Trademark Disputes That Purely Arise Out Of Contractual Rights And Obligations Are Arbitrable: Delhi HC

The High Court of Delhi has observed that all the disputes that arise out of the Trade Marks Agreement are not outside the scope of arbitration. The Single Bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru clarified that disputes that purely deal with the interpretation of the terms of a trademark agreement and are not related to the grant or registration of the trademarks can be...

GST Is Payable 'On Fair Trade Premium': Kerala AAR

The Kerala Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) bench of Sreeparvathy S.L. and Abraham Renn S. has ruled that GST is payable on fair trade premium, which forms part of the consideration and value of a taxable supply of goods.The applicant, M/s Fair Trade Alliance Kerala, was formed in 2006 and is an association of over 4000 small-holder farmers in North Kerala. Fair Trade is an...

Allahabad High Court Monthly Digest: March 2022 [Citations 81 To 150]

CITATIONS - 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 81 to 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 150 NOMINAL INDEX Durga Datt Tripathi v. State of U.P. and Another . 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 81 Ahsan And Others v. State of U.P. 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 82 Mohd.Imran Malik v. State Of U.P And Another 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 83 Kalicharan v. State Of U.P. And 2 Others 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 84 Ram Audhi @ Sudhir Kumar v. State Of U.P. And...

Allahabad HC Seeks UP DGP's Personal Presence To 'Apprise' Him Of His Dept's 'Reckless Approach' In Not Complying With HC's Order

The Allahabad High Court has sought the personal presence of the Director-General of Police, Uttar Pradesh to apprise him of the state of affairs of the Uttar Pradesh Police department and the reckless approach of the officers of the department in not complying with the orders the High Court.The Bench of Justice Saral Srivastava has directed the UP DGP, Mukul Goel to remain personally...

AO's Jurisdiction Doesn't Change On Mere Surrendering Section 12A Registration: ITAT Upholds Income Tax Reassessment Order Against Young Indian

The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) consisting of Amit Shukla (Judicial Member) and Anil Chaturvedi (Accountant Member) has upheld the income tax reassessment order against Young Indian on the grounds that the jurisdiction of AO does not change on mere surrendering registration under Section 12A of the Income Tax Act. The appellant, Young Indian (YI),...

GST Payable On Value Of Supply Which Includes Interest For Delayed Payment: AAR

The Telangana Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) bench of members S.V. Kasi Visweswara Rao and B. Raghu Kiranhas ruled that the Goods and Service Tax is payable on the value of supply, which includes interest, late fee, or penalty for delayed payment.The applicant, M/s.Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, is a local authority which has been making payments...

PIL Filed In Rajasthan High Court To Change Terminology Like 'Baanjh', 'Parityakt', 'Nirashrit' Used For Women In Different Government Schemes

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Jaipur Bench of Rajasthan High Court seeking directions to the respondent state to change the terminology like 'Baanjh', 'Parityakt', 'Nirashrit' used for the women in different schemes. The present public interest litigation has been filed by Kunal Rawat. The petitioner sought following reliefs from the court: "I. Writ...

Uttarakhand High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging UKSSSC LT Assistant Teacher (Arts) Recruitment Process 2020

The Uttarakhand High Court has dismissed a plea filed in September 2021 challenging the Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission LT Grade Teacher (Arts) Recruitment process 2020.The Order issued by the bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari would essentially mean that the HC's earlier order of stay issued in September 2021 on the recruitment process of LT Arts Assistant teachers...

"Is Humour Banished From Jail? Even Secondary School Will Have More Books" : Bombay High Court On Scanty Book Collection In Prison Library

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday remarked that even a secondary school would have more books than the 2,800 books provided to prison inmates in Taloja Central Prison. The court stressed on the importance of books for reformation of prisoners and suggested that costs imposed by courts could be used for enriching prison libraries. The bench of Justices Sunil Shukre and GA...

Allahabad HC Seeks UP Bar Council's Assistance In Suo Moto Case Regarding Paucity Of Presiding Officers In UP Revenue Courts

The Allahabad High Court has requested the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh to assist the court in the suo moto matter regarding the non-availability or paucity of Presiding Officers in the Revenue courts.The Bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi has requested the members of the Bar Council of U.P. who are residents of Lucknow to assist the Court in the matter on...

NBDSA Expresses "Strong Disapproval" Of Zee News Program Against Shehla Rashid; Directs Removal Of Video Links

The News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has ruled that a show aired by Zee News on November 30, 2020 against JNU scholar Shehla Rashid lacked objectivity, impartiality and had presented only 'one side of the story'. Accordingly, Zee News was directed to remove the video of the impugned broadcast from their website, YouTube and all other links. Shehla Rashid had lodged...

Parliament Passes Bill To Merge Three Municipal Corporations In Delhi

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Delhi Municipal Corporation Amendment Bill, 2022, which seeks to merge three municipal corporations in the national capital. It was passed by the Lok Sabha on March 30.The Bill introduced by Home Minister Amit Shah seeks to amend the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 and unify South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), North Delhi Municipal...