When The Test Reports Are On Record, No Need To Go To The Websites And Wikipedia: CESTAT

The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that when the test reports are available on record, there is no need to go to the website or Wikipedia.The two-member bench of Ramesh Nair (judicial member) and Raju (technical member) has observed that the exemption under the notification was provided to "Boron Ore." The product's test report...

In Camera Proceedings Can Be Allowed Under Section 151 CPC In Appropriate Cases: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that in-camera proceedings can be allowed to be held in appropriate cases under section 151 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh observed that merely because there is no express provision in CPC regarding in-camera proceedings does not mean that such proceedings cannot be allowed by court.“Proceedings in-camera mean the...

Road Construction Services Are Excluded From The Taxable Service: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand

The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has quashed the demand for service tax and held that the service provided for road construction is excluded from the taxable service, namely "Commercial or Industrial Construction Service."The two-member bench of Ramesh Nair (Judicial Member) and Raju (Accountant Member) has observed that the appellant...

Transgender Person Convicted For Sexual Offence Committed Before Sex Change

A transgender person has been convicted by a Kerala Court for sexually abusing a 16 year-old-boy in 2016. The Special Judge of the Fast Track Special Court (POCSO), Thiruvananthapuram Aaj Sudarsan sentenced the convict to a rigorous imprisonment for a period of seven years for the offence punishable under Section 377 IPC. The Court in this case perused Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code....

'Every Passing Hour Critical': Calcutta HC Allows 16-Yr Old Rape Survivor On Life Support To Medically Terminate 23 Weeks Pregnancy

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday allowed a 16 year old rape survivor on life support to medically terminate her foetus of over 23 weeks to ensure her physical well-being. The petitioner, a 16 year old girl, is a rape survivor. An FIR was lodged in the matter at the concerned police station under provisions of the POCSO Act, 2012.Following a cardiac arrest on December 27, 2022, she was put...

Regularisation Can't Be Claimed If Appointment Was Not By A Competent Authority & There's No Sanctioned Post : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that to seek regularisation, a daily rated employee must have been initially appointed by a competent authority and there must be a sanctioned post on which he must be working.The bench comprising Justices Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia was hearing a Civil Appeal arising out of a Special Leave Petition filed against the order of the division bench of the...

‘Mini Trial Held, Special Court Went Into Question Of Possibility Of Conviction’: Gauhati High Court Sets Aside Order Discharging Akhil Gogoi In UAPA Case

The Gauhati High Court on Thursday set aside a trial court order discharging Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi in a UAPA case registered against him and others in 2019 by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the protests against Citizenship Amendment Bill. The division bench of Justice Suman Shyam and Justice Malasri Nandi last month had reserved its decision on the appeal moved by...

Allahabad HC Initiates Suo Moto Contempt Proceedings Against An Advocate Who Misled Court To Obtain Favourable Bail Order

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday initiated suo moto criminal contempt proceedings against an advocate who misled the court to obtain a bail order. The bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh passed this order against Advocate Parmanand Gupta after finding that he obtained a favorable order for his client concealing the fact that another bail plea had earlier been rejected by another...

Supreme Court Lawyer & Human Rights Activist Ehtesham Hashmi Passes Away

Supreme Court lawyer and human rights defender Ehtesham Hashmi passed away today morning due to a heart attack. Hashmi was known for taking up several human rights causes.In 2021, he lead a team which published a fact-finding report about the communal violence in Tripura which shook the state. The Tripura police booked him under the UAPA over the publication of the report. Later, the...

Ensure Strict Compliance Of SOP On Accepting Electronic Copies Of Driving Licences, Other Documents: High Court To Delhi Govt

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Delhi Government to ensure strict compliance of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 and subsequent amendments made in the enactment. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad also called for strict compliance of a standard operating procedure (SOP) issued by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on December 17,...

In Cases Of Discrepancy With Regard To Identity Of Land, Boundaries Mentioned In Sale Deed Would Prevail: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently reiterated that in cases where there is discrepancy between parties with respect to the identity of the land, then the boundaries mentioned in the sale deed executed by them would prevail. The bench comprising Justice G.S. Ahluwalia observed that in such cases, the onus is on the aggrieved party to get a rectification deed executed- It is...

Supreme Court Reprimands Gujarat Govt For Keeping 75 Proposals On Judicial Infrastructure Pending Since 2014

The Supreme Court on Thursday, while hearing the Malik Mazhar Sultan Vs. U.P. Public Service Commission case in which it has taken up the issues concerning the filling up of judicial vacancies in trial courts, reprimanded the State of Gujarat for keeping proposals pertaining to district judiciary pending since 2014. The amicus curiae in the matter Senior Advocate KV Vishwanath along with Adv...