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There Was Need For State Action To Give Effect To Shayara Bano Ruling: Centre Informs Supreme Court In Plea Challenging Constitutional Validity of Triple Talaq Law
The Centre in its affidavit filed in response to the petitions challenging the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act 2019 has stated that the despite the ruling of the Supreme Court declaring the practice of Triple Talaq unconstitutional, reports show that this practice of divorce continues to exist. As the judgment in Shayara Bano case hasn't led to a decrease in the instances...
No Service Tax Leviable On Construction Of Residential Complexes Prior To 01.07.2010: CESTAT
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that no service tax could be levied on the construction of residential complexes prior to July 1, 2010, even when the service is rendered either as a service simpliciter or as a work contract.The bench of P. Dinesha (Judicial Member) and Vasa Seshagiri Rao (Technical Member) has observed that the...
CBDT Notifies Income Tax Exemption to National Institute of Design
The Central Board of Direct Taxes and Customs (CBDT) notified the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, of the income tax exemption.The government approved the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, under the category of university, college, or other institution for scientific research for the purposes of Section 35(1)(ii) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, read with Rules 5C and 5E of...
Filing Incomplete Chargesheet Without Completing Investigation Would Not Extinguish The Right Of Accused To Get Default Bail: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, held that without completing an investigation of a case, a chargesheet or prosecution complaint can't be filed by an Investigating Agency only to deprive an accused of his right to default bail under Section 167 of CrPC.A Bench comprising Justice Krishna Murari and Justice CT Ravikumar held the same while considering a criminal writ petition filed by...
Women Wrestlers Sexual Harassment Case | Need To Conduct Preliminary Enquiry But Will Register FIR If Supreme Court Directs: Delhi Police To Supreme Court
In response to 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, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta today informed the Supreme Court that the authorities first intend to conduct a preliminary enquiry in the matter.Appearing for the Delhi Police, SG...
Transfer Of Going Concern By AAI To Adani Jaipur Airport Does Not Attract GST: Rajasthan AAR
The Rajasthan Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that GST is not applicable on transfers of going concern by the Airport Authority of India (AAI) to Adani Jaipur Airport.The bench of Umesh Kumar Garg and Mahesh Kumar Gowla has observed that the invoice raised by the applicant for reimbursement of the salary/staff cost on M/s. Adani Jaipur International Airport Limited is a...
“Not Inclined To Take A Stricter Action At This Stage” Supreme Court Grants Last Chance To Centre & States To Install CCTV Cameras In Police Stations Within 3 Months
The Supreme Court on April 18 granted three months’ time, "by way of last chance", to the Union of India and all the state governments/union territories to comply with its December, 2020 order to install CCTV cameras in all police stations and offices of investigative agencies, such as the CBI, the ED and the NIA, that conduct investigations and have the power of arrest. Stating that though...
Karnataka Muslim Reservation Based Solely on Religion Not Only Unconstitutional But Also Against Social Justice and Secularism, Karnataka Govt Tells SC
Reservation solely on the basis of religion is unconstitutional since it not only violates the mandates of Articles 14, 15, and 16 of the Indian Constitution, but also militates against the principles of social justice and secularism, the Karnataka government has said in an affidavit, in an effort to defend its decision to scrap an almost three-decade-old four per cent reservation...
Delhi Court Refuses To Give Shorter Date In NI Act Case Citing ‘Pendency Of More Than 8800 Cases’ Before Judge
Listing a case under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, for next hearing on November 22, a Delhi Court refused to give shorter date citing “pendency of more than 8800 cases” before it. “Shorter date requested, however the same is not possible as this court has pendency of more than 8800 cases,” Metropolitan Magistrate Aishwarya Sharma of Saket Courts said in an order passed on...
PMLA in Consonance with Global Standards Set by Financial Action Task Force: Solicitor-General Tells Supreme Court
Provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 are in compliance with the global standard set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and a part of the intergovernmental response to organised crime, said Solicitor-General for India Tushar Mehta. Speaking about India’s international commitments under various conventions, as well as owing to its membership of the FATF, which...
NCDRC Directs Porsche To Pay 10 Lakh Compensation With Interest To Customer For Misrepresenting Car’s Manufacturing Year
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed Porsche India Pvt Ltd and its Gurgaon Centre to pay Rs. 10 lakh compensation with simple interest @9% from the date of purchase of the car in 2014 for misrepresenting its year of manufacture. The Commission held that the act of Porsche Center misrepresenting the car manufactured in 2013 as 2014 will lead to...