'Haj Group Organisers Cannot Claim GST Exemption Under 'Service By Way of Conduct of Religious Ceremony': ASG Submits Before Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday resumed hearing on a string of petitions filed by various tour operators and state Hajj organisers on differential GST levied on Haj pilgrims.The tour operators are challenging the levy of GST on Hajis who avail themselves of services offered by registered private tour operators on the grounds that no tax law can be applicable on extra territorial activities...

Delhi High Court Upholds Order Of Revenue Department Imposing Enhanced Compounding Charges On Subsequent Offences

The Delhi High Court has upheld the order of the revenue department imposing enhanced compounding charges on subsequent applications for compounding of offences relating to late deposit of Tax Deducted at Source (TDS). The Bench, consisting of Justices Manmohan and Dinesh Kumar Sharma, held that compounding of offences cannot be taken as a matter of right and it is for the law...

Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani Gets 3-Month Jail Term By Local Court For Holding Protest March In 2017 Disobeying Magistrate's Order

A Court in the Mehsana District of Gujarat today sentenced Gujarat Independent MLA Jignesh Mevani and 9 others to 3 months of imprisonment while holding them guilty of committing offence punishable under Section 143 IPC.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate J.A. Parmar noted that all 10 were members of Mevani's Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch and when they were asked to not go ahead with...

Where More Efficacious Remedy Is Available U/S 41(h) Specific Relief Act, Party Is Under Legal Obligation To Opt It: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Punjab and Haryana High Court on April 28, 2022, while dealing with a revision petition, held that it is well-settled law that in light of statutory provisions under Section 41(h) of the Specific Relief Act, where a more efficacious remedy is available, the party is under a legal obligation to opt for that remedy. The bench comprising Justice Fateh Deep Singh appreciated the...

WB Post Poll Violence| Calcutta HC Allows CBI To Commence Investigation Afresh After Filing Of Chargesheet By State Police For Same Offence

The Calcutta High Court on Monday upheld a Single Judge order allowing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take up investigation afresh in respect of a case pertaining to the West Bengal post poll violence even after the charge sheet had already been filed by the State police for the same offence and the case had already been committed for trial. The Court vide order dated August...

BREAKING| SC Collegium Recommends Elevation Of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia & JB Pardiwala To Supreme Court

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the elevation of Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Gujarat High Court judge Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala as Supreme Court judges. The 5-member collegium headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana made the recommendations.The Supreme Court, with 32 judges at present,has 2 vacancies out of the sanctioned strength of 34 judges. However,...

Kerala High Court Directs GST Dept. To Facilitate Revision Of Form GST TRAN-1 By Making Necessary Arrangements On The Portal

The Kerala High Court bench of Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas has directed the GST department to facilitate the revising of Form GST TRAN-1 and filing of Form GST TRAN-2 by making necessary arrangements on the web portal. The petitioner/assessee was a registered dealer under the Kerala Value Added Tax Act, 2003 as well as the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956. The assessee is in the business...

BREAKING| Karnataka High Court Stays ED Order Seizing Xioami India Assets

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday stayed the order issued by the Enforcement Directorate dated April 29, by which it has seized Rs.5551.27 Crore of M/s Xiaomi Technology India Private Limited under the provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act,1999. A single judge bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar while issuing emergent notice to the respondent on the petition filed by...

Calcutta High Court Monthly Digest: April 2022 [Citations 102 - 153]

Nominal Index [Citations: 102 -153]Central Bureau of Investigation v. Biman Kumar Saha & Anr 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 102Dr. Santi Prasad Sinha v. Laxmi Tunga & ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 103Irina Mullick v. The State of West Bengal & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 104Purnima Kandu & Anr v. State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 105Laxmi Tunga & Ors v. The State of West Bengal & Ors...

Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Govt's Reply On Ex-MLA Mukhtar Ansari's Chargesheet Quashing Plea In Funds Misappropriation Case

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday directed the State Government to file its counter affidavit within a period of six weeks on a petition filed by former MLA Mukhtar Ansari (presently in jail) seeking to quash a charge sheet filed against him by the Uttar Pradesh police in connection with a case of misappropriation of MLA Funds fund in the year 2012-13.This order has been issued by the...

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Abu Salem's Plea That His Sentence Can't Exceed 25 Years As Per Indian Undertaking To Portugal

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, after hearing the Counsels for the parties reserved judgment in a plea by 1993 Bombay Blast case convict Abu Salem that his sentence of imprisonment cannot exceed 25 years as per the undertaking given by India to Portugal. Appearing before a Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh, Advocate, Mr. Rishi Malhotra, representing...

"Bhaiya Is Back" Posters Lead To Supreme Court Cancelling Bail Granted To Rape-Accused Student Leader

In a case where posters saying "Bhaiya is back" was put up to celebrate the release of a rape-accused on bail, the Supreme Court set aside the bail, observing that "brazen conduct of the accused has evoked a bona fide fear in complainant's mind that she would not get a free and fair trial if he remains enlarged on bail and that there is a likelihood of his influencing the material...