Digitization Is For The Convenience Of Tax Payers Not To Harass Them; Bombay High Court On Transition Of Credit Denial Due To Technical Glitch In GST Network

The Bombay High Court on Thursday while granting relief to BMW India Financial Services limited in a matter relating to denial of transition of credit of over Rs.17 lakhs despite successful submission of TRAN-1 form, observed that the whole objective of digitization is to convenience the taxpayers not to harass them. The transition of credit was denied due to a technical glitch in the Goods...

[Divorce By Mutual Consent] In View Of Woman's Pregnancy From Other Person, Bombay High Court Waives Cooling Off Period [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Monday (26th October) allowed a Joint plea for waiving the Cooling-off period as specified under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act and asked the family court to decide the divorce plea of a couple on an urgent basis.The Bench of Justice Nitin W. Sambre waived the statutory period under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act on the ground that the Woman (Wife)...

Man Dispossessed Of House Due To Caste Prejudice: Delhi Court Orders Police, DM To Intervene & Make Arrangement For His Return

The Rohini Courts (Delhi) on Tuesday (27th October) directed the District Magistrate of Rohini and the police to make necessary arrangements for the return of a man to his house, who was allegedly dispossessed of his flat by a woman police officer due to caste prejudice.The Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Kumar­ IV was hearing an application filed under Section 15A SC & ST (Prevention...

Special POCSO Court Acquits Rape Accused & Directs Release From Jail Almost After A Year As Prosecutrix States She Never Even Met Him [Read Order]

A Special POCSO Court in Mumbai acquitted a 24 years old Nashik resident from the charges of kidnapping and rape and directed his forthwith release from jail, after the prosecutrix stated that she had never met the accused. The prosecutrix denied all allegations recoded under Section 164 of CrPC and informed the Court that she was made to sign on a statement recorded in Marathi...

OCI Card Issued To Foreigner On Spouse Basis Liable To Be Cancelled Upon Dissolution Of Marriage; Bombay HC Rejects Canadian Woman's Plea

The Bombay High Court earlier this week held that Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card issued to someone of foreign origin is liable to be cancelled upon dissolution of marriage by a competent court. Court rejected a writ petition filed by LeeAnne Singh, a Canadian citizen who challenged a notice issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs asking her to surrender her OCI card after dissolution...

Bengaluru Court Remanded Bineesh Kodiyeri To 4 Days ED Custody In Drug Case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) which arrested Bineesh Kodiyeri, the son of Kerala CPI(M) leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, in its remand report submitted to a session court in Bengaluru has said that Bineesh is the boss of already arrested alleged drug peddler Mohammed Anoop and Bineesh has transferred huge amounts of funds into the accounts of Anoop.The court has granted ED custody of...

Senior Advocate Designation 2020: Gujarat High Court Invites Suggestions/Views On The Names Of 35 Applicants [Read Notice]

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (28th October) issued a notification informing that 35 Applications sent by the Advocates, seeking designation as Senior Advocate have been received by it.List of Advocates who have applied for Designation of Senior Advocate for the year 2020:-1. Advocate Rajul Krishnachandra Patel2. Advocate Megha Bhupendra Jani3. Advocate Devang Girish Vyas4. ...

Doli Ceremony On Hold: Punjab & Haryana High Court Acknowledges Newly Married Lawyer's Dedication And Grants His Client Bail [Read Order]

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Wednesday (28th October) acknowledged a Lawyer's dedication and commitment in discharging his duty towards his client, as he waited for his case to be heard by the Court while his (Lawyer's) doli ceremony was on hold.The Bench of Justice Arun Monga allowed the anticipatory bail application of the client/petitioner "given the inordinate delay in filing...

Offspring From An Illegitimate Marriage Of Deceased Also Entitled To Family Pensionary Benefit: Gauhati High Court [Read Order]

The Gauhati High Court has held that offspring from an illegitimate marriage of a deceased will also be entitled to the family pensionary benefit of such deceased. "Even the offspring of a wife of a deceased, whose marriage may not be legitimate, would also be entitled to the family pensionery benefit pertaining to such deceased," the Single Bench of Justice Achintya Malla Bujor...

Courts Cannot Mechanically Relegate Parties To File Election Petition When There Is Subversion Of Election Process By Adopting Illegal Means: Madras High Court [Read Order]

"The Election process even for Panchayats must be recognized and given the status of the Elections conducted for forming the Government in the Centre or the State. A local body Election has been given such a status by the Constitution itself. Therefore, any interference that takes place in a free and fair Election conducted for the local body, must be taken very seriously by this...

Kerala Court Permits Limited Internet Access To 'Maoist' Undertrial For Legal Research [Read Order]

A Kerala Court has permitted Roopesh, who is undertrial in several cases for alleged links with Maoist organizations, to use Internet facility for 45 minutes every week for the purposes of legal research.He can access only the official websites of the Supreme court and various High Courts in India, India Code, Indian Kanoon and any useful search engine for accessing any of the said...

"Mumbai Police Is Considered As One Of the Best In The World", Observes Bombay High Court

Praising the Mumbai Police for working against all odds, the Bombay High Court has said that the police personnel are carrying out their duty under a lot of pressure amid the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, and hence cooperation from public is required.A division bench of Justices S S Shinde and M S Karnik on Thursday also said that the Mumbai police are considered as one of the best in...