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Karnataka High Court Upholds Excise License Renewal for Bars and Restaurants Despite Minor Irregularities in Application Process. License Renewal Cannot Be Denied for Technical Defects When Licensee Has Substantially Complied with Conditions and Paid Fees....

The case involves multiple writ appeals filed by the State of Karnataka and its excise authorities against orders of a learned Single Judge directing renewal of excise licenses for bars and restaurant...

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Revenue Appeals Against Single Judge's Order Quashing Service Tax Demand, Arguing University's Activities Are Commercial and Taxable. Court Examines Educational Institution Exemption Under Finance Act, 1994....

This intra-court appeal arose from a Single Judge's order quashing a show cause notice and demand for service tax issued to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. The university, established unde...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Suit for Declaration and Injunction — Remand Order Set Aside for Non-Compliance with Order 1 Rule 8 CPC. The appellate court's remand for public notice under Order 1 Rule 8 CPC was held erroneous as the suit was for individual rights, not representative capacity....

The case involves a Miscellaneous Second Appeal filed under Order 43 Rule 1(u) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) against the judgment and decree dated 02.07.2018 passed by the Senior Civil Ju...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses KSRTC Appeal in Land Declaration Suit — Upholds Trial Court's Finding of Ownership Based on Revenue Records and Adverse Possession. The Court held that the plaintiffs established title through mutation entries and long possession, and the KSRTC failed to prove government ownership of the suit property....

The case involves a Regular First Appeal filed by the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and the State of Karnataka against the judgment and decree dated 29.08.2011 passed by the IV Ad...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Reassessment Notice Under Section 148-A of Income Tax Act, 1961 — Internal Audit Objection Constitutes Change of Opinion. Notice Issued Beyond Three Years Based on Audit Objection Without Fresh Material Held Invalid as It Amounts to Mere Change of Opinion....

The petitioner, Shri Dilip Laximan Powar, a paralyzed individual represented by his wife, runs a hardware and paint retail business as a proprietorship firm named Dilip Traders. He filed his income ta...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Unreliable Testimony and Unexplained Delay. Conviction under Sections 376(1), 376(2)(l) IPC and Sections 4, 6, 10 POCSO Act set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Rajesh Murlidhar Lonbale, was convicted by the Special Judge under Sections 376(1), 376(2)(l) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 4, 6, 10 of the Protection of Children from Sex...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Reassessment Notice in Income Tax Case Due to Change of Opinion — Internal Audit Objection Not 'Information' Under Section 148 of Income Tax Act, 1961. Court held that an internal audit objection based on facts already examined during scrutiny assessment cannot constitute 'information' to reopen assessment beyond three years....

The petitioner, Shri Dilip Laximan Powar, a paralyzed individual represented by his wife, runs a hardware and paint retail business as a proprietorship firm named Dilip Traders. He filed his income ta...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Recovery Warrant Against Education Officer in Execution Proceedings — State Officer Not Personally Liable for Decree Dues. Executing Court Cannot Direct Arrest or Recovery Against Government Officer Without Finding of Wilful Default Under Order 21 Rule 32 CPC....

The case arises from execution proceedings of a decree passed by the School Tribunal, Pune, in Appeal No. 104 of 1998, directing the reinstatement of Respondent No. 1 (Decree Holder) as an Assistant T...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petitions for Pay Parity of Secretarial Staff at Goa Bench with Principal Seat. The court held that under Article 229 of the Constitution, the Chief Justice's recommendation for pay upgradation is binding on the State, and the State cannot refuse implementation on grounds of financial implications or differences in retirement age....

The Bombay High Court at Goa disposed of two writ petitions filed by Secretarial Staff of the High Court of Bombay at Goa seeking implementation of upgraded pay scales as per Notification dated 14.06....

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Upholds Notional Income and Parents' Right to Compensation as Legal Representatives. Parents of Deceased Are Legal Representatives Entitled to Claim Compensation Under Section 166 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Even If Not Dependent....

The appeal was filed by the Insurance Company challenging the award of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Mumbai, which allowed the claim petition of the dependents of the deceased. The deceased died...