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Services Provided For Collection And Disposal Of Bio-Medical Waste To State Government Is Exempt From Gst: West Bengal AAR
The West Bengal Bench of the Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that services provided for collection and disposal of bio-medical waste to the State Government is exempt from GST. The Bench, consisting of members Brajesh Kumar Singh and Joyjit Banik, held that advance ruling cannot be sought with respect to the services provided by a sub-contractor to the applicant. The...
Depth Of Penetration Is Immaterial In Offence Of Rape: Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To POCSO Accused
Stressing that the depth of penetration is immaterial in an offence of rape, the Allahabad High Court last week denied bail to a man who committed rape on an 8-year-old girl.The Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh further observed that little girls are worshipped in our country, but the cases of pedophilia are increasing. The Court also said that a victim/female small child who experiences...
Sharjeel Imam Denied Bail In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case
A Delhi Court on Monday dismissed the bail plea moved by Sharjeel Imam in connection with a case alleging larger conspiracy into the Delhi riots of 2020, involving charges under Indian Penal Code and UAPA.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat pronounced the order after hearing Advocate Tanveer Ahmed Mir appearing on behalf of Imam whereas Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad appeared for...
Delhi High Court Disposes PIL Against Hinduja Group As IndusInd Bank Promoters, Directs RBI To Consider Representation
The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to treat as representation a PIL seeking to reconsider the decision to increase the stakes held by Hinduja Group as the promoters of IndusInd Bank.A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla directed the RBI to examine the petition, highlighting the criminal antecedents of the promoters...
Gujarat High Court Orders Protection For Inter-Faith Couple, Reiterates SC Guidelines For Preventive & Remedial Action
The Gujarat High Court has yet again come to the rescue of an inter-faith couple, by directing the State Police to protect the couple from their families who are opposed to their relationship.The Bench comprising Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice Mauna M. Bhatt ordered that initially, the protection be provided for four months. Whichever place they attempt to settle, the SP/ACP of the...
IBBI Disciplinary Committee Restrains Insolvency Professional From Rendering Services For Two Years
In a recent matter before the Disciplinary Committee of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), bearing No. IBBI/DC/91/2021, an Insolvency Professional, namely Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh, has been found to be dispensing his duties as an Interim Resolution Professional in contravention of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("IBC") and its regulations....
Scholarship By Hamdard Foundation, Exemption Under Income Tax Act Can't Be Denied: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has upheld the factual findings made by the CIT (A) and ITAT that the merit-cum scholarship/financial assistance provided by Hamdard National Foundation was not confined to students of a particular religious community, and therefore exemption under Section 11 of Income Tax Act, 1961 cannot be denied to it. The Bench, consisting of Justices Manmohan and...
No GST Payable On Sewage Treatment Plant: AAAR
The Maharashtra Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR) consisting of members Rajeev Kumar Mital and Ashok Kumar Mehta has ruled that sewage treatment plants (STP) are exempted from the goods and service tax (GST).The appellant, Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers Limited, is in the business of manufacturing and selling fertilisers and industrial chemicals. The appellant has its...
Court Reserves Order On CBI's Application Seeking 5 More Days Custody Of Anil Deshmukh
A special CBI court in Mumbai on Monday reserved its order in the case of the custody of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. The Central Bureau of Investigation was seeking his custody for five more days in the case regarding corruption in transfers and postings of police officers in the state. CBI says it wants to confront Deshmukh with more witnesses and suspects.Senior...
Breaking: Mumbai Special Court Rejects Former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya's Plea For Anticipatory Bail In INS Vikrant Cheating Case
The Special Court on Monday rejected the anticipatory bail application filed by former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya in a cheating case related to the collection of fund to save warship INS Vikrant. The Court said there are pictures to show that Somaiya collected money, a letter that he was going to deposit the money with the Governor, but didn't.The Court will pronounce order on the pre-arrest bail...
Pepsi's Tagline "Stimulates Mind, Energizes Body" Is Prima Facie Not Similar To Redbull's "Vitalizes Body And Mind": Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has dismissed Red Bull AG's (Red Bull/plaintiff) application for interim injunction against PepsiCo India, holding that prima facie, the latter's tagline "STIMULATES MIND. ENERGIZES BODY" on their energy drink "Sting" does not infringe the former's Trademark in tagline "VITALIZES BODY AND MIND". It held that both the taglines are descriptive and laudatory in...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging Minimum 6 Yrs Age Criteria For Admission In Class 1 At Kendriya Vidyalayas
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a bunch of pleas challenging the minimum age criteria of 6 years for admission in class 1 in Kendriya Vidyalayas for the academic year 2022-23.While dismissing the petitions, a single judge bench comprising of Justice Rekha Palli observed thus:"No doubt, the policy which was formulated in 2020 is yet to be implemented across schools in Delhi, despite...