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Vodafone Idea Not Liable To Deduct TDS On Charges Paid To Non-Resident Telecom Operators : Supreme Court
Dismissing a petition filed by the Income Tax Department, the Supreme Court recently upheld the view that Vodafone Idea is not liable to deduct TDS (tax deducted at source) on interconnectivity usage and bandwidth charges paid to non-resident telecom operators.A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and N Kotiswar Singh observed that the case was covered by the 2021 decision in Engineering...
Delhi Coaching Centre Deaths: Court Denies Bail To SUV Driver, Co-Owners Of Basement Where Civil Services Aspirants Drowned
A Delhi Court on Wednesday denied bail to Manoj Kathuria, an SUV driver and businessman by profession, arrested in connection with the deaths of three civil services aspirants who drowned in the basement of an IAS coaching centre in the city's Old Rajinder Nagar area.Judicial Magistrate Vinod Kumar of Tis Hazari Courts also denied bail to four co-owners of the basement, namely Parvinder...
Plea In Supreme Court Against Demolition Of Mosque In Delhi's Mangolpuri
A petition against the demolition of a mosque at Y-Block Mangolpuri in New Delhi has been filed before the Supreme Court. Yesterday, Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde mentioned the matter before the Chief Justice of India for urgent hearing. CJI DY Chandrachud said that the matter would be taken up by a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and R Mahadevan. Following this, when the matter was...
PMLA| Supreme Court Grants Bail To Money Laundering Accused Considering Age & Custody Period
The Supreme Court granted bail to Humayun Merchant, an alleged aide of Iqbal Mirchi (late gangster), in a money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar took into consideration that Merchant is 75 years of age and has already suffered actual incarceration for more than four years and nine months. The trial...
Can CBI Investigate Offences Regarding Foreign Contributions? Supreme Court To Hear Plea Challenging Validity Of S.43 FCRA
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Section 43 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA), which allows central government to appoint any agency, such as CBI, to investigate into matters of foreign contribution.The development comes as a bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Aravind Kumar recently granted leave in a plea filed...
E-Courts Project : Centre Reveals Data Of Funds Utilized By States
During the ongoing monsoon session of the Parliament, the Union Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal revealed the funds allocated by the Union Government for the e-Courts Mission Mode Project under various heads.About e-courts project The e-courts project is a National eGovernance project for the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) enablement of the judiciary in India at...
Delhi Court Reserves Judgment On IAS Trainee Puja Khedkar's Anticipatory Bail Plea, Order Likely Tomorrow
A Delhi Court on Wednesday reserved order on the anticipatory bail plea moved by probationer Puja Khedkar accused of “misrepresenting and falsifying facts" in her application for Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Examination, 2022.Additional Sessions Judge Devender Kumar Jangala of Patiala House Courts is likely to pronounce its verdict tomorrow, at 4 PM.Khedkar...
J&K Court Initiates Criminal Contempt Against IAS Officer Accused Of Harassing Judge Who Attached His Salary For Non-Compliance With Orders
Sub-Judge Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir, has sought to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Shyambir Singh, following actions allegedly undermining the court's authority by retaliating against a judicial order.Sub-Judge Fayaz Ahmad Qureshi presided over an execution petition related to a judgment and decree dated October 31, 2022. The decree-holders...
Complaint U/s.29 Of Industrial Disputes Act Must Contain Specific Pleadings Regarding Breach: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 30) quashed criminal proceedings initiated under Section 29 (penalty for breach of settlement or award) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (ID Act) observing that the complaint did not contain specific pleading regarding breach of settlement or award binding on the accused employers.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and justice Augustine George Masih set aside...
Can't Rule On Challenge To Surrogacy Age Limit Without Reference To Circumstances Of Each Petitioner, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, while hearing a batch of pleas challenging provisions of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 and the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022., made it clear that it will not strike down or interfere with anything without recourse to the facts of each case. Previously, the Court, before posting the matter for hearing, had framed the following issues: 1. Whether...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Two Lawyers As Chhattisgarh HC Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday recommended the names of two advocates to be appointed judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court.The Collegium comprising the Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice BR Gavai recommended the following names for judgeship,1.Advocate Bibhu Datta Guru.2. Advocate Amitendra Kishore Prasad @ AK Prasad.Click here to read...