Rajasthan High Court Upholds Section 54 CGST Act Pertaining To Tax Refund

The Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench has upheld the vires of Section 54 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and Rajasthan Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. The same pertains to Refund of tax.Noting that the Supreme Court has already upheld the vires of the statutory provision in question, the division bench comprising Chief Justice Akil Qureshi and Justice Sameer...

Actor Assault Case: Kerala High Court Grants Prosecution 10 More Days To Complete Witness Examination

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday granted the prosecution 10 more days from January 27 to complete the examination of witnesses before the trial court in the sensational 2017 actor sexual assault case. Earlier, the Court had partly allowed the application filed by the State, permitting it to summon 5 additional witnesses. In this order, the Court had directed a new Special Public Prosecutor...

Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks To Ease Advocates' Entry To National Company Law Tribunal

The Delhi High Court will soon hear a petition seeking to discard the present system of entry at the National Company Law Tribunal, whereby Advocates are required to obtain a daily pass.The matter has been tagged along with a related petition pertaining to difficulties faced by parties approaching the NCLT, and is listed for consideration on February 3.The plea filed by Advocate Ateendra...

Bihar Court Denies Bail To Advocate Who Allegedly Abused Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Judges Of Patna, Jharkhand HCs On Social Media

A Bihar Court has denied bail to an advocate who has been booked for allegedly abusing former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Patna High Court judges, and former Union Law Minister on Facebook and Youtube."The petitioner (bail applicant/accused-advocate), by his repeated acts and conducts has committed acts which were capable of causing fear or alarm to the public and were capable...

BREAKING| 'PM Has Right To Give A Message': Kerala HC Dismisses Appeal Challenging PM's Photo On Vaccination Certificate

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal challenging the Single Judge order that rejected the plea challenging the photograph of Prime Minister being affixed on the Covid-19 vaccination certificates issued to citizens. The Single Judge had also imposed a whopping cost of 1 lakh on the appellant herein by the impugned order. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S. Manikumar...

Karnataka High Court Directs Govt To Release Funds To State Legal Services Authority For 'Victim Compensation Scheme'

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the State Government to ensure the release of Rs. 7 crore to the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority at the earliest. The amount is to be disbursed to victims under the Victim Compensation Scheme. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Suraj Govindaraj noted in its order,"It is informed that Rs. 13 crore has...

Motor Vehicles Accident Compensation: Important Judgments Of 2021[Supreme Court & High Courts]

Supreme Court Decisions 1. Motor Accident Compensation- Future Prospects Can Be Granted Even In Cases Pertaining To Notional IncomeA bench comprising Justices NV Ramana, S. Abdul Nazeer and Surya Kant in Kirti v. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. held that future prospects can be granted even in cases pertaining to notional income. The court observed thus while disposing an appeal arising out...

Delhi High Court Disposes PIL Against Unnecessary Blockade Of Roads For Alleged Political Protests

The Delhi High Court has disposed of a PIL seeking necessary action against frequent blockade of roads in the national capital, in the name of protests.The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh directed the concerned Respondents to look into the grievance raised by the Petitioner and decide his representation in according with the law, rules, regulations and...

Political Parties Promising 'Freebies' Before Elections A 'Serious Issue': Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre, ECI

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday issued notice to the Union of India and Election Commission of India in a plea filed seeking directions to the ECI to not permit political parties to promise or distribute irrational freebies from the public fund before elections and de-register political parties or seize election symbol of the parties which do so.A Bench comprising the Chief Justice of...

Prevention Of Corruption Act| Mere Recovery Of Tainted Notes From Accused Not Sufficient, Demand & Acceptance Of Bribe Sine Qua Non: Chhattisgarh HC

The Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that to constitute an offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act, the prosecution must prove that there was a demand for money, and the same was voluntarily accepted by the accused.Mere recovery of tainted note from the possession of accused is not enough, it added.Accordingly, Justice Rajani Dubey set aside the conviction of the appellant, a...

Is Sanction To Prosecute A Person Not Being Public Servant Required Under Essential Commodities Act? Delhi High Court Issues Notice

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition raising a question as to whether a sanction to prosecute an accused under Essential Commodities Act is required when such a person is not a public servant. Justice Subramonium Prasad issued notice on the petition assailing the orders passed by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of the Karkardooma Courts whereby it was observed that sanction was...

'Seems She Is The Victim' : Mumbai Court Discharges Shilpa Shetty In Obscenity Case Over 2007 Richard Gere Kissing Incident

A Metropolitan Magistrate Court at Ballard Pier discharged actress Shilpa Shetty in an obscenity case from 2007. Shetty was booked after Hollywood Actor Richard Gere hugged and kissed her during an AIDS awareness event in Alwar, Rajasthan.Shetty and Gere were booked under Sections 292 (Sale, etc., of obscene books), 293 (Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person), 294 (Obscene acts...