Tax Weekly Round-Up: August 18 - August 24, 2025

SUPREME COURTIs Merchant Navy Officer's Salary Credited In Indian Bank Account Exempt From Income Tax? Supreme Court To DecideCause Title: VANDANA & ORS. VERSUS KESHAV & ORS.The Supreme Court on Monday (Aug. 18) agreed to decide whether the income credited in an Indian bank account while working with a Foreign Entity would be exempted from the payment of Income Tax under the Income...

Wife Holding Immovable Properties & Substantial Income Does Not Need Interim Maintenance To Live Comfortably: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has recently set aside an order of a Family Court asking a husband to pay Rs. 30,000 per month as interim maintenance to his wife till the pendency of a divorce petition filed by him. Justice PB Balaji noted that the object of awarding interim maintenance, under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, was to ensure that the wife had sufficient income to enable her...

Kerala High Court Directs State To Reconsider CBI's Request For Sanction To Prosecute Former PSU Officials In Corruption Case

The Kerala High Court has set aside the State Government's refusal to grant sanction for prosecuting former officials of the Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation (KSCDC) including the ex-Chairman R Chandrasekharan and ex-MD K A Ratheesh, in a corruption case investigated by the CBI.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath, in his order directed the Industries Department to reconsider the...

DRI Has Jurisdiction To Issue Show Cause Notice In Drawback Cases: CESTAT

The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has stated that DRI (Directorate of Revenue Intelligence) have the jurisdiction to issue show cause notice in drawback cases. P. Dinesha (Judicial Member) and M. Ajit Kumar (Technical Member) were addressing the issue of whether DRI Officers have the jurisdiction to issue SCN under Section 75 of the...

No Right To Ante-Dating Of Promotion Merely Because Post Remained Unfilled Despite Availability Of Eligible Candidate: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that an employee cannot claim right to antedating of promotion merely because he was promoted at a later point in time, keeping the vacant post unfilled without providing reasons.A division bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Ajay Digpaul observed,“At the outset, we reject the argument that a right to ante-dating of promotion arises in case a post...

Registrar Vacancy At National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Department of Consumer Affairs invites application for the post of Registrar via composite method in National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.Name of the Post: Registrar Essential Qualification and Experience• From the officer under the Central Government or State Government or autonomous or statutory organizations or Supreme Court or High Courts or Public Sector Undertakings: • (a)(i) holding analogous posts on regular basis...

NLUJ & Alumni Association Celebrate First All-Batch Reunion

National Law University Jodhpur (NLUJ) and the NLUJ Alumni Association (NLUJAA) hosted Juris Homecoming '25, the University's first-ever all-batch reunion, from August 15 to 17, 2025. The event witnessed a homecoming of more than 320 alumni and their families, reuniting classmates, mentors, and friends across generations.The event happened on Independence Day, with alumni returning to their campus, greeted by Prof. (Dr.) Harpreet Kaur, Vice Chancellor. A presentation highlighting NLUJ's...

Call For Papers: GLC–SPIL International Law Journal, Vol. VI(I) [Submit By 15th September]

Students for the Promotion of International Law (SPIL), Mumbai announces the Call for Papers for the GLC-SPIL International Law Journal (ILJ), Volume VI, Issue I. SPIL Mumbai is a student run organisation, based out of Government Law College, Mumbai — Asia's oldest law school, established in 1855. SPIL Mumbai strives to facilitate global interactions in international law, and to publicise educational and career opportunities in international law. One such endeavour is the ILJ....

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Public Comments On Nimisha Priya Case

The Supreme Court today dismissed as withdrawn a petition filed by evangelist Dr KA Paul seeking to restrain public comments and media reporting in relation to the case of Keralite nurse Nimisha Priya, who is on death row in Yemen for the murder of Yemeni national Talal Abdo Mahdi.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard the matter. During the hearing, Attorney General...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside CIC Order Asking CBSE To Allow Inspection Of Former Minister Smriti Irani's Class 10, 12 Records

The Delhi High Court on Monday set aside an order passed by the Central Information Commission (CIC) asking CBSE to allow inspection of class X and XII records of former Union Minister Smriti Irani. Justice Sachin Datta observed that the right to information conferred under Section 3 of the RTI Act is not absolute but is subject to the exemptions enumerated under Section 8(1).“The mere act...

Activist, Legislator, Judge: Justice Ferdino Rebello Speaks

In this episode Justice Rebello is in conversation with Naushad Engineer, Senior Advocate. He recounts his journey, which includes a stint as an activist, a legislator elected during the post-Emergency Janata wave in 1977, and leader of movements like the Goa fishermen's agitation, which even led to his imprisonment! As a judge of the Bombay High Court and later Chief Justice of...

BREAKING| SC Collegium Recommends Elevation Of Justices Alok Aradhe, Vipul Pancholi As Supreme Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of Justice Alok Aradhe, Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, and Justice Vipul Manubhai Pancholi, Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, as Supreme Court Judges.Justice Aradhe originally belongs to the Madhya Pradesh High Court and Justice Pancholi to the Gujarat High Court. The recommendation was made by the SC Collegium in its...