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No Arbitrariness: Delhi High Court Dismisses Pleas By TT Players Swastika Ghosh & Manush Shah Challenging Their Exclusion From CWG 2022
The Delhi High Court has dismissed the pleas filed by table tennis players Swastika Ghosh and Manush Shah seeking their inclusion in the list of 4 selected players for the men's and women's team for the Commonwealth Games 2022. It was the case of the petitioners that their names were not included in the final selection list by the Selection Committee and the Committee of Administrator...
Supreme Court Extends Interim Protection From Arrest For BJP MLA Jayakumar Gore In Forgery Case
The Supreme Court on Thursday extended the interim protection from the arrest of BJP MLA Jayakumar Gore who has been accused of allegedly forging documents in the name of a deceased person till July 1, 2022. While considering Gore's SLP against Bombay High Court's order dated wherein MLA's pre-arrest bail was rejected, the vacation bench of Justices CT Ravikumar and Sudhanshu Dhulia...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Private Complaint Against Kannada News Channel Alleging It Spoke Ill About Advocates' Fraternity
The Karnataka High Court has quashed defamation proceedings initiated against Public TV, a Kannada news channel, and HR Ranganath, Chief Patron of the channel, initiated based on a private complaint filed alleging that several media entities has spoken ill about the advocate's fraternity at large. A single judge bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar allowed the petition and said, "In...
In-Flight Protest Against Chief Minister: Kerala High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To 3rd Accused
The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted pre-arrest bail to a Youth Congress worker Sujith Narayanan who has been accused of conspiring to protest against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on a flight at the Thiruvananthapuram airport.Justice Viju Abraham granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner observing that while the first two accused allegedly involved in the incident were arrested,...
Draconian Provisions Of NDPS Act Misused: Calcutta High Court Orders Mandatory Videography Of Recovery Procedure
In a significant judgment, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed that in all cases involving recovery of narcotic substances, seizing officers shall make a video recording of the entire procedure and that reasons for failing to videograph the recovery must be specifically stated in the investigation records. A Bench comprising Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Ananya...
S 498-A IPC Charge Not Maintainable Against Woman Alleged To Be In Illicit Relationship With Complainant's Husband: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has quashed an FIR registered against a woman under sections 498-A, 506, 504 and 34 of IPC and Section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act by another woman alleging that the accused was having an illicit relationship with her husband. A single judge bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar allowing the petition filed by the woman said, "The only allegation...
"Prima Facie Construction Unauthorised": Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition For Regularisation Of Narayan Rane's Bungalow
In a set-back for Union Minister Narayan Rane, the Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking regularisation of illegal portions of the plush 8 storey building, in Juhu, where the BJP leader resides with his family. The court, however, granted a six week stay on the order to approach the Supreme Court. A division bench of Justices RD Dhanuka and MG Sewlikar passed...
CBDT Notifies Extension Of Applicability Of TP Safe Harbour Rules Till AY 2022-23
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the applicability of Rule 10TD (3B) of the Income-tax Rules, 1962, which deals with safe harbour, till Assessment Year 2022-23. Rule 10 TD prescribes a list of eligible international transactions where the transfer price declared by the assessee shall be required to be accepted by the Income-tax Authorities. According to Rule...
In-Flight Protest Against Chief Minister: Kerala High Court Grants Bail To 2 Youth Congress Workers
The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted bail to two Youth Congress workers, Furseen Majeed and R.K Naveen, who were arrested and remanded following their protest against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on a flight at the Thiruvananthapuram airport. Justice Viju Abraham granted bail to the petitioners noting that considering the nature of the allegations, further custodial interrogation of...
Sister Abhaya Murder Case : Kerala High Court Raises Prima Facie Doubts At Witness Statements While Suspending Convicts' Sentence
The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted bail to convicts Sister Sephy and Father Thomas Kottoor as an interim measure, suspending their sentence till the disposal of the appeal in the 1992 Sister Abhaya murder case. They were convicted for murder and sentenced to life imprisonment by a CBI Court at Thiruvananthapuram in December 2020.While allowing their plea to suspend the sentence, a...
Unit Located In The SEZ Shall Be Treated As A Distinct Identity From Its Other Units: CESTAT Ahmedabad
The Ahmedabad Bench of CESTAT has held that if a unit of an enterprise is located in the Special Economic Zone (SEZ), the said SEZ Unit shall be treated as having a distinct identity from the other units of the said enterprise which are located outside the SEZ. Therefore, the Single Bench of Judicial Member Ramesh Nair held that a claim for refund of the service tax paid by a SEZ Unit...
Advance Ruling Can't Be Sought After The Receipt Of The Notice: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that the application under section 97 of the CGST Act for obtaining the advance ruling cannot be made before the Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) during the pendency of the issue before the authority and after the receipt of the notice. The division bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Amar Nath has observed that the petitioner approached...