Allahabad High Court Stays Rs.1,081 Crores GST Demand Against Paytm

The Allahabad High Court has stayed the Goods and Service Tax (GST) demand of Rs. 1,081 crores against Paytm."The amount of tax due on the transaction has already been paid, and the only dispute is whether it is to be treated as an intra-state sale or an inter-state sale; recovery of the demand raised shall remain stayed till the next date of hearing," the division bench headed by Chief...

ESI Act Applicable To Factory Or Establishment Irrespective Of Number Of Persons Employed : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Friday, held that Section 1(6) of the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (ESI Act), which contemplates that an establishment would be governed by the Act even if the number of employees fall below the specified limit at any time, shall be applicable to establishments established prior to the provision coming into existence.While setting aside the judgment of...

Interest Income Earned By A Co-Operative Society Eligible For Deduction: ITAT

The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) held that interest income earned by a co-operative society on its investments held with co-operative banks would be eligible for claim of deduction under section 80P(2)(d) of the Income Tax Act.The two-member bench of Kuldip Singh (Judicial Member) and S Rifaur Rahman (Accountant Member) found that the CIT(A) erred in upholding...

Period Of Limitation Begins To Run On The Date Of Payment Of Final Bill For Claims Rejected: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court has held that the period of limitation would begin to run from the date of final payment for the claims that are rejected under it. The Court held that once a claim that was existing at the time of preparation of the final bill is rejected in the final payment, the limitation period commences which cannot be stopped by issuing unilateral letters by a party....

Domicile Reservation | NLSIU Says It 'Fully Complies With Applicable Law' Amid Protests

Former President of the Advocates’ Association of Bengaluru, A P Ranganatha and other advocates on Saturday staged a protest at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) in Bengaluru, over the alleged non-implementation of the 25 percent domicile reservation policy at the institute.The protesters claimed that the premier Law Institute was acting against the interests of...

India's Per Capita Lawyer Ratio Is Better Than Most Countries, But Legal Aid Unavailable To Many : Justice Sanjiv Khanna

While speaking at the NALSA’s First Regional Conference for the year 2023 titled ‘Northern Regional Conference on Enhancing Access to Justice’ organised by the Uttar Pradesh State Legal Services Authority at Varanasi, Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Saturday said that despite the country's per capita lawyer ratio being far better than most other countries in the world, it faces a crisis in...

CJI DY Chandrachud Unveils Two Handbooks On Civil and Criminal Law Published By Bar Council Of Maharashtra & Goa

Chief Justice of India Dr. D. Y. Chandrachud on Saturday unveiled two handbooks on civil and criminal law practice in an event organized by the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa (BCMG). The CJI also unveiled the Bar Council-AIR News and Views Channel during the felicitation ceremony attended by Supreme Court Judge Justice Bhushan R. Gavai and acting Chief Justice of Bombay HC S....

Challenge Against Assam Delimitation To Be Heard By Supreme Court In March

The delimitation exercise that the government has reinitiated in the state of Assam is being conducted in the backdrop of political disturbance, with multiple districts being notified as disturbed and the consequent extension of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 to those districts, Senior Advocate Maneka Guruswamy told the Supreme Court on Friday while assailing the process...

IIT KGP Student Death Case| ‘Ragging Can Adversely Impact Intellectual Growth, Well-Being & Development Of Nation’: Calcutta HC

Stressing that the menace of ragging can adversely impact the intellectual growth, well-being, and development of society and the nation, the Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the Director of IIT, Kharagpur to take stern, stringent and deterrent measures regarding the unnatural death of a 23-year-old student and to prevent the recurrence of such incidents in future. The bench...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-146]

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Allahabad High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Inciting Public To Demolish Gyanvapi Mosque

The Allahabad High Court has granted anticipatory bail (till submission of the police report, if any) to a man accused of inciting the public to demolish the Gyanvapi Mosque. The bench of Justice Subhash Chandra Sharma passed this order earlier this month on the anticipatory bail plea of accused Digvijay Chaube, who has been booked under sections 153A, 295A 505(2) I.P.C. “In the...

History Of Chola Dynasty Distorted In 'Ponniyin Selvan', Lawyer Alleges In Plea Before Madras High Court

A lawyer from Chennai has approached the Madras High Court seeking action against Director Mani Ratnam for allegedly portraying the wrong history of the Chola empire in his movie Ponniyin Selvan: I.Advocate L.K. Charles Alexander in his petition alleges that the director has distorted the history of the Chola dynasty for commercial purposes and has used the names of the historical figures in...