Purchaser Of Residential Property Liable To Pay GST If Property Booked Before Construction Is Completed: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that if the transaction of booking a residential house is entered into before the completion of construction and the consideration was paid (partly or fully) before issuance of completion certificate, the same would amount to supply of services requiring payment of the service tax (GST) by the purchaser. Justice M G S Kamal recently dismissed...

Parliament Security Breach: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Bail Plea Of Accused Manoranjan D

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a bail plea filed by Manoranjan D, one of the six people arrested in the Parliament security breach case of 2023.The case was registered by the Delhi Police under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.It has been alleged that Manoranjan along with co accused Sagar Sharma entered inside the Parliament, jumped from the public gallery, raised...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Election Of BJP Leader And Deputy CM Parvesh Verma In Assembly Polls

A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court challenging the election of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader and Deputy Chief Minister Parvesh Verma from the New Delhi constituency in the recently conducted Assembly polls. Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notice on the election petition filed by one Vishvanath Agarwal and listed the matter for hearing on May 27. The Court sought response of...

Officer Relinquishing Right To Be Appointed To A Post Based On Seniority, Can't Later Claim To Be Senior To Those Superseding Him: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has said that if a person who is eligible to be placed to any other grade/post/cadre or service based on "seniority or such other criteria" relinquishes such a "right" in writing, he cannot change his stance later to say that he should be considered senior to those who have been placed on such a position that he had relinquished. A division bench of Justice A....

Prima Facie Evidence Connecting Accused To Offending Vehicle In Accident Cases Necessary To Frame Charges U/S 304A IPC: J&K High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that it is not open to the trial magistrate to frame charges against an accused without sifting the material collected on record for the limited purpose of framing opinion as to whether a prima facie case is made against the accused.The court was dealing with an accident case wherein a pedestrian had succumbed to the injuries caused by a vehicle...

Three-Day Absence During COVID Lockdown Not Justification For Compulsory Retirement; Kerala HC Reinstates Railway Employee With Full Benefits

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench comprising Justice Amit Rawal and Justice K.V. Jayakumar set aside the compulsory retirement of a Railway employee. As the only misconduct was unauthorized absence for three days during the pandemic, the court found the punishment to be grossly disproportionate. The court directed his immediate reinstatement with all consequential benefits, and ruled...

'Hamali' Not A Gratuitous Passenger, Falls Within Definition Of Third Party Under Motor Vehicles Act: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a Hamali cannot be termed as a gratuitous passenger and comes within the ambit of 'third party' under Section 145(i) of the Motor Vehicles Act.A Single Judge Bench comprising Justice Nyapathy Vijay, explaining the scope of Section 145(i), observed,“The Section 145(i) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 was amended vide the Motor Vehicles (Amendment)...

Calcutta High Court Declines Plea Challenging Shift Of NCLT Kolkata Premises To New Town, Says Talks For Shifting Of HC Also In Pipeline

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the proposed shift of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Kolkata premises, away from its present location near the High Court, to a new area in the city's New Town area.Justice Amrita Sinha held: "From time immemorial people have resisted to change and shift from one place to the other. Relocation is painful. Adjusting to a new...

Order Of Termination Of Probationer Neither Dismissal Nor Removal Unless It Is Against Employee's Character Or Integrity: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that an order of termination of a probationer is neither an order of dismissal nor removal unless there is something against his character or integrity, which would make it an order of punishment.Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery held“It is well settled that termination of services of a probationer under the Rules of the Employment or in exercise of...

'Law Can't Compel To Endure A Marriage Of Suffering': Orissa High Court Grants Divorce To Man Against Whom Wife Registered 45 FIRs

The Orissa High Court recently granted divorce to a couple on the ground of cruelty while noting the conduct of the wife in filing numerous frivolous criminal cases against the husband, attempting to oust his elderly parents from her matrimonial home and repeatedly threatening to commit suicide, which caused grave emotional and psychological distress to the husband.The Division Bench of...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging AAP Leader Atishi's Election On Ground Of 'Corrupt Practices', Seeks Her Response

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea challenging the election of Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi Marlena from Kalkaji constituency in the recent Assembly elections on the ground that she indulged in corrupt practices. Justice Jyoti Singh sought response of Atishi, Election Commission of India (ECI), Returning Officer and the Delhi Police and listed the matter for hearing...

No Parity With Co-Accused When Allegations Different: Jharkhand HC Upholds Denial Of Bail To Accused 'Instrumental' In Trafficking Minors

The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that the principle of parity cannot be mechanically applied in the case of bail applications, but should consider the factual situations and the role assigned to the accused.The division bench of Justices Sujit Narayan Prasad and Navneet Kumar, presiding over the case, observed, “There is no dispute that the Principle of Parity is made applicable in the...