Andhra Pradesh High Court Quashes Rowdy Sheets Citing Udathu Suresh Case Against 'Intrusive Surveillance' By Police

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed multiple rowdy sheets, suspect sheets and history sheets in a batch of writ petitions without going into the merits of the case, in view of the recent common order of the Court in Udathu Suresh vs State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors.In Udathu Suresh, a single bench of the High Court had found that the actions of the police amounted to a violation of...

Tahsildar Bound To Recategorise Land, Reassess Tax Once Paddy Land Is Converted As Per Statutory Mandates: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday held that once paddy land is converted in due compliance with statutory mandates, the Tahsildar has to reassess the tax and make necessary entries in the Revenue records as per Section 27C of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act.Justice N. Nagaresh found that the land reclaimed by the petitioner was admittedly paddy land and therefore, he...

Sale Of Internet Advertising Space Except On Commission Is Exigible To 18% GST: AAR

The Karnataka Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) consisting of M.P.Ravi Prasad and T.KIran Reddy has ruled that the sale of internet advertising space (except on commission) is exigible to 18% GST.The applicant, Myntra Designs Private Limited, owns an e-commerce portal, www.myntra.com, and is a major Indian fashion e-commerce company. The applicant is engaged in the business of...

Process Of Crushing And Screening Of Iron Ore Are Classified As Iron Ore Fines: CESTAT Allows Benefit Of Exemption From Payment Of CVD

The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has allowed the benefit of exemption from payment of countervailing duty (CVD) on the grounds that the process of crushing and screening of iron ore is classified as iron ore fines.The two-member bench headed by Justice Dilip Gupta (President) and C.J. Mathew (Technical Member) has held that iron...

Appointment Of Law Officers At Advocate General's Office Not Public Employment, No Reservation For Such Professional Engagements: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently upheld its decision to dismiss a petition seeking reservations in appointment of Law Officers at office of the Advocate General. The Court observed that such an appointment is an engagement of a professional by the State Government for a professional fee, whereas reservations contemplated by Article 16(4) of the Constitution are limited in...

Soldier Can't Claim Disability Pension Based On Medical Examination Conducted Years After His Discharge : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, noted in order to be eligible for disability pension under Rule 14 of the Entitlement Rules for Casualty Pensionary Awards, 1982, it is not sufficient to demonstrate that the ailment or disability of a soldier had arisen in service. It ought to be also established that the conditions of military service determined or contributed to the onset of the disease and...

No Telephone Facility For Terror Accused: Maharashtra Prisons To Bombay High Court In Gautam Navlakha's Plea For Video Calling Facility

Opposing Journalist Gautam Navlakha's plea for video calling facility, the Maharashtra State's prison department informed the Bombay High Court that undertrials and convicts imprisoned under terror related offences under UAPA, MCOCA, sedition and naxalism are ineligible for even regular telephone calls. However, the accused can continue to write letters and meet family members and...

Rajya Sabha MP Wilson Writes To Union Minister Seeking Establishment Of Regional Benches Of TDSAT

Rajya Sabha MP P. Wilson recently wrote to the Minister of Communications Electronics and Information Technology Mr. Ashwini Vaishnaw seeking establishment of regional benches of Telecom and Dispute Settlement and Appellant Tribunal (TDSAT). He claimed that TDSAT was constituted to create a specialised appellate tribunal to adjudicate "any dispute" arising between a licensor and a licensee,...

Proceeding To Demolish 'Encroachment' After 20 Yrs Laudable But Ascertain Liability Of Guilty Officials: Allahabad HC To UP Govt

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday said that the Uttar Pradesh government's act of proceeding to remove the 20-year-old alleged encroachment is laudable, but, the state government will also have to ascertain the liability/guilt of officials who did not ensure that Gaon Sabha property is not encroached.The bench of Justice Abdul Moin was essentially dealing with the plea of one Mahesh...

'Right To Be Forgotten' : Supreme Court Directs Registry To Examine A Litigant's Request To Erase Names/ Address From Order

The Supreme Court, in an order passed recently, called upon its Registry to examine the plea of a litigant based on 'right to be forgotten' and 'right of eraser'."We thus, call upon the Registry of the Supreme Court to examine the issue and to work out how the name of both the petitioner and respondent No.1 along with address details can be masked so that they do not appear visible for any...

"Minor Couples Shouldn't Enter Into Institution Of Marriage; Pained That Children Indulge In Such Relations": Allahabad High Court

"The age of 15-16 years or below 18 years is not the age where any young couple should enter into the institution of marriage," the Allahabad High Court observed recently as it granted bail to a man accused of raping a minor girl taking into account the larger interest of the child born out of their consensual relationship.The Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan however clarified that the...

"Maintain Peace During TMC Martyrs' Day Rally, Ensure No Untoward Incident Takes Place": Calcutta High Court Directs State Govt

The Calcutta High Court has directed the State Police to ensure that peace and law and order is maintained during Trinamool Congress' (TMC) Martyrs' Day rally in Kolkata in which lacs of people are expected to gather.The bench issued this order on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea moved by one Nabendu Kumar Bandyopadhyay, seeking a protective order from the Court by submitting that...