Delhi High Court Ruling: No Vacillation Allowed in Reassessment Decisions
The Delhi High Court ruled that reassessment decisions under the Income Tax Act cannot be based on additional or subsequently provided reasons. The court emphasized that the statutory scheme of reassessment does not permit vacillation, nor can a decision be sustained through later
Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Bill on Job Reservation for Kannadigas
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the constitutional validity of a draft bill that proposes 50% reservation in management and 70% in non-management posts for Kannadigas in private industries and other organizations within the state. The PIL
Allahabad High Court Directs Private School to Admit Student Under RTE Act, Highlights Education’s Role in Social Transformation
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has ruled that private unaided schools cannot deny admission under the Right to Education (RTE) Act on trivial issues that do not hamper the root of eligibility criteria. The court directed the respondent Lucknow Public
Wife recording family conversation secretly, admissible in evidence: Gujarat HC
The Gujarat HC has recently ruled that the family conversation, which is secretly recorded by the family, can be admissible as evidence for the substantiation of her allegations of domestic violence and cruelty. The court said that in the case of Sri Rama
Madras High Court rejected police protection to a person with criminal record: says it is against Public Morality
Recently, the Madras High Court rejected a man’s application to seek police protection contending that if a person invites a situation by his criminal or antisocial activities, he cannot be granted police protection as it will be against public morality. “Police protection can
Bombay High Court Acquits Man of Attempted Murder Citing Lack of Premeditation and Immediate Medical Assistance
The Bombay High Court has acquitted Namdeo Chormule of attempting to kill his wife by pouring rat poison in her mouth. Chormule was convicted under Section 307 of the IPC for an attempt to murder. The court ruled that there was no premeditation
Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed a plea moved by a teacher in a “student suicide abetment” case
Article 21 grants freedom of life and liberty which is violated by a teacher with corporal punishment isn’t part of the punishment and HC dismissed a petition that quashed an FIR in connection with suicide of a 12-year-old student. A bench of Chief
Assessment Order not needed To Contain Reference Disclosing of Every Query: Bombay HC
It was held by the Bombay HC that it is not mandatory for the assessment order to contain a reference for the disclosure of the satisfaction in respect of every query that has been raised. The bench comprised of Justices K R Shriram
Karnataka HC Upholds Ex-Wife’s Right to Claim Property in Family Court, Redefines Scope of Marital Disputes
In a recently-passed judgment, which may revolutionise the trial of post-divorce property claim, the Karnataka High Court observed that a divorced wife can approach a family court for a share in the property inherited by her former husband. On the same note, this
Bombay High Court to Hear PIL Against Maharashtra Government’s Welfare Schemes
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking to quash the Maharashtra Government’s Mukhya Mantri Ladki Bahin Yojana (Chief Minister’s Beloved Sister Scheme) and Mukya Mantri Yuva Karya Prashikshan Yojna (Chief Minister’s Youth Employment Skill Training Scheme).
