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Contempt Of Court | Seeking Legal Redressal Cannot Tantamount To Interference Or Obstruction To Course Of Justice: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that seeking legal redressal cannot tantamount to interference or obstruction to the course of justice in relation to contempt of Court. Justice Asha Menon was dealing with a suit seeking a decree of permanent injunction restraining the defendants from writing, circulating, speaking, publishing or making any demeaning remark or material against it or engaging...
Commercial Court Has Jurisdiction Over Suit Property Used For Trade/ Commerce: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently transferred a suit from a Civil Court to the Commercial Court as the subject property in the suit was exclusively used for trade or commerce by a partnership firm, before its dissolution. Brief facts of the case The application was filed by the petitioner under Section 24 of Code of Civil Procedure to withdraw the suit from Senior Civil...
COVID 19: High Court Asks Delhi Govt To Publish Standards Of Blood Sample Collection In Consultation With ICMR
The Delhi High Court has recently asked the Delhi Government to publish requisite standards as to the collection of blood sample for conducting COVID 19 related tests in consultation with Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) within a week. Justice Najmi Waziri also said that the ICMR will highlight on it's website as to how much blood sample is permitted to be collected for conducting...
'Mother Asked Me To Sign Documents': Sameer Wankhede Challenges Cancellation Of Bar Licence And FIR In Bombay High Court
Former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede has filed two petitions in the Bombay High Court challenging the action by Thane Collector and police for allegedly obtaining a liquor licence for his hotel through fraud and misrepresentation of personal details in 1997. The petitions allege action "pursuant to directions and political pressure stemming from...
Liquidated Damages Recovered For Delay In Completion Of Project Attracts 18% GST, Rules Telegana AAR
The Telangana Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), consisting of members B. Raghu Kiran and S.V. Kasi Visweswara Rao, ruled that liquidated damages recovered by Applicant for delay in commissioning under an agreement constitutes "supply" under the Goods and Service Tax (GST) law, attracting a levy of 9% GST under the Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST) and State Goods and Service Tax...
AOP Running Educational Institution Eligible For Exemption Under Section 10 (23C) (VI) Of The Income Tax Act, Rules ITAT
The ITAT Bench of Mumbai, consisting of members Kuldip Singh (Judicial Member) and Prashant Maharishi (Accountant Member), ruled that an unregistered Association of Persons (AOP), formed by an agreement merging two charitable Trusts, is eligible for exemption under section 10 (23C) (vi) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Assessee, an educational institution, formed as an AOP, filed...
'More Dignified And Inclusive': Madras HC Gives Preference To Community's Tamil LGBTQIA+ Glossary Over State Govt's; Lauds State Govt's Efforts
In a significant development, the Madras High Court on Monday published in its order a Tamil glossary of LGBTQIA+ terms prepared by queer communities and individuals and further underscored that the Court preferred this list of terms compared to the one presented by the Tamil Nadu government. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh had earlier accepted the standardised guidelines/ prospective...
Kerala Police Notice To Senior Advocate B Raman Pillai Evokes Protest By Lawyers
The Executive Committee of the Kerala High Court Advocates' Association has decided to organise a protest meeting tomorrow at 1:10 PM against the notice issued by the Crime Branch to Senior Advocate B. Raman Pillai. The meeting will be held at the portico of the Kerala High Court on Tuesday. This comes after the Crime Branch issued a notice under Section 160 CrPC (requiring attendance...
Calcutta HC Reserves Judgment In BJP's Plea Alleging Large Scale Violence During WB Municipal Polls
The Calcutta High Court on Monday reserved judgment in Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)'s petition alleging that large scale violence and rigging of votes took place during the recently conducted municipal elections in West Bengal. The petition also sought for deployment of central forces for the remaining 108 municipalities which is scheduled to take place on February 27.Elections to four...
UAPA- Delhi Court Remands Khurram Parvez & Two Others To NIA Custody Till February 25 In Alleged Terror Funding Case
A Delhi Court on Monday remanded human rights activist Khurram Parvez and two others namely Muneer Ahmad Kataria and Arshid Ahmad Tonch to NIA custody till February 25 in connection with an alleged terror funding case. Special NIA Judge Parveen Singh was dealing with an application filed by National Investigation Agency (NIA) seeking 7 days police custody of the accused persons. "I am of...
TDS Collection U/S 194N Income Tax Act Sub Judice: Kerala High Court Stays Demand Notice Issued To State Co-operative Bank
The Kerala High Court on Friday stayed the demand notice issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax asking the State Co-operative Bank to pay the outstanding amount for the financial year 2019-20 in a plea moved by the said Bank.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas issued the interim order considering that the matter relating to the collection of Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) on interests by...