Can Same-Sex Couples Be Granted Certain Rights Without Legal Recognition As Marriage? Supreme Court Asks Centre

While hearing the marriage equality pleas on Thursday, the Supreme Court orally asked the Union Government if it was willing to grant social welfare benefits to same-sex couples, without conferring such relationships legal recognition.The Constitution bench comprising the CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, S Ravindra Bhat, Hima Kohli, and PS Narasimha pointed out that law...

Irretrievably Broken Down Marriage Can Be Dissolved On Ground Of 'Cruelty' : Supreme Court

'A marital relationship which has only become more bitter and acrimonious over the years, does nothing but inflicts cruelty on both the sides'

Altruistic Surrogacy Should Mean Surrogacy By Outsider, 'Genetically Related' Clause In 2021 Act Defeats Logic: Karnataka High Court

The provision of Surrogacy (Regulation) Act 2021 which mandates that a surrogate mother should be "genetically related" to the intending couple defeats both altruism and logic, the Karnataka High Court has observed."The words “genetically related” appearing in Section 2(1)(zg) can only mean that the child to be born through surrogacy should be genetically related to the intending...

Functionality For Bank Account Validation Is Now Integrated With The GST System: GSTN

The Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) has issued an advisory on bank account validation.The functionality for bank account validation is now integrated with the GST system.The feature is introduced to ensure that the bank accounts provided by the taxpayer are correct.The bank account validation status can be seen under the Dashboard→My Profile→Bank Account Status tab in the FO...

Same-Sex Marriage Case : Sexual Autonomy Argument May Be Used To Defend Incest, Argues Solicitor General; 'Far-Fetched', Responds CJI

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta today told the Supreme Court that arguments of right to choice and sexual orientation raised by the petitioners seeking legal recognition for marriages between non-binary, non-heterosexual, or transgender persons may tomorrow be raised to defend incestous relationships."Visualise a situation, when a person is attracted to those persons who are mentioned...

Employee Remuneration, Legal Expenses, Board Meeting Expenses etc. , Can’t Be Attributable To Interest From FDs: ITAT

The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), while refusing to allow the income tax deduction, has held that employee remuneration, salary, legal expenses, board meeting expenses, and director sitting fees cannot be attributable to the interest earned from the fixed deposits.The bench of C. M. Garg (Judicial Member) and Dr. B. R. R. Kumar (Accountant Member) has observed that...

Service Tax Not Leviable On Incentives For Achieving Sales Target: CESTAT

The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the service tax is not leviable on incentives for achieving sales targets.The two-member bench of Justice Dilip Gupta (President) and Hemambika R. Priya (Technical Member) has relied on the decision of the CESTAT in the case of M/s DD Motors vs. Commissioner of Central Excise, Uttar Pradesh,...

Allocation Of Area Development Charges By The State Government Cannot Be Treated As Consideration Towards A Service: CESTAT

The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the allocation of area development charges by the state government cannot be treated as consideration for service.The bench of B. R. R. Kumar (Accountant Member) has observed that for a service to be taxable, it is necessary that there be a service provider and service recipient relationship...

Breaking | Fact Checking Unit Will Not Be Notified Till July 5: Centre To Bombay High Court In Kunal Kamra's Challenge To IT Rules Amendment

Fact Checking Unit under the amended IT Rules will not be notified till July 5, the Central Government told the Bombay High Court today.“I have instructions to make a statement that the FCU will not be notified till July 5”, Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh said.The court was hearing comedian Kunal Kamra’s petition challenging Rule 3(i)(II)(C) of the Information...

"Shows Heinous Indifference": Law Students Condemn BCI's Resolution Requesting Supreme Court To Defer Same-Sex Marriage Issue To Parliament

Student groups from 36 Indian law schools have issued a statement condemning the "heinous indifference" allegedly shown by the Bar Council of India by passing a resolution- requesting the Supreme Court to leave the issue of marriage equality for LGBTQIA+ community to legislative process."The Resolution is ignorant, harmful, and antithetical to our Constitution and the spirit of inclusive...

Judicial Officer Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal Appointed As Additional Judge Of Chhattisgarh High Court

The union government on Thursday issued a notification for appointment of judicial officer Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal as an Additional Judge of the High Court of Chhattisgarh. The announcement in this regard was made by Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Twitter. The Supreme Court Collegium on April 12 had recommend that Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal, Judicial Officer, be appointed as a Judge of the High...

Seven District Judges Appointed As Judges of Madhya Pradesh High Court, Centre Issues Notification

The Centre on Thursday notified the appointment of seven judicial officers as the judges of Madhya Pradesh High Court.In a tweet, the Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said that Roopesh Chandra Varshney, Anuradha Shukla, Sanjeev Sudhakar Kalgaonkar, Prem Narayan Singh, Achal Kumar Paliwal, Hirdesh, and Avnindra Kumar Singh have been appointed as the high court judges. The Supreme Court Collegium had...