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Transgender Persons, Gays & Sex Workers Excluded From Blood Donation Based On Scientific Evidence: Centre Tells Supreme Court
The Union Ministry of Health And Family Welfare has filed its preliminary affidavit in a petition challenging the blood donor guidelines in so far as they impose a blanket ban on Transgender persons, gay men, female sex workers, etc. from donating blood. It has stated that the determination of the population group that is to be precluded from being blood donors is prescribed by the National...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of Advocate Kardak Ete As Judge Of Gauhati High Court
The Central Government has notified the appointment of Advocate Kardak Ete as a Judge of the Gauhati High Court, tweeted Union Minster for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju today. His appointment is as an additional judge of the High Court for two years.The Supreme Court collegium had recommended his name for elevation on March 2. The collegium had specifically noted that he belonged to a...
Chief Justice Of Kenya Lauds India's Ability To Translate Judgments Using AI
A delegation of the Supreme Court of Kenya, led by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Kenya, Justice Martha K. Koome, EGH, called on President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan today and held discussions with Professor SP Singh Baghel, the Minister of State for Law and Justice and the officials of the Ministry.After the discussions, the Kenyan Chief Justice lauded the...
Purchaser Is Not Entitled To ITC On The Purchases Made From The Seller Who Had Discharged Its Tax Liability: AAR
The Punjab Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that the purchaser is not entitled to claim Input Tax Credit (ITC) on the purchases made by it from the seller, who had discharged its tax liability.The two-member bench of Varinder Kaur and Viraj Shayamkarn Tidke has observed that no registered person shall be entitled to take credit for any input tax in respect of any supply of goods...
Supreme Court Grants Pensionary Relief To Govt Servant Caught Up In Dispute Over Resignation
The Supreme Court recently granted pensionary benefits to an auxiliary nurse working in service of Gujarat Government, who was embroiled in a long drawn litigation over a decision taken by her in 1993 to withdraw her resignation.The appellant, an auxiliary nurse midwife appointed by the district panchayat, Valsad had submitted her resignation on April 18, 1993, but withdrew it on November 23,...
Manish Sisodia Was Instrumental In Implementation Of Excise Policy, Arrest In Money Laundering Case Justified: Delhi Court
A Delhi Court on Friday said that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia was instrumental at every state in the formulation and implementation of Delhi excise policy for the year 2021-22 and that his arrest by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the money laundering registered was justified.Special Judge MK Nagpal made the observations while...
An Order Is Not Prejudicial To The Interest Of Revenue U/S 263 If It Is Based On An Uncertain Issue Of Entitlement Of Treaty Benefit: ITAT
The Delhi Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that an order by assessing officer on whether a particular entity is entitled to a treaty benefit or not is a highly contentious issue and cannot be considered to be erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of revenue under section 263 of Income Tax Act, 1961. The two-member bench of Saktijit Dey (Judicial member)...
100% Reservation For Women Unconstitutional: Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes Advertisement For Nursery Demonstrator, Asst Prof Recruitment
The Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday nullified Note-2 under Schedule-III of the Chhattisgarh Medical Education (Gazetted) Service Recruitment Rules, 2013 (‘the Rules’) and the consequent advertisement made for direct recruitment to the posts of Assistant Professor (Nursing) and Demonstrator, wherein 100% of the seats were reserved for women.While declaring the above scheme...
Once Decision Is Made In A S. 34 Application, Court Has No Power To Remit Matter To Arbitrator: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has ruled that once a decision is made in an application filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act), the Court has no power to remit the matter back to the Arbitrator under Section 34(4). The bench of Justices P. Naveen Rao and J. Sreenivas Rao observed that since the Arbitrator had failed to frame an issue on...
Issue Whether The Dispute Pertains To The Agreement Containing Arbitration Clause Or Not, To Be Decided By Arbitrator: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the issue whether the disputes between the parties have arisen under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) containing an arbitration clause, or the subsequent work orders issued to the party, which are devoid of any arbitration clause, or whether they are related to both, can be looked into by the Arbitrator who can rule on his own jurisdiction in terms...