Bailable Offence: Kerala High Court Closes Vijay Babu's Anticipatory Bail Plea In Case For Revealing Identity Of Actress Who Accused Him Of Rape

The Kerala High Court has closed the proceedings in anticipatory bail plea moved by actor-producer Vijay Babu in the case for allegedly revealing on social media, the identity of the actress who has accused him of sexually exploiting her.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas closed the matter upon noting that the actor was booked under bailable offences in that case.As per the de facto complainant,...

'Inequitable & Unjust': Calcutta High Court Restrains NUJS From Discontinuing Online Course For Already Enrolled Students

The Calcutta High Court on Monday restrained the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) from discontinuing online courses started by it in 2012 for already enrolled students and further opined that degrees and diplomas awarded on successful completion of the courses will be deemed to have been issued with the approval of the University Grants Commission.In or about in...

Actor Assault Case: Kerala High Court Asks Crime Branch To Explain Significance Of Hash Value Change In Memory Card

The Kerala High Court asked the Crime Branch to explain the significance of a change in the hash value of the memory card in its petition challenging the order of the Ernakulam Additional Special Sessions Court which rejected its petition to forward the memory card allegedly containing the visuals of the crime in the 2017 actor sexual assault case for forensic examination.Justice Bechu...

ITAT Deletes Additions As Assessee Proved Genuineness Of Purchases By Documentary Evidence

The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has deleted the additions on the grounds that the assessee proved the genuineness of the purchases through documentary evidence.The two-member bench of Yogesh Kumar US (Judicial Member) and Pradeep Kumar Khedia (Accountant Member) has excluded the statement of the witness of the department as no opportunity of cross-examination...

'No Material Against Him': Karnataka High Court Quashes POCSO Case Against Bishop

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed the proceedings initiated by a Sessions Court against Reverend Prasanna Kumar Samuel under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012. He is the Bishop of Church of South India (CSI) Karnataka Central Diocese, Bengaluru.The case was registered in 2015 under Sections 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the...

Procedure Relating To Sanction, Post-Audit And Review Of Refund Claims: CBIC Issues Guidelines

The Central Board of Indirect Tax and Customs (CBIC) has issued the procedure relating to sanction, post-audit, and review of refund claims. According to section 107 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, the commissioner may review any decision or order, including an order of refund, with respect to its legality or propriety. The commissioner may direct any officer...

Services Rendered Abroad Amounts to Export Of Services, No GST Applicable: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that GST does not apply to the services rendered abroad as they amount to the export of services. The division bench of Justice S.V. Gangapurwala and Justice M.G. Sewlikar has allowed the GST refund to the petitioner/assessee as the department has failed to establish that the incidence of tax was passed on to the client amounted to unjust...

Supreme Court Adjourns To Tomorrow NCLT Bar Association's Plea Challenging 3 Year Tenure Of NCLT Members

Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned to tomorrow a petition filed by the NCLT Bar Association challenging the notification of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs fixing the tenure of the members of National Company Law Tribunal as 3 years.A vacation bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Hima Kohli granted one day time to the Solicitor General to place on record two sets of...

Motor Accident Death | Kerala High Court Lays Down 'Twin Conditions' To Claim Compensation In Plea Alleging Driver's Negligence

The Kerala High Court has held that in a claim under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, the petitioners must prove not only the negligence on the part of the driver or rider but also prove that the person alleged to have sustained injuries in a motor accident died in consequence of the accidental injuries. Justice A. Badharudeen added that it is the burden of the petitioners to...

"Fraud On Court": Bombay HC Sets Aside Consent Decree Granting Development Rights For 6K Acres Land In Kanjurmarg Village To Private Firm

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted relief to the Maharashtra government and set aside a consent decree by which a private firm obtained development rights, in October 2020, for over 6,000 acre of land in Kanjurmarg village, including the 102-acre land designated for a Metro car shed.In an interim application filed earlier this year, the State claimed that the private firm, Adarsh...

State Or Society Cannot Intrude In Individual's Decision On Suitability Of Partner: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has observed that the decision of the suitability of partners to a marital tie rests exclusively with the individuals themselves. Neither the State nor the Society can intrude into that domain. A division bench of Justice B Veerappa and Justice K.S. HEMALEKHA while dismissing a habeas corpus petition filed by the father of a 19-year-old girl, who is said to...

Sympathy Or Compassion Has No Role In Matter Of Directing Or Not Directing Re-Evaluation Of Answer Sheets: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that sympathy or compassion does not play any role in the matter of directing or not directing re-evaluation of an answer sheets. The Bench of Justice Manju Rani Chauhan further observed that sympathy or compassion does not play any role in the matter of directing or not directing re-evaluation of answer sheet. The case in briefThe Uttar Pradesh...