Right To Lead Evidence May Be Closed If Party Acts In 'Recalcitrant Fashion', Unjustifiably Refuses To Produce Witnesses For Examination: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that where a party is acting in a recalcitrant fashion, and refusing to make the witness available for examination or cross- examination on repeated occasions without due justification, the court may close the party's right to lead evidence.Justice C Hari Shankar added that while it is a matter of Court's discretion which takes a call on the request of the...

Orissa High Court Orders Probe Into Death Of Woman & Her Baby Due To Alleged Medical Negligence In 2015

The Orissa High Court on Tuesday ordered a probe into the alleged death of a woman and her baby in 2015, who died allegedly due to 'medical negligence'. A petition was filed by the father-in-law of the woman, who not only lost her baby due to an intra-uterine death but herself died while receiving treatment on 25th March, 2015. The petitioner submitted that the death of the baby as...

Preventive Detention Cannot Be Made By Stating Vague Grounds: Jammu And Kashmir High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court recently quashed an order for detention while observing that detention in preventive custody on the basis of such vague and ambiguous grounds of detention cannot be justified. Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul observed: "Perusal thereof reveals that same are vague and ambiguous, and do not refer to any date, month or year of the activities, which have...

Madras High Court Comes To Aid Of Kidney Patient, Directs Authorisation Committee To Take Immediate Decision On Transplant

The Madras High Court on Thursday granted relief to a 27 years old kidney patient, who claimed that he is in great pain and the Authorization Committee (Transplantation) has been sitting on his request to permit surgical transplant.Justice SM Subramaniam directed the Authorisation Committee (Transplantation) to scrutinise the documents of the petitioner and take appropropriate decisions...

Clarificatory Circular Operates Retrospectively And Does Not Bring Anything New: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has reiterated that a circular issued by the Central Board of Excise and Customs [CBEC] which only clarifies the CBEC's original instructions and does not bring anything new is clarificatory in nature and operates retrospectively. The Single Bench of Justice Devashis Baruah held that the exceptions enumerated in the clarificatory circular issued by CBEC,...

"No Infirmity": High Court Upholds Delhi Police's Standing Order Mandating Inclusion Of Advocate's Details In Criminal Dossier Of Accused

The Delhi High Court has upheld a standing order issued by the city police mandating inclusion of Advocates' details in Criminal Dossier of an accused, observing that there was no infirmity in the same.A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla was of the view that merely because particulars of the advocate may be entered into the...

Due Date For Filing GST PMT-06 Extended To 24 May, 2022: CBIC

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes And Customs (CBIC) has extended the due date for filing GST PMT-06 for the month of April, 2022, till May 24, 2022, owing to a technical glitch.The due date for filing FORM GSTR-3B for the month of April, 2022 has been extended till May 24, 2022.CBIC acknowledged that a technical glitch has been reported by Infosys in the generation of April GSTR-2B...

Non Consideration Of Detailed Reply To Show Cause Notice Submitted After Stipulated Time, Delhi High Court Quashes Reassessment Order

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma has quashed the reassessment order, alleging income of more than Rupees one lakh crore having escaped assessment on the grounds of violation of natural justice.The petitioner/assessee has submitted that the order under Section 148A (d) of the Income Tax Act was passed without considering the replies filed by...

Flooded Roads & Blocked Canals: Kerala High Court Calls For Strict Action Against Discarding Garbage In Drains

The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the Secretary of the Cochin Corporation to initiate strict action against those dumping garbage into canals and drains, aggravating the flooding of roads and causing blockage of drains in the State.Justice Devan Ramachandran began the interim order with an observation that as much as the Court did not desire to control the management of the drains or...

'No Legitimate Expectation': Kerala High Court Dismisses Private Bus Operators' Plea For Extension Of Tax Exemption Granted During Covid-19

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed a batch of petitions moved by private bus operators seeking an extension of the tax exemption granted to them owing to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020-2021. "Since exemption from payment of tax was granted for reasonable periods, it cannot be said that despite the restrictions and regulations brought in due to Covid-19 pandemic, the Government had...

'Beneficial Nature Of Scheme Can't Be Doubted': Sikkim High Court Disposes Plea Challenging State's "One Family One Job" Policy

The Sikkim High Court has refused to interfere with the State Government's 'One Family One Job' scheme. While hearing a challenge to the state policy, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Biswanath Somadder and Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai observed, "As such, the bona fides of the exercise undertaken under the Scheme cannot be held to be suspect since its object and purpose was to provide...

Arbitral Award Rendered Mechanically, Awarding Lower Value For Land Acquired Under NHA: Madras High Court Remits Matter Back To Arbitrator

The Madras High Courthas ruled that an arbitral award rendered by the District Collector awarding a lower value to the land owners with respect to the land acquired under the National Highways Act, 1956 without following the mandate of Section 3G (7) of the National Highways Act, is rendered mechanically. The Bench, consisting of Justices R. Subramanian and N. Sathish Kumar, remitted...