'Is There No Other Competent Person?': Supreme Court Asks Centre On ED Director's Term Extension

"Is there no other competent person in the entire agency?" the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Solicitor-General for India Tushar Mehta, in response to his submission that Enforcement Directorate chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra's tenure had been extended to ensure continuity in leadership ahead of the FATF peer review later this year. A three-judge bench of Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath,...

Department Cannot Decide Title Of The Goods When No One Disputes Ownership: CESTAT

The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the department cannot self-assign to itself the duty of declaring bad in law the certificate issued to the importer by the Ministry of Renewable Energy or decide the title to the goods, even when no one is disputing ownership.The bench of Somesh Arora (Judicial Member) and Raju (Technical...

ITC Not Allowable On Construction Of Shed Using Prefabricated Technology: Telangana AAR

The Telangana Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that input tax credit (ITC) is allowed for the construction of sheds using prefabricated technology.Sahil Inamdar has observed that the Pre-Fabricated Sheds (PFS) being constructed are, therefore, immovable property, and the input tax credit is not admissible on the inward supplies, which may include works contract services, for...

GM Mustard Case | Hearing Left Unfinished Because Of Impending Retirement Of SC Judge, Pleas Reassigned To Another Bench

A bench of the Supreme Court of India comprising Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, who is set to demit office on Monday, May 15, directed a batch of petitions seeking a ban on the commercial cultivation of indigenously developed genetically modified mustard to be placed before the chief justice to be reassigned. The bench pronounced: “Due to time constraints, the hearing could not be...

Money Bill Issue : CJI DY Chandrachud Says Will Consider Forming 7-Judge Bench

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud orally remarked today that constituting a seven-judge bench to hear the constitutional issue regarding money bills is on his mind. The remark was made upon a mentioning made by Senior Advocate AM Singhvi.Singhvi requested–"Your lordship had said earlier also that you will consider as soon as possible, after the holidays, the seven judge bench on the...

Section 140(5) Companies Act 2013 Is Constitutional; Resignation Of Auditor Won't End Proceedings Under Sec 140(5) : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Section 140(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 and held that that the provision is "neither discriminatory, arbitrary and/or violative of Articles 14, 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India". The bench of Justices M R Shah and M M Sundresh further observed that the application/proceedings under section 140(5) is maintainable even after...

Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Direction To Increase Retirement Age Of Anganwadi Workers As 65 Years In Tripura

The Supreme Court recently set aside a judgment of the Tripura High Court which directed the State Government to raise the retirement age of Anganwadi workers from 60 years to 65 years.A bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Ahsanuddin Amanullah found fault with the High Court for issuing a mandamus to the State Government to change its policy regarding the retirement age of...

Women Wrestlers Seek To Produce Sealed Cover Affidavit Before Supreme Court In Sexual Harassment Case Against WFI Head Brij Bhushan

In the petition moved by top women wrestlers of the country seeking registration of a FIR against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over alleged sexual harassment, the petitioners have sought permission to file an additional affidavit in a sealed cover. The request was mentioned before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha. The...

Supreme Court Sets Aside Andhra Pradesh High Court Order Which Stayed Probe Into Amravati Land Scam; Asks HC To Reconsider

The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the Andhra Pradesh High Court order which stayed probe into the Amravati Land Scam, in a plea moved by the Andhra Pradesh government. “In our view, the High Court ought not to have granted interim stay when it was not required as the entire matter was at a premature stage…..For the reasons stated above, we are inclined to set aside the orders...

Can't Direct That 50% HC Judges Should Be From District Judiciary; But At Least 1/3rd Should Be From Judicial Services : Supreme Court

The Court further said that HCs should take steps to fill up vacancies in judicial quota before they arise, as the judges from service normally get short tenure.

Inclusion Of Persons With Disability In IPS, IRPFS & DANIPS : Supreme Court Seeks Details Of Entry-Level Posts, Job Profile

Considering a plea seeking the inclusion of disabled people to the IPS, DANIPS as well as IRPF, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to detail out the nature of particulars pertaining to entry-levels posts and the job profiles of persons who have been recruited into the Indian Police Service, Indian Railways Protection Force Service and Delhi, Daman & Diu, Dadra and Nagar...

BREAKING| Centre Agrees To Consider Grant Of Certain Rights To Same-Sex Couples Without Legal Recognition As Marriage

In a significant development in the issue of same-sex marriages, the Solicitor General of India informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the Central Government is agreeable to constituting a committee to examine whether certain legal rights can be granted to same-sex couples, without legal recognition of their relationship as a "marriage".On the last hearing date, the Constitution Bench...