Delhi High Court Quashes Service Tax Demand of Rs. 56.61 Crores Against MTNL

The Delhi High Court has quashed the service tax demand of Rs. 56.61 crores against Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL).The bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Amit Mahajan has observed that MTNL had received the compensation during the financial year 2015-16, which was prior to May 14, 2016, i.e., the date on which the Finance Act, 2016, came into force and Clause (j) was...

E- Monitoring For Road Safety | Supreme Court Informed About MoRTH Plan To Standardise Guidelines For Uniformity Across Nation

In a plea before the Supreme Court seeking electronic monitoring of roads to ensure safety and prevention of accidents, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of India (MoRTH) has indicated that it will undertake the exercise of standardisation and bring detailed guidelines to integrate software and hardware with e-vahan/e-challan to ensure uniformity across India. The matter was heard by...

“Technology Must Be Used For Good Purposes”: Supreme Court Says While Hearing Youtuber’s Plea Against Cancellation Of Bail

“Technology must be used for good purposes”, the Supreme Court orally observed on Thursday while hearing a Youtuber Sattai Duraimurugan’s plea against a Madras High Court’s order cancelling his bail last year.The High Court had granted him bail in 2021 in a case where he allegedly made derogatory statements against the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin.Before a Bench of Justices...

Centre Amends IT Rules 2021 To Regulate Online Gaming

The Central Government has notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2023 aiming to regulate online gaming.Exercising power under Section 87(1), Section 87(2)(z) and Section 87(2)(zg) of the Information Technology Act it has amended the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules,...

[Rise In COVID Cases] Madras High Court To Have Hybrid Hearings From April 10

In view of the rise in COVID cases in the country, the Madras High Court has decided to have hybrid mode of hearing both at the Principal bench and the Madurai bench, starting from April 10.In a notification issued by the Registrar General in charge M Jothiraman, it was informed that the decision has been taken as a precautionary measure to reduce the footfall inside the court premises....

Local Body Polls: Allahabad High Court Directs UP Govt To Upload OBC Commission's Report On Its Website In 4 Days

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to upload on its website the report prepared by the dedicated Uttar Pradesh Backward Classes Commission to study the representation of Other Backward Class (OBCs) in urban local bodies. It may be noted that the commission was set up in January this year tasked with the primary responsibility to collect empirical data on...

Bar Council Of Delhi Constitutes Special Committee To Draft Advocates Protection Act After Recent Attacks On Lawyers

The Bar Council of Delhi has constituted a special committee to draft the Advocates Protection Act for the safety of lawyers practicing in the national capital who are registered with the lawyers’ body. In view of the recent attacks on lawyers inside and outside courts, the Bar Council of Delhi in its meeting held today unanimously decided to constitute the committee to draft the...

Comment About PM: Allahabad HC Issues Notice To UP Govt On Congress Leader Pawan Khera's FIRs Quashing Plea

The Allahabad High Court today issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government on Congress Spokesperson Pawan Khera's plea seeking quashing of FIRs against him for his alleged 'Narendra Gautam Das Modi' Remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Khera has moved the High Court days after Supreme Court clubbed the FIRs against him at Varanasi and Assam over the alleged comment and transferred...

DCPCR Supports Marriage Equality Petitions In Supreme Court; Says Govt Should Create Awareness That Same Sex Families Are Normal

The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) has filed an intervention application in the pleas seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage in India. The said pleas are listed before a Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on April 18, 2023.While stating that the officials of DCPCR have a total of 15 years of collective experience in dealing with issues pertaining...

Take Stringent Action Against Hospitals For Unnecessary Or Forced Hysterectomies; Follow Union's Guidelines : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) petition alleging illegal and forced hysterectomies in the states of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan, with a direction to all states and union territories to implement the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) guidelines on hysterectomies within three months.The Court also directed...

Former PFI Chairman Withdraws Plea For Medical Bail From Delhi High Court, Liberty Granted To Approach Trial Court For Relief

The Delhi High Court on Thursday permitted former chairman of Popular Front of India (PFI) E Abubacker to withdraw his appeal challenging the order of the trial court rejecting his application seeking bail on medical grounds.A division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav granted liberty to Abubacker to approach the trial court seeking appropriate relief in...

'State Can't Shirk Duty To Ensure Citizens' Safety': P&H High Court Directs SSP To Consider Same-Sex Couple's Protection Request

Stressing that State Government cannot shirk its duty to ensure the safety of its citizens, Punjab and Haryana High Court recently directed the Senior Superintendent of Police, UT Chandigarh to examine the alleged threat perception of a same-sex couple and provide them security if needed.The bench of Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill passed this order on the plea of two women (21 and 24 years old)...