Why Vacancies In APTEL Not Being Filled? SC To Centre

“You are creating a problem for us by not appointing members at the designated posts in the tribunal. Now APTEL has only one bench, Tribunals are created for expediting the adjudication. Tribunals are created but members are not there”: SC BENCHThe Supreme Court has asked the Centre why it was not filling vacancies of presiding officers in the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL)...

Kurnool Consumer Court Orders 4.5 lakh Compensation to Patient for Kidney Removal Without Consent

The Karnool District Consumer Forum has ordered the AP chapter of the Indian Medical Association, based in Hyderabad, to pay Rs 4.5 lakh as compensation and medical expenses to a patient whose kidney was removed by a member doctor.The Forum was hearing a complaint filed by Mr. B. Nagendrudu under Section 12 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 against the Indian Medical Association and Dr...

Delhi HC Permits DU To Admit 2310 Students To LL.B Course

In an interim order, the Delhi High Court today asked Delhi University’s Faculty of Law to admit 2310 students to its LL.B. course.“Why people should be penalized? Let them study. Give them a chance to study. If people want to study from there (DU), let them. Don't reduce the capacity at this juncture. You cannot cut down the seats in the Law Faculty because other have started...

MP HC Seeks Reply From the State Govt. on Bhopal Declaration 2000

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has sought information from the State government on an affidavit whether the Bhopal Declaration 2000 is accepted by the government.According to the PIL the Bhopal Declaration 2000 is a scheme meant to allocate funds to purchase and provide agriculture land to the landless SC/ST families was suspended on July 29, 2005.The court directed the State to...

Compensation Under MV Act Applicable Only When Injury Or Fatality Is Due To Collision: Bombay HC

Dismissing an appeal against an order of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), the Bombay High Court has held that Section 163-A of the Motor Vehicles Act is applicable only id the injury or fatality is the result of the collision and a consequence of it.Justice GS Patel held that a collision after the occurrence of the injury, and independent of the injury, is not an accident “arising...

IT Amendment Rules Making Aadhaar Mandatory For PAN Application From July-1, Notified [Read Notification]

The Income Tax Amendment Rules [Income –tax (17th Amendment) Rules, 2017] which makes quoting Aadhaar mandatory for PAN Application from July-1, has been notified.As per the amended sub-rule 5 of Rule 114, from 01.07.2017, for a PAN card application in 49A, the Aadhaar Number must be quoted. In case the Aadhaar number has not been allotted, then the Aadhaar enrolment number must...

Creating Circumstances That Drive A Person To Commit Suicide May Be Abetment: Chhattisgarh HC

While refusing to quash a case against a man accused of abetting suicide of his wife, the Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that if the accused had created circumstances that led to a situation which made a person feel totally frustrated and, thereafter, commit suicide; it may amount to abetment punishable under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code.In the instant case, the wife of the...

Pendency Of Application For Permanent Permit Not A Ground To Get Temporary Permit: Kerala HC

Temporary permit cannot be an indirect route to get a permanent permit, the court said.The Kerala High Court has clarified that merely because an application for permanent permit (not renewal) is pending consideration, temporary permit cannot be granted.In the instant case, an application was made by a bus operator before the Secretary of the Regional Transport Authority for grant of...

Movie Producers Have Right To Choose Digital Cinema Provider: CCI

Ruling in favour of the producers of movie Kahaani 2, the Competition Commission of India has said there was no contravention of Sections 3 & 4 of the Competition Act, 2002, on part of the producers for entering into an agreement with two digital media service providers exclusively for the distribution of their movie.A 4-member coram of chairperson Devender Kumar Sikri and members SL...

Aadhaar Shouldn’t Be A Pre-requisite For Getting Food Articles From Ration Shops: Rajasthan HC [Read Order]

Rajasthan High Court has directed the authorities to ensure that all those who hold a Ration Card are issued the Rations as per the entitlement without insisting upon the holder of the Ration Card obtaining an Aadhaar Card.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice S.P. Sharma in its interim order dated 30th May observed, “The respondents are directed to ensure that...

Jail Officials Ordered To Produce Indrani Mukerjea Before Court As She Claims Intimidation Of Sexual Assault

A special CBI court in Mumbai on Tuesday ordered the Byculla prison authorities to produce the main accused in Sheena Bora murder case, Indrani Mukerjea, on Wednesday as she filed an application through her lawyer, informing the court that she was beaten up by the jail authorities in Mumbai’s Byculla prison.In her application, Indrani claimed that she was beaten up by the Superintendent...

Implementation Of TDS, TCS Provisions Under GST Act Deferred

The government has postponed the implementation of provisions relating to TDS (Section 51) and TCS ( Section 52) of the CGST / SGST Act 2017 .The Finance Ministry has informed that “with the objective of ensuring smooth rollout of GST and taking into account the feedback received from the trade and industry regarding the provisions of deduction of tax at Source under Section 51 of the CGST...