Wedding Gifts Can't Be Automatically Treated As 'Unexplained Income' Without Evidence: ITAT

The Ahmedabad Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has stated that wedding gifts can't be automatically treated as unexplained income without evidence. Dr. BRR Kumar (Vice President) and Siddhartha Nautiyal (Judicial Member) stated that the fact that marriage gifts were received prior to the date of marriage itself could not lead to the conclusion that the same are not...

Senior Advocate & Former Additional Solicitor General At Calcutta High Court YJ Dastoor Passes Away

Senior Advocate and former Additional Solicitor General at the Calcutta High Court, Yezdezard Jahangir Dastoor has passed away.Dastoor had been appointed as the Additional Solicitor General on June 30, 2020, for a period of 3 years.He had been involved in several high-profile cases representing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) before the Calcutta High Court in matters such as...

Perjury: Delhi Court Accepts Unconditional Apology Of Woman Who Concealed Receipt Of ₹10 Lakh From Husband In Divorce Case

A Delhi Court recently accepted unconditional apology of a woman who faced perjury proceedings for concealing facts in a divorce proceedings, after the matter was settled with the husband.Judicial Magistrate First Class Anam Rais Khan disposed of as settled the woman's complaint case under the Domestic Violence Act against the husband filed in 2023. Earlier, the judge had initiated...

CAT Stays Departmental Enquiry Against Sameer Wankhede For Alleged Omissions In 2021 Aryan Khan Drugs Case

In a temporary respite for former Zonal Director of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Sameer Wankhede, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Wednesday (August 27) granted an interim stay on the departmental enquiry initiated against him for his alleged omissions and commissions in investigating the 2021 Aryan Khan Drugs Case.The CAT Principal Bench (New Delhi) comprising of Chairman...

Anantnag District Court Judges, Staff Visit Flood-Hit Court Complex On Boat To Preserve Records, Files

The District Court complex in Anantnag was inundated with floodwater on Tuesday, raising grave concerns over the preservation of vital judicial records.The District & Sessions Judge Mr. Tahir Khurshid Raina visited the spot to supervise the shifting of case files and court records from the ground floor to safer locations. Before arriving himself, the District Judge had already dispatched...

Delhi Riots: Court Raps Delhi Police For 'False Case' Against Six Men Accused Of Arson Near Mosque, Acquits All

A Delhi Court has rapped the Delhi Police for foisting “false case” against six men in relation to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Singh of Karkardooma Courts said that there was “egregious padding of evidence” by the Investigating officer, resulting in “serious trampling” of rights of the accused persons. The judge acquitted Ishu Gupta, Prem...

NCLT Declares Former DHFL Chairman Kapil Wadhwa Bankrupt Over ₹4546 Crore Debt

The petition was filed by the Union Bank of India before the NCLT, Mumbai Bench-Court III, seeking initiation of bankruptcy proceedings under section 123 of the IBC, 2016. The respondent, Mr. Kapil Wadhawan, acted as the personal guarantor of the DHFL, a corporate debtor that had undergone the corporate insolvency. The petitioner extended various credit facilities to the...

NCLAT Judge Recuses From Case Saying He Was Approached By 'Higher Judiciary Member' To Favour A Party

The judicial member of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Chennai Bench, Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma, recused from hearing an insolvency matter, after observing that he was approached by "one of the most revered members of the higher judiciary" seeking an order favouring a particular party. The August 13 order passed by a bench of judicial member Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma and...

'State Is Vicariously Liable For Security Failure': Srinagar Court Awards Compensation To 1985 Blast Victim's Family

A Srinagar court has held the State authorities vicariously liable for failing to provide adequate security at a public gathering in 1985 where a bomb blast claimed the life of a 22-year-old youth, and has directed the payment of ₹3.24 lakh as compensation to his family, along with interest.The 2nd Additional District Judge, Srinagar, Swati Gupta, while decreeing the civil suit filed by...

Delhi Court Refuses To Order FIR Against Exhibition Of 'Offensive' MF Husain Paintings On Hindu Deities

A Delhi Court has upheld the dismissal of a plea seeking registration of FIR over exhibition of two allegedly offensive paintings of Indian painter MF Husain on Hindu deities at the Delhi Art Gallery.The complaint was lodged by a lawyer Amita Sachdeva.Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Partap Singh Laler of Patiala House Courts upheld an order passed by JMFC Court earlier this year, observing...

'Caught In Providence' Judge Frank Caprio Passes Away Aged 88

Former Chief Judge of the Municipal Court of Providence, Frank Caprio, famous for his role on the TV show 'Caught in Providence,' has passed away at the age of 88.In a judicial career that spanned almost four decades, Caprio featured on the popular TV show 'Caught in Providence' and became known as the "nicest judge in the world" for his warm and welcoming nature in dealing with litigants in...

Karnataka Bar Council Directs Advocates To Remove Promotional Reels/Videos Uploaded On Social Media By August 31

The Karnataka State Bar Council has passed a resolution directing advocates who have uploaded any contents making derogatory statements/promotional reels and videos in social media to remove such objectionable reels, videos etc, within 31/8/2025, failing which it will initiate disciplinary proceedings U/Section. 35 of the Advocates Act, 1961.The resolution was passed by the Bar Council...