Delhi Court Discharges CRPF Dealing Clerk In Corruption Case On Account Of Invalid Sanction For Prosecution

A Delhi Court discharged a man for offences under the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act on the ground that the sanction for prosecution against him was invalid.The court was dealing with a matter wherein the accused worked as a Dealing Clerk with the Central Reserved Police Force (CRPF). He was charged under Sections 7 (public servant taking gratification other than legal remuneration in respect of an official act) and 13(2) (punishment for criminal misconduct by public servant) read with...

Salman Khan Demands Apology From ANI News, Lawyer Of Men Who Fired Outside His Bungalow For Linking Him To D-Company

Bollywood actor Salman Khan has sought an apology from news broadcasting agency Asia News International (ANI) and also the legal team of the two accused booked in the firing case outside the actor's house, for defaming the actor by publishing an objectionable news article claiming that he has "known relations" with underworld gangster Dawood Ibrahim's group “D-Company.”In a legal notice sent through law firm DSK Legal, Khan has taken exception to the news article published by ANI on its website...

Chandigarh Court Issues Notice To MP Kangana Ranaut, Others On Plea Seeking FIR For 'Maligning Image Of Sikhs' In 'Emergency' Movie

A Chandigarh district court on Tuesday issued notice to actress BJP Member of Parliament Kangana Ranaut and two others on a complaint filed by an advocate, seeking an FIR against them for allegedly maligning the image of Sikhs in the 'Emergency movie'.JMIC Ankit Airi said, "This happens to be a fresh complaint under Section 196 (1), 197 (1), 302, 299 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Since the proviso thereof bars the Court from taking any cognizance of the offence(s), without...

Gyanvapi 'Controversial' Remark Case | Varanasi Court Rejects Plea To Register Case Against Akhilesh Yadav, Asaduddin Owaisi

A Varanasi court on Tuesday dismissed a criminal revision plea seeking registration of criminal cases against Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav and AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi over their alleged controversial remarks concerning the 'Shiva Linga', purportedly found inside Gyanvapi Mosque premises in Varanasi in 2022. Addl. District & Sessions Judge Varanasi Vinod Kumar rejected the revision plea filed by Advocate Hari Shankar Pandey. A detailed order is awaited. It may be...

NCLAT: Section 37 Of The MVAT Act And Section 33 Of The MPVAT Act Not Pari Materia With Section 48 Of The GVAT Act

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi bench, comprising Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain (Judicial Member), Mr. Naresh Salecha (Technical Member), and Mr. Indevar Pandey (Technical Member) has held that Section 37 of the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 (“MVAT Act") and Section 33 of the Madhya Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2002 (“MPVAT Act”) are not pari materia...

'Cheeselings' By Parle-G Classified As 'Namkeen', Exempt From Excise Duty: CESTAT

The Mumbai Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has stated that 'Cheeselings' by Parle-G is 'namkeen' which is exempted from the excise duty under S. No. 29 of the Notification No. 3/2006-Central Excise dated 1st March 2006. The Bench of C J Mathew (Technical Member) and Ajay Sharma (Judicial Member) has observed that “'Namkeen' has not been defined either contextually in the notification or as a separate nomenclature in the tariff. Therefore, the...

3rd National Lok Adalat Held 
In 22 Districts & 34 Sub-Divisions Of Haryana

Acting under the aegis of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and its Executive Chairperson, Justice Sanjeev Khanna, Judge, Supreme Court of India, the Haryana State Legal Services Authority (HALSA) organized the 3rd National Lok Adalat on 14th September 2024 under the overall leadership of its Patron-in-Chief, HALSA
 Justice Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court and the concerted efforts of its Executive Chairperson 
Justice Arun Palli, Judge, Punjab and...

Failure To Provide Time To Cure Defect In Section 9 Application Violates Procedural Mandate: NCLAT

NCLAT Delhi recently set aside an order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Ahmedabad, in the case of Shiv Glitz Hotels and Resorts LLP v. Oravel Stays Ltd., where the NCLT had dismissed a Section 9 application under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016, without merits. The appeal was filed by Shiv Glitz Hotels and Resorts LLP, an operational creditor, after the NCLT failed to provide an opportunity to rectify the defects in the application, as required by the...

Service Charge Collected By Medical Store In Hospital Covered Under “Health Care Services”, Exempted From Service Tax: CESTAT

The New Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has stated that service charge collected by a medical store in the hospital is covered under “Health Care Services” and are exempted from Service Tax. The Bench of Binu Tamta (Judicial Member) has observed that “medical aid to the patients who are admitted in the hospital, most of the...

Prohibition On Filing Applications Under Sections 7, 8, And 10 Remains Effective Even After Section 10A Period Has Expired: NCLAT Principal Bench

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson), Barun Mitra (Technical Member) and Arun Baroka (Technical Member) has held that primary purpose of Section 10A of the IBC was to provide relief to corporate debtors who defaulted during the period specified in the section. It held that although the debt itself is not extinguished, Section 10A specifically bars applications under Sections 7, 8, and 10. Further, the bench...

Goods Already Exported Before New Notification; Conditions Mentioned Are Not Relevant For Denying Refund: CESTAT

The Mumbai Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has stated that since the refund claim is for exports which had already taken place before the new notification, the requirement to submit returns (as mentioned in the new notification) does not apply and cannot be used as a reason to deny the refund. The Bench of M.M. Parthiban (Technical Member) has observed that “taxes and duties should not be exported, to enable a level playing field in the ...

Local Commissioner's Report Establishing Supplier's Existence Is Sufficient: CESTAT Grants CENVAT Credit To Assessee

The Mumbai Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has stated that the report of the Local Commissioner, which establishes the existence of the supplier, is sufficient to grant CENVAT credit to the assessee. The Bench of M.M. Parthiban (Technical Member) has observed that “the affidavit duly bearing the stamp of the Civil Judge (Sr....