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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...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Customs Confiscation Order for Used Haemodialysis Machines — Import Not Prohibited Under Hazardous Waste Rules. Used Medical Equipment Not Classifiable as 'Hazardous Waste' or 'Waste' Under Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management, Handling and Trans-Boundary Movement) Rules, 2016....

The petitioner, Hemant Surgical Industries Limited, is engaged in importing, manufacturing, and supplying medical equipment. Since 2008, it has imported used haemodialysis machines into India. On 28th...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Senior Citizens Welfare Committee Order in Mother-Son Property Dispute — Gift Deed Not Revocable Under Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. The court held that a gift deed executed voluntarily cannot be declared void under Section 23 of the Act merely because the donee later neglected the donor....

The petitioner, Smt. Shoba, is the mother of respondent No.1, Dr. Anil P. Kumar. She filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking to quash an order dated 25.05...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Wife's Petition to Set Aside Ex Parte Divorce Decree Due to Lack of Proper Service and Violation of Natural Justice. The court held that the Family Court erred in dismissing the wife's application under Section 151 CPC as the wife was not served with summons and the decree was passed without ensuring proper service....

The petitioner, H.P. Komala (wife), filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the order dated 17.02.2020 passed by the III Additional Family Court, Bengaluru, in...