Gujarat High Court Directs State To Consider Regularization Of Contractual Employees Working In Coastal Security Since 11 Yrs

The Gujarat High Court has recently directed the State authorities to consider regularizing the services of Petitioner-employees, working on contractual basis on interceptor boats for coastal security in the State's Home Department since over 11 years.The Bench comprising Justice Biren Vaishnav noted that the Petitioners had been recruited, albeit, on a contractual basis, after...

'Intermediary Not Liable For Actions Of Vendors': Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against 'Snapdeal' For Sale Of Drugs Without License

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a criminal case registered under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act against Snapdeal Private Limited and its directors Kunal Bahl and Rohit Kumar Bansal for allegedly allowing sale of drug - Suhagra tablets, on its online portal without possessing a valid license. Justice MG Uma said, "Intermediary as defined under Section 2(w) of IT Act...

'Sympathetic View Required When Such Great Loss Of Body Part': Allahabad High Court Enhances Motor Accident Compensation To Child Who Lost One Kidney

The Allahabad High Court recently enhanced the compensation granted by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to a minor (as he then was), who lost one kidney and suffered liver damage on being hit by a motorcycle while driving a moped.Justice Ajai Tyagi said,"The learned tribunal has not taken sympathetic view which is required by tribunal in such matters when the child has suffered such a...

Breaking: Sessions Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Union Minister Naranyan Rane, Son Nitesh In Disha Salian Death Case

A Sessions court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to Union Minister Narayan Rane and his BJP MLA son Nitesh Rane in an FIR over allegedly spreading false information about late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's former manager Disha Salian's death. The alleged remarks were made by Rane during a press conference on February 19, in which Nitesh was also present. The Malvani police booked...

No Suppression Of Fact By Adani Enterprise, Extended Period Of Service Tax Demand Not Invokable, says CESTAT

The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), consisting of Ramesh Nair (Judicial Member) and Raju (Technical Member), has ruled that the extended period of limitation was not invokable as there was no suppression or willful misstatement on the part of the Adani Enterprise.The appellant/assessee is in the business of providing various...

Allahabad HC Seeks State Food Safety Commissioner's Personal Affidavit In PIL Seeking Constructive Disposal Of 'Used Cooking Oil'

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has directed the Commissioner, Food Safety & Drug Administration (State of UP) to file his personal affidavit in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea praying for setting up a State level Monitoring Committee for formulating a Standard Operating Procedure for collection and utilization of Used Cooking Oil (UCO).It may be noted that Used Cooking...

Delhi High Court Grants Ex-Parte Injunction In Favour Of 'ADOBE' In Trademark Infringement Suit

The Delhi High Court has granted ex-parte injunction in favour of ADOBE in a trademark infringement suit against one Namase Patel, who had registered the domain names www.addobe.com and www.adobee.com in respect of computer software and other IT related services. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant concerned had registered the Infringing Domains thereby engaging in completely illegal...

Rusk Is Different From Bread, VAT Exemption Available To Bread Can't Be Extended To Rusk: Meghalaya High Court

The Meghalaya High Court bench consisting of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice W. Diengdoh has ruled that rusk is not bread and the Value Added Tax (VAT) exemption available to bread in the state of Meghalaya must be extended to rusk.The petitioner/assessee is in the business of manufacturing a product that is generically known as rusk. Rusk is a form of toasted bread that,...

Armed Forces Tribunal Act Excludes Administrative Supervision Of High Court But Not Judicial Superintendence & Jurisdiction U/A 226: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that while the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 excludes the administrative supervision of the High Court under Article 227(4) of the Constitution but, it does not exclude the judicial superintendence and jurisdiction under Article 226. A division bench comprising of Justice Manmohan and Justice Navin Chawla was dealing with a bunch of pleas raising the issue as...

Ukraine-Returned Indian Medical Students Have Lost Their Seats: Delhi High Court While Allowing Medical College's Plea To Increase Seats

The Delhi High Court has directed increase in the number of seats in various post graduate and under graduate courses in a medical educational institute being run and managed by Santosh Trust, formerly known as the Maharaji Educational Trust in the city. Taking note of the recent conflict between Ukraine and Russia, Justice Rekha Palli said that several thousand rescued Indian medical...

Cooking Cream Attracts 18% GST: AAAR

The Haryana Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR) bench consisting of Amit Kumar Aggarwal and Anil Kumar Jain has ruled that 18% Goods and Service Tax (GST) is payable on the cooking cream.The appellant is in the business of distributing various dairy and non-dairy products. The goods, namely "Cooking Cream", sold by the appellant under the name 'Cooking Delite", are...

Flight Testing Services Provided To Hindustan Aeronautics Not Taxable As Fees For Technical Services: Bangalore ITAT

The ITAT Bangalore Bench, consisting of members George George K (Judicial Member) and Padmavathy S (Accountant Member), has ruled that flight testing services provided to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited cannot be taxed as fees for technical services and therefore no TDS is required to be collected on it. The Assessee Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a public sector undertaking of...