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Kerala High Court Commences Publishing Judgments In Malayalam
The Kerala High Court has started publishing judgments translated to Malayalam language on test basis.In an unprecedented step, two judgments of the Division Bench comprising the Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly in WA 1638/2022, and WA 926/2016, have been made available in Malayalam language, on the High Court website. With this initiative, Kerala High Court has become...
Mere Existence Of Power Under S. 9 Of Arbitration Act Not Sufficient To Justify A S. 9 Petition: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the power of the Arbitral Tribunal to grant interim measures under Section 17 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act), is not inferior to the power of a court under Section 9. The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma remarked that though Section 9(3) of the A&C Act is not an ouster clause, it still requires the court to...
49th GST Council Meeting: Know The Key Recommendations Relating To GST Rates On Goods and Services
The 49th meeting of the GST Council under the chairpersonship of the Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman.Here are recommendations relating to GST rates on Goods and Services:GST Rate ReductionThe GST Council has reduced the GST rate on rab from 18% to 5% if sold prepackaged and labeled and nil if sold otherwise. The GST rates on pencil sharpeners have...
49th GST Council Meet: Final GST Appellate Tribunal Agreement To Be Drafted
The 49th meeting of the GST Council under the chairpersonship of the Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman stated that the final GST Appellate Tribunal agreement is yet to be drafted.The second appeals forum for GST is the GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), also known as the Appellate Tribunal. This means that any unsatisfactory order made by the First...
49th GST Council Meeting: Know The Measures For Facilitation Of Trade
The 49th meeting of the GST Council was held on 18th February 2023 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi under the chairpersonship of the Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.The measures for the facilitation of trade were:Extension of time limit for application for revocation of cancellation of registration and one-time amnesty for past casesThe Council has...
49th GST Council Meet: Approves Report Of GoM On Capacity Based Taxation & Special Composition Scheme In Certain Sectors
The 49th meeting of the GST Council under the chairpersonship of the Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman approved the report of GoM on capacity-based taxation and special composition scheme in certain sectors on GST.The Council accepted the GoM's recommendations to stop the leaks and increase revenue collection from goods like pan masala, gutkha, and...
49th GST Council Meeting: Centre To Clear Entire Pending Balance GST Compensation For June 2022
The 49th meeting of the GST Council was held on 18th February 2023 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi under the chairpersonship of the Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman.The government of India has decided to clear the entire pending balance GST compensation of Rs. 16982 crores for June 2022.Due to the lack of funds in the GST compensation fund, the center made...
Villupuram Anbu Jothi Ashram Case: Madras High Court Asks Police To File Action Taken Report
The Madras High Court has directed the Tamilnadu police to file an Action Taken Report (ATR) with respect to the investigations in the Villupuram Ashram Case. The bench of Justice M Sundar and Justice Nirmal Kumar sought the report while hearing a Habeas Corpus petition with respect to the missing of a 70-year-old inmate Zafirullah from the Ashram. Anbu Jothi Ashram is a...
No Incriminating Material Found During Search: Madhya Pradesh High Court Dismisses Department’s Appeal
The Madhya Pradesh High Court's Indore Bench dismissed the department's appeal, ruling that no incriminating documents were discovered during the search.The division bench of Justices Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Prakash Chandra Gupta observed that the order in appeal did not suffer any illegality that would give rise to a proposed substantial question of law.The department raised the...
CBDT Notifies Authority To Share Info Of Income-Tax Assessees For Proper Implementation Of Welfare Schemes In Tamil Nadu
The Central Board Of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified the Authority for sharing of information regarding income-tax assessees for Centrally sponsored schemes and welfare schemes for Tamil Nadu.The Secretary (Information Technology & Digital Service Department), Directorate of e-Governance, Government of Tamil Nadu has been notified by the Board empowered under Section 138 of the Income...
Channel Pricing Disagreements: Kerala High Court Hears Cable TV Federation Amid Disconnection Notices By Broadcasters
The Kerala High Court today held an urgent hearing on a request made by the All Indian Digital Cable Federation which has challenged TRAI's new Tariff Order, under which broadcasters have increased channel prices for cable TV operators.Though the matter was listed for February 22, AIDCF counsels sought an urgent hearing following disconnection notices issued by the Indian Broadcasting and...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Arrest Of Dismissed DSP Who Circulated 'Derogatory' Videos Against HC Judges
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday directed the Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana to arrest dismissed Punjab Police DSP Balwinder Singh Sekhon and one Pardeep Sharma and produce them before Court to answer the charge of contempt on Feb 24 for circulating 'malicious', 'libelous', and 'derogatory' videos on social media pertaining to judicial proceedings of the Judges of the HC.The bench...