Delhi HC Tells DU, Law Faculty To Admit 301 More Students To LLB Course [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi University to admit 301 students over and above the 2310 students to its three-year LLB course without the cutoff date of August 31 coming in the way in any manner.“The respondent nos.3 and 4 (DU and Faculty of Law) are directed to ensure that 2,310 candidates are admitted to the LLB course and the supernumerary candidates (301) would be admitted...

NHRC Takes Serious Note of Piercing of Cheeks of Children With Steel Rods For Speedy Recovery of the Jayalalithaa Before Her Death

The National Human Rights Commission has asked the Additional Commissioner of Police, Law and Order, North Chennai, Tamil Nadu to register a case under sections 326/341/34/120B IPC and 23 of Juvenile Justice Act against those who forced about 20 children to pierce their cheeks with two meter steel rods as part of a ritual for speedy recovery of the then ailing Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Ms....

All Services Provided By Advocates Subject To Reverse Charge Mechanism: Centre Clarifies [Read Corrigendum]

The Centre, through a corrigendum, has clarified that all legal services rendered by Advocates are taxable under the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) law under reverse charge basis. Earlier, it was only representational services that were subject to the RCM method.The corrigendum states that the tax shall be paid on reverse charge basis for the “services provided by an individual...

FinMin Arun Jaitley Highlights I-T Dept’s Initiatives For Efficiency, Transparency & Fairness

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the Income Tax department has taken various initiatives in the past 2-3 years in order to bring about efficiency, transparency and fairness in tax administration.Addressing the second meeting of the consultative committee attached to the Ministry of Finance on the subject of ‘Initiatives of I-T Department’ in New Delhi on Friday, the...

The Statute Of Limitation Puts The Sword Of Damocles To Rest: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court recently made interesting observations on the Statute of limitation, while refusing to hear an Appeal which was filed after a delay of 504 days.The Court noted that the application for condonation of delay did not disclose any ground for the delay and opined that it was prepared without any application of mind.The Bench comprising Justice G.S. Sistani and Justice...

Acting On SC Communiqué, Delhi HC Seeks Data On Undated Cases [Read Communiqué]

With the Supreme Court expressing concern over large number of “undated cases”, Delhi High Court Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal has directed all judicial officers of the district courts to send data on undated cases pending in each district and update the same once every two weeks.Undated cases are those in which the court has not assigned any next date of hearing.Justice Mittal...

Deadline For Selling Pre-GST Goods, With Revised Price Labels, Extended To Dec. 31

The deadline for the sale of pre-GST goods with stickers of revised rates has been extended by three months to December 30.This decision was taken upon the representation by the Confederation of All-India Traders and various companies since a sizeable amount of the pre-GST stock was still unsold.Representatives of CAIT claimed that goods amounting to nearly Rs. 6 lakh crores would be...

NHRC Issues Notices To Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh On Complaint Of Persistence of Devadasi System

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), on September 25, took cognizance of a complaint drawing its attention towards the inhuman treatment being meted out to the girl children and women folk, who are forcibly taken to the temple of Goddess Mathamma for offering in Thiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu and adjoining places. Allegedly, this practice is another form of Devadasi system, which...

NHRC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Media Reports About Use Of Force By Police Against Agitating Women Students at BHU, Issues Notices To Authorities

The National Human Rights Commission, on September 26, took suo motu cognizance of media reports about the alleged inaction by the authorities of the Banaras Hindu University, BHU into a complaint of eve-teasing and subsequent use of unwarranted manhandling and thrashing of agitating students, mostly women, by the Uttar Pradesh police.It has issued notices to the Chief Secretary, Director...

Claim For Recovery Of Rent Etc. From Immovable Property Used Exclusively In Trade Or Commence Is A Commercial Dispute: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has clarified that a claim for recovery of rent, mesne profits, etc. relating to an immovable property which was used exclusively for trade or commerce should be treated as a commercial dispute for the purpose of the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act, 2015.“…we do not think that claim for recovery of rent or...

Article 226 Not Meant For Publicity Or To Pillory Tribunals & Courts: Bombay HC Reminds Litigant

Justice GS Patel of the Bombay High Court, who is currently sitting at the Goa bench, has repudiated a habitual petitioner for filing a petition that he described as inappropriate in its tone and language, and also disrespectful.Dismissing a writ petition filed by one Kashinath Jairam Shetye, Justice Patel recorded his sharp disapproval for the language used against former Supreme Court...

Delhi HC Offers Jobs To Five Acid Attack Survivors And A Transgender

In an attempt to lead by example, the Delhi High Court has offered jobs to five acid attack survivors and a transgender person.As per a TOI report, the DSLSA and the High Court had intervened after all of them had faced discrimination and had failed to get employed.They were then hired, after their plight was brought to the notice of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal by the Delhi State...