Order 22 Rule 8 CPC| Delay By Liquidator To Implead Himself In Proceedings A Mere Technical Requirement, Not A Ground For Abatement Of Suit: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court recently had the opportunity to expound on the principles pertaining to abatement of a suit under Order 22 Rule 8 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) involving a corporate entity that had been declared as insolvent by the National Company Law Tribunal.Justice Shekhar B. Saraf was adjudicating upon an application seeking dismissal of the instant suit on the...

Failure To Reply To Demand Notice U/S 8(1) Within 10 Days Does Not Preclude The Corporate Debtor From Raising The Existence Of A Dispute In A S. 9 Application: NCLAT, New Delhi

The NCLAT, Principal Bench comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan, Chairperson and Dr. Alok Srivastava, Technical Member, in the case of M/s. Brand Realty Services Ltd. v. M/s. Sir John Bakeries India Pvt. Ltd. held that the mere fact that the corporate debtor did not reply to the demand notice by the Operational Creditor u/s 8(1) within 10 days or that the corporate debtor did not file...

18% GST Payable On Pizza Topping As Pizza Topping Is Not Pizza: AAAR

The Haryana Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR) bench consisting of Amit Kumar Aggarwal and Anil Kumar Jain held that 18% Goods and Service Tax (GST) is payable on pizza topping as pizza topping is not pizza.The appellant is in the business of distributing various dairy and non-dairy products and is registered with the jurisdictional GST authorities. The product...

Breaking | Nawab Malik Arrest: Bombay High Court Denies Interim Relief, Judicial Custody To Continue

The Bombay High Court refused to direct the release of Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik in a money laundering case over his "involvement in terror funding" based on a 1999- 2005 land deal concerning Dawood Ibrahim's sister. A division bench of Justices PB Varale and SM Modak passed the order on Malik's habeas corpus petition seeking interim reliefs of "immediate...

He Had Labour Pain?: Madhya Pradesh HC Orders Action Against Man Who Produced Fake Medical Documents Seeking Reinstatement In Service

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently requested its Registrar General to file a complaint case against the Petitioner for making false statements and producing fake medical documents before the Court. Justice Atul Sreedharan was dealing with a writ petition, wherein the Petitioner was challenging the order passed by his employers, whereby his representation to condone his absence for...

[Dharam Sansad] Jitendra Tyagi's 'Hate' Speech Intended To Wage War, Abused Prophet Muhammad: UK HC Denies Bail

While denying bail to Jitendra Tyagi Aka Wasim Rizvi in the Haridwar Dharam Sansad Case, the Uttarakhand High Court recently observed that Tyagi's speech amounted to hate speech that intended to wage war, promoted enmity, and was also derogatory towards Prophet Muhammad. Stressing that Hate Speech has far-reaching consequences, the bench of Justice Ravindra Maithani, refrained...

SC Self-Immolation: Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Former IPS Officer Amitabh Thakur In Abetment Of Suicide Case

The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted bail Former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur in the abetment to suicide case, in which a woman and her friend had set themselves on fire outside the Supreme Court and succumbed to burn injuries. "Admittedly, the charge sheet is already filed and there is no averment in the counter affidavit for tampering any evidence," the bench of Justice Rajeev...

'Girls Are Married At 12-13 Years, Bear Children At 15-16' : Bombay High Court Seeks Data On Child Marriages In Maharashtra

The Bombay High Court asked the Maharashtra Government to submit a report on the number of child marriages in the State as it may be a contributing factor to the deaths of women and children in the tribal belt of Melghat. A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice MS Karnik was hearing a bunch of PILs regarding the death of women and children, especially due to malnutrition...

Show Cause Notice Without Containing Allegations Of Violations, Amounts To Violation Of Principles Of Natural Justice: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court bench consisting of Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice Deepak Roshan has quashed the show cause notice issued under Goods and Service Tax (GST) for not containing the allegations of violation, amounting to a violation of principles of natural justice.The petitioner/assessee challenged the impugned show cause notice issued by the...

Reply Of The Taxpayer Not Considered: Bombay High Court Quashes Income Tax Faceless Assessment

The Bombay High Court bench, consisting of Justice A.S. Chandurkar and Justice Pushpa V. Ganediwala, has quashed the income tax faceless assessment as the reply of the taxpayer was not considered by the department/respondent.The income tax department has launched the Faceless Facility for income tax appeals. Under the facility, all the cases will be completed in a faceless way in a...

LTCG On Penny Stock Transaction Cannot Be Denied Exemption In Absence Of Incriminating Material: ITAT Mumbai

The Mumbai Bench of ITAT, consisting of members Rahul Chaudhary (Judicial Member) and Shamim Yahya (Accountant Member), has ruled that long term capital gains arising from a penny stock transaction cannot be denied exemption under the Income Tax Act, 1961 on the ground that the said transaction is bogus and pre-arranged in the absence of any incriminating material. The Assessee,...

Senior Advocate Anmol Rattan Sidhu To Be The New Advocate General For Punjab

Senior Advocate Anmol Ratan Singh Sidhu has been appointed as Punjab's new Advocate General. The post fell vacant after senior advocate Deepinder Singh Patwalia resigned from his post, in view of an apparent change in the State Government.The name of Sr. Advocate Sidhu, who has been Punjab And Haryana High Court bar association president at least 5 times, was cleared by Punjab...