Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court Imposes Fine On JAO & Chief Commissioner For Disregarding Binding Judgement
The Bombay High Court has imposed a fine of Rs. 25000/- on the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer (JAO) for disregarding the binding judgment passed in the case of Hexaware Technologies Limited vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax & 4 Ors., in which it was held that under the faceless assessment scheme introduced by Section 151A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, the National Faceless...
Bombay High Court Disposes PIL Against Use Of Laser Beams And Loud Sound Systems During Festivals
The Bombay High Court has disposed a PIL against the usage of laser beams and loud sound systems during religious processions and other ceremonies.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar had heard the matter on August 16. The petitioner had argued that the hazardous laser beams used in festivals resulted in loss of eyesight in several...
Income Declaration Scheme 2016, Assessee Deposited Amount, Dept. Claim Erroneous; Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has directed the department to issue certificates as the assessee deposited all amounts under the Income Declaration Scheme, 2016 (IDS).The bench of Justice G. S. Kulkarni and Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan has observed that the petitioner or assessee in fact complied with all the requirements under the IDS, and the appropriate amount of tax deposited is sufficient to...
TDS Deducted By Company Already Deposited With Interest: Bombay High Court Quashes Notice Against Directors
The Bombay High Court has quashed the issuance of process served on the directors of the company, M/s. Hubtown Ltd., for offenses punishable under sections 276B and 278B of the Income Tax Act for delay in depositing the TDS as the TDS deducted by the company had already been deposited with interest as provided under section 201(1A).The bench of Justice Prithviraj K. Chavan has observed that...
Non-Application Of Mind By IO, Copied FIR From Complaint: Bombay HC Pulls Up Cop For Wrongly Booking Parties In Forgery Case
Taking strong objection to a "copied" First Information Report (FIR) filed by the Pune Police, the Bombay High Court recently said that dragging people into criminal cases unnecessarily causes immense mental agony and trauma. A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Dr Neela Gokhale noted the "unfathomable harassment" caused to a few residents of Pune's Talegaon area, who were booked in...
"Because Of Your Client, Most Borrowers Are Facing LOC's": Bombay HC Tells Vijay Mallya's Counsel In Plea Challenging Economic Offenders Act
The Bombay High Court on Friday said former liquor baron Vijay Mallya had become the 'first cause' for issuances of 'Look Out Circulars' (LOCs) against several borrowers in the country.A division bench of Justices Kalpathi Shriram and Jitendra Jain made the remark while hearing a plea filed by Mallya, challenging the constitutional validity of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018. The...
Mumbai Can't Be Concrete Jungle With Only Skyscrapers: HC Calls For Slum-Free City With Open Green Spaces, Flags Issues In Land Management
The Bombay High Court on Friday asked the Maharashtra government and other authorities to have a vision for making Mumbai a 'slum-free' city since it is an 'international' city and expressed concern over the plight suffered by slum-dwellers at the hands of "developers."The Court also emphasised that in the coming generations there cannot be only 'skyscrapers' in the city's 'concrete jungle...
Causes Eyesight, Hearing Loss: PIL In Bombay HC Challenges Use Of Laser Beams And Loud Sound Systems During Festivals
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court concerning the usage of laser beams and loud sound systems during religious processions and other ceremonies.The petitioner, Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat, argued that the hazardous laser beams used in festivals have resulted in loss of eyesight in several individuals. Further that the noise pollution due to DJ...
Bombay High Court Issues Summons To BJP MP Narayan Rane On Plea Challenging His Election
The Bombay High Court on Friday issued summons to BJP Member of Parliament (MP) Narayan Rane on an election petition filed by Vinayak Raut, a candidate from Shiv Sena (Uddhav Faction), who has challenged his election to the 18th Lok Sabha from the Sindhudurg Constituency.Single-judge Justice Sarang Kotwal issued summons and made it returnable on September 12. "Heard. This Election Petition...
Which Court Can Extend Arbitration Deadlines? Bombay High Court Provides Clarification
The Bombay High Court bench of Justice M. S. Karnik and Justice Valmiki Menezes has held that when the High Court constitutes an arbitral tribunal, the High Court holds the jurisdiction to extend the time for completing the arbitration process. Further, the bench clarified that if the tribunal was constituted through an agreement between the parties, the application for extending time...
Bombay HC Issues Contempt Notice Against Promoter Of IT Company Varanium Cloud For Violating Court Orders To Repay Creditor, Leaving Mumbai
The Bombay High Court on August 12, issued a contempt notice against Harshwardhan H. Sabale, the promoter of IT company Varanium Cloud Ltd, due to his failure to pay rupees 20 crores and also for leaving Mumbai in breach of the Court's order.The case against Sabale arose over non-payment of over Rs. 49.53 crores to his creditor. Earlier in March, the Court had issued a non-bailable...
Rape A Condemnable Offence But Conviction Cannot Be On Ground Of Sympathy With Victim: Bombay High Court
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court recently while acquitting a man convicted for raping a mentally and physically disabled minor girl, said courts cannot convict a person merely on the basis of sympathy and moral considerations.Single-judge Justice Govind Sanap noted various lapses on part of the prosecution to prove the fact that the appellant convict was the one, who raped the...