Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover; Delhi HC Says Look At Its Functional Characteristics To Ascertain GST Liability

The Delhi High Court has clarified that a book has to be judged by its functional characteristics to see if it is a 'work book' that test child's knowledge, in which case it will be fully exempt from GST, or is it merely an 'exercise book' containing lines to facilitate writing or manual copying of a text, in which case it will be subject to GST. A Bench of Justice S Muralidhar...

High Courts Weekly Round Up

Bombay High Court heard a petition filed by a 56-year-old lawyer accused under Sections 376(2)(i)(n), 323 and 496 of Indian Penal Code 1860 and Sections 6 and 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012, and Sections 9, 10 and 11 of Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 for quashing of FIR u/Section 482 of IPC. A division bench of Justice Ranjit More and...

Report On Zero Pendency Project of Delhi High Court Released

The Delhi High Court has released the report on its pilot project titled "Zero Pendency Courts", finding, among other things, that the Capital needs 43 more judges above the current strength of 143 to clear all the pending cases in one year.Here is the ideal judge strength data provided by the report:CategoryIdeal judge strength to clear all the pending cases in one yearNumber of...

Once There is Damage To The 'Air Quality' Adversely Affecting The Health Of The Inhabitants, No Polluter Can Escape Liability : NGT [Read Order]

GreenPeace noted in its report Airpocalypse: Assessment of Air Pollution in Indian Cities that deadly air pollution is not a problem restricted to Delhi-NCR (National Capital Region) or even to India's metros. It is a national problem that is killing 1.2 million Indians every year and costing the economy an estimated 3% of GDP. If the country's development is important, fighting...

Larger Bench of NCDRC To Examine Whether Student Of An Institution Is A 'Consumer' Or Not

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has referred the question whether a "student" of an educational institution is a "consumer" (as defined in the Consumer Protection Act of 1986) or not to its larger bench of three members for examination. Bench of R.K.Agrawal and M.Shreesha in a hearing of the matter (Manu Solanki & Others v. Vinayaka Mission University) before them...

It's Dust Everywhere, Says Law Student In His Letter To DPCC As Road In DU Remains Dug Up For Months

Last year, the Delhi govt had decided to impose a fine on the road digging agency if it digs up the road for public work but fails to repair it within 15 days and register a case in case of default.

The 'Acid' Undoubtedly A 'Corrosive' Substance Within The Meaning Of S.326 IPC: SC [Read Judgment]

"It needs hardly any emphasis that the act of causing grievous hurt by use of acid, by its very nature, is a gruesome and horrendous one, which, apart from causing severe bodily pain, leaves the scars and untold permanent miseries for the victim," noted Supreme Court while passing judgment in Omanakuttan v. The State of Kerala. With acid attack cases seeing a phenomenal increase in country...

Application In SC Seeks Contempt Against Amit Shah For His Statement On NRC, Citizenship Amendment Bill [Read Petition]

An application was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday praying for initiation of suo motu contempt proceedings against BJP party president Amit Shah over his statement made during election campaigning to the effect that the Citizenship Amendment Bill will come first and then the National Register of Citizens (NRC). The Assam Andolan Sangrami Manch, through its convenor Pranab Goswami,...

Contract [Niyojit] Teachers Are Not Entitled To Salary At Par With Regular Permanent Teachers: SC Sets Aside Patna HC Judgment [Read Judgment]

However, SC suggested that the State may consider raising the scales of Niyojit Teachers at least to the level suggested by the Committee

SC Issues Notice On Plea For Regulation Of Internet Streaming Platforms Such As Netflix, Hotstar Etc

The Supreme Court today issued notice in a petition seeking framing of guidelines by the government to regulate the functioning of online media streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar etc. The petition was filed by NGO Justice For Rights Foundation against the February 19 judgment of the Delhi High Court which had dismissed the plea.The NGO claimed that online...

SC Declines To Interfere With Suspension Of Dr Kafeel Khan[Read Order]

The bench of Justices S K Kaul and Indira Banerjee also observed that subsistence allowance as per law should be paid to him.

Law Students Slam BCI Chairman's Jibes At The Woman Who Alleged Sexual Harassment By CJI [Read Letter]

Slamming the Bar Council of India Chairman's statement questioning the motives of the woman who had levelled sexual harassment allegations against the CJI and endorsing the clean chit given to CJI by the in-house panel, the Maharastra Students Law Association(MASLA) has written to him."You choose to protect this male-centric edifice by not questioning it, when questions need to be asked,...