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Tuition Fee Is Taxable Only When A Corresponding Service Is Rendered By The Educational Institution: Hyderabad ITAT
The Hyderabad Bench of ITAT has ruled that the tuition fee collected in advance is not taxable in the year of receipt and that the tuition fee is taxable only when a corresponding service is rendered by the educational institution. The Bench, consisting of K. Narasimha Chary (Judicial Member) and Rama Kanta Panda (Accountant Member), held that examination fee collected from students...
Delhi High Court Quashes Reassessment Order Issued Without Considering The Reply Filed By The Assessee
The Delhi High Court, consisting of Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Preetam Singh Arora, has quashed the reassessment order issued without considering the reply filed by the assessee. The petitioner/assessee stated that the reassessment proceedings initiated by the department were void ab initio. The proceedings were initiated in the name of "Damian Estate...
Amendment With Inconsistent Pleas Without Retracting Wilful Admission In Written Statement Permitted: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently ruled that an amendment application containing inconsistent pleas with that of the original written statement can be submitted without withdrawing wilful admission raised in the statement and that such applications were bound to be admissible. Justice A. Badharudeen thereby set aside the order of the lower court which had dismissed an amendment...
"Public Duty On Government Pay Dues": Madras High Court Directs Government To Pay Gratuity And Other Benefits To Employees Of Co-Operative Societies
Justice M. S Ramesh of the Madras High Court recently came to the rescue of employees of Co-operative societies and directed the Chief Secretary, the Secretary (Co-operation), and the Registrar of Co-operative societies, Government of Puducherry to pass orders for disbursement of unpaid salaries, earned leave encashment, EPF Contributions, ESI benefits, and other admissible entailments,...
Interfaith Marriage| Kerala High Court Dismisses Habeas Plea Moved By Husband Finding Wife Feared Ill-Treatment From His Parents
The Kerala High Court recently dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by a husband seeking the production of his wife in an interfaith marriage finding that the wife had grave apprehensions about her safety at the petitioner's residence. A Division Bench of Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice C. Jayachandran dismissed the petition filed by the husband contending that his wife has...
Likely To Cause Serious Hardship To All Stakeholders: High Court Stays Recent Amendments To Kerala Education Rules For One Month
The Kerala High Court on Monday stayed the operation of the recent amendments to the Kerala Education Rules (KER) for one month as an interim relief in a plea that challenged certain provisions of the said amendment. Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan took the prima facie view that the petitioners had made out a good case on merits. "There appears to be considerable merit in the submission of...
'Sordid State Of Affairs': Calcutta HC Raps CAT For Delay In Case Disposal, Orders Conduct Of Day To Day Hearing To Dispose Matter In 2 Weeks
The Calcutta High Court on Monday came down heavily on the Central Administrative Tribunal for failing to dispose of a matter within a month despite its earlier order, by labelling it to be a 'sordid state of affairs'. A Bench comprising Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) and Justice Harish Tandon underscored, "It is the sordid state of affairs that despite all requests having been made to the...
Chinese Visa Scam: Delhi High Court To Hear Karti Chidambaram's Anticipatory Bail Plea In Money Laundering Case On June 8
The Delhi High Court will hear on June 8 the anticipatory bail plea moved by Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram in a money laundering case registered by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with alleged Chinese vivas scam.As the parties today were informed that Justice Poonam A Bamba, before whom the matter was listed, would hold Court in the post lunch session, the lawyers requested...
Magistrate Can't Refer Defamation Complaint To Police For Investigation U/S 156(3) CrPC Even If Other Offences Are Also Alleged: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said the bar under Section 199 CrPC on a Magistrate from exercising powers under section 156(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) on a complaint involving offences punishable under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code, would be applicable even in cases where offences are alleged for other offences in addition with Section 500 of the IPC.Section 199...
REET Paper Leak | "67 Persons Arrested So Far", State Informs Rajasthan High Court; HC Orders To Investigate Role of Former RBSE Chairman D.P. Jaroli
While reviewing the status report of the court monitored Special Operation Group in the matter pertaining to the paper leak of Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teacher (REET) 2021, the division bench of Rajasthan High Court has recently ordered to investigate the role of D.P. Jaroli, former Chairman of Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan (RBSE) and to interrogate him, if...
Gujarat High Court Weekly Round Up: May 30 To June 5, 2022
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Sedition Case: Delhi Court Reserves Order On Sharjeel Imam's Interim Bail Plea
A Delhi Court on Monday reserved order on the interim bail plea moved by Sharjeel Imam in an FIR against him involving the offence of Sedition under sec. 124A of Indian Penal Code, in view of recent Apex Court order wherein the sedition law has been kept in abeyance till the Union Government reconsiders the provision.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat also reserved the order on the...