Quo Warranto Petition - Dismissal - Public Interest Litigation challenging the authority of the Chief Minister of Delhi - Petitioner seeks removal of Chief Minister from office citing incapacity due to incarceration - Court finds earlier orders dismissing similar PILs seeking identical relief - Petitioner alleges breakdown of constitutional machinery - Court asserts inability to interfere with exe...
Detention Order under COFEPOSA - Challenged by petitioner, wife of the detenu, Siraj V.E., under Section 3(1) of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (COFEPOSA) - Detention order based on search conducted on 19/6/2023 at M/s.Crescent Collection, Kochi, where foreign currencies of 700 U.A.E. Dirham and Indian currency amounting to Rs.5 lakhs were fou...
Writ Petition – Quashing of Contempt Petition Order – Delhi High Court – Petitioner challenges the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) disposing of Contempt Petition No. 294/2017 in relation to the provisional inclusion of petitioner’s name in the Select List for IAS promotion – High Court examines the validity of CAT’s order and UPSC’s stan...
GST Return and Late Fee – GST Amnesty Scheme – Interpretation – Writ Petitions challenging late fee for belated filing of GSTR-9C – Petitioners filed GSTR-9 returns belatedly, paid late fees as per Section 47 of the CGST/SGST Acts – Government introduced Amnesty Scheme waiving late fee beyond Rs. 10,000 for non-filers of GSTR-9 for FYs 2017-2018 to 2019-2020 – C...
Interpretation of Rule 15 – Jharkhand Excise (Retail Rules 2022) – Imposing penalty on placement agencies for shortfall in Minimum Guarantee Revenue (MGR) – Court held Rule 15 should apply only when a placement agency fails to perform duties and obligations falling within its scope of work and causes monetary loss to JSBCL – Rule read down to mean liability of placement age...
Taxation Law - Jurisdiction and Authority of Central Excise Officers – Service Tax Assessment - The High Court of Kerala, in W.P.(C) Nos. 30147/2022 and 3611/2024, examined the issue of jurisdiction and authority of officers of the Directorate General of GST Intelligence to issue show cause notices under Section 73 of the Finance Act 1994. The petitioner contended that the notices issued wer...
Right to Education Act – Admission of EWS/DG Students – Interpretation and Application – Petitioners, EWS/DG category children, sought admission to pre-primary and nursery classes in private unaided school – School sought reduction in EWS/DG seats citing inability to fill general category seats – Delhi High Court held that school bound to admit petitioners based on co...
Appointment of Vice-Chancellors – Challenge through writ petitions seeking quo warranto – Allegation of violation of UGC Regulations 2018 – Interim orders restraining removal pending Chancellor’s decision – Chancellor subsequently declared appointments void ab initio – Vice Chancellor of Calicut University filed WP challenging Chancellor’s decision –...
Misconduct and Disciplinary Action – Petitioner faced charges of unauthorized absence, misbehaviour, and irregularities, leading to suspension and disciplinary action including barring of increments – Original application to KAT challenging the penalty imposed was dismissed. [Paras 2, 3]
Judicial Review of Tribunal's Order – Petitioner sought High Court intervent...
Extradition Proceedings – Appointment of Advocate for Prosecution – Petition by Samsung Gulf Electronics, FZE seeking the appointment of an advocate for prosecuting the extradition request of Sukhmeet Singh Anand in Spain – Respondent authorities directed to appoint an advocate to assist in extradition proceedings. [Paras 1-18]
Representation in Foreign Legal Proceed...