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Ludhiana Gas Leak: National Green Tribunal Directs DM To Pay Rs 20 Lakh Compensation To Kin Of Deceased, Forms Fact Finding Committee
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted the eight member fact-finding joint Committee to be headed by Chairman, Punjab State PCB in the Ludhiana gas leak case.The Tribunal has also directed the District Magistrate of Ludhiana to pay compensation of Rs. 20 lakhs each to the heirs of 11 deceased in the tragedy.The bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel ( Chairperson), Justice Sudhir...
Bombay High Court Directs Sales Tax Commissioner To Determine Applicability Of VAT On Road Tax, Insurance Premium, Octroi Duty
The Bombay High Court has directed the sales tax commissioner to determine the applicability of VAT on road tax, insurance premiums, and octroi duty.The division bench of Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Abhay Ahuja has observed that Section 55 of the MVAT Act provides for an advance ruling, which allows an applicant to apply to the Commissioner for an advance ruling on the specified...
Department Recovering Tax Without Any Authority Of Law Cannot Be Permitted To Retain The Amount: CESTAT
The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that just as an assessee cannot be permitted to evade payment of rightful tax, the authority that recovers tax without any authority of law cannot be permitted to retain the amount merely because the taxpayer was not aware at that time.The bench of Binu Tamta (Judicial Member) has observed that the...
Remarks On Savarkar| Lucknow Court Directs Police Investigation Into Complaint Against Rahul Gandhi U/S 202 (1) CrPC
A Court in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow district today directed an investigation [under Section 202 (1) CrPC] into the complaint filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his allegedly offensive remarks against Vinayak Damodar Savarkar made in Maharashtra during his Bharat Jodo Yatra.The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ambrish Kumar Srivastava passed this order on an application moved...
Police SI Selection | Supreme Court Finds Fault With HC For Not Considering Candidates' Objections To Questions
In a major relief to a section of police job aspirants in Jharkhand, last week, the Supreme Court set aside a high court order denying relief to candidates for the post of police sub-inspector who did not receive minimum qualification marks in a limited competitive examination, but had raised objections with respect to nine questions before the declaration of results. The...
Supreme Court Adjourns Lakshadweep Administration's Plea Against Suspension of Conviction of MP Mohammed Faizal to May 12
The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to May 12, the hearing in a challenge against the Kerala High Court suspending the conviction of parliamentarian Mohammed Faizal. A bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna was hearing a plea by the union territory of Lakshadweep against a January 25 order of a single-judge bench of the Kerala High Court suspending the conviction and sentence...
"Malicious Propaganda" : Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind Moves Supreme Court Seeking Ban On Screening Of "The Kerala Story"
Islamic clerics organisation Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind has moved the Supreme Court seeking to ban the screening or release of the movie ‘The Kerala Story’ at theatres, OTT platforms and other such avenues on the ground that the movie is likely to cause hatred and enmity between different sections of society in India.At the outset, the petition states that the movie demeans the entire...
'We Understand You Don't Want This Bench To Hear' : Supreme Court To Convicts In Bilkis Bano Case While Adjourning Hearing Till July
The final hearing in Bilkis Bano's case could not take place in the Supreme Court as scheduled, after lawyers appearing for some of the convicts raised disputes against Bano's affidavit regarding service of notice. Bano has approached the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the Gujarat Government to allow the premature release of convicts who were sentenced to life for gang rapes...
BREAKING| Supreme Court Dismisses Delhi Police's Challenge Against Bail Granted To 3 Student Leaders In Delhi Riots Conspiracy Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the special petition filed by the Delhi Police challenging the bail granted by the Delhi High Court to student activists Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif Iqbal Tanha in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.Noting that that the accused have been enlarged on bail for nearly two years, the bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and...
AIFF : Supreme Court Appoints Former Judge L Nageswara Rao For Considering Draft Constitution Of All India Football Federation
The Supreme Court on Tuesday appointed its former judge Justice L. Nageswara Rao to take over the process of considering the draft Constitution of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) along with all suggestions, comments, and objections made by the stakeholders to the said Constitution. A bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala directed for a comprehensive report on...
Death Penalty Through Other Modes Instead Of Hanging : Centre Considering Forming Expert Committee To Examine, AG Tells Supreme Court
The Central Government on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it was considering forming an expert committee to determine if the execution of death penalty through hanging was proportionate and if there were other better suited alternatives for executing the death penalty. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala was hearing a PIL seeking to abolish the...