India - High Court of Kerala

Kerala High Court Rules Basic Tax Register Entries Valid Even If Settlement Records Differ

Kerala High Court Rules Basic Tax Register Entries Valid Even If Settlement Records Differ In a significant ruling for landowners across Kerala, the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam has affirmed the legal sanctity of the Basic Tax Register (BTR). A Division Bench comprising Justice A. Muhame...

17 Sep 2025

India - High Court of Kerala

Kerala High Court Rules Additional Tax Evidence Not Admissible After Voluntary Income Tax Returns Filing

Kerala High Court Rules Additional Tax Evidence Not Admissible After Voluntary Income Tax Returns Filing In a significant ruling concerning the finality of tax assessments, the High Court of Kerala has reinforced the limits of submitting fresh evidence at the appellate stage. T...

17 Sep 2025

India - High Court of Kerala

Kerala High Court Rules Fast Track Tax Assessments Must Be Completed Within Reasonable Period

Kerala High Court Rules Fast Track Tax Assessments Must Be Completed Within Reasonable Period In a significant ruling for taxpayers, the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam has mandated that tax assessment proceedings, even those conducted under the "Fast Track" method, must be finalized within...

23 Sep 2025

India - High Court of Kerala

IUML Candidate Challenges Kerala High Court To Overturn MLA NK Akbar's Recent Election Victory

IUML Candidate ChallengesKerala High CourtTo Overturn MLA NK Akbar's Recent Election VictoryThe electoral landscape of Kerala has once again drawn the focus of the judiciary as theKerala High Courtbegins reviewing a formal challenge to the2021assembly election outcome in the Guruvayur constit...

31 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Kerala

Kerala High Court Hears Petition Challenging Election Victory of BJP MLA V Muraleedharan in Kazhakoottam

KeralaHigh CourtHears Petition Challenging Election Victory of BJP MLA V Muraleedharan in KazhakoottamTheKeralaHigh Courthas commenced proceedings regarding anelection petitionfiled byCommunist Party of India (Marxist)leader and former Kerala Minister for Co-Operation, Tourism, and Devaswom, ...

31 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Kerala

Kerala High Court Rules Scribe Facility Cannot Be Denied Solely To Non Benchmark Disabled

Kerala High Court Rules Scribe Facility Cannot Be Denied Solely To Non Benchmark DisabledIn a landmark decision impacting the inclusivity of public recruitment, theHigh Court of Keralahas ruled that theKerala Public Service Commission(KPSC) cannot deny the facility of a scribe to a candidate ...

29 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Kerala

Reopening Assessment Beyond Four Years Is Invalid: Kerala HC

Reopening Assessment Beyond Four Years Is Invalid: Kerala HC The High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam has delivered a definitive ruling concerning the limits of tax authorities in reopening assessments. In the case ofApollo Tyres Ltd. vs. The Assistant Commissioner of Income...

19 Sep 2025

India - High Court of Kerala

Remand of Income Tax Assessments Must Be Open to Allow Assessee to Explain Cash Credits: High Court of Kerala

Remand of Income Tax Assessments Must Be Open to Allow Assessee to Explain Cash Credits: High Court of Kerala In a significant ruling concerning the procedural fairness of tax assessments, the High Court of Kerala has clarified the scope of remand orders issued b...

07 Oct 2025

India - High Court of Kerala

Justice Delayed: Addressing Pricing Of Lifesaving Cancer Medications

Justice Delayed: Addressing Pricing Of Lifesaving Cancer MedicationsIn the hallowed halls of the judiciary, the phrase"justice delayed is justice denied"is often invoked as a cautionary principle. However, for a deceased bank employee who sought to make life-saving breast cancer treatment aff...

13 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Kerala

No Need to Close Individual Debtor Accounts to Claim Bad Debt Deductions Under Section 36(1)(vii): Kerala High Court

Closing the Loop on Bad Debt: Kerala High Court Clarifies Section 36 (1)(vii) Deductions In a significant ruling for corporate taxpayers, the High Court of Kerala has clarified the statutory requirements for claiming deductions on bad and doubtful debts. The Bench, comprisingJu...

14 Oct 2025