No Retrospective Effect Of Notification Imposing Custom Duty On Grant Of Conversion Of Vessels From 'Foreign Going' To 'Coastal Run': Orissa High Court Allows Customs Duty Exemption

The Orissa High Court has allowed the Customs Duty Exemption and held that Notification imposing Custom Duty on grant of conversion of vessels from 'Foreign Going' to 'Coastal Run' is not applicable retrospectively. The division bench headed by Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice B.P. Routray has observed that exemption notification dated 17th March, 2012 is only prospective...

Customs Department Files Review Petition Against Supreme Court's Judgment In Canon India

The Customs Department has filedReview Petition against a 2021 Supreme Court Judgment in Canon India Private Ltd. versus Commissioner of Customs, which had held that officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence do not have powers under the Customs Act ,1962. The Review Petition against the judgment in Canon India was listed before a Supreme Court Bench consisting of Chief Justice...

Unitech Case: Supreme Court Refuses To Modify Its Order Directing Priadarshni Foundations To Reconvey Land To Unitech

Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to modify its last year's order directing Priadarshni Foundations Pvt Ltd to reconvey the lands ad-measuring 30.71 acres to Unitech Ltd, presently managed by a Board of Directors constituted by the Government of India.A bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice MR Shah has granted three weeks time to the Foundation to comply with its...

SC Calls Upon Registrar Of HP High Court To Indicate The Reasons As To Why Trial Court Records Have Not Been Sent To The Top Court's Registry

While hearing a criminal appeal wherein the accused is undergoing sentence, the Supreme Court recently called upon the Registrar of Himachal Pradesh High Court to indicate the reasons as to why Trial Court records have not been sent to the Top Court's Registry. The bench of Justices UU Lalit, SR Bhat and PS Narasimha issued the directions after taking into consideration the fact that...

Poverty No Justification For Husband To Perpetrate Torture Upon Wife: Calcutta High Court Upholds Conviction For Abetment Of Suicide

The Calcutta High Court has recently observed that poverty even if acute cannot be a justification for a husband to perpetrate torture upon his wife thus compelling her to commit suicide. A Bench comprising Justice Bivas Pattanayak and Justice Joymalya Bagchi upheld the conviction of the husband for abetment of suicide by observing that the deceased wife named Bimali had been subjected to...

Education And Training In Physical, Mental, Spiritual Practices Of Yoga Attracts 18% GST: AAR

The Rajasthan Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that 18% of Goods and Service Tax (GST) is payable on education and training in physical, mental, spiritual practices of Yoga.The applicant has been offering various courses of Yoga such as Fitness Yoga, Immunity Boost Yoga, Pregnancy Yoga, Nidra Yoga, Stress Management Yoga, Meditation, and other such courses for improving mental...

Mere Wrong Decision Without Anything More Not Enough To Attract Jurisdiction Under Article 227: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that a mere wrong decision without anything more is not enough to attract the supervisory jurisdiction of High Court under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. "…it may be noted that the power under Article 227 of the Constitution of India being one of judicial superintendence cannot be exercised to upset conclusions, howsoever erroneous they may...

Transgender Persons Self-Identifying As Females Can't Be Clubbed Under Women Quota, Should Be Given Special Reservation : Madras High Court

The Court also held that there can't be inter-se discrimination among transgender persons identifying themselves as "males" and "females".

Act Against Govt Teachers Taking Private Tuitions & Other Businesses : Madras High Court

Slamming those government teachers who take private tuition classes for remuneration and do other businesses, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has issued a slew of directions to prevent government school teachers from flouting the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016 and Service Rules."The teaching community is concentrating to satisfy their self-needs,...

Summons Proceedings Can't Be Through CCTV: Delhi High Court Refuses To Quash Summons In GST Fraud Case

The Delhi High Court has refused to quash the summons against a person accused of creating numerous fake firms and availing Input Tax Credit (ITC) fraudulently. The court observed that there should be reasonable apprehension of coercion by the GST Department for 'summons proceedings' to be conducted through CCTV Cameras.The single bench of Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar has refused to quash...

Full Disclosure Of Food Article Being Veg Or Non-Veg Is Fundamental; Rights U/Art. 21, 25 Impacted By What Is Offered On A Platter: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday observed that since the right of a person under Article 21 and 25 of the Constitution of India is impacted by what is offered on a platter, it is fundamental that a full and complete disclosure of a food article being vegetarian or non-vegetarian is made a part of consumer awareness. A Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma was dealing...

Kendriya Vidyalayas : Parents Approach High Courts Against 6 Years Minimum Age For Admission

A writ petition has been filed before the Bombay High Court challenging the admission criteria in Kendriya Vidyalayas to the extent that it lays down minimum 6 years of age for admission of a child in Class I. The petitioner is a 5 year old student who has approached the Court through her father Mr Vishnu PS Langawat.A similar petition has also been filed before the Delhi High Court by an...