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Every awkward expression of admiration isn’t a crime: Karnataka HC quashes FIR against 21-year-old over one Instagram message

The High Court held that a solitary Instagram compliment, however inelegant, cannot be forced into the statutory mould of voyeurism, stalking, or insult to a woman’s modesty without proof of the essential ingredients of those offences.

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Multiple Tax Years Cannot be Clubbed in One GST Show-Cause Notice: Calcutta HC Quashes ₹10.97 Crore GST Notice Against SBI Covering Six Financial Years

The Court held that under Section 74, CGST Act, each financial year is a separate unit for tax determination, and limitation periods apply independently. It found that the respondent-GST Authorities acted illegally by issuing a consolidated notice and ignoring documentary evidence provided by State Bank of India (SBI). Consequently, the impugned show-cause notice and order were declared void and without jurisdiction.