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No Excise Duty On Ethanol Blended Petrol: CBIC
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified that no excise duty is leviable on ethanol blended petrol. The government is empowered under sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944, amended the notification No. 11/2017-Central Excise, dated the 30th June, 2017. The CBIC has notified that no excise duty is leviable on 12% ethanol blended...
Delhi High Court Directs 'India Taekwondo' To Forward List Of Eligible Athletes For Upcoming World Championship At Bulgaria
As an interim relief to athletes seeking to participate in the upcoming World Taekwondo Games to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, the Delhi High Court has directed 'India Taekwondo' to forward names of qualified athletes as part of the Indian Team, for consideration of 'World Taekwondo'.In the backdrop of the 'Taekwondo Federation of India' losing recognition by World Taekwondo (Federation),...
"DSP's Conduct Unknown To Law, Further Investigation Is Tainted": Madras High Court Quashes Forgery & Cheating Case
The Madras High Court recently allowed an appeal for quashing criminal proceedings against one Francis Raja accused of forgery and cheating. The court made the order after raising suspicion about the manner in which the further investigation was conducted, especially by the Deputy Superintendent of Police.Justice Nirmal Kumar observed as under:"The act of the Deputy Superintendent of...
Zee News Anchor Rohit Ranjan Approaches Supreme Court Against Multiple FIRs Over Rahul Gandhi's Video
Zee News anchor Rohit Ranjan moves Supreme Court against the multiple FIRs registered against him over an alleged doctored video of Rahul Gandhi's speech.Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra mentioned the matter before a vacation bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and JK Maheshwari for urgent listing. Luthra submitted that the anchor made an error during a show and he later apologised for...
Kerala High Court Grants Bail To 31 Persons Accused Of Raising Provocative Slogans During PFI Rally
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday granted bail to 31 accused arrested for allegedly raising provocative slogans to destroy communal harmony and criminally intimidating large sections of the society by threatening to annihilate certain groups in a recent rally conducted by the Popular Front of India (PFI) in Alappuzha. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas, while allowing the bail application,...
1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Delhi High Court Stays Bail Granted To Ex-Congress Leader Sajjan Kumar, Issues Notice On SIT's Plea
The Delhi High Court has stayed a Trial Court order which had granted bail to former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in connection with a case of rioting and murder of a man and his son residing in West Delhi area during the 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots. Charges against Kumar were framed in the case in December last year and the trial is ongoing. However, Kumar is already serving life sentence in...
Rajgarh Temple Demolition: Rajasthan High Court Grants Arnab Goswami 10 Days To Respond To State's Application For Commencement Of Investigation
Republic TV Chief and anchor, Arnab Goswami, who has been booked by the Rajasthan Police for promoting enmity between religious groups through a broadcast regarding alleged temple demolition in Rajgarh, has been granted 10 days' time to respond to an application seeking commencement of investigation.The Rajasthan High Court asked Goswami to respond to State's application seeking vacation...
Supreme Court Monthly Digest: June 2022
Pension Is A Continuous Cause Of Action; Arrears Can't Be Denied On Ground Of Delay : Supreme Court Case Name: Shri M.L.Patil (Dead) Through LRs v. State of Goa And Anr.| Civil Appeal No. 4100 of 2022 Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 537 The Supreme Court, recently, held that arrears of pension cannot be denied on the ground of delay in approaching the Court as pension...
J&K&L High Court Directs Immediate Eviction Of Unauthorised Occupants Of Newly Constructed Quarters
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court dismissed the petitions filed by migrant employees who are under unauthorised occupation of new residential quarters at Transit camp Vessu, directing the authorities to evict them by using force as may be required to accomplish violence-free eviction, if they don't vacate in one week. The bench headed by Justice Sanjeev Kumar also directed...
Agnipath Scheme: Shortlisted IAF Candidates Move Delhi High Court Seeking Enrolment As Per Previous Recruitment Scheme
A petition has been moved before the Delhi High Court by various candidates shortlisted as Airmen in Indian Air Force seeking issuance of enrolment list and completion of previous recruitment as per a 2019 notification, without being affected by Centre's new Agnipath recruitment scheme for armed forces. A division bench comprising of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Saurabh Banarjee...