Karnataka High Court Permitted Superintendent of Central Tax To Pass Orders For Revoking Cancellation Of GST Registration On Filing Returns

The Karnataka High Court has permitted the Superintendent of Central Tax to pass suitable orders for revocation of the cancellation of the GST registration, if the petitioner/assessee files returns.The single bench of Justice B. M. Shyam Prasad has observed that the cancellation of GST registration was without due opportunity and was arbitrary.The petitioner submitted that the respondent...

Domestic Violence Victims Must Be Addressed With Immediacy: Karnataka High Court Issues Directions For Timely Disposal By Magistrate Courts

The Karnataka High Court has issued directions to be followed by magistrate courts for disposal of applications being made by an aggrieved person under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, within 60 days from the date of its filing.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna said “The law Courts which exist to remedy the wrong when it is brought to its notice has to...

Karnataka High Court Paves Way For De-Freezing Amnesty International's Bank Accounts, Says ED's 2018 Notice Was Valid Only For 60 Days

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed the communication issued by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in 2018 to banks, directing them to freeze accounts of NGO M/s Amnesty International (India) Private Limited, alleging violation of provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, (FEMA). A single judge bench of Justice K S Hemalekha said in view of Section 132 of the Income Tax Act,...

[RTI Act] Second Appeal By PIO Maintainable Even If He Did Not File First Appeal U/S 19(1): Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has set aside the order passed by the Karnataka State Information Commissioner dismissing the second appeal filed by Public Information Officer, on the ground that the petitioner being the PIO cannot maintain the second appeal under Section 19(3) of the Right to Information Act.A single judge bench of Justice K S Hemalekha partly allowed the petition filed by the...

Karnataka High Court Orders Forest Authorities To Respond To PIL Over Wildlife Killed By Overspeeding Trains

The Karnataka High Court has asked the Forest authorities to file their replies to a PIL seeking to reduce speed limit of trains passing through dense forest during the night time on the Hospet-Vasco and Londa-Miraj railway line, to avoid wildlife being hit by speeding trains. A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Ashok S Kinagi directed the Deputy Conservator of...

'Not In Good Taste, Apex Court Seized Of Matter': Karnataka High Court Refuses To Hear Plea For Postponing 5th, 8th Standard State Board Exams

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday refused to hear a matter seeking postponement of Board exams for 5 and 8th standard students of the State board, which is scheduled to be held on March 27. Advocate A Velan mentioned the matter before a bench led by Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale seeking urgent hearing. It was submitted that the Apex court is seized of the matter challenging the interim...

Pay MBBS Fees As Per NRI Quota To Get Exit Permit: Karnataka High Court To US-Born Student Who Pursued Medical Under Govt Quota

The Karnataka High court has directed Union of India and the Bureau of Immigration to issue exit permit to a 26-year-old USA born student who misrepresented herself as Indian Citizen and pursued MBBS course under government quota, subject to her paying fees of the MBBS course at the rate that would be charged to NRI/overseas citizen of India. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna took...

‘A Case And A Counter Case Have To Be Tried Together’: Karnataka High Court Allows Transfer Of Criminal Proceedings To Single Court

The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that a case and a counter case have to be tried together by the same court irrespective of the nature of offences involved, to avoid conflicting judgments over the same incident. A single judge bench of Justice Mohammad Nawaz allowed the petition filed by one Dr Sanjeev Kumar Hiremath and transferred the case filed by him pending before the Magistrate...