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Delhi High Court To Pronounce Judgment On Petitions Challenging Agnipath Scheme On Monday
The Delhi High Court will pronounce on Monday its judgment on the pleas challenging Central Government’s Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed forces. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad will pronounce the decision. The judgment was reserved on December 15 last year.In November, 2022, the bench had decided that it will first hear...
GST Exempted On Services Of Milling Of Food Grains Into Flour To Govt. Of West Bengal For PDS: AAR
The West Bengal Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that services by way of milling food grains into flour (atta) and supplying it to the Food & Supplies Department, Govt. of West Bengal, for distribution under the Public Distribution System, are eligible for GST exemption.The two-member bench of Brajesh Kumar Singh and Joyjit Banik has observed that the composite supply of...
5% GST Applicable On Value Of Part Of Gold Retained For Job Work: West Bengal AAR
The West Bengal Advance Ruling Authority (AAR) has ruled that the value of 10 grams of gold is included in the value of job work services and is subject to 5% GST.The bench of Brajesh Kumar Singh and Joyjit Banik has observed that the applicant retains 10 gm of pure gold on account of wastage, which is beyond the permissible limit of wastage in the nature of normal loss. The value of pure...
Court Will Have To Balance State’s Interest With Fundamental Right To Health, Custody Not Pre-Trial Punishment: Nawab Malik To Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Friday sought to know how bail can be granted despite Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act after it was informed that NCP leader Nawab Malik is suffering from kidney failure.Justice MS Karnik was hearing Malik’s bail plea in Directorate of Enforcement’s money laundering case against him. Section 45 provides for stringent conditions to grant bail...
NCDRC Holds IDBI Bank Liable For Loss Of Original Documents
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi, comprising Deepa Sharma as Presiding Member and Subash Chandra as Member, allowed a complaint filed against IDBI bank alleging deficiency in service on the part of the opposite party/Bank. The complainants have filed the original complaint under section 21 read with section 22 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 against...
Constitute GST Tribunal To Reduce Needless Litigations In The Form Of Filing Writ Petitions: Bombay High Court Advises CBIC
The Bombay High Court has advised the Central Board of Indirect Taxes (CBIC) to construct GST tribunals to reduce needless litigation in the form of filing writ petitions."It would be advisable, to avoid further complications, that the Board issues instructions to incorporate Clause 4.2 of the Circular dated 18 March 2020 in each order which is appealable to the Appellate Tribunal...
Circulating Malicious Material Against Judiciary At Nat'l-Int'l Level Amounts To Inciting People Against Rule Of Law: P&H High Court
Sentencing dismissed Punjab Police DSP Balwinder Singh Sekhon and his aide to 6 months imprisonment in a criminal contempt case, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday observed that circulating malicious material against Judiciary at National-International Level amounts to inciting people against the Rule of Law.Finding the videos featuring Sekhon and his aide and the content of the same...
Accused Not Entitled To Copy Of Public Prosecutor's Report At Time Of Extension Of Remand Under UAPA: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Friday held that the report of Public Prosecutor is not required to be provided to the accused at the stage of grant of extension of remand for continued investigation under section 43D(2) of UAPA. A division bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Anish Dayal however said that when the accused is produced to inform him about the extension of period of investigation...
Writ Of Certiorari Can Be Issued Even If Lis Is Between Two Private Parties: Calcutta High Court Reiterates
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday issued a writ of certiorari against a private entity (Bajaj Housing Finance Limited) on the ground that it has violated the petitioner’s right to a fair hearing.The single judge bench of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya observed that a Writ of Certiorari is generally issued against the acts or proceedings of a judicial or quasi-judicial body. However, it...
81-Yr-Old To Volunteer At Anganwadi After Karnataka High Court Reduces Sentence To 3 Days In Grievous Hurt Case
The Karnataka High Court has set aside the sentence of two years imposed on an 81-year-old convict and modified it to three days simple imprisonment after the convict volunteered to serve at an Anganwadi Centre for a period of one year.A single judge bench of Justice R Nataraj allowed the petition filed by Aithappa Naika in part and set aside the judgment of the appellate court holding him...
High Court Restrains Delhi-Based Company From Selling Gas Stoves, Kitchenware Under 'Prestige' Mark
In a trademark suit filed by TTK Prestige Ltd, the Delhi High Court has restrained K. K. AND Company Delhi Private Limited from using the mark 'PRESTIGE' in relation to gas stoves or any kitchenware or cookware.Noting that Prestige has been selling its products under the trademark since 1955, and the earliest registration of its mark dates back to 14th December, 1949, Justice Amit...