Serious Allegations Of Availing Fraudulent GST ITC In Electronic Credit Ledger: Madras High Court Refuses Refund Of Amount

The Madras High Court bench of Justice C. Saravanan refused to grant a refund of the amount lying in the assessee's electronic cash ledger on the grounds that there were serious allegations against the assessee for having an availed fraudulent input tax credit (ITC) in the electronic credit ledger on the strength of a bogus and fictitious input tax invoice for discharging GST liability...

Gratuity : 6% Or 10% Interest For Delayed Payment Of Gratuity? Supreme Court To Consider

The Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition filed challenging the order passed by the Orissa High Court upholding the reduction in interest on delayed payment of gratuity amount from 10% to 6% based on provisions of Interest Act instead of the Payment of Gratuity Act.A Bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant has issued notice returnable in 12 weeks and has...

Rajasthan High Court Refuses Bail To Director Of A Company Allegedly Involved In GST Evasion Worth Rs.869 Crores

The Rajasthan High Court bench of Justice Narendra Singh Dhaddha has refused to grant bail to the director of a company who was allegedly involved in goods and service tax (GST) evasion worth Rs. 869 crores.Counsel for Sohan Singh Rao/petitioner submitted that the petitioner was falsely implicated in the case of GST evasion. The petitioner is a director of M/s Miraj Products Private...

Is State's Concurrence Mandatory To Allow Transfer Of IAS Officer To Join Spouse's Cadre? Supreme Court To Consider

The Supreme Court has agreed to examine the legal issue pertaining to the effect of Rule 5(2) of the IAS (Cadre) Rules, 1954 and the impact of insistence on concurrence by the State Government for the transfer of an officer in the context of marriage with another officer of the All India Service. The matter pertains to seeking NOC from the State of West Bengal for cadre transfer of an...

Plea Before Telangana High Court Against 'The Kashmir Files' Film Dismissed As Withdrawn

A plea moved before the Telangana High Court to challenge the release of the movie The Kashmir Files has been dismissed as withdrawn. The film directed by Vivek Agnihotri features well-known actors like Anupam Kher and Mithun Chakraborty released on March 11.The plea moved before the Court challenged the making, releasing, and telecasting of certain 'objectionable' scenes in the film which,...

Perceived Unfairness Of 'Hire & Fire' Policy Substantially Diluted If Sufficient Notice Is Given To Employee To Respond To Charges: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court has recently observed that the perceived unfairness of a 'hire and fire policy' or a clause of summary dismissal is substantially diluted if an employee is given sufficient opportunity to respond to the charges levelled. Opining that Courts intervene only if the principles of natural justice is found to have been violated, Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya observed,...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round Up: March 21 To March 27, 2022

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 215 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 241NOMINAL INDEXANKUR MUTREJA v. AVIATION EMPLOYEES BUILDING SOCIETY LTD 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 215Om Sehgal v. Union of India 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 216M/S GARRISON ENGINEER (CENTRAL), DELHI CANTT v. M.J. PRASAD & ORS. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 217POONAM v. STATE NCT OF DELHI 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 218KHADI & VILLAGE INDUSTRIES COMMISSION 2022...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index [March 21- March 27]

SUBJECT INDEX Amendment - If power to amend or modify or relax a notification and/or order exists, the notification and/or order may be amended and/or modified as many times, as may be necessary. A statement made by counsel in Court would not prevent the authority concerned from making amendments and/or modifications provided such amendments and/or modifications were as per the...

Income Disclosed Under Voluntary Disclosure Scheme Cannot Be Included With Regular Income ;Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madya Pradesh High Court has ruled that income disclosed under Voluntary Disclosure Scheme cannot be included with the regular income declared under Income Tax Act as the tax paid under the Scheme cannot be refunded at any cost. The Bench, consisting of Justices Vivek Rusia and Amar Nath Kesharwani, has held that tax paid under Voluntary Disclosure Scheme and tax paid under Income...

Rajasthan High Court Weekly Roundup: March 21 To March 27, 2022

Nominal Index Ramratan Bishnoi v. The State of Rajasthan 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 104 Smt Meena v. State, Through PP 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 105 Salman Khan v. State of Rajasthan 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 106 Rahul Katara v. State of Rajasthan 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 107 Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation Through Its Managing Director & Ors. v. Udai Singh Kumawat 2022 LiveLaw...

Sexual Harassment At Workplaces| Kerala HC Calls For Prompt Re-Constitution Of Local Complaints Committee Under POSH Act Upon Expiry Of Its Term

While dealing with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), the Kerala High Court directed the concerned authorities to take steps to reconstitute the Local Complaints Committee established under the Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, whenever its term expires.A Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly disposed of a...

Uttarakhand High Court Directs State Govt To Take Steps To Frame And Notify Rules For Registration Of Sikh Marriages

The Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State Government to frame and notify the rules making provisions for registration of marriage of people of Sikh community.The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra and Justice Ramesh Chandra Khulbe issued a direction to this effect to the Chief Secretary of the State on a PIL plea filed by the party in person, Amanjot Singh...