Payments Made Through Cenvat Account Is Liable To Be Re-Credited If Excise Duty Is Paid In Cash: CESTAT

The Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that once the duty has been paid in cash, earlier payments made through the Cenvat Account are liable to be re-credited to the Account and no objection that such re-credit was not on the basis of any eligible document can be adopted by the department.The bench of P.K. Choudhary (Judicial Member) has observed that the...

Absconding Of Accused May Reflect Guilty Mind But It Is Not Substantive Evidence Sans Other Incriminating Material Linked To Crime: Guahati HC

The Gauhati High Court has held that an absconding accused reflects guilty state of mind, however, the same cannot be a substantive evidence of his guilt in the absence of other incriminating material linked to the crime.A division bench of Justice N. Kotiswar Singh and Justice Susmita Phukan Khaund further reiterated that confessional statement made by a co-accused cannot be the sole basis...

Supreme Court To Hear Rana Ayyub's Petition Challenging Summons In PMLA Case On January 25

The petition filed by journalist Rana Ayyub challenging the summons issued by a Special PMLA Court at Ghaziabad has been listed on January 25, after the bench which was supposed to hear the matter today cancelled the sitting.The petition was listed before a bench comprising Justices V Ramasubramanian and JB Pardiwala today. As the bench cancelled the sitting today, Advocate Vrinda...

GST Not Payable On Reimbursement Of Tree Cut Compensation Paid To Farmers By Pure Agent: Karnataka AAR

The Karnataka Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that a pure agent is not liable to pay GST on reimbursement of compensation amounts paid to farmers and landowners.The two-judge bench of M.P. Ravi Prasad and Kiran Reddy T. has ruled that reimbursement of land compensation amounts paid to farmers and landowners during the course of work is subject to GST if the applicant does not...

BREAKING| Hijab Case : CJI DY Chandrachud Agrees To Consider Request For Urgent Listing; Petitioners Cite Need To Attend Govt Colleges For Exam

Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora on Monday mentioned before the Chief Justice of India the hijab matter for urgent listing, saying that urgent interim directions are required to permit Muslim girl students to appear for exams which are conducted only in Government colleges.The senior counsel was referring to the appeals challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban...

Administrator Could Not Have Taken Policy Decision After Yes Bank Reconstruction: Bombay HC While Quashing Write Off Of Bonds Worth Over 8000 Crores

The Bombay High Court on Friday set aside Yes Bank’s decision to write of Additional Tier 1 bonds Rs. 8415 Crore value observing that the RBI appointed Administrator could not have taken such a policy decision after the bank already stood reconstituted.A division bench of acting Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice S. M. Modak, while deciding a batch of petitions filed by the bond...

Music Therapy Cum Vocational Guidance Programme For Prison Inmates Launched By Gujarat State Legal Services Authority

Gujarat State Legal Services Authority has launched "Music Therapy Cum Vocational Guidance/Training" Programme for jail inmates, particularly convicts languishing behind bars for a long time at Sabarmati Central Jail, Ahmedabad.GSLSA has launched the programme under the guidance and stewardship of Justice Aravind Kumar, Patron-in-Chief, Gujarat State Legal Services Authority and Justice...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 16 To January 22, 2023

Citations 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 43 to 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 73NOMINAL INDEXBright Simons versus Sproxil Inc & Anr. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 43 SANJEEV KUMAR TIWARI v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS2023 LiveLaw (Del) 44 SUBWAY IP LLC v. INFINITY FOOD & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 45 Kuldeep Singh Sengar v. CBI 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 46 M/S JAI SINGH AND CO versus NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA 2023...

Can High Court Transfer Proceeding From One Foreigners Tribunal To Another In Assam? Gauhati High Court Larger Bench To Decide

A Gauhati High Court division bench recently sought a larger bench's decision on the question whether High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution can transfer the proceeding from one Foreigners Tribunal to another Foreigners Tribunal in Assam. It was the case of petitioners that since they are not permanent residents of the districts where the proceedings are pending, their cases...

Land Cannot Be Kept Under Temporary Acquisition For Years, It Violates Right To Property Under Article 300A : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices MR Shah and MM Sundresh have held that, “to continue with the temporary acquisition for number of years would be arbitrary and can be said to be infringing the right to use the property guaranteed under Article 300A of the Constitution of India. Even to continue with the temporary acquisition for a longer period can be said to be...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 16 To January 22, 2023

Nominal Index: M/s Wipro India Ltd. Versus Assistant Commissioner Of Central Tax. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 13 Rashmi Education Trust Vidyaniketan School & Others v. State of Karnataka & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar)14 Ravi @ Kamran Ravi And State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 15 Abdul Majeed And State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 16 Pavan And State of Karnataka....

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2022- Panchayats And Municipalities

Constitution of India, 1950 - Appeal against High Court order that set aside order issued by Municipality cancelling work order to appellant - Allowed - In absence of any evidence and material on record and there being disputed questions of facts the High Court ought not to have passed the impugned judgment and order directing the Council to continue the work order....