'These Buses Are Your Assets': Kerala High Court Pulls Up KSRTC For Ditching Buses In Depots To Rust

The Kerala High Court on Friday directed the State and the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) to file an affidavit detailing the measures taken for protecting the 'assets' of the Corporation.The Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice Sophy Thomas issued the directive on a public interest litigation (PIL) which alleged that valuable assets of the KSRTC were...

Composite Supply Of Hospital Construction Works For Govt Entity Attracts 18% GST: Maharashtra AAR

The Maharashtra Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), consisting of members Rajiv Magoo and T.R. Ramnani, has ruled that 18% GST is payable on the composite supply of hospital construction works for government entities. The Uttar Pradesh Rajkiya Nirman Nigam Ltd. (UPRNN), a Government of Uttar Pradesh Undertaking, has floated online global open e-tenders for the construction of a...

Re-Assessment Notice Issued To Wrong Assessee: Delhi High Court Directs National Faceless Assessment Centre To Be More Cautious

The Delhi High Court has directed the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax of National Faceless Assessment Centre (NFAC) be more cautious while passing the Assessment Orders. A division bench comprising of Justice Manmohan and Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma also directed Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to ensure that any glaring mistakes do not occur in the future. The Court was dealing with...

BREAKING| Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia & JB Pardiwala As Supreme Court Judges

The Centre today notified the appointment of Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Gujarat High Court judge Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala as Supreme Court judges.On May 5, 2022, the Supreme Court collegium had recommended the elevation of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala as Supreme Court judges.The 5-member collegium headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana...

Service Prior To Regularization To Be Counted For Seniority, Contrary Undertaking Given By Employee No Bar: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has come to the aid of some Forest Guards, who were denied the benefit of past service on the basis of an undertaking given by them that they have no objection of losing seniority for enabling their transfer.The Petitioners had challenged a resolution that provided for a policy of considering the period of five years of the incumbents who were appointed on a...

Magistrate Not Empowered To Effect Delivery Of Possession Of Property U/S 107 CrPC: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has recently observed that a Magistrate is not empowered to give effect to delivery of possession of the property under section 107 Cr.P.C. The observation came from Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi: "Looking to section 107 Cr.P.C., it is crystal clear that the Magistrate can proceed if the person is within his jurisdiction or the place of the apprehended...

Form GST DRC-16 Merely Attaches Immovable Properties & Not Bank Account: Madras High Court Refuses To Quash Attachment Notice

The Madras High Court bench of Justice C. Saravanan has held that form GST DRC-16 merely attaches immovable properties. There was no attachment to any bank accounts. The assessee appeared to be interested in dragging on the proceeding, though it appeared to be in arrears of huge amounts of tax. The petitioner/assessee had earlier filed writ petitions challenging the order passed by...

Prosecution By Revenue Department Malicious And Patently Malafide, Madras High Court Quashes Complaint

The Madras High Court has quashed the complaints filed by the income tax department against the assessee for wilfully attempting to evade payment of tax under Section 276 C (2) of Income Tax Act, 1961 on the ground of malicious prosecution, non-application of mind and abuse of power. The Single Bench of Dr. Justice G. Jayachandran ruled that to invoke the deeming provision of Section...

Act Of Revered Shrine's Mahant Of Sexually Exploiting Minor Is Non-Comparable: UP Court Denies Bail To Mahant In POCSO Act

A local court in Lucknow on Friday denied bail a Mahant/Chief Priest of Badi Kali Ji Temple, Om Bharti, who has been arrested and booked for allegedly assaulting a minor girl and his brother sexually.Denying him bail, the Additional District and Sessions Judge, R. B. Prasad remarked thus:"Regarding exploitation (of children), the Human Rights Commission has said that children should be...

Bombay High Court Directs Assessee To Pay Rs.25,000 to Assessing Officer As The Stay Order Was Not Proactively Communicated

The Bombay High Court bench of Justice K.R.Shriram and Justice N.R.Borkar held that the petitioner should have been proactive and promptly communicated the stay granted by the Court to the Assessing Officer so that he would have had enough time to make enquiries with his advocate and also check on the website about orders passed. The Assessing Officer, G.S. Naveen Kumar, filed...

Reassessment Order Not Valid If Notice By Assessing Authority Is Without Jurisdiction: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court bench of Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Justice Jayant Banerji has ruled that once the notice under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, issued by the assessing authority was declared without jurisdiction, the subsequent proceedings, including the re-assessment order, cannot be sustained. The petitioner/assessee submitted an objection to the "reason...

Convict Under POCSO Act Not Barred From Seeking Parole, Discretion Vested In Competent Authority To Grant It Under 'Special Circumstances': Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has reiterated that a convict under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 is not barred from seeking parole, as discretion has been vested in the Competent Authority to grant parole to such a convict under "special circumstances".Justice Asha Menon added that while there is no doubt true that the Legal Services Authorities at all levels endeavour...