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Not Current GST Law: Kerala High Court Declines to Interfere at Pre-Decisional Stage in Calicut Cosmopolitan Club vs State Tax Officer (WP(C) No. 23895 of 2022)
Facts of the CaseM/s. Calicut Cosmopolitan Club challenged a series of notices (Exts.P1 to P10) and a further notice (Ext.P12) proposing to impose penalty under Section 45A of the Kerala General Sales Tax Act, 1963, for ...
Bail Without GST Merits: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Mohit Arora in Vehicle-Theft-From-Tax-Department Case (CRM-M-23890 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThis case arises out of an FIR for theft of a vehicle rather than any GST assessment or demand, though the vehicle in question had originally been detained by GST authorities. A commercial vehicle belong...
Retirees' Increment Claim Rejected: Andhra Pradesh High Court Dismisses Union of India's Writ Petitions in Union of India vs P.V. Ramakrishna (WP No. 14381 of 2021)
Facts of the Case
This is a batch judgment of the High Court for the State of Andhra Pradesh disposing of a large number of writ petitions filed by the Union of India (Department of Posts) against orders of the Central ...
Not GST: Telangana High Court Records Withdrawal of Gratuity Dispute in APGVB vs Appellate Authority (WP No. 29529 of 2021)
Facts of the CaseAndhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank (APGVB) filed this writ petition challenging an order of the Appellate Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, dated 12.10.2021, which had upheld a direction...
Not GST: Chhattisgarh High Court Grants Temporary Protection Against Demolition in Spicey Junction Family Dhaba vs State of Chhattisgarh (WPC No. 1840 of 2026)
Facts of the CaseSpicey Junction Family Dhaba, run by its proprietor Gajanand Yadav for 15-20 years at a location in Raipur, held registrations under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and the Shops and Establishmen...
Chhattisgarh High Court Grants Regular Bail in Loan-Fraud Case Dilip Kumar & Ors vs. State of Chhattisgarh (MCRC Nos. 5193 & 5213 of 2023) Where GST Was Just One Item Demanded from the Victim
Facts of the CaseThis is an Indian Penal Code cheating and forgery case, not a GST dispute — GST appears only as one of several heads under which the victim was asked to pay money to the fraudsters. The applicants, Dil...
Not GST: Kerala High Court Dismisses Bidder's Appeal Over E-Auction Deposit Default in Shafasil Traders vs Official Liquidator (Co.Appeal No. 4 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseThis company appeal arose from liquidation proceedings of M/s. Travancore Rayons Limited, ordered to be wound up by the Kerala High Court in 2019. The Official Liquidator put certain movable assets up fo...
Anticipatory Bail Made Absolute: Kerala High Court Confirms Bail in Saj Mohan vs State of Kerala (Bail Appl. No. 7438 of 2023)
Facts of the Case
This is an anticipatory bail order passed by the Kerala High Court under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. This is a criminal-law matter concerning cheating and misappropriation of company...
Not GST — Pre-GST Entry Tax Matter: Orissa High Court Disposes M/s. Dulichand Finance and Leasing vs Assessing Authority, Entry Tax (WP(C) No. 2204 of 2007)
Facts of the CaseThis writ petition, filed in 2007 by M/s. Dulichand Finance and Leasing Limited against the Assessing Authority, Entry Tax, Bhubaneswar, concerns a levy under the erstwhile Entry Tax regime — a tax tha...
Chhattisgarh High Court Directs Consideration of Delayed Group Insurance Scheme Payout in Omkeshwar vs State of Chhattisgarh (WPS No. 4878 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseOmkeshwar approached the Chhattisgarh High Court on behalf of himself and his mother, the legal heirs of his sister who was a member of the Group Insurance Scheme (GIS) and died on 01.08.2017. A cheque o...