Coconut Oil Classifiable As 'Edible Oil' For Central Excise Tariff; If Sold As Cosmetic, Taxable As 'Hair Oil' : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that pure coconut oil, packaged and sold in small quantities ranging from 5 ml to 2 litres, would be classifiable as 'Edible oil' for the purposes of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985. It will be classifiable as "hair oil" if it is packaged and sold as a cosmetic."we are of the opinion that pure coconut oil sold in small quantities as 'edible oil' would...

West Bengal School Staff Recruitment Scam : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

The Supreme Court is hearing the appeals filed by the State of West Bengal and certain private individuals challenging the decision of the Calcutta High Court to set aside the appointments of nearly 25,000 school staff.The High Court quashed the appointments on the ground that they were illegal. The Court also issued direction to the CBI to investigate into the recruitment scam.The Supreme...

Does Oral Pronouncement Of Judgement Amount To Case Disposal?: Supreme Court To Decide

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 18) questioned the legal implications of oral pronouncement of judgments in court and whether such oral pronouncement itself amounts to a final disposal of the case.“Whether such oral pronouncement that petition is allowed, whether it will really amount to disposal or not, that issue we have doubt whether you will be able to argue that, but it has to...

23 Yrs Later, Gujarat Court Grants Relief To Man Who Was Denied LLB Admission For Being A Year Short Of 15-Year Student Period Rule

After a legal battle spanning 23 years, a City Civil Court in Ahmedabad last month directed Gujarat University and a college affiliated to grant admission to a 42-year-old man in the three-year LL.B course in the next academic year.The plaintiff–Shashi Kumar Mohata, a commerce graduate from Calcutta University sought for admission into the 3-year LL. B program in Daultbhai Trivdei Law...

UP Amendment To S.106 TP Act Inoperative After Parliamentary Amendment Of 2003 : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that if the Parliament amends a law which is on a subject in the Concurrent List, then an earlier State amendment to the same provision would become inoperative.Holding so, the Court held that the Uttar Pradesh amendment to Section 106 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, which was carried out in 1954, would become inoperative after the Parliament amended Section...

No Explanation For Reinvestigation After 3 Years Without Court Permission: Supreme Court Quashes 1998 Booth Capturing Case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 18) quashed the case against a man accused of booth capturing in Alwar during 1998 Rajasthan Assembly elections.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Manmohan noted that the case was reinvestigated without permission from the magistrate three years after a closure report was filed.“At this stage we may also note that the first final report...

Deoghar Airport Case : Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Jharkhand's Plea Against MPs Nishikant Dubey & Manoj Tiwari

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 18) reserved its judgment in the plea filed by the State of Jharkhand challenging the Jharkhand High Court's decision to quash an FIR against BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey, Manoj Tiwari, and others in the 2022 Deoghar Airport case.The FIR, lodged in September 2022, alleged that the respondents threatened and coerced Air Traffic Control (ATC) officials to...

Umar Khalid Gets 7 Days Interim Bail In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

A Delhi Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to former JNU scholar Umar Khalid in the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy related to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Courts granted interim bail for 7 days to Khalid for attending a wedding in the family.The interim bail conditions are that Khalid shall not contact any witness and...

Farmers Protest | Saving Life Of Fasting Leader Dallewal Priority, It Shouldn't Be Dependent On Fulfilling Farmers' Demands: Supreme Court

In the matter related to farmers' protest at the border between Punjab and Haryana, the Supreme Court today asked Punjab authorities to swiftly tackle the health situation of farmers' leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal who is on fast-unto-death (at Khanauri border) since 20 days and clarified that the farmers can directly place their demands before the court instead of making representation to the...

Is Bribe-Giver Liable For Abetment Under S.12 Prevention Of Corruption Act Before 2018 Amendment? Supreme Court To Settle Conflicting HC Views

The Supreme Court is set to consider whether a person who, despite the public servant's refusal, voluntarily offers a bribe to a public servant, should be held liable for abetment for an offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, when the bribe amount is recovered from the officer's desk. The bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Prashant Kumar Mishra was hearing a challenge to...

[TODAY AT 7 PM] LiveLaw Academy's Demo Lecture For Judiciary Aspirants On Agreements In Restraint Of Trade By Akansha Singh

LiveLaw Academy Invites You to a Demo Lecture for Judiciary Aspirants Topic: Contract Act- The Legal Implications of Agreements in Restraint of Trade Agreements in restraint of trade are generally void and unenforceable in India because they violate a person's constitutional rights: Section 27 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872States that any agreement that restricts someone from practicing a lawful profession, trade, or business is void.Constitutional rightsThe right to practice...

Lok Adalat In Telangana Disposes 11.5L Cases At District Level; 225 Cases Settled At High Court With ₹15.9 Crore Compensation

The Telangana High Court disposed of 11,55,993 cases in the 4th Lok Adalat held in the State on 14 December 2024. A total of 5,42,253 cases were disposed of at the pre-trial stage. The State went above and beyond of inform the general public about the Lok-Adalat by playing 1 minute videos in Cinema Theatres and stop signals. The Adalat was conducted under the guidance of...