When the clarification provided by the Tax Commissioner is to clear the meaning of the two taxing entries in a taxing statute which was already implicit but had given rise to a confusion it is bound to be retrospective.: Supreme Court Santhosh Maize & Industries Limited v. State of Tamil Nadu Hon’ble Justice S. Ravindra Bhat & Hon’ble Justice Dipankar Datta Decided on 4th July, 2023 For full textclick here

A threat or abuse by a man towards a woman who is at loggerheads with him, would not attract the offence of stalking.: Kerala HC Jayaprakash P.P. v. Sheeba Revi Hon’ble Justice K. Babu Decided on 15th June, 2023 For Petitioner : Advs.M.P. Madhavankutty & Shijoy John Mathew For Respondent : Advs. Adithya Rajeev, Sreedev. U &Sanal P. Raj For full textclick here

[PITNDPS Act] A preventive detention order devoid of reasons cannot be supplemented or supplanted with averments in a counter affidavit.: Kerala HC Soman T.K v. State of Kerala Hon’ble Justice P.B .Suresh Kumar & Hon’ble Justice C.S. Sudha Decided on 4th July, 2023 For Petitioner : Advs. S.Rajeev, V.Vinay, M.S. Aneer, Prerith Philip Joseph, Sarath K.P. & Anilkumar C.R. For Respondents : Adv. K.A. Anas For full textclick here

[Bank loan fraud case] Venugopal Nandlal Dhoot, founder of the Videocon Group was issued notice by the Supreme Court regarding the CBI’s plea challenging the interim bail granted by the Bombay High Court. Central Bureau of Investigation v. Venugopal Nandlal Dhoot Hon’ble Justice A.S. Bopanna & Hon’ble Justice M.M. Sundresh For full textclick here

Authority of the state to integrate different servicescannot be questioned unless the integration is invalid. : Kerala HC upholds the Special Rules amending the method of appointments made to the integrated services of Kerala Civil Police Subordinate Service Shaju v. Rahoof A.Muhamed Mustaque & Sophy Thomas, JJ. Decided On 5th July, 2023 For Petitioner: S.Sreekumar(Sr.Advocate), P.Martin Jose, P.Prijith, Thomas P.Kuruvilla, R.Githesh, Ajay Ben Jose, Manjunath Menon, Sachin Jacob Ambat, Ann...