Due Date For Filing GST PMT-06 Extended To 24 May, 2022: CBIC

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes And Customs (CBIC) has extended the due date for filing GST PMT-06 for the month of April, 2022, till May 24, 2022, owing to a technical glitch.The due date for filing FORM GSTR-3B for the month of April, 2022 has been extended till May 24, 2022.CBIC acknowledged that a technical glitch has been reported by Infosys in the generation of April GSTR-2B...

Non Consideration Of Detailed Reply To Show Cause Notice Submitted After Stipulated Time, Delhi High Court Quashes Reassessment Order

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma has quashed the reassessment order, alleging income of more than Rupees one lakh crore having escaped assessment on the grounds of violation of natural justice.The petitioner/assessee has submitted that the order under Section 148A (d) of the Income Tax Act was passed without considering the replies filed by...

Supreme Court Strikes Down Notification Which Required Private Unaided Educational Institutions In Chandigarh To Publish Their Balance Sheets

The Supreme Court recently struck down the clause of April 2018 notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs which required private unaided educational institutions in Chandigarh to inter alia publish their balance sheets/ income and expenditure account on their websites. The part of the notification was struck down by the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, AS Oka and JB...

Gyanvapi Not A Mosque; Property Continues To Vest With Deity; Places Of Worship Act Not Applicable : Hindu Plaintiffs To Supreme Court

The Hindu plaintiffs before the Varanasi civil court have filed a reply in the Supreme Court opposing the special leave petition filed by the Masjid Committee against the orders passed by the Civil Court for survey and sealing of the mosque property(Committee of Management of Anjuman Intezamia Masajid Varansi & Ors. v. Rakhi Singh).In the reply filed through Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain,...

Flooded Roads & Blocked Canals: Kerala High Court Calls For Strict Action Against Discarding Garbage In Drains

The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the Secretary of the Cochin Corporation to initiate strict action against those dumping garbage into canals and drains, aggravating the flooding of roads and causing blockage of drains in the State.Justice Devan Ramachandran began the interim order with an observation that as much as the Court did not desire to control the management of the drains or...

GST Council Has Unequal Voting Structure, Can Be An Avenue For Political Contestation : Supreme Court

While holding that the recommendations of the Goods and Services Tax(GST) Council are not binding on the Centre and the States, the Supreme Court has highlighted the unequal voting structure and the possibility of political contestations in the Council.The Court noted that the recommendations of the GST Council are not based on a unanimous decision but on a three-fourth majority of the...

'No Legitimate Expectation': Kerala High Court Dismisses Private Bus Operators' Plea For Extension Of Tax Exemption Granted During Covid-19

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed a batch of petitions moved by private bus operators seeking an extension of the tax exemption granted to them owing to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020-2021. "Since exemption from payment of tax was granted for reasonable periods, it cannot be said that despite the restrictions and regulations brought in due to Covid-19 pandemic, the Government had...

Pegasus Case Listed Before Supreme Court Tomorrow

The Pegasus case is listed before the Supreme Court tomorrow.The Court is likely to consider the Interim report submitted by the committee constituted by the court to look into the allegations of widespread and targeted surveillance of politicians, journalists, activist etc using the Pegasus spyware.A Bench comprising CJI NV Raman and Justice Hima Kohli is considering the matter.The...

'Beneficial Nature Of Scheme Can't Be Doubted': Sikkim High Court Disposes Plea Challenging State's "One Family One Job" Policy

The Sikkim High Court has refused to interfere with the State Government's 'One Family One Job' scheme. While hearing a challenge to the state policy, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Biswanath Somadder and Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai observed, "As such, the bona fides of the exercise undertaken under the Scheme cannot be held to be suspect since its object and purpose was to provide...

Management Of Private Medical Colleges Prohibited From Accepting Payment Of Fees In Cash: SC Issues Directions To Curb Capitation Fee Menace

The Supreme Court, in an order passed on Thursday, has prohibited managements of private medical colleges from accepting payment of fees in cash.This is to avoid charging of capitation fee. The bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai also agreed to the suggestion for setting up web-portal under the aegis of Supreme Court wherein any information about the private medical...

Arbitral Award Rendered Mechanically, Awarding Lower Value For Land Acquired Under NHA: Madras High Court Remits Matter Back To Arbitrator

The Madras High Courthas ruled that an arbitral award rendered by the District Collector awarding a lower value to the land owners with respect to the land acquired under the National Highways Act, 1956 without following the mandate of Section 3G (7) of the National Highways Act, is rendered mechanically. The Bench, consisting of Justices R. Subramanian and N. Sathish Kumar, remitted...

If Allegations In FIR Are Not Substantiated, Continuance Of Investigation Is Abuse Of Law: J&K&L High Court Quashes Corruption FIR Against SHO

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court recently quashed an FIR against a Station House Officer, accused for offences under Section 4-A of J&K Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 120-B RPC. Justice Sanjay Dhar observed: "It is a settled law that if allegations made in the FIR are not substantiated by the material assembled by the investigating agency during investigation of the...