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Kerala High Court Quashes Order Dismissing Actor Jayasuryas Income Tax Appeal, Remands For Fresh Consideration

The Kerala High Court has quashed an order dismissing actor Jayasurya's (Jayan Vathakkattu Moni) income tax appeal, holding that an income-tax appellate authority cannot dismiss an appeal solely because the assessee failed to appear for the hearing.Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. observed that the appellate authority is bound to frame points of determination as per Section 250(6) and answer the same...

Delhi High Court Notifies New Rules For Senior Advocates Designation, Fresh Process To Be Initiated At Least Once A Year

The Delhi High Court has notified new rules laying down a revised framework for the designation of Senior Advocates.The High Court of Delhi Designation of Senior Advocate Rules, 2026, notified on September 03, have been framed under Section 7 of the Delhi High Court Act, 1966 and Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961. They replace the Rules notified by the High Court in March 2024.Under...

Allahabad High Court Flags Online Service Providers Practice Of Targeting Searchers, Taking Consent Via OTP/Web Links

The Allahabad High Court has flagged the practice of online service providers contacting people who have searched for certain content online and obtaining their consent through OTPs or web links, observing that such activities are in the public domain and affect the public at large. A Bench of Justice Prakash Padia and Justice Vivek Saran made the observation while hearing a writ...

Bengaluru Court Restrains Allegedly Defamatory Content Against Film The Paradise Ahead Of Release

A Bengaluru court has passed an ex parte ad interim injunction restraining the circulation of allegedly false and defamatory content concerning the upcoming film The Paradise, which is scheduled for worldwide theatrical release on September 24.The order was passed on September 19, 2026 by the XXXV Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru, on an application filed by the film's...

Calcutta High Court Extends Interim Order Allowing TMC To Operate Frozen Bank Accounts, Notes ECI Order On Party Name & Symbol Is Interim

The Calcutta High Court has extended its interim order permitting the Mamata Banerjee-led All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) faction to operate three bank accounts that had been frozen by the West Bengal Police, observing that the Election Commission of India (ECI)'s interim arrangement regarding the party's name and symbol could not be treated as a final adjudication of the...

Rs 370 Biryani Controversy : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Comedian Pranit Mores Plea To Club FIRs

The Supreme Court today issued notices to the Union Government, the States of Maharashtra and Haryana on a writ petition filed by comedian Pranit for clubbing of FIRs registered against him over the 'Rs.370 biryani' controversy. A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana heard the matter.The counsel appearing for More submitted that all the FIRs were identical...

Delhi Riots UAPA Case: High Court To Hear Bail Pleas Of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam On September 30

The Delhi High Court will hear on September 30 the bail pleas filed by former JNU scholar Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the larger conspiracy case relating to the 2020 North East Delhi riots registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Dinesh Bhatt adjourned the matter on prosecution's request. The...