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High Court of Karnataka Adjudicates Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Nil TDS Certificate Under Section 195(2) of Income Tax Act. Assessment of Whether Reimbursement of Seconded Employees' Salaries Constitutes Fee for Technical Services Under India-US Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement....

The petition impugned the order of the Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (International Taxation) rejecting the application for a Nil TDS certificate under Section 195(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. ...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Revision Petitioner in Food Adulteration Case Due to Non-Compliance with Mandatory Sampling Procedure. Failure to Follow Rule 14 of Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 Renders Conviction Unsustainable....

The case pertains to a criminal revision petition filed by M. Ajithkumar, the proprietor of Swasthik Trading Company, challenging his conviction under Section 7(2) of the Prevention of Food Adulterati...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Complainant's and State's Appeals Against Acquittal in Dowry Death Case — Prosecution Fails to Prove Demand of Dowry and Harassment Soon Before Death. Acquittal of Husband and In-laws for Offences Under Sections 498A, 304B IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act Upheld as Dying Declaration Did Not Support Prosecution Case....

The case arises from the death of one Savitha, who was married to A.V. Krishnamurthy (accused No.1) on 22.05.2005. She died on 22.06.2005 within one month of marriage due to burn injuries. The appella...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Trial Court Order Refusing to Implead Parties in Suit for Specific Performance — Petitioner Lacks Direct Interest in Property and Cannot Compel Performance of Contract Between Others....

The petitioner, Sri K. Lakshmaiah Reddy, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the order dated 22.02.2022 passed by the XXVIII Additional City Civil and Sess...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Removal of Sarpanch Under Section 39(1) of Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959 — Lack of Proper Enquiry and Non-Application of Mind. The court held that removal without affording opportunity of hearing and without proper enquiry is unsustainable....

The petitioner, Shri Jagdish Mannalalji Sancheriya, was directly elected as Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat, Anji (Mothi), District Wardha in March 2019 for a term of five years. Respondent Nos.5 and 6 fil...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appellant in Motor Accident Compensation Appeal by Setting Aside Contributory Negligence Finding. High Court Holds Scooter Driver Solely Responsible as Tribunal Erred in Apportioning 40% Blame Merely Because Motorcycle Was Not on Extreme Left Side of Road....

The matter arose from a motor accident claim filed before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Goa, by the appellant, a 25-year-old manual labourer, after he sustained injuries in a road accident on 16...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Reviews Appeal by Insurance Company in Motor Accident Compensation Claim Concerning Post-Death Income Tax Returns. The Appeal Challenged the Tribunal's Award of Rs.63,25,000 Based on Income Declared in Returns Filed After the Deceased's Death, Raising the Issue of Their Admissibility for Determining Income....

The appeal before the High Court of Bombay at Goa arose from a motor accident claim. The appellant, The New India Assurance Co. Ltd., challenged the judgment and award dated 19.01.2016 in Claim Petiti...

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Bombay High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Whistleblower in Atrocities Act Case — Allegations of Misappropriation by Sarpanch Lead to False Implication. The court held that the bar under Section 18 of the SC/ST Act does not apply when the allegations are prima facie false and the accused is a whistleblower....

The appellant, Sarjerao Vishwambhar Jadhav, filed a criminal appeal before the Bombay High Court challenging the order of the Special Judge under the Atrocities Act at Gangakhed, District Parbhani, da...