to cruelty, if it is not followed by unwarranted & uncivilized behavior. Though, consuming of alcohol...