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'Deriding Elected Govt': Uttarakhand HC Denies Relief To Man Accused Of Instigating 'Mob Lynching' Attempt Via FB Live
The Uttarakhand High Court has refused to quash the FIR or grant protection from arrest to a person accused of instigating a mob lynching attempt under the pretext of cow protection, via Facebook Live. A bench of Chief Justice G. Narendar and Justice Subhash Upadhyay dismissed the writ petition file y accused (Madan Mohan Joshi) as it took serious exception to his alleged...
Except For Extraordinary Circumstances, Urgent Mentioning To Be Done Through Written Slips : CJI Surya Kant
Newly sworn-in Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, clarified today that, barring 'extraordinary' situations, requests for urgent listing must be made in writing through a mentioning slip rather than by oral mentioning. He added that the registry would first assess the slip and the grounds of urgency, and the matter would be listed only thereafter. A counsel made an urgent mention of...
Gujarat High Court Quashes Order Refusing Condonation Of Delay In Filing Income Tax Return By Co-op Society In View Of 'Genuine Hardship'
The Gujarat High Court quashed an order passed by tax department refusing to condone delay of 29 days by a Co-operative Housing Society in filing income tax return for Assessment Year 2018-19, after noting that the audit report was belatedly filed as the auditor was not appointed within time.In doing so the court said that the filing of the audit report in 2019 belatedly by the Sub-auditor...
Part-Time Employees Working Four Hours Or More Entitled To Fixed Pay Under State's 2019 Circular: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court recently re-affirmed that the state government's 2019 circular granted benefits and consolidated fixed pay of Rs. 14,800 to those part-time employees who had worked for four hours a day. In doing so the court said that the expression used in the state government's 2019 Circular granting such benefits stating that, “part-time employees who are working upto four...
PIL Filed In MP High Court Against Recording Of Accused's Caste Name In FIRs, Claims 'Institutional Discrimination'
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has admitted a PIL highlighting the issue of mentioning the caste name of the accused in FIR and various other proceedings initiated by the State. The bench of Justice Pranay Verma directed; "Heard on the question of admission. Issue notice to the respondents on payment of process fee by RAD mode within a period of seven working days failing which the petition...
Justice Flows From The Conscience Of The Judge: Chhattisgarh HC Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha At Surguja Judicial Seminar
A one-day Divisional Judicial Seminar for the Judicial Officers of the Surguja Division was organised by the Chhattisgarh State Judicial Academy at the Conference Hall, Circuit House (New Building), Ambikapur. A total of 69 Judicial Officers from five civil districts—Ambikapur, Baikunthpur, Jashpur, Balrampur-Ramanujganj and Surajpur—participated in the programme.Justice Ramesh Sinha,...
Employee Officiating On Higher Post Entitled To Salary Of That Post Even Sans Formal Promotion : Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that an employee who has worked on a higher post in an officiating capacity, though he may not be a regular promote, is entitled to the salary admissible to that higher post for the concerned duration. A Bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra held that denial of salary for the higher post would be "contrary to...
President Nominates Justice Vikram Nath As Executive Chairman Of NALSA
The President of India has nominated Justice Vikram Nath of the Supreme Court as the Executive Chairperson of the National Legal Services Authority with effect from November 24, 2025.A notification in that regard was issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice announcing the President's nomination in exercise of powers under Section 3(2)(b) of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.As...
J&K Arms Licence Scam: MHA Says Prosecution Sanction Against IAS Officers Under Active Consideration; High Court Grants Adjournment
In a fresh development in the Arms Licences Scam monitored by the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, the Union Government on Thursday informed the Division Bench that the question of granting prosecution sanction against several IAS officers is under active consideration of the Ministry of Home Affairs and that a formal decision is likely to be reached in the immediate...
Forklifts And Crane Used Inside Factory Are “Motor Vehicles”, Must Be Registered Under MV Act: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that forklifts and cranes used exclusively within private factory premises still qualify as “motor vehicles” under Section 2(28) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and therefore require mandatory registration and payment of motor vehicle tax.Justice Mohammed Nias C.P delivered the judgment while dismissing a challenge to a direction issued by the Motor...
'Seems Tax Department Has Not Trusted Even Its Lawyers' : Supreme Court Flags Procedural Delays In IT Dept's Petition Filings
The Supreme Court recently criticised the Income Tax Department for filing its Special Leave Petition after a delay of 524 days, observing that the Department, despite having an entire team of legal experts, failed to act on its own lawyers' advice and instead allowed time to be wasted in unnecessary and prolonged litigation. A bench comprising Justices Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B....