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If Number Of Qualified Applicants Disproportionately Exceed Vacancies, Selection Committee May Shortlist Candidates Based On Rational Criteria: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday ruled that a Selection Committee constituted to nominate a suitable candidate for a post can shortlist qualified applicants to trim down the number of such eligible applicants, provided the criteria for shortlisting do not eliminate candidates for not having qualifications that were never notified earlier.A Division Bench of Justice A.K Jayasankaran Nambiar...
Child Labour: Rajasthan High Court Issues Notice To Centre On PIL To Institutionalise Rescue & Rehabilitation Mechanism
The Rajasthan High Court has permitted impleadment of the Centre's Labour Department in a PIL seeking to institutionalise a 'rescue and rehabilitation mechanism' for all child labourers in the State.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice SS Shinde and Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand allowed the application filed by petitioner, Advocate Gopal Singh Bareth. It ordered,"Petitioner who appears in...
Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES
Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a petition filed by Alt News Journalist Mohammed Zubair seeking to quash the FIRs registered against him by the UP Police. On July 18, Top Court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered against him in Lakhimpur...
Entertainment Duty Not Applicable On Billiards Tables At Members-Only Club: Bombay High Court
Entertainment duty is not applicable on billiards tables at a members-only club, the Bombay High Court held while quashing demand notices issued to eight elite clubs in Mumbai under the Bombay Entertainment Duty Act 1923. Unlike a commercial pool parlor meant for public entertainment at a fee, the clubs neither allow outsiders nor benefit commercially from the activity....
Breaking: Delhi High Court Stays Ban On Levy of Service Charge by Restaurants on Food Bills
Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed CCPA guidelines that prohibited hotels and restaurants from levying service charges on bills. The said regulations instituted by the CCPA for the prevention of unfair trade practices and protection of customer interest state that- "...Service charge is being levied in addition to the total price of the food items mentioned in the menu and applicable...
S.125 CrPC | Object Of Maintenance Is To Compel Man To Perform Moral Obligation Which He Owes To Society Regarding Wife & Children: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the provision of Section 125 of Code of Criminal Procedure which provides for maintenance, is intended to fulfil a social purpose and that its object is to compel a man to perform the moral obligation which he owes to the society in respect of his wife and children.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav was dealing with a plea filed by a husband against a...
Activity Of Providing Free Complimentary Cricket Match Tickets Is Exempted From GST: AAAR
The Punjab Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR)has ruled that the GST is payable on the activity of providing free complimentary cricket match tickets. However, where complimentary tickets are being provided by the appellant to a related person or a distinct person, it shall fall within the ambit of supply on account of Schedule I and the appellant would be liable to pay...
Shiv Sena Vs Shiv Sena- Maharashtra Politics- Supreme Court Hearing- Live Updates
Supreme Court is hearing the petitions relating to rebellion in #ShivSena. A bench led by CJI to hear the pleas by #EknathShinde and #UddhavThackarey factions. Disqualification proceedings, election of Speaker, recognition of whip, floor test etc., subject matters of...
Right To File Statutory Appeal Is Mandatory Before Initiating Any Recovery Proceeding: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Md. Nizamuddin has held that the right to file a statutory appeal is mandatory before initiating any recovery proceeding. The petitioner/assessee has challenged the action of recovery of the demand arising out of the adjudication order by debiting from the electronic credit ledger. The demand was in violation of Section 78 of the WBGST Act,...
Agnipath Scheme: Delhi High Court Lists Batch Of Petitions For Hearing On August 25
The Delhi High Court will hear on August 25 a batch of petitions challenging the Centre's Agnipath Scheme and seeking resumption and enrolment as per previous recruitment scheme in defence services.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad was apprised by Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta that the Supreme Court yesterday transferred...
Usage Of Telephone/Internet Is Done For Official Purposes : ITAT Deletes Disallowance
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has deleted the disallowance on the grounds that the usage of telephone/internet is done for official purposes only. The two-member bench of Astha Chandra (Judicial Member) and Anil Chaturvedi (Accountant Member) held that all telephones are either installed at office premises or used by officers and employees of...