Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Ex- MLA PC George In Hate Speech Cases

The Kerala High Court on Friday granted bail to Ex- MLA PC George in hate speech cases.Justice Gopinath has allowed the petitions filed by P.C George with respect to two cases registered by Kerala Police, for alleged anti-Muslim statements made at two separate events held at Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam respectively.George was arrested by the police on Wednesday and was remanded to...

Actor Assault Case: Kerala High Court Grants Time To Government To File Statement

The Kerala High Court on Friday granted time to the government to file a statement in the plea moved by the survivor in the 2017 actor sexual assault case where she raised serious allegations against the State and the trial court judge, suspecting foul play in the ongoing investigation in the case.The matter was listed before Justice Ziyad Rahman where the state sought time to file a...

'Organizers Responsible': Kerala High Court Directs Police To Take Action Against The Rally Organisers In Light Of Provocative Slogans By Child

The Kerala High Court on Friday observed that rally organisers were equally responsible if any controversial remarks/slogans are made during the rally disrupting the peace of the society. Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan directed the police to take appropriate actions against the rally organizers. The court made the observations in a plea for a prohibition on public conferences, marches, mass...

Coke Studio v. Cook Studio: Delhi High Court Refers Trademark Suit To Mediation

The Delhi High Court has referred to mediation a suit seeking declaration of non infringement of the registered trademark 'COKE STUDIO', a music platform.The suit has been filed by the proprietor of the firm stated to be running a popular online platform called 'COOK STUDIO' engaged in blogging and production of video films, relating to cooking.The suit was filed by one Nikhil Chawla,...

'Success In Trial Not Ground To Stall Repatriation': Calcutta HC Grants Relief To Bangladeshi Trafficking Victim Pending Trial Against Accused

The Calcutta High Court has recently come to the aid of a victim of human trafficking by observing that impairing chances of a successful trial cannot be a ground to stall the repatriation of the victim to her own country from protective custody. Justice Jay Sengupta was adjudicating upon an appeal preferred against the decision of a Single judge bench order vid which the victim's application...

NCLAT Urges Central Government And IBBI To Consider Legislative Change For Payment To Operational Creditor Under Resolution Plan

The National Company law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)bench comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan and Ms. Shreesha Merla in the case of Damodar Valley Corporation versus Dimension Steel and Alloys urges the Central Government and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) to consider legislative change regarding the payment to operational creditors under the resolution plan. The...

"Right To Sanitation Accepted As A Fundamental Right": Patna HC Asks State, NHAI To Set Up Public Toilets On Highways

In a significant observation, the Patna High Court earlier this month underscored that right to sanitation has been virtually accepted as fundamental rights like the right to water, the right to health, the right to healthy environment, the right to education, and the right to dignity directly related to right of sanitation.With this, the Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S....

BREAKING| NCB Gives Clean Chit To Aryan Khan In Drugs Case; Says No Narcotics Found In His Possession

The Narcotic Control Bureau's SIT has submitted its chargesheet in the 2021 Cordelia Cruise Ship Drug Case and has reportedly given a clean chit to Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan's son - Aryan Khan - and five others. "SIT carried out its investigation in objective manner. The touchstone of the principle of proof beyond reasonable doubt has been applied. Based on the investigation...

No Service Tax Leviable On Toll Collection, Toll Collector Not A Commission Agent: CESTAT Mumbai

The Mumbai Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has ruled that any amount retained by a toll collector while undertaking toll-collection activity does not attract service tax since the said activity does not constitute a service rendered by a commission agent and thus it does not fall within the purview of a 'business auxiliary service' under the...

CIRP Cannot Be Initiated Solely For Interest Amount, If The Principal Amount Is Discharged: NCLT Delhi

The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT"), New Delhi Bench, comprising of Shri Abni Ranjan Kumar Sinha (Judicial Member) and Shri L.N. Gupta (Technical Member), while adjudicating a petition filed in Saraf Chits Private Limited & Anr. v KAD Housing Private Limited, has held that Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process ("CIRP") cannot be initiated against a Corporate Debtor solely...

CBIC Waives Late Fees For Delayed Filing Of GSTR-4 Till 30 June, 2022

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has waived the late fees for delayed filing of GSTR-4 from May 1, 2022 till June 30, 2022. The CBIC, empowered under section 128 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 on the recommendations of the Council, amended notification No. 73/2017–Central Tax, dated the 29th of December, 2017. "Provided also that the late...

ITC Transfer From One State To Another Is Not An Inward Supply: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court bench of Justice Jaswant Singh and Justice M.S. Raman has ruled that an input service distributor (ISD) can claim ITC only in the case of an inward supply, and an ITC transfer from one state to another is not an inward supply. The petitioner/assessee, JSW Steel, is a public limited company. The assessee is in the business of manufacturing and selling hot...