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Kallakurichi Student Suicide: Madras High Court Allows Re-Postmortem Without Parents
The Madras High Court on Tuesday allowed the State of Tamil Nadu to conduct re-postmortem of a student who allegedly died by suicide in Kallakurichi in Tamil Nadu, without the presence of her parents. The order was passed by Justice N Satish Kumar after the State Public Prosecutor Hasan Mohammed Jinnah made an urgent mention that the whereabouts of the deceased's parents could not be traced...
Income Tax Dept. Can't Unreasonably Reject Proof Submitted By The Assessee: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that the income tax department cannot unreasonably reject proof submitted by the assessee. The division bench of Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and Justice Bivas Pattanayak noted that the assessing officer brushed aside the explanation offered by the assessee by stating that merely filing PAN details and a balance sheet does not absolve the assessee from...
Inapplicability Of MOOWR Scheme On Solar Power Generating Units: Delhi High Court Says No Coercive Action
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju issued notice and restrained the customs officer from taking any coercive action against the petitioners assailing the legality of Board Instruction No. 13/2022 dated 9.07.2022. The instruction was issued by the CBIC with regards to the inapplicability of the Manufacturing and Other Operations in...
DGFT Notifies Procedure For Submission Of Requests For Seeking IMC's Approval For Export Of Wheat Flour
The Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the procedure for submission of requests for seeking the approval of Inter-Ministerial Committees (IMC) for the export of wheat flour. Wheat flour (Atta) export is permitted subject to the recommendation of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on wheat export. The export of Maida, Samolina (Rava/Sirgi), however, remains...
Show Cause Notice Cancelling GST Registration Must Disclose Reason: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that the show cause notice cancelling registration must indicate the reason and the mere mentioning of violation under the CGST Act is not sufficient. The single bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh has observed that cancellation of registration has the most serious civil consequences. While Section 29(1) of the CGST Act provides for specific...
"Crossed Lakshman Rekha": Madras High Court Initiates Suo Motu Contempt Proceedings Against Savukku Shankar For Tweets Against Justice GR Swaminathan
Justice GR Swaminathan of the Madras High Court has directed the Madurai bench registry to register a suo motu case of criminal contempt against Youtuber/Commentator Savukku Shankar for his tweets against the judge. The court also directed the registry to implead social media intermediaries like Facebook, Twitter and Youtube and send notices to their compliance officers. The court also...
Only Investigating Agency Can Move Application For Further Investigation U/S 173(8) CrPC: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has the right of further investigation under Section 173(8) CrPC is given to investigating agency and only they can move an application before the magistrate for further investigation. The Bench of Justice Anjani Kumar Mishra and Justice Deepak Verma further observed that after the commencement of trial, neither the Magistrate suo motu nor on an application filed by...
"Tragedy That People Are Dying In Potholes Even In 2022" : Kerala High Court Makes Engineers & Contractors Liable For Bad Roads
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday pulled up the Engineers for their failure to repair the potholes on the roads and ordered that if roads are damaged and potholes appear within six months from the issuance of the completion certificate, then the Engineers and the Contractors will be subjected to vigilance inquiry.Justice Devan Ramachandran expressing his distress over the accidents occurring...
Rajasthan Royals Owes ₹6.9 Crore To Over 850 Police Officials Deployed During 2011 IPL Matches: Amicus Curiae To Rajasthan High Court
In the case pertaining to Rajasthan Royals' failure to pay over 850 police officials who were deployed during 2011 Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, amicus curiae Abhishek Sharma has informed the High Court that the dues add up to Rs.6,98,86,753/-, and there is no compliance by the franchise cricket team.Sharma stated that the aforesaid amount was payable by the Franchise to the State under...
Rajasthan High Court Issues Notice On PIL To Remove Words 'Baanjh', 'Parityakt', 'Nirashrit' Used For Women In Govt Schemes
The Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur has issued notice on a public interest litigation seeking directions to the government to change the terminology like 'Baanjh', 'Parityakt', 'Nirashrit' used for women in different schemes.The present public interest litigation has been filed by Kunal Rawat.A division bench of Chief Justice S.S. Shinde and Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand, observed, "Issue notice...