'Inefficient, Ignorant Of Basic Common Sense': Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Inquiry Against Police Officer For Investigating In Wrong Direction

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently directed the Director General Of Police to seek explanation from an Investigating Officer, for 'wasting his time and resources in a wrong direction', while investigating a case. Justice Vivek Agarwal was dealing with a bail application moved by the Applicant accused for offences punishable under Section 363, 366A, 376(2)(n) IPC and also under...

AO Can't Take Advantage Of Assessee's Ignorance To Collect More Tax: Karnataka High Court Condones Delay Of 6 Years In Filing Revised ITR

A bench of Karnataka High Court consisting of Justice Sunil S.Yadav has condoned the delay of 6 years in filing revised Income Tax Return (ITR). A single judge bench of Justice Sunil S.Yadav has observed that the intention of Circular No.014 (XL-35) dated 11.04.1955 was not that tax due should not be charged or that any favour should be shown to anybody in the matter of assessment,...

Gauri Lankesh Murder: Karnataka High Court Directs Jail Superintendent To Provide Treatment To Accused In Private Hospital

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Superintendent of Jail to shift and provided treatment to K T Naveen Kumar, an accused in the journalist Gauri Lankesh murder case, in a private hospital. A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan while allowing the petition, set aside the order of Special Court dated December 31, 2021 and said, "The Superintendent of jail is directed to...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: February 28 To March 6, 2022

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 53 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 60Nominal Index: Shivanand S/O Karabasappa Gurannavar v. Basavva @ Laxmi W/O Shivanand Gurannavar 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 53 M/S SAPL-GCC JV v. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 54 Dhondiba Anna Jadhav v. The State Of Karnataka 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 55 Padmanabha v. State of Karnataka 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 56 Michael Graham Prince...

Expected From Parents To Pay Necessary Fees Or Some Installments To Pvt Schools Which Have Settled Fee Structure After Apex Court's Decision, Rajasthan HC

The Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur observed that it was expected from the parents to pay necessary fees or at least some installments, if their children are enrolled in private schools which have settled fee structure after Apex Court's decision. In this matter, petitioners are students of respondent No.1-Cambridge Court High School, which have allegedly deprived the petitioners to...

'Unwholesome': Kerala High Court Deletes Bail Condition Imposed On Migrant Labourers To Produce Sureties From State

The Kerala High Court last week deleted the condition imposed by a Judicial Magistrate of producing sureties from Kerala on the bail granted to a group of migrant labourers.In a plea moved by the workers, Justice K. Haripal observed that it was unwholesome to insist them to produce sureties from the State itself while deleting the condition that sureties must belong to the State of Kerala.A...

BJP's Plea Seeking Deployment Of Central Forces In WB Municipal Elections: Calcutta HC Adjourns Hearing To March 11 On State Gov's Request

The Calcutta High Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of the plea moved by Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) seeking the deployment of central forces during the recently held elections to the 108 municipalities of the State on the ground that large scale violence had taken place during the elections to the four municipal corporations – Siliguri, Bidhannagar, Asansol and Chandernagore which...

"Considering Issue On Administrative Side": Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking To Adopt 'Virtual Hearings' As A Norm

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation, seeking to adopt virtual court hearings as a norm across all the Courts in the national capital.The petitioner, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, stated that virtual court hearings are extremely convenient and time saving, hence, the Court should consider adopting it as a norm in all district courts as well as the...

Calcutta High Court Weekly Roundup: February 28 To March 6, 2022

Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 59- 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 70Nominal IndexSwadhin Kumar Sarkar v. Chandana Sarkar and Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 59Dipak Singha v. State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 60Nasrin Khatun v. The State of West Bengal & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 61Ashok Kumar Sureka v. Assistant Commissioner State Tax, Durgapur Range, Government of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 62Zia...

Gold Was Freely Importable By Normal Importer prior to DGFT Notification Dated 18 December, 2019: CESTAT

The Banglore Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has ruled that gold was freely importable by the normal importer prior to the restrictions imposed by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) vide Notification dated 18 December 2019.The two-member bench of Ashok Jindal (Judicial Member) and C. J. Mathew (Technical Member) has ruled that the...

Rajasthan High Court Weekly Roundup: February 28 To March 6, 2022

Nominal IndexAkhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) v. The State Of Rajasthan and Ors.; 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 81 Chitranshi Goyal v. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.; 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 82 Prakash Chand Saini v. State Of Rajasthan; 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 83 Bhagwati Singh (Since Deceased) S/o (Late) Shri Raja Mansingh v. Raja Laxman Singh S/o (Late) Shri Raja Mansingh and...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Alapan Bandyopadhyay's Plea Challenging CAT's Order Transferring His Case To Delhi From Kolkata

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed the plea filed by Former West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, challenging the order passed by Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench which had transferred his petition filed before the Kolkata Bench to the Principal Bench at New Delhi.The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh while pronouncing the...