Delhi High Court Women Lawyers' Forum Inaugurates Literary Club, Judges Appreciate Initiative

The Delhi High Court Women Lawyers' Forum on Friday inaugurated literary club in the presence of Justice Rekha Palli and Justice Chandra Dhari Singh.The two judges were the guest of honour of the inaugural event. Special guests were Senior Advocate Sanjay Jain ( poet) and Advocate & Author Malavika Rajkotia.The inauguration took place in Delhi High Court's Bar Room 18, Ground Floor,...

Himachal Pradesh HC Says Rule 86B Of CGST Rules Limiting Discharge Of Output Tax Liability Through ITC In Electronic Credit Ledger Appears To Be Ultra Vires HPGST Act But Leaves Issue Open

The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently observed that Rule 86B of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST/HPGST) Rules, 2017, which restricts use of Input Tax Credit (ITC) in the Electronic Credit Ledger for releasing Output tax, appears to be ultra vires the HP Goods and Services Tax Act 2017.Rule 86B stipulates that ITC in the Electronic Credit Ledger can be used to discharge 99% of...

Plea In Telangana High Court Seeks Regulation Of Home Care Services, Appointment Of Authority To Monitor Labour Law Compliances

The Gareeb Guide a voluntary organization, has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the High Court of Telangana seeking to declare the inaction of state authorities in regulating home care service centres/organizations as illegal and arbitrary. The petition calls for the appointment of a monitoring authority or committee to oversee the implementation of relevant laws by home care...

Despite Tamil Nadu Being A Better Law Enforcing State, There's An Increasing Trend Of Police Encounters: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court today lamented the rising trend of police encounters in the state of Tamil Nadu. The court observed that despite being one of the better law enforcement State, there was an increase in incidents of criminals allegedly attempting to attack police officials and ending up being shot or injured. “It is with anguish, that this Court notices despite the State of Tamil...

Can't Expect State To Immediately Inquire Into Removal Of Municipality's Members, Without Looking At Facts: Rajasthan High Court

The Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan High Court recently observed that when several complaints are filed against elected representatives, then State cant be expected to immediately commence inquiry to remove members of a municipal authority under the Rajasthan Municipalities Act without ascertaining the facts first. In observing so, the high court said that the "fact finding exercise" conducted...

Kerala HC Cautions Parents Against Taking Tender Age Children To Protests For Grabbing Attention, 'Wilful Neglect' Will Attract Strict Action

The Kerala High Court has cautioned parents against the rising "trend" of taking small, tender age children to protests and agitations, merely to grab the attention of authorities.The bench of Justice P.V.Kunhikrishnan said such actions often expose the young lives to extreme temperatures, loud noises, crowds and conflicts- causing them emotional trauma, and therefore held that Police can...

High Court Reinstates Punjab Judicial Officer Who Was Dispensed From Service During Probation For Allegedly Misbehaving With On Duty Doctors

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed reinstatement of a judicial magistrate, who was dispensed from service during probation period for allegedly misbehaving with on duty doctors conducting enquiry into the death of a prisoner.On the basis of the video clips of the alleged incident, the Vigilance Committee of the High Court had concluded that the judge misbehaved with the doctors...

Society Imparting Knowledge Or Skills Qualifies For 'Education' Label, Entitled To Exemption Under Section 12A Of Income Tax Act: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court held that a society that imparts knowledge or skills qualifies for the 'education' label under the Income Tax Act, making it eligible for tax exemptions under Section 12A of the Income Tax Act, 1961.The Division Bench of Justices Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Sanjay Vashisth observed that “……Vocational training has been now recognized to be an important as...

Himachal Pradesh HC To Decide If 12% Free Power Supply To States By Hydro Power Projects Can Be Subjected To GST, Stays 1000+ Cr. Demand Against NHPC

The Himachal Pradesh High Court is set to decide whether free power supply of 12% to the States where distress is caused by hydro power projects, can be subjected to Service Tax or GST.Meanwhile, Division bench of Chief Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao and Justice Satyen Vaidya has stayed the demand made by the Additional Commissioner of CGST Department on the National Hydroelectric Power...

Art.4(8) Law Of Divorce | Wife Refusing To Live With Husband And His Paramour Doesn't Mean She "Freely Consented" To Separation: Bombay HC

A husband insisting a wife to live in the house where he lives with his paramour is a good enough reason for her to stay separately and this 'separation' cannot be regarded as the wife's 'free consent' to separation, to afford a ground to the husband to seek divorce under the Law of Divorce (Divorce Act, 1910), ruled the Bombay High Court at Goa, recently.Single-judge Justice Makarand...

Delhi High Court Orders ₹2.5 Lakh Compensation For Infant's Death By Dog Bite, Highlights Stray Dog Menace

The Delhi High Court has ordered ex gratia compensation of Rs. 2.5 lakh to a mother for the death of her 5 month old infant child, who was mauled and fatally bitten by a stray dog, leading to his death in 2007. “Notwithstanding the factual scenario of the present case, before parting, it is pertinent to observe here that the stray dog menace in Delhi is a serious issue affecting human life...

Hatred Case: Karnataka HC Stays Probe Against Journalist Rahul Sivasankar Over Tweet On Allocation Of Funds To Religious Minorities

The Karnataka High Court on Friday, by way of an interim order, stayed all further investigation in a case registered against journalist Rahul Sivasankar over his tweet about the State government's allocation of funds for welfare of religious minorities.The journalist has approached the court seeking to quash a FIR lodged under Sections 153A and 505 of IPC, on Kolar councillor N...