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Liquidated Damages And Penalties Due To Breach Of Conditions Of Contract From The Contractor Are Exigible To GST: AAR
The Telangana Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) consisting of members K.V. Kasi Visweswara Rao and B. Ragu Kiran has ruled that the liquidated damages and penalties received by the applicant due to breach of conditions of the contract by the contractor are exigible to tax under the CGST and SGST Acts. The applicant, M/s. Singareni Collieries Company Limited, is entering into...
No TDS Required To Be Deducted On Enhanced Compensation Awarded By Court Under Land Acquisition Act: Delhi ITAT
The Delhi Bench of ITAT, consisting of members Astha Chandra (Judicial Member) and N.K. Billaiya (Accountant Member), has ruled that interest received by land owners on enhanced compensation awarded to them by the Court under Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 is not in the nature of 'income from other sources' under the Income Tax Act, 1961, therefore, no TDS is required to...
Weekly Digest Of Arbitration Cases: April 10 To April 17, 2022
Bombay High Court 1. Writ Petitions On The Ground Of 'Exceptional Circumstances' Against Order Passed By The Arbitral Tribunal Not Maintainable: Bombay High Court Case Title: Tagus Engineering Private Limited & Ors. versus Reserve Bank of India & Anr. and IDFC First Bank Limited versus Bell Invest India Limited & Anr. Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 127 The...
Jahangirpuri Violence: Delhi High Court Orders Production Of Juvenile Accused Before Juvenile Justice Board
The Delhi High Court on Monday ordered the production before a juvenile justice board, of an accused claiming to be a juvenile aged 16 years, arrested in connection with the clashes that broke out last week in city's Jahangirpuri area during a Hanuman Jayanti procession.The juvenile accused was sent to one day police custody remand here by a Duty Magistrate of Rohini Courts yesterday.A...
Karnataka Cattle Slaughter Prevention Act: High Court Permits Implementation Of S.5 Which Restricts Cattle Transport
The Karnataka High Court on Monday modified its earlier order dated January 21, 2021 and permitted the state government to implement Section 5 (Restriction on transport of cattle) of the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, 2020 and rules framed thereunder.Section 5 of the Act reads as:No person shall transport or offer for transport or cause to be transported...
Cattle Cannot Be Allowed To Stray In Cities: Gujarat High Court Rejects Plea Seeking To Earmark Gauchar Land In Vadodara
"Merely because the owners of the cattle is possessing or owning them, it cannot be allowed to stray on the streets in the cities like Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara etc. and that too for purposes of grazing", the Gujarat High Court has said. The Bench comprising Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh J Shastri was hearing a writ petition seeking directions to the State Government...
Non-Custodial Parent Can't Be Deprived Of Right To Spend Quality Time & Enjoy Company Of Children: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday observed that non-custodial parent cannot be deprived of his right to spend quality time and enjoy the company of the children. Moreover, the children also have right to love and affection of both parents as well as grandparents. The Petitioner herein is the non-custodial parent. His father is unwell and was desirous of meeting with his grandchildren....
PILs Filed Before Calcutta High Court Seeking CBI Probe Into 5 Rape Cases Reported This Month In West Bengal
A batch of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petitions have been filed before the Calcutta High Court on Monday, seeking a CBI probe into 5 recent rape cases that are reported in various districts of West Bengal this month. Incidents of rape have been reported to have taken place at Netra and Namkhana villages in South 24 Parganas district, at Pingla in West Midnapore district, at a village...
Person Not Being A Complainant Cannot Ask For Addition Of Offences In FIR: Punjab & Haryana High Court
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a no-complainant cannot seek directions of addition of particular offences in a FIR lodged by another person.The bench comprising Justice H.S. Madaan therefore dismissed one such petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., stating that the petitioner is not the complainant in that case, therefore, he cannot ask for the addition of particular...
Delhi High Court Seeks Latest Status Report From Local Bodies Indicating Steps For Increasing Use Of Electric & CNG Operated Crematoriums
The Delhi High Court on Monday sought a latest status report from city's local bodies indicating the steps being taken by them for increasing the use of electricity and CNG for the purpose of cremations, in substitution of wood.A bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla also directed the local bodies to indicate the details and particulars of the...
Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: April 11 To April 17, 2022
NOMINAL INDEX Chndra Prakash Sharma v. State Of U.P And Another Govind v. State of U.P Kumari Neha Chandra Vs. State Of U.P. And 3 Others Mohd. Saleem Khan v. State of U.P Charan Singh v. State of U.P. Rajpal Singh v. State of U.P. along with two connected appeals Shailesh Kumar Mishra v. State Of U P And Another Razia v. State of U.P. Prem And Others v. State...