Quashing of Order by Income Tax Settlement Commission (ITSC) – Writ Petition – Supreme Court judgment reversing High Court’s decision – ITSC order based on respondent-assessee group’s application under Section 245C of the Income Tax Act for settlement – ITSC erroneously accepted application despite inadequate full and true disclosure of income by respondent &nda...
Facts - petitioner, Smt. Shrenika, challenged the detention orders against a detenue - failure to provide relevant documents to the detenue within a 21-day period and the absence of translated and legible copies for proper representation before the Government and Advisory Board.
Detention – Legal Formalities - Non-compliance with the 21-day period for providing relevant documents to...
SCBA Governance Reforms – SCBA Special General Body Meeting resolutions for amending tenure and eligibility rules for office bearers, and fees structures fail to pass due to lack of required majority – Proposed reforms include changing eligibility for contesting in SCBA elections, adjusting membership fees, increasing the number of members required to convene a general meeting, and rev...
Habeas Corpus - Custody of Minor Child - Welfare of Child – Criminal Allegations of Dowry Harassment – Habeas corpus petition filed for the custody of a minor child – Custody taken by father alleged to be forceful – Consideration of child's welfare paramount – Two-month-old child taken from mother, who is alleged to have been subjected to cruelty for dowry –...
Election Law - Maintainability of Writ Petition - Article 329(b) of the Constitution - Petitioner sought declaration of electoral malpractices and repolling - High Court held that disputes relating to election process should be resolved through election petitions as per constitutional mandate - Writ petition dismissed as not maintainable - Held that the Court cannot intervene in ongoing election p...
Service Law - Regularization of Service – Food Corporation of India – Appeal against regularization order – Petitioner employed since 1986 on various temporary and contingent bases, performing duties without full-time status or proper pay scale – Single Judge directed regularization as Safaiwala/housekeeping staff from 06.09.2002, with all benefits – Appellant’s...
Election Law – Writ Petition challenging election process – Dismissal on grounds of non-maintainability – Petitioner contested in the 2024 General Elections as an MLA candidate from the YSR Congress Party – Allegations of electoral offences and collusion between election staff and Telugu Desam Party personnel – Petitioner sought fresh polls in specific polling station...
Petitioner Challenge to CIC Order – Petitioner, an educational institute, challenges CIC's directive to provide comprehensive information to respondent as per RTI Act, arguing information requested is voluminous and burdensome – High Court upholds CIC order, rejects petitioner's argument that compiling information would be overly burdensome, emphasizes RTI Act’s objective...
Elections – Writ Petition for Re-scrutiny and Re-polling – Article 329(b) of the Constitution – Election Petition as Proper Remedy – Petitioner contested as MLA from 166-Chandragiri Assembly Constituency – Alleged voter suppression, ballot tampering, and violence on polling day – Complaints to election authorities ignored – Petitioner kept in separate room...
Constitutional Law – Article 226 – Writ of Mandamus – Petition filed under Article 226 seeking issuance of a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to permit the conduct of ‘Hanuman Jayanthi Shobhayatra’ on 01.06.2024, challenging the rejection by the 5th respondent on grounds of lack of authority and arbitrariness – Court held that the Inspector of Police, ...