Category: Supreme Court/High Court related

Constitution Of The Bombay High Court’s Tax Bench w.e.f. 03.01.2013

Constitution Of The Bombay High Court’s Tax Bench w.e.f. 19.11.2012

Pursuant to the scathing criticism of the Supreme Court in DIT vs. Citibank N.A. on the “peculiar phenomenon” of delay in filing high stakes appeals and the directive that the concerned officials be hauled up, the CBDT has issued a letter dated 19.09.2012 expressing “extreme concern” and directing the CCITs & DGITs to impress upon the field formation to strictly adhere to the timelines laid down in Instruction No. 4 of 2011 & Instruction No. 7 of 2011. It has been made clear that excuses like heavy workload and leave are not acceptable. It has also been threatened that delay in filing appeals/ SLPs may attract administrative action

Change In Constitution Of The Bombay High Court’s Tax Bench w.e.f. 24.09.2012

Shri Justice Altamas Kabir will be the new Chief Justice of India. He will assume the new charge on 29th of this month

In the speech delivered by the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India Shri. S. H. Kapadia on the occasion of the Independence Day, he highlighted the importance of “decisional independence” and “institutional independence” of the Judiciary. He also cautioned the Government that “drafting of laws today is not satisfactory” and suggested that the caution be kept in mind whilst changing the constitutional scheme of things. This was interpreted by some sections as being a criticism of the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill. To quell the controversy, the Ministry of Finance has released a detailed Press Release

On the occasion of the Independence day, Hon’ble Chief Justice of India Shri. S. H. Kapadia spoke his mind on a variety of issues. In particular, he cautioned the Government that the drafting of laws today was not satisfactory and suggested that they keep this in mind before making any changes in the constitutional scheme of things

Change in Constitution of Delhi High Court’s Tax Bench w.e.f. 02.07.2012

Law Ministry’s Press Release On Complaints Against Judges & Vacancies

Change in Constitution of Bombay High Court’s Tax Bench w.e.f. 11.06.2012