Directions to DGP to issue SOP for mandatory recording of search and seizure

  The Allahabad High Court, while hearing a case relating to the alleged theft of 40 motorcycles, directed the Director General of Police (DGP), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, to issue a detailed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for mandatory recording of search and seizure as prescribed under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). The … Read more

Benami Transactions, Demonetisation Cash Routing and Provisional Attachment

Benami Transactions, Demonetisation Cash Routing and Provisional Attachment Statutory Definitions, “Reasons to Believe” under Section 24(1), and the Doctrine of Independent Satisfaction M/s Bajrang Traders v. Initiating Officer, BPU, Ahmedabad Decision: 10 December 2025 (Appellate Tribunal under SAFEMA) The decision rendered by the Appellate Tribunal under SAFEMA, New Delhi, in M/s Bajrang Traders v. Initiating … Read more

Revision under section 264 vs Appeal under section 246A – Scope of Discretion, Errors in Return and Preventive Role of Revisional Jurisdiction

Revision under Section 264 vis-à-vis Appeal under Section 246A: Scope of Discretion, Errors in Return and the Preventive Role of Revisional Jurisdiction – An Analysis of the Bombay High Court decision in Swaminarayan Mandir Trust The recent decision of the Bombay High Court in Swaminarayan Mandir Trust Versus Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions), Mumbai & … Read more