Customs | Oral Waiver Of SCN Untenable In Law, Continued Detention Of Goods Illegal: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that continued detention or seizure of goods by the Customs Department would be untenable in law, where the Show Cause Notice or the personal hearing have been waived via an oral waiver.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain was dealing with a challenge to detention of Petitioner's gold chain weighing 54 grams.Briefly put, Petitioner...

Petitions Challenging Special Intensive Revision : Live Updates From Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is hearing the petitions challenging the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls announced by the Election Commisison of India for various States.The bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi is hearing the arguments of the petitioners that the ECI has no power under the Representation of the People Act to conduct the SIR in the...

Foreign Chief Justices Witness Supreme Court Proceedings, Laud India's Judiciary & Jurisprudence

In a rare and historic moment, Chief Justices of Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Kenya and Mauritius, along with a judge of the Supreme Court of Nepal, joined the bench of the Chief Justice of India on Wednesday to witness proceedings in the Supreme Court for a short while.CJI Surya Kant welcomed the visiting dignitaries warmly, calling their presence a “historic occasion.” Solicitor General Tushar...

Standard Of 'Reason To Believe' In Benami Act Is Stricter Than 'Reasonable Suspicion' Under BNSS: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the standard of 'reason to believe' prescribed under Section 24 of the Benami Act is higher than 'reasonable suspicion' under Section 35 of BNSS which empowers a police officer to arrest a person for alleged involvement in a cognizable offence.For context, Section 24 of the Prohibition Of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 empowers an Initiating Officer...

Muslim Man Can't Avoid Maintenance To First Wife Citing Duty To Maintain Second Wife: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has observed that a Muslim husband who has contracted a second marriage during the subsistence of his first marriage cannot contend that he has no means to maintain his first wife. Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath, was delivering the judgment in the revision petitions filed by the husband challenging a Family Court order which granted maintenance to the first wife and...

St. Xavier's University Kolkata To Host 2nd National Conference On 'Women Empowerment For Sustainable Future' On January 14, 2026

Research Development Cell, St. Xavier's University Kolkata is set to host the 2nd One Day National Conference on 'Women Empowerment for a Sustainable Future' on January 14, 2026About the ConferenceStructural impediments to gender equality exist and gender-based discrimination persists inspite of the efforts by the government, democratic institutions and other key stakeholders. The one-day conference focuses on providing a single platform for experts from various fields like social thinkers,...

NCLT Delhi Seeks Tribunal President's View On Whether Banks Lending to Homebuyers Are Financial Creditors Of The Developer

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Delhi, has referred to its President the question of whether banks that advanced housing loans to homebuyers under a tripartite agreement be treated as Financial Creditors of the real estate developer undergoing insolvency, after its two members issued conflicting rulings in the CIRP of AVJ Developers (India) Pvt Ltd. AVJ has been in insolvency...

Karnataka High Court Orders Refund Of ₹10 Crore, Says Payment During GST Search Was 'Not Voluntary' U/S 74(5) CGST Act

The Karnataka High Court held that the assessee's payment of Rs. 10 crores could not be treated as a voluntary payment under Section 74(5) of the CGST Act (Central Goods and Services Tax Act), as the DRC-03 shows 'NIL' entries for both interest and penalty. The bench observed that the 'NIL' entries clearly indicated that the payment was made by the assessee under coercion and...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On PhonePe's Appeal Against Order Allowing Police To Seek User Details, Transaction Data

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the State Government on an appeal preferred by digital payment intermediary 'Phonepe', challenging a single judge order which had dismissed its petition questioning a police notice seeking transaction details/ full account credentials of its registered users and merchants, while investigating a criminal case.A division bench of Chief...

Supreme Court Seeks Medical Board's Report On Father's Plea Seeking Passive Euthanasia For Son In Vegetative State

Hearing a plea seeking passive euthanasia for a 32-year-old man who has remained in a vegetative state for the past 12 years after falling from a building, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the District Hospital in Noida to constitute a Permanent Medical Board in accordance with the guidelines laid down in the Common Cause judgment of 2018.The Court instructed the Board to evaluate...

Proceedings Under Domestic Violence Act Not Akin To Criminal Prosecution, Magistrate Can Drop Or Revoke Process: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has clarified that proceedings under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, are not to be equated with the filing of a criminal complaint or initiation of prosecution.The High Court explained that once the trial Magistrate obtains a response from the husband or his relatives, he is empowered to revoke the issuance...

Centre Administrator Vacancy At Cheyyar One Stop Centre, Tamil Nadu

The Department of Social Welfare and Women's rights invites application for the post of Centre Administrator in Cheyyar One Stop Centre.Name of the Post: Centre Administrator No. of Post: 01 (One) Age Limit: 21-40 Years Remuneration: Rs. 35,000/- month Essential Qualification and Experience • Bachelor Degree in law/ Master of social work(MSW), MBA/ M.Sc Psychology/ M.A Sociology. • Female employee with previous experience working under the administrative organization. How to apply? ...