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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against High Court's Contempt Proceedings — Impleadment of Sitting Judge Not Permissible in Suo Motu Contempt. Filing of Scandalous Application Against Judge Constitutes Fresh Contempt and Professional Misconduct.

The appellant,  an advocate, filed Criminal Writ Petition No.1612 of 2025 before the Bombay High Court on behalf of his client seeking a CBI inve...

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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Advocate-on-Record and Senior Advocate for Suppression of Facts in Criminal Appeal. Court Considers Need for Code of Conduct for Advocates-on-Record and Reconsideration of Indira Jaising Decisions.

The Supreme Court was hearing a criminal appeal arising from a Special Leave Petition filed by a convict who had been sentenced to 30 years imprisonme...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste-Based Discrimination in Prison Manuals as Unconstitutional. Prison Rules Dividing Labour and Segregating Barracks by Caste Violate Articles 14, 15, 17, 21, and 23 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Sukanya Shantha, a journalist, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking directions for the repeal of offendi...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging GST Summons — Summons for Oral Evidence Held Valid. No Violation of Article 20(3) as Petitioner Not an Accused at Investigation Stage; Alternative Remedy Available Under CGST Act.

The petitioners, JSK Marketing Limited and its Managing Director, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Appeals Challenging TDS Provisions — Upholds Constitutional Validity of Sections 194C, 194J, and 206AA of Income Tax Act, 1961. The court held that the provisions are not arbitrary or discriminatory and that TRACES is a valid administrative mechanism.

The case involves a batch of writ appeals filed by various assessees, including individuals and companies, challenging the constitutional validity of ...

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Karnataka High Court Upholds SC/ST Reservation in Excise Licenses — CL-7D Rules Valid. Amendment to Karnataka Excise (Sale of Indian and Foreign Liquor) Rules, 1968 providing concessional licenses to SC/ST hotel owners is not arbitrary or unconstitutional.

The petitioner, B Govindraj Hegde, Secretary of the Federation of Wine Merchants Association, Karnataka, challenged the vires of the Karnataka Excise ...