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1. Rs 41.69 lakh cash deposit, no ITR: He said wife paid expenses; ITAT rejects plea

Rs 41.69 lakh cash deposit, no ITR: He said wife paid expenses; ITAT rejects plea When filing for a visa to fly abroad, an individual claimed he discovered he had a tax notice against his name that wa

Rs 41.69 lakh cash deposit, no ITR: He said wife paid expenses; ITAT rejects plea

Rs 41.69 lakh cash deposit, no ITR: He said wife paid expenses; ITAT rejects plea When filing for a visa to fly abroad, an individual claimed he discovered he had a tax notice against his name that was due to cash deposits which the Income Tax Department saw as unexplained. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Bangalore has declined to condone the delay of nearly four years in the case concerning unexplained cash deposits. The taxpayer told the tribunal that he became aware of the tax notice only when he was seeking a visa to travel overseas. Rs 41 lakh cash deposit but less than Rs 5 lakh income: What the case was about The case involved Reddy, a resident of Indiranagar, Bengaluru, who maintained that his annual income was below Rs 5 lakh and that rent was his only source of income. According to Reddy, his wife and father took care of his expenses, which was why he neither filed income tax returns (ITRs) nor regularly checked his emails or the income tax e-filing portal, ET reported. Reddy said he discovered the notice relating to the unexplained cash deposits only when he applied for a visa for foreign travel. He claimed that the Embassy informed him that an ITR was required for the visa application, which was when he came to know about the tax proceedings. The Income Tax Officer, however, did not accept this explanation.

2. 'Influencer' Swatantra Bhardwaj arrested by Delhi Police, sent to 1-day custody

'Influencer' Swatantra Bhardwaj arrested by Delhi Police, sent to 1-day custody NEW DELHI: Social media 'influencer' Swatantra Bhardwaj has been arrested by Delhi Police, a day after he was detained i

'Influencer' Swatantra Bhardwaj arrested by Delhi Police, sent to 1-day custody

'Influencer' Swatantra Bhardwaj arrested by Delhi Police, sent to 1-day custody NEW DELHI: Social media 'influencer' Swatantra Bhardwaj has been arrested by Delhi Police, a day after he was detained in Uttar Pradesh in connection with an alleged assault on the father of a minor activist during CJP protest. He was produced at the residence of concerned judge at Karkardooma Court complex on Saturday, according to news agency ANI. The development came as security was tightened outside the Parliament Street police station after supporters of Bhardwaj gathered there to stage a protest. Barricades were put up at strategic points around the police station and paramilitary personnel were deployed as a precautionary measure, a police officer said. Bhardwaj was detained in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, on Friday, hours after representatives of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) met Delhi Police officials and demanded his arrest. He is accused of assaulting the father of a minor activist during a CJP-led protest at Jantar Mantar in July. A fresh FIR was also registered against Bhardwaj under the POCSO Act following a complaint by the minor activist alleging online threats and harassment. The case invokes provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Information Technology Act.

3. Calcutta High Court orders family pension to be split equally between two wives of deceased employee

Calcutta High Court orders family pension to be split equally between two wives of deceased employee The Calcutta High Court recently held that where a deceased Central government employee leaves behi

Calcutta High Court orders family pension to be split equally between two wives of deceased employee

Calcutta High Court orders family pension to be split equally between two wives of deceased employee The Calcutta High Court recently held that where a deceased Central government employee leaves behind two wives, both are entitled to receive family pension in equal shares under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules [Rina Yasmin vs The Union of India & Ors.]. Justice Reetobroto Kumar Mitra observed that the statutory rules explicitly provide for an equal division of pension between the surviving wives, while gratuity must be paid only to the validly designated nominee. "As far as the payment of family pension is concerned, the same is covered under said Rule 50(8)(c)... This rule stipulates that in the event the employee has more than one wife, in the case of two wives, the family pension shall be paid to both wives in equal shares," the Court observed in its September 2 order. The ruling came on a plea moved by the first wife (petitioner) of a Central Ground Water Board employee who died in service in 2024. The employee had two wives and was governed by Muslim personal law. The first wife had approached authorities seeking family pension, death gratuity, and compassionate appointment. The authorities withheld her claims after the deceased employee's second wife also applied for the benefits.

4. Jantar Mantar assault: Swatantra Bhardwaj, who bragged about cracking man's skull, booked under POCSO Act in fresh FIR

Swatantra Bhardwaj booked under POCSO Act: How ‘influencer’ tried to evade police BULANDSHAHR: Swatantra Bhardwaj, a social media “influencer” accused of assaulting the father of a student activist du

Jantar Mantar assault: Swatantra Bhardwaj, who bragged about cracking man's skull, booked under POCSO Act in fresh FIR

Swatantra Bhardwaj booked under POCSO Act: How ‘influencer’ tried to evade police BULANDSHAHR: Swatantra Bhardwaj, a social media “influencer” accused of assaulting the father of a student activist during CJP’s July protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, was “apprehended and detained” in UP’s Bulandshahr Friday, sources told TOI.The reported action against Bhardwaj came after CJP co-conveners Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, along with supporters and some politicians, reached Parliament Street police station in Delhi, demanding stricter sections in the assault case. In a late development, a fresh FIR was registered against Bhardwaj under Pocso Act. Relevant sections of SC/ST Act were also added to earlier FIR, sources said. Bhardwaj had publicly said he had “cracked the skull” of the minor activist’s father during the protest, and bragged about being out of jail due to his ‘political connections’. Bhardwaj arrived in Bulandshahr to evade arrest, stayed with a local According to local residents in Bulandshahr who spoke to TOI, Bhardwaj arrived in the UP district early Friday, allegedly to evade arrest, and took shelter at the home of a local family in Naithla village. While there, he interacted with a few journalists and reportedly reiterated his claims about the “assault” during the CJP protest. According to CJP representatives Friday, Delhi Police had assured that Bhardwaj “will be arrested within 72 hours”. Bhardwaj was staying at the house of Harishankar Sharma, a Naithla resident who works as a cab driver in the Delhi-NCR region.

5. Court-annexed arbitration centres should eventually become independent of courts: Shashank Garg

Court-annexed arbitration centres should eventually become independent of courts: Shashank Garg Court-annexed arbitration centres should eventually become independent of the courts that establish them

Court-annexed arbitration centres should eventually become independent of courts: Shashank Garg

Court-annexed arbitration centres should eventually become independent of courts: Shashank Garg Court-annexed arbitration centres should eventually become independent of the courts that establish them, Senior Advocate Shashank Garg said while discussing the future of institutional arbitration in India. Garg said court supervision gives a newly established arbitration centre immediate credibility. However, he added that the long-term goal should be to reduce judicial control and allow such institutions to function independently. He was speaking at a session on institutional arbitration during GHAC Arbitration Week 2026, organised by the High Court of Gujarat in collaboration with the Gujarat High Court Arbitration Centre. The session was moderated by Senior Advocate Ritin Rai. The panel also included Vivekananda Neelakantan, Registrar, Singapore International Arbitration Centre; Khushboo Deshmukh, Deputy Director, South Asia, ICC International Court of Arbitration; and Vyapak Desai, Advocate and Member, Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration. Drawing from his experience with the Delhi International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), Garg said the institution had been conceived with the idea that court supervision would eventually reduce. He said, “At some point of time in a foreseeable future the centre would be completely autonomous and the supervision of court would in some way be diluted.” He said judicial involvement helped DIAC gain credibility in its formative years and attract Section 11 references, as well as arbitration clauses in contracts involving State PSUs and MSMEs.

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