Karnataka High Court Strikes Down GST Rules Imposing Liability On Entire Bet Amount Received By Horse Race Clubs

The Karnataka High Court has declared Rule 31A(3) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 as amended in terms of notification dated 23.01.2018 as ultra vires the provisions of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 Act and Rule 31A of the Karnataka Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, as ultra vires the provisions of the Karnataka Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. Allowing...

COVID- Plea To Cap Rates Of HRCT Test: Delhi High Court Directs Delhi Govt To Treat It As Representation

Dealing with a plea to regulate or cap the rate of High-Resolution Computerised Tomography ('HRCT') test in the NCT specifically for patients having COVID-19 symptoms, the Delhi High Court directed the Respondent Authorities to treat the same as a representation and to decide it in accordance with law, rules, regulations and Government policies.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice...

The Electronic Filing Of Caveats Has To Be Accepted Till E-Filing Portal Of The Delhi District Courts Is Functional: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the District and Sessions Judge (Headquarters) to ensure that as long as the e-filing portal of the Delhi District Courts is functional, it accepts electronic filing of Caveats.The Bench of Justice Rekha Palli was hearing a plea raising grievance that the e-filing portal of the Delhi District Courts is not permitting electronic filing of...

'Keep Faith In Us' : Bombay High Court Takes Objection To Lawyer's Article Criticizing Handling Of Stan Swamy Bail Case

The Bombay High Court, while hearing a plea for interim medical bail for DU Associate Professor Hany Babu, took an exception to a recent editorial written by a lawyer criticizing the Court's handling of the bail plea of octegenarian Father Stan Swamy. Both Hany Babu and Stan Swamy are undertrials in the Bhima Koregaon case. The court witnessed dramatic scenes on Thursday after Justice...

Jail Inmates Be Permitted To Get Treatment From Private Doctors/Therapists Of Their Own Volition: Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita To Delhi HC

Pinja Tod members Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita submitted before the Delhi High Court that inmates should be permitted to get treatment from private doctors/therapists of their own volition.The Bench of Justice Rekha Palli was hearing a plea wherein the Court was apprised of the issues faced by inmates of Tihar Jail, where they are currently lodged.It was submitted before the there are...

Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Constitute Committees To Hold Preliminary Inquiries Before Lodging Sedition Cases Against Senior Journalists

In its judgment quashing sedition case against Journalist Vinod Dua, the Supreme Court rejected the plea to direct the State Governments to constitute committees to conduct preliminary inquiry before FIRs are registered against senior journalists.That would amount to encroachment upon the field reserved for the legislature, the bench comprising Justices UU Lalit and Vineet Saran...

CBSE Certificates - 'Students May Fail To Notice Errors Due To Young Age & Inadvertence' : Supreme Court Calls For 'Different Approach' In Time-Limit For Changes/Corrections

The Supreme Court has observed that there should be a "different approach" by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in its time-limit for accepting requests from students for corrections or changes in the certificates.A realistic time for permitting corrections is very important, the Court observed. A 3-judge bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, BR Gavai and...

Appointment Of Justice Arun Mishra As NHRC Chairman Reflects Desire To Subvert Independent Regulatory Institutions: CJAR

The Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) has issued a press note stating that appointment of Justice Arun Mishra, former Supreme Court Judge, as the Chief of National Human Rights Commission, reflects its disregard for human rights and its desire to subvert independent regulatory institutions of the country. Detailing the stance taken by the Judge on...

Embargo In CBSE Byelaws On Change Of Name "Post Publication Of Examination Results" Unreasonable: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the provision in the CBSE byelaw which permit the change of name of the student only on the basis of court orders obtained before the publication of results as "excessively restrictive".The Court held that the embargo on accepting court orders and gazette publications after the publication of results as an unreasonable restrictions on the exercise of rights...

Can Delhi Govt. Administer Covaxin's 2nd Dose To All Eligible Persons In 18-44 Age Group Within 6 Weeks Of Their 1st Dose?: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (June 2) asked the Delhi Government as to whether it will be in a position to administer the Covaxin's second dose to all willing and eligible persons in 18 to 44 age group, in the NCT of Delhi, before the expiry of six weeks period from the date of their having received the first dose.The Bench of Justice Rekha Palli was hearing the plea filed by the persons...

Make Co-Win App 'User Friendly' : Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday considered several issues concerning the Co-Win App including its privacy policy, number of people allowed to register one mobile phone number, captcha concerns, etc., and sought Government's response on such issues. Importantly, the bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh observed that primary object of the State should be to...

Black Fungus- "Responsibility Falls On Centre's Shoulders To Spell Out Policy For Priority Of Patients To Be Administered Amphotericin-B": Delhi High Court

Observing that younger patients may have to be prioritized in comparison with the older generation "which has lived its life", the Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to spell out its policy with regard to the priority of patients who should be administered the said drug, to maximize the lives that could be saved, amongst patients suffering from Mucormycosis also known as black...