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‘Sorry State Of Affairs’: High Court Pulls Up Delhi Govt For 'Avoiding' Responsibility To Pay For Construction Work Of Sardar Patel COVID Facility
Calling it a "very sorry state of affairs", the Delhi High Court has pulled up the national capital government for “trying to avoid its responsibility” of making payments for the construction work of the 10,000-bed Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre.Justice Gaurang Kanth observed that even after two years of successful completion of the construction work, the entity’s case for issuance of...
Krishna Janmabhoomi Case: On Idgah Committee's Plea, Mathura Court Stays Its Order Directing Amin To Survey Disputed Site
A Court in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district today stayed its March 29 order directing the Civil Court Amin (also known as court officers) to visit and survey the Sri Krishna Janmasthan-Shahi Idgah dispute case and submit an aakhya report (along with maps) before the Court on April 17. The order was passed by Civil Judge (Senior Div.) Mathura. Neeraj Gond on the application on a plea filed...
Karnataka Bitcoin Scam: High Court Directs ED To Complete Investigation Against Accused Sirkrishna's Brother In 6 Weeks, Review LOC
The Karnataka High Court has directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to consider the representations made by Sudarshan Ramesh, brother of bitcoin scam accused Sirkrishna, seeking to recall the Look Out Circular issued against him, thereby not allowing him to leave India. The representation is to be considered after completing the investigation in the money laundering case against Sudarshan,...
Liquor Policy Case: Manish Sisodia Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Bail In CBI Case, Hearing Tomorrow
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has moved the Delhi High Court seeking bail in the case alleging corruption in implementation of excise policy for the year 2021-22 registered by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The matter will be heard tomorrow by Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma. Sisodia was denied bail by Rouse Avenue Courts on March 31. He...
Mass Religious Conversion 'Racket' Case| Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Islamic Scholar Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui
The Allahabad High Court today granted bail to Islamic scholar Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui who was arrested in September 2021 by the Anti-Terrorist Squad of Uttar Pradesh Police on the charges of running a mass religious conversion racket in the State and converting the religion of over 1000 people across the state. The bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Saroj Yadav passed this...
Breast Pump Is Not A Medical Device, Classifiable Under CTH 39269090: CESTAT
The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that breast pumps have nothing to do with any medical or surgical procedures and are not used by any medical practitioner.The two-member bench of Binu Tamta (Judicial Member) and P V Subba Rao (Technical Member) has observed that the manual breast pumps are classifiable under CTH...
Krishna Janmabhumi Case: Allahabad HC Gives Last Chance To Respondents To File Reply In Plea Seeking Transfer Of Pending Suits
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted a last chance to the respondents to file their replies in a plea filed before the HC seeking the transfer of suits pending before the Mathura Court praying for various reliefs pertaining to the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Mosque dispute.The Bench of Justice Arvind Kumar Mishra-I passed this order today weeks after it entertained and agreed...
Supply Of Prepackaged And Labelled Rice Upto 25 Kgs, To The Factory Of Exporter Attracts 5% GST: Haryana AAR
The Haryana Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that 5% GST is applicable on supplies of prepackaged and labeled rice up to 25 kg to the factory of the exporter.The two-member bench of Sunder Lal and Kumud Singh has observed that the legislature's intention is that the supply of rice in packets of up to 25 kg, which are duly pre-packaged and labelled as per the Legal Metrology Act,...
GYANVAPI| 'Lethargic Attitude': Allahabad HC Raps ASI DG For Failure To File Reply On Safe Evaluation Of 'Shiva Linga' Age
The Allahabad High Court today rapped Archaeological Survey of India's Director General V. Vidyavathi for her failure to file a reply giving an opinion as to whether a safe evaluation of the age of the 'Shiva Linga', purportedly found inside the Gyanvapi Mosque complex, can be done.Calling her attitude as 'LETHARGIC', the bench of Justice Arvind Kumar Mishra-I observed that her inaction...
Ram Navami Violence| 'Pre-Planned' Attacks Could Have Been Averted If State Police Intelligence Had Been More Vigilant: Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court on Monday observed that pre-planned attacks during the Ram Navami Celebrations in the Shivpur area of the state could have been averted if the Police intelligence wing had been more little more vigilant.With this, a bench of Acting Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya directed that the intelligence wing of the State police be strengthened and...
Services Provided By EY India To Overseas EY Entities Not “Intermediary Services”: Delhi High Court Directs IGST Refund To EY India
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the services provided by M/s Ernst and Young Limited (India), the Indian Branch Office of UK based company, M/s Ernst & Young Limited (E&Y Ltd), to overseas EY Entities, is not an “intermediary service”. The Court thus set aside the orders passed by the GST Authorities where it had rejected Ernst and Young’s application seeking refund...
Plea Filed In NGT, For Protection Of UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Kaas Plateau’
Recently, an environmental activist has filed an application for the restitution and restoration of the environment and ecology of 'Kaas Plateau' in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) (West Zone) under Section 15 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 (NGT Act), read with Sections 18 and 20 of the NGT Act.The application raises concerns about illegal construction near the plateau, which...