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News18
a day ago
- News18
Wife's Past Marital Status Irrelevant To Interim Maintenance Claim: Allahabad High Court
Last Updated: The observation came in a case where a woman challenged a family court decision denying her interim maintenance on the ground that she had concealed details of her earlier marriage The Allahabad High Court recently observed that the veracity of a woman's past marital status need not be examined while deciding her application for maintenance during litigation under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act. The observation came in a case where a woman challenged a family court's decision denying her interim maintenance on the ground that she had concealed details of her earlier marriage. The family court had found that her previous marriage had ended only in April 2024, whereas she had remarried in February 2021, allegedly in violation of Section 5(i) of the Hindu Marriage Act which bars bigamy. However, a division bench comprising Justice Arindam Sinha and Justice Avnish Saxena held that such factual determinations regarding her previous husband were unnecessary for adjudicating the interim maintenance plea. The high court emphasised that the sole consideration under Section 24 is whether the applicant lacks sufficient income to support herself and bear litigation costs. 'For purpose of adjudicating the appeal, it is not necessary for us to find on other facts regarding allegation of appellant that there was separation from her first husband… This is because section 24 provides for a spouse to have maintenance pendente lite and expenses of proceedings," the bench noted. The husband, who worked in the police, argued that the marriage was void due to concealment and relied on 2025 Supreme Court ruling in Sukhdev Singh Vs. Sukhbir Kaur to argue that conduct matters in deciding maintenance. His counsel also claimed that the woman had falsely stated she was employed in the Income Tax department. The high court, however, found that there was no evidence on record to prove the woman was earning or had financial means. On the contrary, it noted that she had moved to live with the respondent in Kanpur after the marriage, and was now residing at her original address in Jhansi. The high court observed that allegations of deceit, even if ultimately proven, do not override the financial necessity that Section 24 seeks to address. Setting aside the family court's order, the bench directed the husband to pay a consolidated sum of Rs 15,000 per month to the appellant from the date of her application, April 15, 2025. Arrears were also ordered to be cleared by June 14, 2025, and monthly payments will continue by the 7th of each subsequent month. The court also urged the family court to expedite the main matrimonial case without delay, while cautioning the wife against seeking adjournments. First Published: June 09, 2025, 15:26 IST
NDTV
6 days ago
- Business
- NDTV
ITR-1 And ITR-4 Online Filing Now Open For AY 2025-26; Deadline Extended To September 15
Quick Read Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. The Income Tax Department of India has launched online filing for ITR-1 and ITR-4 forms. Taxpayers can now prepare and submit returns for FY 2024-25 via the e-filing portal. The deadline for filing ITR-1 and ITR-4 has been extended to September 15 from July 31. The Income Tax Department of India has enabled online filing of income tax returns for FY 2024-25 through ITR-1 and ITR-4 forms on its e-filing portal. Salaried individuals, pensioners, freelancers, and small business owners can now prepare and upload their returns online. "Kind attention, taxpayers! Income Tax Return Forms of ITR-1 and ITR-4 are now enabled to be filed through Online mode with prefilled data for Assessment Year 2025-26 for taxpayers. Visit the Income Tax department said in a post on X. Kind attention taxpayers! Income Tax Return Forms of ITR-1 and ITR-4 are now enabled to file through Online mode with prefilled data for Assessment Year 2025-26 for taxpayers. Visit: @FinMinIndia @nsitharamanoffc @officeofPCM @PIB_India — Income Tax India (@IncomeTaxIndia) June 3, 2025 The last date to file income tax returns in ITR-1 and ITR-4 has been extended this year to September 15 from July 31. Who can use ITR-1 and ITR-4? ITR-1 (Sahaj) is designed for resident individuals with income up to Rs 50 lakh from salary, one house property, interest, or pension. ITR-4 (Sugam) suits individuals, HUFs, and firms (excluding LLPs) with income up to Rs 50 lakh from business or profession under presumptive taxation. These forms cater to a large number of taxpayers, simplifying the filing process for salaried individuals, small businesses, and professionals. They're user-friendly and efficient. The ITR-1 and ITR-4 forms are filed by individuals, HUFs and entities with total income up to Rs 50 lakh a year and who do not have to get their accounts audited. Also, entities with long-term capital gains of up to Rs 1.25 lakh from listed equities can show such income in ITR 1 and 4. Earlier, they were required to file ITR-2. For now, individuals requiring ITR-2 or ITR-3 forms will have to wait, as the current release only includes utilities for ITR-1 and ITR-4 forms.
NDTV
02-06-2025
- NDTV
Posed As Income Tax Officers, 3 Men Dupe Navi Mumbai Woman Of Rs 1.8 Crore
Thane: Police in Navi Mumbai have busted an interstate gang involved in digital arrest frauds, arresting three individuals who allegedly cheated people by posing as government officials and coercing them into transferring large sums of money, officials said on Thursday. The trio, identified as Ramesh Babulal Seth (45), Amish Deepak Tulsidas Shah (42) -- both residents of Mumbai -- and Ahmedabad native Rajkumar Gelaram Narang (55), was arrested by the Central Crime Unit (CCU) of the Navi Mumbai police, an official release said. While Seth and Shah were sent to jail by a local court, Narang is in police custody till May 30, it said. According to the release, the trio employed a sophisticated modus operandi, using "fake letter heads of the Income Tax department, CBI, ED, and the Supreme court." They would "pose as officials of these organisations and showed the fake letters from them to the victims and put them in digital arrest and extracted monies from them," according to police. Digital arrest is an online scam where fraudsters, impersonating law enforcement agencies, threaten people with arrest via video calls and coerce them into transferring money in bank accounts provided by them. The gang was identified while police were probing a high-profile cyber fraud reported between January and February 2025 when a female doctor was subjected to digital arrest and duped of nearly Rs 2 crore. "The fraudsters claimed they were from the Income Tax department, and told her she had evaded taxes and she had a company in Vazipur, New Delhi. They further told her an amount of Rs 8,62,30 was due from her and a complaint had been made in writing with the Delhi police," said the release. The scammers sent fake letters purported to be and on the letter heads of government agencies on her WhatsApp. Driven by fear, the victim transferred Rs 1,81,72,667, which comprised money kept in bank and those in other investments, into 6 bank accounts provided by the thugs, police said. After realizing she has been cheated, the doctor filed a police complaint. An FIR was subsequently filed with the Cyber Police Station on February 17 under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Information Technology Act. To crack the case, three different police teams were formed and they carried out a search and arrested the trio, said the release. "The investigation revealed the arrested individuals, along with wanted accomplices, entered into a criminal conspiracy and formed an organised crime syndicate and formed bogus companies for cheating," it said. Explaining the modus operandi, the release said, "The accused took galas (shops) on rent and set up bogus companies and opened different bank accounts in their name. They obtained internet banking facilities and other items like debit cards and mobile SIM cards. The scammers made online calls, put victims under digital arrest and cheated them." Police said Rs 1,13,5,00 in cash, one laptop, 18 mobile phones, 18 cheque books, 32 debit cards, 33 cheques, 27 SIM cards, two bank passbooks, rubber stamps of 10 bogus companies, documents relating to opening of bank accounts of 10 firms were recovered from them. The arrested individuals have prior criminal records, they added.
The Print
27-05-2025
- Business
- The Print
Income Tax dept extends due date to file ITR for AY26 till Sep 15
New Delhi, May 27 (PTI) The Income Tax department on Tuesday extended the due date for filing ITRs for Assessment Year (AY) 2025-26 to September 15 from July 31. Individuals and entities, who do not need to get their accounts audited, are required to file income tax returns (ITR) by July 31.
NDTV
27-05-2025
- Business
- NDTV
Income Tax Returns Filing Deadline Extended From July 31 To September 15
New Delhi: The Income Tax department on Tuesday extended the due date for filing ITRs for Assessment Year (AY) 2025-26 to September 15 from July 31. The extension applies to individuals, HUFs and entities who do not need to get their accounts audited. They can now file their tax return for income earned in the 2024-25 (April-March) fiscal by September 15. In a statement, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said the extension was necessitated to prepare Income Tax systems to incorporate changes in ITR forms and roll out the utilities. This year, ITR forms for AY26 were notified in late April and early May against the previous year's practice of notifying them in January/February. "To facilitate a smooth and convenient filing experience for taxpayers, it has been decided that the due date for filing ITR, originally due on July 31, is extended to September 15, 2025," the CBDT said. The notified ITRs for AY2025-26 have "undergone structural and content revisions" aimed at simplifying compliance, enhancing transparency and enabling accurate reporting. These changes have necessitated additional time for system development, integration and testing of the corresponding utilities, it added. Furthermore, credits arising from TDS statements, due for filing by May 31, are expected to begin reflecting in early June, limiting the effective window for return filing in the absence of such an extension, the statement said. The government has notified the income tax return forms 1 and 4, filed by individuals, HUFs and entities with total income up to Rs 50 lakh a year and who do not have to get their accounts audited, for the assessment year 2025-26 on April 29. Now, entities with long-term capital gains of up to Rs 1.25 lakh from listed equities can show such income in ITR 1 and 4. Earlier, they were required to file ITR-2. The government has also made certain changes in the form, with regard to deductions claimed under 80C, 80GG and other sections and has provided a drop-down menu in the utility for tax filers to select from. Also, assessees will have to furnish in the ITR section-wise details with regard to TDS deductions. Under the I-T law, LTCG of up to Rs 1.25 lakh from the sale of listed shares and mutual funds are exempt from tax. Gains exceeding Rs 1.25 lakh/ annum are subject to 12.5 per cent tax. Usually, the ITR forms are notified before the end of the fiscal, mostly around January/February. This time, however, the ITR forms and the filing utility got delayed as revenue department officials were preoccupied with the new Income Tax Bill, which was introduced in Parliament in February.
