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'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...
DMRC Assures Delhi High Court To Deposit ₹600 Crores For DAMEPL In Escrow Account Within Two Days
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Monday assured the Delhi High Court that it shall deposit an amount of Rs. 600 Crores in the escrow account of Reliance Infrastructure-promoted Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd (DAMEPL) within a period of two days. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait was hearing DAMEPL's plea against DMRC, seeking enforcement of the arbitration award dated May 11,...
Wife Who Has Challenged Divorce Decree & Hasn't Accepted Permanent Alimony U/S 25 Hindu Marriage Act Can Seek Maintenance U/S 125 CrPC: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court recently allowed the claim for maintenance of a wife under Section 125 of CrPC, despite the grant of divorce decree by the Family Court, while noting that an appeal against the said decree was pending before the Court and the same had not attained finality.Justice Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi discarded the husband's plea that a divorced wife cannot claim maintenance...
Withdraw Ban On Unvaccinated Using Local Train : Bombay High Court Tells Maharashtra Govt
The Bombay High Court suggested the Maharashtra Government withdraw an August 2021 circular, and allow unvaccinated persons to travel by the local train considering the Covid-19 situation had considerably improved.It directed the State to inform the court by tomorrow if it is willing to withdraw the circular and observed that prima facie due process was not followed before passing the...