Practice Of Not Responding To Request Of Adjournment, To Take Matter Up At Anytime, When AO Deems Fit Is Not Endorsable: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that the practice of not responding to the request for adjournment and thereafter taking the matter up at any time when the Assessing Officer deems it appropriate was not endorsable.The division bench of Justices Sonia Gokani and Sandeep N. Bhat ruled that the order of 148A(d) and issuance of notice under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act merited review. Both...

'Whether Mere Membership Of An 'Unlawful Association' Is Sufficient To Constitute An Offence Under The UAPA?' SC Commenced Hearing On Reference

The Supreme Court on Wednesday commenced hearing on whether mere membership of an 'unlawful association' is sufficient to constitute an offence under the UAPA, or some overt act, over and above the membership, is a prerequisite to attract the penal provisions of the ActThe bench of Justices MR Shah, CT Ravikumar and Sanjay Karol was hearing a reference made in 2014 by the two-judge bench...

Object Of Maintenance Proceedings Isn't To Punish Husband For His Past Neglect But To Prevent Destitution Of Deserted Wife: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday set aside an order of the Family Court rejecting the application of one Bitola (revisionist/wife) seeking maintenance from her Husband on the ground that she is staying away from her husband without any sufficient reason.The bench of Justice Raj Beer Singh observed that the Family Court conducted the proceedings without being alive to the objects and...

Allahabad HC Allows Public Prosecutor's Application For 'Withdrawal From Prosecution' Against Lone BSP MLA In UP In A Cheating Case

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday allowed an application of the Public Prosecutor's application for 'Withdrawal From Prosecution' as provided under Section 321 CrPC against the lone Bahujan Samaj Party MLA in Uttar Pradesh, Umashankar Singh in connection with a cheating case.The Bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh noted that the concerned Public Prosecutor had not only considered the facts...

Collegium Makes Additional Proposal For Tripura HC CJ, As Judge Recommended Earlier Will Retire In 2 Weeks

The Supreme Court collegium has made an additional recommendation for the appointment as the Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court, in view of the impending retirement of the judge earlier recommended for the post, whose file is pending with the Central Government.On January 25, the collegium had proposed the appointment of Justice Jaswant Singh, who is at present a judge of the Orissa...

‘No Prohibition in Islam on Women Offering Namaz in Segregated Spaces in Mosques’: Muslim Personal Law Board Tells Supreme Court

Islam does not prohibit women from entering mosques to offer namaz or congregational prayer, provided that there is no free intermixing of men and women in common areas, the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board informed the Supreme Court in an affidavit on Wednesday. “The Board is consistent with its opinion in terms of Islamic texts that there is no prohibition on Muslim women...

'Illegal Acquisition, No Compensation': PIL In Calcutta HC Against Adani Power's Construction Of High-Tension Power Lines In Farakka

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday asked petitioners who have moved a Public Interest Litigation petition (PIL) plea challenging the alleged illegal acquisition of farmland at Murshidabad district’s Farakka by the Adani Group to set up power transmission lines to supply power to Bangladesh through Bengal, to serve copies of their petition to all respondents. The high-tension electricity...

SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Justice Sandeep Mehta As Chief Justice Of Gauhati High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium on Wednesday recommended the appointment of Justice Sandeep Mehta, a judge of Rajasthan High Court, as Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court. The post recently fell vacant on retirement of Justice R.M. Chhaya.Justice Mehta was appointed as Judge of Rajasthan High Court on 30 May 2011 and is due to retire on 10 January 2025. "The Rajasthan High Court is...

SC Collegium Recommends Elevation Of Justice Sabina As Chief Justice Of Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Justice Sabina as the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court. She is currently the Acting Chief Justice there. Justice Sabina was appointed as a judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court on 12 March 2008 and is due to retire on 19 April 2023. "The Collegium has, by its separate resolution, proposed the appointment of Mr....

SC Collegium Recalls Proposal To Appoint Justice K Vinod Chandran As Gauhati HC CJ, Recommends Him As Patna HC CJ

The Supreme Court Collegium has recalled its recommendation made in December 2022 to appoint Kerala High Court judge Justice K Vinod Chandran as the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court.Instead, the collegium has now proposed him as Chief Justice of the Patna High Court. By a separate resolution, the Collegium recommended the appointment of Justice Sandeep Mehta, presently the...

'We're Conscious It Is A Matter Of Personal Liberty' : Supreme Court After Adjourning Bail Pleas Of Bhima Koregaon Accused At NIA's Request

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, at the request of National Investigation Agency (NIA), again adjourned the hearing of the bail applications of Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira, two of the accused persons in the Bhima Koregaon case, to Monday.Senior Advocate Rebecca John, appearing for one of petitioners, submitted before the bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sudhanshu Dhulia,...

Interim Maintenance Order U/S 125 CrPC Cannot Be Treated As Interlocutory, Revision Can Be Preferred Under Family Courts Act: Madhya Pradesh HC

The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur recently held that a criminal revision under Section 19(4) of the Family Courts Act can be preferred against an order for interim maintenance granted under Section 125 of CrPC. Justice Rajendra Kumar (Verma) observed that an order of maintenance affects the rights of a person drastically and substantially and therefore, it cannot be treated as...