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Madras High Court quashes reassessment proceedings under the Income Tax Act: “A reassessment notice issued beyond the surviving period is time-barred”

Court’s decision The Madras High Court quashed multiple reassessment and penalty proceedings initiated under Sections 147, 148, 271(1)(c), and 271AAC(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, holding that notices issued…

Rawlaw November 8, 2025

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Bombay High Court: “State Cannot Exceed Its Jurisdiction — Dismissal of Welfare Commissioner Without Authority of Law Set Aside” — Court Upholds Autonomy of Labour Welfare Board

Court’s Decision The Bombay High Court (Division Bench: Justice G.S. Kulkarni and Justice Aarti Sathe) quashed the dismissal of a Welfare Commissioner from the Maharashtra Labour Welfare Board, holding that…

Rawlaw November 6, 2025

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Bombay High Court: “Where the Reputation Is Hurt, Jurisdiction Lies” — Section 19 CPC, Not Clause 12 Letters Patent, Governs Defamation Suits on Original Side

Court’s Decision In a landmark ruling, the Bombay High Court (Justice Sandeep V. Marne) has held that defamation suits filed on the Original Side of the High Court are governed…

Rawlaw October 28, 2025

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Bombay High Court: “Suppression or concealment of material facts is not advocacy — it is jugglery, manipulation, and misrepresentation, which has no place in equitable jurisdiction.” Imposes ₹5 Lakh Cost for Suppression of Facts in Slum Rehab Case — “Litigants Cannot Play Hide and Seek with the Court”

Court’s Decision The Bombay High Court (Division Bench of Justice A.S. Gadkari and Justice Kamal Khata) dismissed a review petition filed by an individual claiming entitlement to a rehabilitation tenement…

Rawlaw October 28, 2025

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Kerala High Court: “Contempt Jurisdiction Not Substitute for Execution — Maintenance Orders Must Be Enforced Through Proper Legal Channels”

Court’s Decision The Kerala High Court, presided by Justice C. Pratheep Kumar, dismissed a contempt petition filed by a woman alleging willful disobedience of an earlier High Court order directing…

Rawlaw October 19, 2025

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Delhi High Court Clarifies ‘Seat vs. Venue’ in Arbitration Jurisdiction: “Mere Mention of Venue Does Not Oust Jurisdiction Where the Cause of Action Arose”

Court’s Decision The Delhi High Court set aside the order of the District Judge (Commercial Court), Patiala House, which had returned a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and…

Rawlaw October 9, 2025

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Bombay High Court: “No interference warranted when statutory authorities act within jurisdiction; writ jurisdiction limited to correcting illegality, not reappreciating findings” – Petition dismissed

Court’s Decision The Bombay High Court at Goa dismissed a writ petition challenging orders passed by statutory authorities under the Goa Panchayat Raj Act. The Court held that the petitioner…

Rawlaw October 3, 2025

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Delhi High Court on Income Tax Reassessment: “Jurisdiction cannot be assumed on vague reasons; statutory safeguards must be strictly followed”

Court’s Decision The Delhi High Court quashed the reassessment proceedings initiated against the petitioner under the Income Tax Act, holding that the reasons recorded by the Assessing Officer were vague,…

Rawlaw August 21, 2025

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Bombay High Court Slams MHADA’s Executive Engineers for Illegal Redevelopment Notices: “No Power to Bypass Law; Rule of Law Must Prevail” — Orders Judicial Inquiry Into Over 900 Section 79-A Notices Issued Without Jurisdiction

Court’s Decision: The Bombay High Court, in a landmark judgment dated 28 July 2025, declared 935 redevelopment notices issued under Section 79-A of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act,…

Rawlaw July 30, 2025

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Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Conviction Under Negotiable Instruments Law Despite Discrepancies in Loan Transaction, Emphasising Limited Revisional Jurisdiction and Narrow Scope for Interference in Findings of Fact by Lower Courts

Court’s Decision The High Court dismissed the criminal revision petition, affirming the conviction and sentence imposed by the Trial Court and upheld by the Appellate Court under Section 138 of…

Rawlaw July 6, 2025