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Deputy Commissioner Not Empowered To Reassess After The Goods Were Cleared For Home Consumption: CESTAT
The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the Deputy Commissioner had the power to reassess the goods under Section 17(5) of the Customs Act, 1962, after the goods had been cleared for home consumption.The two-member bench of Binu Tamta (Judicial Member) and P.V. Subba Rao (Technical Member) has observed that the customs EDI system does...
Defamation Suits To Get Cheaper In Kerala With Budget Proposal To Limit Court Fee
In a significant move, the Kerala State Government in its budget presented on 03-02-2023 proposed to limit the Court fees for filing Suit for compensation for defamation and Suit for compensation for negligent and tortious act to 1% of the claim instead of advalorem court fees. The budget proposal requires an amendment to the Kerala Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act 1959. The...
Recurring Defect In Car; Tamil Nadu State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Directs Refund Of Rs-60,08,000/ The Price Of Audi Q 7
The Tamil Nadu State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Bench comprising Justice R. Subbia, President and Mr. R. Venkatesaperumal , Member has allowed a consumer complaint against the car dealer, service provider, manufacturer for defect in the brake-mechanism of his car. The complainant had prayed to the Commission to direct car manufacturer ‘Audi’ to replace the...
AIBE-XVII| Bar Council Of India Allows Candidates To Carry Downloaded Copies Of Bare Acts With 'Least' Notes
In a significant decision, the Bar Council of India (BCI) has allowed the candidates appearing for All India Bar Examination XVII (AIBE-17) on February 5 to carry downloaded copies of Bare Acts without notes (or with least notes). A notification in this regard issued on Thursday reads thus:"Candidates will also be allowed to carry copies of Bare Acts and downloaded copies of Acts without...
Unitech Case | Supreme Court Directs Rs 13.19 Crore To Be Repaid To 548 FD Holders For Medical Emergencies
In the proceedings concerning investments made homebuyers of the Unitech project, which was abandoned after swindling by the promoters, an Action Taken Report was placed before the Supreme court by Mr N Venkataraman, Additional Solicitor General. The matter was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice MR ShahThe report proposed layout plans for Noida based...
5% GST Payable On Pre-Packaged And Labelled Jaggery: Karnataka AAR
The Karnataka Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has held 5% GST on pre-packaged and labeled jaggery.The two-judge bench of M.P. Ravi Prasad and Kiran Reddy T. found that all types of jaggery, pre-packaged and labeled, are covered by S. No. 91A of Notification No. 1/2017 Central Tax (Rate) dated June 28, 2017.The applicant is a partnership firm and is engaged in the sale of jaggery.The...
Physical Force Used Only To 'Correct' Schoolchild Is Not An Offence: Bombay High Court Acquits Teacher In Corporal Punishment Case
In a corporal punishment case, the Bombay High Court held that use of some physical force by school teacher, with no mala fide intention, only to correct the child does not constitute an offence under Section 324 of the IPC or Section 2(m) of the Goa Children's Act, 2005.Justice Bharat P. Deshpande of the Goa bench, while quashing a schoolteacher’s conviction for hitting two children's...
Courts Should Make Careful Study To Ascertain Similarities When Comparing Disputed Handwritings, Signatures With Admitted Documents: Kerala HC
Court finds that the evidence that the person who gives opinion as to the handwriting of another is working with the latter in the same office alone would not be sufficient to admit the opinion in evidence
GST ITC Available On Trading Of Meat Products, Packed Cold Cuts Spices, Masala Powder: Karnataka AAR
The Karnataka Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that the GST Input Tax Credit (ITC) is available for the trading of meat products, packed cold cuts, spices, and masala powder.The two-member bench of M.P. Ravi Prasad and Kiran Reddy T. has observed that input tax credit has to be availed of in terms of sections 16 and 17 of the CGST Act 2017 read with Rule 42 of the CGST Rules...
Delhi Mayor Polls | AAP Leader Withdraws Plea In Supreme Court As MCD Mayor Polls Set To Take Place On Feb 6
The petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party's mayor candidate Dr Shelly Oberoi before the Supreme Court of India demanding timely conduct of Delhi mayoral elections has been withdrawn on the ground that the elections are going to take place on coming Monday (6th February 2023). The matter was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha. At the very outset,...
'50 Years Of Basic Structure Doctrine' : Senior Advocate Arvind Datar To Deliver Justice P. D. Desai Memorial Lecture Tomorrow (Feb 4)
Senior Advocate Arvind Datar will deliver the 19th Justice P. D. Desai Memorial Lecture organized by Trustees of Praleen Public Charitable Trust on February 4 At 5.30 PMTopic: “Fifty Years of Basic Structure- Judicial Overreach or Constitutional Necessity”Details of Programme:To Attend Lecture, click hereMeeting ID: 894 0622 3059 Passcode: 04022023 For more information, click...
CJI DY Chandrachud Inaugurates ‘Virtual High Courts’ In Odisha's 10 Districts
Chief Justice of India Dr. Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud on Friday virtually inaugurated ‘Virtual High Courts’ in 10 districts of Odisha. The event was attended by Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar and other Judges of the High Court. With this inauguration, Odisha became the first State in the country to have Virtual High Courts in districts. The...