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Can Permit Law Graduates In Other Jobs To Provisionally Enrol As Advocates On Undertaking To Resign In 6 Months After Clearing AIBE: BCI Tells SC
The Bar Council of India has passed a resolution, granting a 6-months window to law graduates to quit their jobs after declaration of result of the All India Bar Examination for enrollment as an Advocate. A resolution to this effect was passed by the statutory body in light of the Supreme Court accepting the suggestion that persons engaged in other employments can be permitted...
Evidence Tampering Case| Minister Antony Raju Moves Kerala High Court Seeking To Quash Proceedings Against Him
Transport Minister Antony Raju has approached the Kerala High Court alleging patent illegality in the procedure adopted by the Kerala High Court and by the Session Court, Thiruvanthapuram, and the Police in the evidence tampering case in which he is an accused and thereby, the continuation of the proceedings before the Court below would be a clear abuse of the process of Court.The plea has...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round Up : 24 July To 30 July, 2022
Nominal Index The Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax- 4 Versus Kumar Builders Consortium 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 265 Jaising Nivrutti Sonawane v. Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 266 Om v. Sate of Maharashtra and Anr. & Shital v. State of Maharashtra and Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 267 Meenanath Fatarpekar v. MicroStrategy India Pvt. Ltd. 2022 LiveLaw...
Service Tax On Composite Works Contracts Not Leviable Prior To 2007 Amendment To Finance Act 1994 : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, held that service tax could not be levied on composite works contracts prior to the introduction of the Finance Act, 2007, which by amending the Finance Act, 1994 had introduced Section 65(105)(zzzza) defining works contracts. The Apex Court noted that in the absence of a charging section and the modalities to levy and assess, service tax...
E-Cigarettes: Rajasthan High Court Asks Centre & State About Steps Taken To Prevent Online Sale
The Rajasthan High Court has asked the central and the state governments to file a status report indicating the steps taken to prevent and prohibit online sale of electronic cigarettes.The development comes in a public interest litigation seeking directions for effective implement of the provisions of Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport,...
Cross-Examination Cannot Encompass Questions Which Are Scandalous, Intend To Cause Humiliation To Witness: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the cross-examination cannot encompass questions that are scandalous or intended to cause humiliation to the witness. Justice Asha Menon further observed that while there is a right to ask questions of a witness to impeach his creditworthiness, it cannot descend to harassment and humiliation of the witness.The Court added thus:"Thus, it is clear that...
Advise States To Implement Digital DIN System : Supreme Court To Centre & GST Council
The Supreme Court has directed the GST Council to issue advisory / instructions / recommendations to the respective States regarding implementation of the system of electronic (digital) generation of a Document Identification Number (DIN) in the indirect tax administration.The bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna observed that the system, which is already being implemented by...
'Right To Marry Is A Fundamental Human Right': Madras HC Allows Couple To Solemnize Marriage Virtually
Coming to the aid of a young couple, the Madras High Court allowed solemnisation of marriage through virtual mode with the groom in USA and bride in India. The court also allowed the bride's plea for getting marriage certificate by observing that she could affix signature in the certificate for both herself and the groom as she had a power of attorney to that effect. Justice GR Swaminathan...
'UGC Regulations Subject To Central Govt Directions' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Raise College Teachers' Retirement Age As 65 Yrs
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal which sought a direction to enhance the retirement age of college teachers as 65 years in State of Kerala as per a recommendation made by the University Grants Commission in 2010(Dr J Vijayan and others vs State of Kerala and others).A bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and Justice JK Maheshwari affirmed the view taken by the Kerala...
Hathras 'Conspiracy' Case: Allahabad High Court Reserves Verdict on Siddique Kappan's Bail Plea In UAPA Case
The Allahabad High Court today reserved its judgment on the bail plea moved by journalist Siddique Kappan in connection with the 'Hathras Conspiracy Case'.After arguments concluded before the bench of Justice Krishna Pahal today, the Court reserved its verdict. The plea had been moved by Kappan in February this year. Senior advocate I.B. Singh, assisted by Ishan Baghel, argued on behalf...