Subsidiary Supplying To Parent Company In Independent Capacity Cannot Be Considered 'Intermediary Service' U/S 2(13) IGST Act: Gujarat HC

The Gujarat High Court has made it clear that where a subsidiary company provides goods or services to its parent company in its independent capacity, it cannot be said that such services fall under 'intermediary service' under Section 2(13) of the Integrated Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017. The provision defines “intermediary” as a broker, an agent or any other person who arranges...

Right To Speedy Trial Not A 'Free Pass' For Undertrial To Be Released On Bail: Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Neeraj Bawana In Murder Case

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the right to speedy trial derived from Article 21 of the Constitution of India is not a “free-pass” for every undertrial, demanding to be enlarged on bail regardless of the criminal antecedents and the nature of the offence.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani said that where there are grave criminal antecedents, the larger interests of society must prevail...

Conducting CLAT In English Can't Be 'Entry Barrier' For Students Instructed In Other Languages: Delhi High Court Orally Observes

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday emphasized that the language in which Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) entrance examination is conducted i.e. English cannot be an entry barrier for students who are instructed in other regional languages. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was hearing a public interest litigation seeking a direction...

Calcutta High Court Directs Release Of Prisoner Left 'Languishing' In Jail After Dept Failed To Find His File For Premature Release

The Calcutta High Court has directed the release of a prisoner who was left languishing in jail after the authorities were unable to find the proper paperwork to allow for his premature release, which had been earlier granted.Justice Shampa Sarkar said: The Judicial Department is unable to locate the file and the applicant No.1 is languishing in the correctional home despite an...

[Municipal Corporation Act] Writ Petition Against District Judge's Order Upholding Imposition Of Property Tax Not Maintainable: Chhattisgarh HC

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that it cannot exercise writ jurisdiction against an order by the District Judge, which is the Appellate Authority under the Municipal Corporation Act 1956, upholding imposition of property tax. In doing so, single judge Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas cited Section 149 of the Act which prescribes that the Appellate Authority is amenable to...

Disability Attributable To Service, Authorities Cannot Contradict Medical Proof, Delhi High Court Grants Disability Pension

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur while allowing a Petition of the Petitioner seeking disability pension held that in absence of reasons as to how the disability arose, it could be presumed that in cases where the personnel while being appointed to the post was declared fit, the disability having arisen later could be attributable...

'How Did He Die?' Kerala High Court Refuses To Stay Exhumation Of Gopan Swami's Body From 'Samadhi' Site

The Kerala High Court today (January 15) refused to stay exhumation of Gopan Swami's body, a retired headload worker who as per his family (wife and children) reached the pinnacle of spirituality and attained 'Samadhi' on January 09, 2025. Unconvinced by the family's claim that there was no suspicious circumstance surrounding Gopan's death, Justice C S Dias orally enquired how the man died...

'Calculated Move' By Former CM Yediyurappa To File Plea For Quashing POCSO Case After Complainant's Death: State To Karnataka HC

The Karnataka government on Wednesday told the High Court that former CM BS Yediyurappa's plea for quashing a POCSO case against him was 'calculatedly' filed after the death of the complainant.The State also pointed that there was a mismatch between the date on Yediyurappa's quashing petition and the date on his sworn affidavit, calling it a "gross abuse of process of law".It further...

High Court Expresses Shock Over Punjab Election Commissioner Allowing Nominated State Functionaries To Manage Municipal Bodies Sans Election

It is an extremely sorry state of affairs especially in a democratic polity, the Punjab & Haryana High Court said while expressing shock to note that despite the constitutional mandate to hold election before the last term Punjab State Election Commission allowed State to manage Municipal bodies without election since last 4-5 years.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sudhir Singh said,...

Tenant Should Be At The Pleasure Of Landlord, Must Release Property When Landlord Requires It For Bonafide Personal Use: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has held that a tenant is usually at the pleasure of the landlord and will have to release the property if the landlord so desires. It was held that the Court must see if the need of the landlord is bonafide before ruling against the tenant.“A tenant should be at the pleasure of landlord in a sense that as and when the landlord needs the property for his personal...

Karnataka HC Asks Bangalore University To Consider Students' Grievance About Overlapping Of University Exams With Other Competitive Exams

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the Bangalore University to consider the grievance raised by students about the clashing of exams held by the University with examination of other competitive courses.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice M I Arun said, “The grievance of students that University and other exams often clash, the University will consider...

Public Faith In Judiciary Will Be Weakened: Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses To Answer Reference, Calls It 'Coram Non Judice'

The Punjab and Haryana High Court refused to answer a reference question placed before it, observing that that the single judge prima facie breached the "norm of propriety governing judicial functionings" and called itself as "coram non judice".The single judge while differring with the opinion of the co-ordinate bench had referred the matter to decide whether the mechanism followed by the...