Centre Notifies Appointment Of Two Additional Judges To Allahabad High Court

The Centre has notified the appointment of two Additional Judges to the Allahabad High Court.Advocates Saurabh Srivastava and Om Prakash Shukla have been appointed as Additional Judges of the Allahabad High Court, for a period of two years.The notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice read as follows: "In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of...

Brewery License Case | Kerala High Court Extends Stay On Vigilance Court's Order Directing State To Produce Files

The Kerala High Court on Monday extended its stay on the Thiruvanathapuram vigilance court order, which had directed the State to produce the files related to the brewery allotment corruption case. Justice K. Babu extended the stay while considering a plea filed by the State Government challenging the vigilance court order. The case pertains to the alleged graft in the issuance of...

"Pandal and Shamiana" Services Can't Be Charged With Service Tax Before 01.06.2007: CESTAT

The Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has observed that the "Pandal and Shamiana" services could not have been charged with service tax before 01.06.2007.The two-member bench headed by Justice Dilip Gupta (President) and P.V. Subba Rao (Technical Member) has observed that the appellant's contract involved provisions of services as well as...

Anil Ambani Moves Supreme Court Challenging Validity Of IBC Provisions Relating To Personal Guarantors

A prominent face in Indian Business, Anil Ambani has moved the Supreme Court challenging the validity of certain provisions of Part III (Insolvency Resolution and Bankruptcy for Individuals and Partnership Firms) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 pertaining to Personal Guarantors of a Corporate Debtor.The petition has challenged sections 95 (Application by creditor to...

Extra Duty Deposit Should Be Refunded Without Filing Refund Claim: CESTAT

The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the Extra Duty Deposit (EDD) should be refunded without filing a refund claim.The two-member bench of Ramesh Nair (Judicial Member) and Raju (Technical Member) has observed that if and when the refund claim of EDD is filed by the appellant, it cannot be barred by limitation. The...

Supreme Court Permits High Courts Which Stopped Hybrid Options To Be Impleaded In Plea Seeking Virtual Hearing As Fundamental right

In a batch of petitions seeking declaration of virtual hearing as a Fundamental Right, the Supreme Court, on Monday, allowed impleadment of High Courts, which have stopped virtual hearing. Advocate, Mr. Siddharth R Gupta appearing for the petitioner, informed a Bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Sudhanshu Dhulia that some High Courts which includes High Court...

Malegaon Blast Case: Supreme Court Asks Bombay High Court To Expeditiously Decide Lt Col Purohit's Plea

The Supreme Court on Monday requested the Bombay High Court to expedite the hearing in the petition filed by Lt Col Prasad Purohit seeking the quashing of the sanction granted to prosecute him in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.Purohit had approached the Supreme Court challenging his prosecution in the case. The bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Vikram Nath, taking note of the fact that...

Tax Cases Monthly Round-Up: July 2022

Indirect TaxSupreme Court 'Anardana' Be Classified Under Heading 1209 Of Tariff Entries Under Customs Tariff Act, 1975 & Attract 5% Custom Duty Till Revenue Takes Policy Decision Regarding The Same: Supreme Court Case Title: Commissioner of Customs And Central Excise, Amritsar (Punjab) v. M/s. D.L. Steels Etc. Civil Appeal Nos. 2360-2376 of 2009 The Supreme Court...

Justice SS Shinde, Known For Sitting Beyond Court Hours, Retires As Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice

The Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court S.S. Shinde demitted office on Monday.Justice Shinde served a tenure of around 42 days at the Rajasthan High Court.He took oath as the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court on 21st June, 2022. He was elevated as an Additional Judge of the High court of Bombay on 17th March 2008 and was then confirmed as Permanent Judge on 13th March...

Kerala High Court Directs Kochi Corporation, District Collector To Take Necessary Actions To Prevent Flooding Amid Heavy Rainfall

The Kerala High Court on Monday, considering the reports of flooding in the city amid heavy rainfall this morning, directed the officers of the Disaster Management Authority and the Kochi Municipal Corporation to ensure that every ground level measure is taken and completed on a war-footing so that the severe rains that are expected will not cause deleterious consequences to the citizens in...

Land Transferred After Cut-Off Date, Applicant Not Entitled To Trade Tax Exemption Under U.P. Trade Tax Act: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the conditions enumerated in the Exemption Notification No. KA-NI-2-3867, dated 22.12.2001, for availing exemption from Trade Tax under Section 4-A of the U.P. Trade Tax Act, 1948, are mandatory in nature and have to be strictly complied with. The Single Bench of Justice Alok Mathur held that since the land was not transferred to the applicant...

[Delhi Riots] Essence Of Speeches Made By Accused Persons Was To Create Sense Of Fear In Muslim Population: Prosecution Argues In High Court

Opposing the bail plea of Student Activist Umar Khalid in Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, the prosecution on Monday made a common submission before the Delhi High Court that the speeches made by various accused persons in the FIR had a 'common factor', essence of which was to create a sense of fear in the Muslim population of the country. Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad appearing...