Madras HC refuses to decide vires of Section 40(a)(iib) of the Income Tax Act pending assessment proceedings. SC disapproves the approach
“Vires of a relevant provision goes to the root of the matter.”
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All HC | While exercising inherent jurisdiction under S. 482 CrPC, can High Court make any comment on factual matrix of the case? Court answers
Allahabad High Court: Ram Krishna Gautam, J., held that as per Section 482 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, while exercising the inherent jurisdiction, High
J&K HC | Supervisory jurisdiction is to be exercised sparingly only in appropriate cases for purposes of keeping Subordinate courts and Tribunals within bounds of their authorities; Petition dismissed
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Javed Iqbal Wani J., while dismissing the present petition, discusses the ambit and scope of Article 227
Chh HC | Can an application for anticipatory bail under S. 438 CrPC be filed directly before the High Court? || Thorough Analysis
Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of Prashant Kumar Mishra and Gautam Chourdiya, JJ., observed that, Application for anticipatory bail under Section 438
High Court not obliged to frame substantial question of law if no error is found in First Appellate Court’s findings; says SC
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta* and Ajay Rastogi, JJ has held that the High Court is
HP HC | Whether an employee who retired on 31st of a month is entitled to increment which would have fallen due on 1st of the next month; HC elucidates
Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Jyotsna Rewal Dua, JJ., dismissing the present claim against the
[Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation] Chh HC | Guest teachers have a legitimate expectation from the ‘State’ to be permitted to continue services until regular appointments are made
Chhattisgarh High Court: Goutam Bhaduri J., allowed the petition by stating that replacing present guest teachers with a new set of appointments
HP HC | Exclusive and conscious possession of contraband substance under NDPS Act can be a deterring ground for grant of bail; petition dismissed
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Chander Bhusan Barowalia J., while rejecting the present petition observed that the ingredients of Section 37 NDPS Act
P&H HC | Live-in relationship can’t be recognized by way of a petition citing threat to life and liberty of couple; Court dismisses the petition
Punjab and Haryana High Court: While dealing with a peculiar set of facts in a petition for protection of life and liberty,
Kar HC | Approval from the Medical Council for the purpose of practicing as a private medical practitioner cannot be withheld by the authorities on arbitrary grounds; Writ Petition Allowed
Karnataka High Court: R. Devdas, J., while allowing the present Writ Petition, directed the Medical Council to issue the No Objection Certificate
SC Collegium approves proposal for appointment of 2 Additional Judges of Gauhati HC as Permanent
Collegium Resolution Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for appointment of following Additional Judges of Gauhati High Court as Permanent Judges
Del HC | Merely because triple talaq has been declared to be void and illegal, it does not mean that legislature could not have made continuation of such practice an offence
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi and Rajnish Bhatnagar, JJ., in regard to Triple Talaq observed that, Prima facie it
Madras HC | “Officials getting salaries in first week every month not conscious to cost of adjudicatory delays”: HC while directing provisional release of confiscated goods
Madras High Court: G.R. Swaminathan, J., directed the confiscated goods to be released on a provisional basis noting the delay on the part
Utt HC | Fundamental rule of law is that no decision can be given without the opportunity of being heard; Court allows appeal
Uttaranchal High Court: Lok Pal Singh, J., allowed a writ petition which was filed in the nature of the certiorari, seeking quashing
Del HC | “Surprised” at advocates moving Court for legal opinion, HC dismisses application under S. 151 CPC
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Asha Menon, JJ., dismissed an application filed under Section 151 CPC
Bom HC | Justice Naidu essays “requiem for a falling tree and a failing men” as he, “bound by law”, decides for the man and against the tree
Bombay High Court at Goa: While dismissing a writ petition under Article 227 in a dispute caused by “troubling trees”, Dama Seshadri
Bom HC | Applicability of appropriate rules to employee on probation: Questions framed for referral to larger bench
Bombay High Court: Manish Pitale, J., referred questions of seminal importance for consideration of a larger bench. One significant question in the present
SC orders revised schedule for appointment of judicial officers in West Bengal; MP HC’s Examination Committee to review the situation within a month before taking a decision
Supreme Court: The 3-judge Bench of SA Bobde, CJ and AS Bopanna and S. Ramasubramanian, JJ has ordered a revised schedule for
Guj HC | ”Failed” student allowed to sit for next exam; Court allows application considering “Technical glitch” cannot be ruled out and must be taken into consideration
Gujarat High Court: Sangeeta K. Vishen, J., allowed an application directing the respondent to allow the petitioner to appear in the examination
Utt HC | Sentence of convict case under Ss. 3 and 7 of Essential Commodities Act reduced considering the period already served by him; Court partly allows revision
Uttaranchal High Court: N.S. Dhanik, J., partly allowed a criminal revision which was preferred against the Judgment and order passed by the