17th Meeting Of The GST Council On 18th June, 2017

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will chair the 17th Meeting of the GST Council scheduled to be held on Sunday, 18th June, 2017 at Vigyan Bhavan in the national capital.The Meeting will also be attended among others by the Finance Ministers of different States and UTs being the members of the GST Council.As per the press release, the main agenda items of the 17th GST Council Meeting...

Hyundai India Fined Rs. 87 Cr For Anti-Competitive Practices [Read Order]

The Competition Commission of India has noted that Hyundai Motors India Limited (HMIL) contravened the provisions of Section 3(4)(a) and 3(4)(e) read with Section 3(1) of the Competition Act.The commission found out that HMIL was involved in monitoring of the maximum permissible discount levels through a discount control mechanism, and such an arrangement resulted into resale price...

European Parliament Condemns Pakistan’s Use Of Military Courts And Misuse Of Blasphemy Laws [Read Resolution]

Amid the ongoing row over death verdict awarded to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav by Pakistan’s Military Court, the European Parliament on Thursday issued a resolution condemning the use of Military Courts in Pakistan.The European Parliament demanded that the Pakistani authorities grant access to international observers and human rights organizations for monitoring the functioning of...

Cenvat Credit Rules Amended To Enable Carry Forward Of Unavailed Credit Of Service Tax Under GST

The Centre has amended Cenvat Credit Rules 2004, vide notification No. 15/2017-Central Excise (NT) issued on Monday, that would enable service recipients to carry forward unavailed credit of service tax under the GST regime.According to the notification, Cenvat credit, in respect of such services which remain unavailed of on the day immediately preceding the ‘appointed day’, may be availed...

Farmers’ Agitations: MP Govt Informs MP HC Of Steps Taken To Protect Citizens [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has declined to pass an interim order with regard to the ongoing farmers’ agitations after the Advocate General submitted that the state government has already taken appropriate steps for the protection of citizens.Advocate General PK Kaurav told the court: “The state has already taken appropriate steps in regard to the agitation as pleaded by the petitioner...

Bombay HC Grants One More Mark To Meritorious Student In SSC Exam For Pragmatic Answer [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has granted one more mark to a highly meritorious student who sought relief with regard to one question from her Science paper of SSC Examination held in March 2016 by Mumbai Divisional Board, Vashi, of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary & High Secondary Education.A division bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice Riyaz Chagla was hearing the writ petition filed...

Difficult For Uneducated Married Woman To Prove Maiden Name: Bombay HC’s Relief To 80-Yr-Old In Inheritance Case

In a peculiar case, the Bombay High Court has granted relief to an 80-year-old woman claiming inheritance in her father’s property and set aside two orders by a district judge and a civil judge who refused to accept her claim.Jubeda Papabhai Inamdar claims to be the daughter of one Hussainbhai Mulani, who is the son of one Babanbhai Mulani. With this claim, she sought the agreement...

Bombay HC Notice To Centre, Goa Govt On Cattle Trade Rules

Litigations continue to pile on across the country as far as the Centre’s Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017, is concerned.While hearing a PIL filed by Quraishi’s Meat Traders Association challenging the new rules notified by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court has issued notice to the Centre and...

Madras HC Refuses To Ban Sale Of Book On Uthirakosamangai Temple [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Madras has refused to ban the sale of a book on history of the Mangalanathar-Mangaleswari Temple at Uthirakosamangai in Ramanathapuram District.The sale of the book outside the premises of the temple had been challenged on the ground that the author of the book, P. Thangavelu, had published the books on the history of the temple, without permission from the Hindu Religious...

Dr. Neeru Chadha Becomes First Indian Woman To Be Elected As Judge Of The International Tribunal For The Law Of The Sea

Dr. Neeru Chadha has been elected as the Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), becoming the first Indian woman to be elected to ITLOS.Dr. Chadha was elected in the first round of voting, with 120 votes, the highest in the Asia Pacific group. The candidate from Indonesia got 58 votes, while those from Lebanon got 60 and Thailand got 86. The other three...

Petition Filed In Kerala HC Against Centre’s Denial Of Permission To Documentary On JNU Protests [Read Petition]

The High Court of Kerala has been approached by the Director of one of the three films which have been denied screening permission at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala in Thiruvananthapuram, challenging the I&B Ministry’s decision.The Petitioner Ms. Kathu Lukose’s March March March examines student protests at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi. In...

Builder-Buyer Agreements Often Favours Builders’ Interest: NCDRC [Read Order]

Terming some builder- buyer agreements as ‘unconscionable contracts’, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has observed that the terms are usually framed ‘favourable’ and ‘suitable’ to builders/ service providers.The commission made this observation while dealing with an appeal against the state commission dismissing their complaints against the...