The Madras High Court has reserved orders on actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam founder Vijay’s plea challenging a Rs 1.5 crore income tax penalty for alleged non-disclosure of income during the 2015-16 assessment year. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy fixed date.
The Bombay High Court held that a granddaughter has no right, title, or interest in a property once her mother and aunt accepted a court-approved family settlement and lawfully sold the property. Execution proceedings cannot be reopened.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the Punjab government to decide within seven working days on jailed MP Amritpal Singh’s plea for temporary release to attend Parliament’s budget session. The order mandates intimation to the petitioner and counsel.
Allahabad High Court cautioned that children must not become weapons in custody battles, stressing boarding school placement is no easy fix for parental conflict. The bench dismissed cross-appeals, highlighting the need for prior psychological assessment of the child’s welfare.
Delhi High Court quashed a Section 148 reassessment notice for AY 2015-16, holding it time-barred beyond statutory limits. The court held post-April 1, 2021 search-based reassessments must follow pre-Finance Act Section 153C timelines, rendering the notice legally unsustainable therefore.
Bombay High Court pulled up NMMC and BMC for poor enforcement of pollution measures across Mumbai and adjoining regions. The bench warned coercive steps, including suspension of Municipal Commissioners’ salaries, if court directions on pollution mitigation are ignored persist.
Delhi High Court observed it may lack jurisdiction to entertain petitions by two Anil Ambani group firms challenging Enforcement Directorate attachments in a laundering case. Justice Purushaindra Kaurav indicated proceedings should be filed in Mumbai, where companies are registered.
Bombay High Court granted bail to activists Sagar Gorkhe and Ramesh Gaichor in the Elgar Parishad–Maoist links case, citing parity with co-accused earlier enlarged on bail. The bench noted prolonged custody and remote prospects of an early trial commencing.
The Delhi High Court renotified to January 28 the civil suit filed by Rani Kapur over the dissolution of the RK Family Trust after a brief hearing, with the Court stating that the issues raised require deeper examination and further detailed discussion.
The Calcutta High Court suspended an NDPS conviction, stressing the fundamental duty of raiding officers to correctly classify and separately preserve seized contraband, noting serious procedural lapses. A Division Bench of Justices Apurba Sinha Ray and Arijit Banerjee heard.
