District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chennai (South) Holds Dealer Liable For Selling Defective Goods.

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chennai (South) comprising Mrs. B. Jijaa as President, Mr. T.R. Sivakumar and Mr. S. Nandagopalan as Members partly allowed a complaint by an individual against the company that supplied the tiles for the complainant’s house as the tiles were defective in nature. The bench directed the Opposite Party to either replace the defective...

CBDT Notifies ITR Forms For Assessment Year 2023-24

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified the ITR forms for the assessment year 2023–24.The Board has notified the Income-tax (First Amendment) Rules, 2023, which shall come into force with effect from April 1, 2023.The Board has notified the Indian Income Tax Return (ITR) Forms, namely ITR-1 SAHAJ, ITR-2, ITR-3, ITR-4 SUGAM, ITR-5, ITR-6, and ITR-V, and the Indian Income Tax...

Delhi High Court Orders Status Quo On DDA’s Demolition Drive Against Various Properties In Mehrauli

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered status quo on Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) action of demolishing various properties near Mehrauli Archaeological Park area, till February 16. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the order while hearing a bunch of pleas against the demolition drive being carried out by DDA near Mehrauli Archaeological Park in Ladha Sarai village.While...

Since 2020, No Proposal Received From Delhi Govt For Filling Vacancies Of Public Prosecutors, APPs: UPSC To High Court

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has informed Delhi High Court that no fresh proposal has been received by it from the Delhi Government since 2020 for filling up the vacancies of Public Prosecutors (PP) or Assistant Public Prosecutors (APP). In a short affidavit filed on February 06, the commission has stated that only one proposal for recruitment to 80 vacancies for post of APPs...

Invalid Assumption Of Jurisdiction: Orissa High Court Quashes Reassessment Notices Against Vedanta

The Orissa High Court has quashed the reassessment notice issued against Vedanta Resources Ltd. (VRL) on the grounds of an invalid assumption of jurisdiction.The division bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice M.S. Raman observed that under Section 127(2)(a), no transfer of jurisdiction can take place without affording the Assessee a reasonable opportunity of being heard in...

No Reason For AO To Believe Income Chargeable To Tax Escaped Assessment: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the development agreement permitted construction on the land only as a licensee, which did not have the effect of transmitting possession in favor of the licensee as per Section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act.The division bench of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Kamal Khata has observed that there was neither any tangible material nor any...

Arbitrator Who Accepted Brief Of Party’s Lawyer In An Unrelated Matter, No Clash of Interest Involved: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has ruled that there is no clash of interest involved where the Arbitrator had acted as a counsel and represented the Advocate representing the opposite party, in another unrelated matter for some other client. The bench of Justice Bharati Dangre concluded that the disqualification connection, contemplated under Item 3 of Schedule VII of the Arbitration...

Private Complaint For Offences Under IPC, Other Laws Not Barred Under Section 37 Of M.P. Society Registrikaran Adhiniyam: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently observed that a private complaint alleging commission of offences under Indian Penal Code and other laws is maintainable and will not be barred under section 37 of M.P. Society Registrikaran Adhiniyam, 1973.The court had framed the question as to whether a complaint filed by a private party against members of a registered society is liable to be dismissed...

MP High Court Directs State Counsel To Ascertain From Video Purportedly Made By Rape 'Victim' Herself If The Act Was Consensual Or Against Will

After the alleged rape victim claimed that she herself made the video of the incident, the Madhya Pradesh High Court last week directed the State Counsel to watch the video and ascertain whether the victim's action reveals consent or resistance to the alleged act of rape."Learned counsel for the State is requested to call for the I.O. with the pen-drive and perused the same in the A.G....

State GST Authority Can’t Prosecute If The Central Authority Has Already Initiated Action: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that the State Authority cannot prosecute the petitioner once again as the Central Authority has already initiated action against the petitioner in respect of the very same subject matter.The bench of Justice Abdul Quddhose has observed that the petitioner will have to participate in the personal hearing and state all his objections with regard to the...

'Pseudo Police Report' Filed U/S 173 CrPC Cannot Defeat Right Of Accused To Default Bail: JKL High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently held that a 'pseudo police report' under section 173 CrPC, even if filed within time frame of section 167 CrPC, cannot be given legal sanctity to betray the statutory/default bail right of an accused in a case.A bench of Justice Rahul Bharti observed, "This right, upon getting accrued, is given straight away on asking of the entitled...

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence Case: Allahabad High Court Grants Short-Term Bail To Accused Ankit Das Till March 20

The Allahabad High Court has granted short-term bail to Lakhimpur Kheri Violence Accused Ankit Das till March 20 on the ground of parity with the co-accused Ashish Mishra (who was granted 8 weeks interim bail by the Supreme Court last month). The bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan ordered for his release on interim bail till March 20 on his filing a personal bond and two sureties each in...