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Distillery Wet/Dry Grain Soluble Sold As Cattle Feed Attracts 5% GST: AAR
The Telangana Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) consisting of Raghu Kiran (Central Tax) and S.V. Kasi Visweswara Rao (State Tax) has ruled that 5% Goods and Service Tax (GST) is payable on distillery wet/dry grain soluble which is sold as cattle feed. The applicant is in the business of manufacturing alcohol. In the process of manufacturing alcohol, the applicant produces certain...
'Stipulated Time Mandatory & Sacrosanct': Kerala High Court Discharges Alleged Maoist Leader Of UAPA Charges Citing Delay In State Sanction
The Kerala High Court on Thursday discharged alleged Maoist leader Roopesh of charges under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and sedition under Section 124A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code on the ground of irregularities in the order granting sanction for prosecution.A Division Bench of Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice C. Jayachandran noted that the word 'shall' in the Act and...
Kerala High Court Extends Validity Of All Interim Orders Till March 25
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday extended the validity of all interim orders passed by the High Court and all courts and tribunals falling under the supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court till March 25 considering the difficulties lawyers may have to face if the stay on orders is vacated immediately.As such, a full bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar, Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and...
Can't Make Political Parties Liable For Failure To Fulfil Promises Made In Election Manifesto: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that there is no penal provision under any statute to bring the political parties within the clutches of enforcement authorities, in case, they fail to fulfill their promises as made in the election manifesto.The Bench of Justice Dinesh Pathak further clarified that a political party as a whole can't be made liable under the Representation of Peoples...
Class 1 Admissions - Last Date For Application Extended Till April 11 : Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Tells Delhi HC
The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan has told the Delhi High Court that the last date for submitting the online application for admission to class I in Kendriya Vidyalayas for the upcoming academic year will be extended from March 21 to April 11, 2022.Taking note of the aforesaid stand, Justice Rekha Palli deferred passing any interim order in the plea challenging the admission criteria of...
Punjab And Haryana High Court Reserves Judgment On Pleas Challenging Haryana's 75% Job Quota For Locals Law
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today reserved its judgment on a bunch of pleas challenging the Haryana law (The Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act 2020) which provides 75% reservation for local people in the private sector jobs having a monthly salary of less than Rs 30,000.The bench of Justice Augustine George Masih and Justice Sandeep Moudgil today concluded hearing on...
WCC Case : Kerala High Court Urges AMMA, FEFKA & Other Film Bodies To Form Joint Committee To Redress Grievances Of Women Artists & Employees
The Kerala High Court has made an appeal to the various organisations of the Malayalam film industry to form a joint committee to redress the grievances of women artists and employees regarding sexual harassment at workplace.A division bench comprising Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly made the observation while deciding a PIL filed by Women in Cinema Collective (WCC) -...
Caste Scrutiny Committee Cannot Review Its Own Decision Except In Cases Of Fraud Or Misrepresentation – Bombay High Court
Holding that a Caste Scrutiny Committee can review its own decision only in exceptional cases when there is any playing of fraud or suppression of material facts or misrepresentation of facts, the Bombay High Court set aside a show cause notice by the Committee seeking to review it earlier orders. A division bench of Justices Sunil Shukre and GA Sanap, in an order passed last week,...
Kerala HC Asks Centre To Expeditiously Consider State's Plea To Include 3 Medical Colleges As Centres Of Excellence For Treatment Of Rare Diseases
The Kerala High Court recently directed the Centre to expeditiously take an appropriate decision on the State government's request to include three State-run medical colleges as centres of excellence for treatment of rare diseases.A Division Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly also pursuaded the Centre to take a favourable stand on the State's request as it would go...
Maintenance Has To Be Awarded From Date Of Application Not From The Date Of Order: Allahabad High Court
Referring to the Apex Court's ruling in the case of Rajnesh v. Neha and another, (2021) 2 SCC 324, the Allahabad High Court has observed that the maintenance has to be awarded from the date of application and not from the date of the order.The Bench of Justice Samit Gopal observed thus as it opined that the order of the revisional court in granting maintenance to a lady and her minor...
Writ To Compel Police To Conduct Investigation Can Be Denied For Not Exhausting Alternative & Efficacious Remedy Under CrPC: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that a writ to compel police to conduct an investigation can be denied for not exhausting the alternative and efficacious remedy available under the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Justice Chadra Dhari Singh however added that such writ may be denied unless the exceptions enumerated in the decision of Apex Court in Radha Krishan Industries v....
Kerala High Court Refuses To Stay Investigation Against Dileep In His Plea To Quash FIR In Murder Conspiracy Case
The Kerala High Court on Thursday refused to stay the investigation initiated against actor Dileep by the Crime Branch for conspiring to murder the investigation officials in the 2017 actor rape case, in which Dileep is facing trial as the chief conspirator.The developments ensued in the plea moved by the actor seeking to quash the FIR filed by the Crime Branch of Kerala Police against him...