Failure Of Assessing Officer To Comply With Section 144C Of Income Tax Act Invalidates Assessment Order : Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the failure of the assessing officer to adhere to the "mandatory requirement" of Section 144C(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, will invalidate the final assessment order.Section 144C(1), inserted in the Act by 2009 amendment, states that Assessing Officer should forward the draft of the proposed assessment order to the eligible assessee if any variation of...

SC-ST Act- Not Necessary That Accused Has To Be Straightaway Arrested On Mere Registration Of Crime: Telangana High Court

It cannot be said that merely because crime is reported under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, straightaway accused has to be arrested, the Telanagana High Court observed while refusing to direct the police to arrest an MLA who allegedly threatened a journalist.Guguloth Santosh Naik, a journalist in Vaartha Telugu vernacular daily, had reported that...

'Work From Home' Option Included In Centre's Draft Model Standing Orders For Service Sector

Ministry of Labour and Employment has published Draft Model Standing Orders for Service Sector, Manufacturing Sector and Mines.The draft Model Standing Orders for Service Sector includes Work From Home Option. It states that, subject to conditions of appointment or agreement between employer and workers, employer may allow a worker to work from home for such period or periods as may be...

Haryana State Legal Services Authority Holds Commendation Ceremony For Volunteers, Members

On 3rd January, 2021, Haryana State Legal Services Authority organized its first State Level Commendation Ceremony of District Legal Services Authorities, Panel Advocates, Para Legal Volunteers and HALSA/DLSA employees in the Administrative Building of HALSA, Sector-14, Panchkula. The purpose of the Commendation Ceremony was to boost the morale of the team of Legal Services Authorities...

Soldier Whose Whereabouts Are Unknown For More Than 7 Years Would be Presumed 'Dead', Can't Be Called 'Deserter': J&K High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court recently observed that a Soldier would be presumed to be dead, when his whereabouts remains unknown for more than seven years, and by no stretch of imagination, he could be held guilty of having deserted the service of CRPF. The Bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar observed this while noting that the word 'desert' would mean illegally running away from...

Bar Council Of P&H Warns To Go On 'Agitational Mode' If Decision Regarding Court's Physical Functioning Not Taken By Jan 11

Stating that there is large scale resentment amongst the lawyers' fraternity as the courts are not working physically, the Bar Council Of Punjab & Haryana released a press note today warning that if no decision is taken to start the physical hearing by 11th January 2021 "then the action committee should resort to agitational mode". The Press note states that a meeting of the...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [Dec 28 – Jan 3]

Summation of important High Court orders this week

Woman Entering Into New Relationship Without Securing Divorce Wouldn't Deprive Her Of Custody Of Minor Child: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that the fact that the mother enters into a new relationship allegedly without obtaining divorce from her husband, may be something that the law and the society frown upon, but, this in itself, wouldn't deprive her of the custody of her minor child. The Bench of Justice J. J. Munir observed that "depriving the minor of his mother's...

Bombay High Court Grants Parole To Rubina Memon, Life Convict In 1993 Bombay Serial Blasts For Her Daughter's Marriage

A vacation bench of Bombay High Court consisting of Justice S.S. Shinde and Justice Abhay Ahuja on Thursday (31.12.2020) granted parole to Rubina Suleman Memon, a 1993 Mumbai serial blast convict in a writ petition seeking the grant of parole leave for attending her daughter's marriage on 08.01.2021. Rubina Memon who is also the sister in law of Tiger Memon, one of the...

Gaushala Has Locus Standi To Challenge The Orders Regarding Custody Of Cattle: Bombay High Court

The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court comprising of Justice Vibha Kankanwadi while setting aside the order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Basmathnagar held that a Gaushala (cow shed) has locus standi to challenge the orders passed under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (PCA Act) regarding custody of Cattle. In the present case, the Hatta Police Station,...

DCGI Approves Serum Institute's 'Covishield', Bharat Biotech's 'Covaxin' Vaccines For Emergency Restricted Use

India's drug controller Drugs Controller General of India(DCGI) has approved Serum Institute of India's 'Covishield' and Bharat Biotech's 'Covaxin' for restricted emergency use.This was informed by Dr VG Somani, the Drugs Controller General of India, in a press conference on Sunday.Serum Institute of India(SII) sought approval for the 'Covishield' vaccine developed by Oxford-AstraZeneca....

Complaint Under Section 498A Is Maintainable Even If Marriage Is Void: Jammu & Kashmir High Court

A person enters into a marital arrangement with a woman, he is covered by the definition of 'husband' as contained in Section 498-A RPC "irrespective of the legitimacy of the marriage".