Advocate's Murder: BCI Directs Rajasthan Bar Council To Call Off Strike Before March 9, Requests State Govt To Pass Law For Protection Of Lawyers

The Bar Council of India has directed the State Bar Council of Rajasthan to take appropriate measures to ensure that the strike/boycott of several courts in the state due to the murder of an Advocate is called off before March 9. It asked the State Bar Council to forward a report by evening of March 08.The strike and boycott of several courts in Rajasthan has been continuing for the last...

Bombay High Court Directs Release Of Seized Gutka And Pan-Masala On Furnishing The Bank Guarantee Of Rs. 27.84 Lakhs

The Bombay High Court has directed to release the Gutka and Pan-Masala, which were banned in the state of Maharashtra, after furnishing the bank guarantee of Rs. 27,84,000The single bench of Justice Kishore C. Sant has modified the order passed by the Revisional Court by adding an additional condition that the respondent shall furnish the bank guarantee in the sum of Rs. 27,84,000 instead...

Supply Of Ice Cream From The Outlets Cannot Be Considered As Supply Of “Restaurant Services”: AAR

The Gujarat Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that the supply of ice cream from the outlets cannot be considered as the supply of restaurant services.The two-member bench of Amit Kumar Mishra and Milind Kawatkar has observed that the readily available ice creams that are not prepared in the outlets and sold over the counter are supplies of goods. However, an ice cream that is...

Karnataka High Court Upholds NEET For Undergraduate Homeopathy Courses

The Karnataka High Court has upheld the Constitutional validity of provision of the National Commission for Homeopathy Act, 2020, which provides that there shall be a Uniform National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to undergraduate Homoeopathy courses in all the institutions governed under the Act.A division bench of Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Vijaykumar A Patil...

Shareholders Have No Locus To Challenge The Initiation Of CIRP Against Corporate Debtor: NCLAT Chennai

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”), Chennai Bench, comprising of Justice M. Venugopal (Judicial Member) and Shri Naresh Salecha (Technical Member), while adjudicating an appeal filed in Nirej Vadakkedathu Paul v Sunstar Hotels and Estates Private Limited, has held that shareholders of Corporate Debtor have no locus to challenge the initiation of CIRP against...

Murder Of Lawyer: Rajasthan HC To Consider Issuance Of Guidelines For Protection Of Lawyers, Asks Bar Council Of India To Submit Suggestions

The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday sought response from Union of India, Rajasthan government, Bar Council of India and Bar Council Of Rajasthan on issuance of guidelines by the court for protection of advocates till appropriate legislation is framed in this regard. The division bench of the Acting Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Anil Kumar Upman also took notice of a...

BREAKING - Delhi Court Extends Manish Sisodia's CBI Custody Till Monday, AAP Leader Calls CBI Interrogation 'Mental Harassment'

A Delhi Court on Saturday extended Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia's remand till Monday in the case filed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleging corruption relating to excise policy for the year 2021-22.Special Judge MK Nagpal granted CBI two more days to question Sisodia. The AAP leader had been remanded to CBI custody on...

Thane Court Grants Bail To Sheezan Khan In Tunisha Sharma Suicide Case

A Sessions Court in Vasai has granted bail to actor Sheezan Khan, who was earlier arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of his former partner and television action Tunisha Sharma. Additional Sessions Judge RD Deshpande allowed Khan’s bail application on execution of PR bond of Rs. 1 lakh. Khan was arrested on December 25 and booked under section 306 (abetment of suicide) of...

Delhi Court To Hear Manish Sisodia's Bail Plea On March 10, Seeks CBI's Response

Delhi Court on Saturday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to respond to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia's bail plea in the case alleging corruption relating to excise policy for the year 2021-22. Sisodia has been in CBI custody since March 26.Earlier this week, the trial court had remanded Sisodia to CBI's custody till March 4 which...

Vouchers Are Neither Goods Nor Services, No ITC Available To Myntra: AAAR

The Karnataka Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR) has held that input tax credit (ITC) is not available on the vouchers and subscription packages procured by Myntra from third-party vendors.The two-member bench of Ranjana Jha and Shikha C. has relied on the decision of the Karnataka High Court in the case of M/s Premier Sales Promotion Pvt Ltd versus Union of India & Ors., in...

Cenvat Credit Allowable On The Service Of Repair & Maintenance During Warranty Period: CESTAT

The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that cenvat credit is allowable on the service of repair and maintenance during the warranty period.The two-member bench of Ramesh Nair (Judicial Member) and C.L. Mahar (Judicial Member) observed that Rule 2(l) of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004, particularly in the inclusion clause, covers...

Service Tax Not Payable On Services Of Advertisement In Print-Media: CESTAT

The Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that service tax is not applicable to the service of advertisement in print media.The two-member bench of Justice Dilip Gupta (President) and Hemambika M. Priya (Technical Member) has observed that the services of advertisement in respect of print media are exempted in terms of the negative list of...