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Opinion formed by Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax for reopening of assessment, not amenable to judicial review

Opinion formed by Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax for reopening of assessment, not amenable to judicial review

The petitioner was the assessee who approached the High Court challenging the notice issued by the Income Tax Department for reopening of assessment on account that some income has escaped assessment. Contention placed by the petitioner before High Court was that reopening of assessment is made without jurisdiction and in

State cannot be permitted to repudiate conditions of service which are beneficial to employees like Compassionate appointment

State cannot be permitted to repudiate conditions of service which are beneficial to employees like Compassionate appointment

Petitioner approached Allahabad High Court with the grievance that her claim for compassionate appointment in place of her deceased mother was rejected, on the ground that her mother was an employee of District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) and U.P. Recruitment of Dependants of Government Servants Dying in Harness Rules

Separate reservation for Maratha community is not permissible, as no exceptional circumstances are made out to exceed ceiling of 50% reservation

Separate reservation for Maratha community is not permissible, as no exceptional circumstances are made out to exceed ceiling of 50% reservation

While determining matter related to reservation granted to Maratha community in Maharashtra State, Supreme Court held that “Merely because the occupation of posts is not equivalent to the proportion of the population of Maratha Community, it cannot be said that they are socially and educationally backwards.” Merely because the population

Widow out of void marriage is not entitled to be granted Family Pension

Widow out of void marriage is not entitled to be granted Family Pension

In the present case, the deceased was in the service of the Police Department. During the subsistence of his first marriage, he married the applicant. A daughter was born of the said marriage. On the death of the deceased, a claim for a family pension was made by the applicant

Allotment of plot by Housing Board to other allottees by cancellation of lease deed and is proper if allotment to earlier allottee found in violation of relevant regulation

Allotment of plot by Housing Board to other allottees by cancellation of lease deed and is proper if allotment to earlier allottee found in violation of relevant regulation

In this case, the petitioner-allottee challenged the allotment of the plot belonging to him, to another allottee for construction of flats under the category of "Economically Weaker Sections". It was his further prayer that declaration to be made that the deed of the lease on perpetuity executed between

State can relax time limit for seeking compassionate appointment, if convinced that such time limit would cause undue hardship to applicant

State can relax time limit for seeking compassionate appointment, if convinced that such time limit would cause undue hardship to applicant

Recruitment Rules provides for making an application for employment within five years from the date of the death of the Government servant. Under the proviso thereto, where the State Government is satisfied that the time limit fixed, for making the employment application, causes undue hardship in any particular case, it

Criminal complaints cannot be quashed only on ground that allegations made therein appear to be of civil nature

Criminal complaints cannot be quashed only on ground that allegations made therein appear to be of civil nature

Allegations against accused persons were that they created power of attorney and forged signatures of the complainant and made use of power of attorney to execute gift deeds and also sale deeds in respect of the concerned property. The civil suit was also pending before Civil Court. Having perused the