April 1, 2022

Supreme Court has provided two weeks time to the Central government to reconsider afresh the demand made by the civil services aspirants who were unable to appear for their Main exam in January after falling ill with COVID-19.

Delhi High Court has affirmed an order passed by the single judge excusing Iranian woman from producing her estranged Indian husband before the authorities to produce her Overseas Citizen of India card application, holding that presence of both spouses for the purpose of processing an OCI card application is not mandatory

Delhi High Court has granted interim injunction in favour of liquor brand Magic Moments to restrain another company from selling or manufacturing alcohol under the name Evening Moment

Delhi High Court has ruled that the action of income tax authorities to deny the benefit of immunity from penalty under Section 270AA of Income Tax Act, 1961 to the assessee on grounds that penalty initiated under Section 270A for misreporting of income is arbitrary since the authorities failed to specify the limb under which the penalty proceedings were initiated.

Allahabad High Court has issued a contempt notice to the man who wrote a letter alleging that in the District Court, all the Officers, Judges and employees are not honest and that they have murdered the Indian Constitution.

Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that marriage expenses can be claimed by an unmarried daughter from her parents under the provisions of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956.

Calcutta High Court has dismissed an appeal on the ground of maintainability by holding that the question with regard to the eligibility of exemption notification is related to the rate of duty.

Gujarat High Court has observed that devoid of a positive act by the accused to instigate or aid in committing suicide, conviction under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 cannot be sustained.

Gujarat High Court has held that the dealer must not be forced to pay a hefty price for the termination of the GST registration for the chartered accountant’s mistake.

Gujarat High Court has observed that simpliciter FIR registration by itself cannot have any nexus with the breach of maintenance of public order, while quashing detention order passed u/s 3 (2) of the Prevention of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988.

Author: Mayur Vinod Faria

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