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No Show Cause Notice Issued Along With Draft Assessment Order: Gujarat High Court Quashes Section 144B Order
The Gujarat High Court bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice Nisha M. Thakore has held that the issuance of a show cause notice along with the draft assessment order is absolutely necessary before passing an order under Section 144B of the Income Tax Act. The writ petitioner/assessee filed its return of income for the A.Y. 2018-19 at Rs. 197,12,28,420. Later, the return was...
Over 1,600 Complaints On Functioning Of Judiciary In Past 5 Yrs, Forwarded To Respective Chief Justices As Per 'In-House Procedure': Law Ministry
The Ministry of Law and Justice informed Lok Sabha that during last 5 years i.e. from 01.01.2017 to 31.12.2021, 1631 complaints were received in the Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) on the functioning of the judiciary including judicial corruption and forwarded to the CJI/Chief Justice of High Courts, respectively, as per the procedure established...
Meghalaya High Court Monthly Digest: Citations 1-12
Nominal Index:1. Benedic R. Marak v. State of Meghalaya & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Meg) 1 2. Megha Technical & Engineers Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Meghalaya & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Meg) 2 3. Sanjeeb Ch. Marak v. State of Meghalaya & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Meg) 3 4. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Shillong Regional Unit, Shillong v. Shri Ajay Babu...
Bombay High Court Asks Maha Govt To Inform Regarding Steps Taken to Fill Up Vacant Posts At Police Complaints Authority
The Bombay High Court asked the Maharashtra Government to inform the court in three weeks about the steps taken to fill up vacant posts at the Police Complaints Authorities (PCA) meant to address complaints of citizens against police officials.The bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice MS Karnik was hearing a petition filed recently by activist Medha Patkar and a student for the...
Marriage To Another Caste Not Relevant For Claiming Reservation Under Article 16(4) : Kerala High Court Reiterates
The Kerala High Court recently reiterated that the marriage of an individual from one caste to another as permitted by law has no relevance for the purpose of claiming the benefit of reservation under Article 16(4) of the Constitution of India.Observing so, Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan allowed the plea moved by a woman who had challenged the order rejecting her application for a caste...
Rajasthan High Court Cancels Bail Granted To Mastermind Of Psychotropic Drugs Case- Anand Singh
The Rajasthan High Court recently cancelled the bail granted to the mastermind of psychotropic drugs case Anand Singh. The court also dismissed the bail applications of other three accused, namely, Anil Chaukdiwal, Deepak Chaukdiwal and Bhagwan Sain. Justice Pankaj Bhandari, while allowing the suo moto bail cancellation application. observed, "The involvement of accused respondent...
Madras High Court Directs Government Of India To Put In More Efforts For Release Of Tamil Fishermen In Srilankan Jail
The Madras High Court has directed the Government of India to continue their efforts and to invoke any existing agreements for ensuring the the release of 68 fisherman laid up in the Srilankan jail.The bench of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy were hearing petitions filed for the release of Tamil Nadu fishermen, who were taken into custody with their...
Calcutta High Court Weekly Roundup: March 28 To April 3, 2022
Nominal Index Anubrata Mondal v. Union of India & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 94Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited v. Optimal Power Synergy Ltd 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 95In Re : Guddu Mondal @ Guddu Ali Mondal & Anr 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 96Dr. Santi Prasad Sinha v. Md. Abdul Gani Ansari and others 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 97Abu Fazel Fakir & Ors v. The State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 98Md....
'Suggest Name Of High Ranking Police Officer To Oversee Investigation': Calcutta HC Declines CBI Probe Into Minor's Rape In WB's Basirhat
The Calcutta High Court on Monday refused to order a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the gruesome incident of rape of a minor 11 year old girl at Matia in North 24-Parganas' Basirhat but granted leave to the petitioners to suggest the name of a high ranking police officer from the police department of West Bengal under whose supervision the investigation can be...
"The Amendment In The Pleadings, By Way Of Adding Mutually Destructive and Inconsistent Pleas/Reliefs/Claims, Not Permissible": P&H HC
Punjab and Haryana High Court on March 28, 2022, dismissed the revision petition filed against the impugned order by holding that the same is free from any illegality, irregularity, infirmity, or perversity. The bench comprising Justice Meenakshi I. Mehta was dealing with a revision petition challenging the impugned order passed by the Civil Judge (Junior Division) Ludhiana. The...
Gujarat High Court Weekly Round Up: March 28 To April 3, 2022
CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 94 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 103 Nominal Index Mahendra Harilal Parekh vs Meenaben Hirenbhai Parekh 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 94 Niraj Jaidev Arya Versus State of Gujarat 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 95 Gitaben Govindbhai Patel vs Rameshbhai Hirabhai Patel 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 96 -Mohsinkhan Muso Murajkhan v. Directorate General Of Police 2022 LiveLaw (Guj)...