NCDRC Directs DLF Homes Panchkula To Pay A Hefty Compensation For Delay In Handing Over Possession

The National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission bench comprising Justice Ram Surat Ram Maurya as the president and Dr. Inder Jit Singh as member directed DLF Homes Panchkula to pay to the complainant delay compensation at an interest of 6% p.a. from the committed date of possession till the date of offer of possession. The bench was hearing a batch of complainants against the...

You Want To Send Teesta Setalvad Back To Custody After 7 Years Of Bail? Supreme Court Asks CBI, Gujarat Govt

The Supreme Court on Wednesday orally asked the CBI and the Gujarat government whether they want to send social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand back in custody despite the two having been out on bail for over seven years.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for Setalvad submitted a note before the bench of Justices SK Kaul, AS Oka and BV Nagarathna stating, “we...

Credible Eyewitness Account Be Given Precedence Over Medical Account In Case Of Any Contradiction: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently held that the credible eye witness account "is to be assigned preponderance and precedence" over the medical account in case of contradiction between the two.The court also said that the effect of minimal digressions or contradictions between the previously made statements in writing by the eyewitness and "his echoings in his testification...

Can the Writ Court Condone Delay Beyond Time Limit Under GST Act: Madras High Court Refers Issue To DB

The Madras High Court has referred to the division bench the issue of the power of the high court under Article 226 to condone the delay beyond the maximum time limit stipulated under the GST Act.The single bench of Justice Abdul Quddhose has observed that there were two contradictory views expressed by two judges of the Madras High Court.The petitioners have challenged the cancellation of...

Tamil Nadu Has Over 38K Temples, Impossible To Form Trustee Committees Led By Retired Judges For All Temples : State Tells Supreme Court

The State of Tamil Nadu has filed its counter affidavit in the SLP preferred by Hindu Dharma Parishad seeking appointment of Arangavalar Committee (Trustee Committee) in all Hindu Temples headed by Retired Judge and with a social activist, a devotee, a Scheduled Caste person and a woman as its Members.The State’s Counter Affidavit submits that the grounds raised by the petitioners in...

Assessing Officer Not Justified In Rejecting Audited Books Of Accounts For Producing Photocopy Of Bills: ITAT

The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that the assessing officer was not justified in taking drastic action and rejecting books of account that are audited solely on the basis of general remarks that photocopies of the bills have been produced instead of original bills.The two-member bench of Anubhav Sharma (Judicial Member) and Pradip Kumar Khedia...

Allahabad High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Rajyasabha MP Imran Pratapgarhi In 2019 MCC Violation Case

The Allahabad High Court has quashed entire criminal proceedings against Rajyasabha MP and Congress leader pertaining to the 2019 Model Code of Conduct Violation case registered against him.The bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh quashed the entire proceedings of the case against Pratapgarhi and others, the cognizance order dated 02.07.2022 as well as the summoning order dated 10.10.2022...

Supreme Court Makes Absolute Interim Stay On Bail Condition Prohibiting Rehana Fathima From Using Social Media

The Supreme Court on Wednesday made the stay order against the Kerala High Court’s bail condition restricting controversial activist Rehana Fathima from printing, posting or publishing her views on any medium of the media, as absolute. A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath ordered, “Having heard learned counsel for the parties, we are of the view that...

'Food Safety Commissioner Can't Impose Permanent Ban': Madras High Court Sets Aside Ban On Sale Of Gutka, Pan Masala, Other Tobacco Products

The Madras High Court recently set aside a notification issued by the state Commissioner of Food Safety imposing a ban on sale of Gutka, Pan Masala, flavoured or scented food products or chewable food products that contain tobacco or nicotine.While setting aside the notification, the bench of Justice R Subramanian and Justice K Kumaresh Babu held that the commissioner had exceeded his...

No Provision In GST Act for Confiscating Currency From The Premises : Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court ruled that there is no provision in the GST Act that would allow for the forcible removal of currency from the premises of any person.The division bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Amit Mahajan has observed that the powers of search and seizure are draconian powers and must be exercised strictly in terms of the statute and only if the necessary conditions...

Ukraine Returnee Students' Case : Can't Compromise On Medical Education; Will Go By Expert Committee Recommendation, Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, adjourned a batch of petitions seeking to allow nearly 20,000 Indian students who had to return from Ukraine due to the Russian attack to complete their medical education in India for six weeks.Additional Solicitor General of India Aishwarya Bhati told a Bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath that following the earlier order of the Court, the...

CAAR Not Barred From Giving Ruling On The Ground Of Preliminary Exercise Being Done By Customs Officer: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that merely because an officer of customs contemplates that a question may arise for consideration, does not mean that the question is “pending” consideration so as to bar the Customs Authority for Advance Ruling (CAAR) from deciding the issue in an application for advance ruling, under Clause (a) of the proviso to Section 28-I (2) of the...