Unitech Case | Supreme Court Directs Rs 13.19 Crore To Be Repaid To 548 FD Holders For Medical Emergencies

In the proceedings concerning investments made homebuyers of the Unitech project, which was abandoned after swindling by the promoters, an Action Taken Report was placed before the Supreme court by Mr N Venkataraman, Additional Solicitor General. The matter was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice MR ShahThe report proposed layout plans for Noida based...

5% GST Payable On Pre-Packaged And Labelled Jaggery: Karnataka AAR

The Karnataka Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has held 5% GST on pre-packaged and labeled jaggery.The two-judge bench of M.P. Ravi Prasad and Kiran Reddy T. found that all types of jaggery, pre-packaged and labeled, are covered by S. No. 91A of Notification No. 1/2017 Central Tax (Rate) dated June 28, 2017.The applicant is a partnership firm and is engaged in the sale of jaggery.The...

Physical Force Used Only To 'Correct' Schoolchild Is Not An Offence: Bombay High Court Acquits Teacher In Corporal Punishment Case

In a corporal punishment case, the Bombay High Court held that use of some physical force by school teacher, with no mala fide intention, only to correct the child does not constitute an offence under Section 324 of the IPC or Section 2(m) of the Goa Children's Act, 2005.Justice Bharat P. Deshpande of the Goa bench, while quashing a schoolteacher’s conviction for hitting two children's...

Courts Should Make Careful Study To Ascertain Similarities When Comparing Disputed Handwritings, Signatures With Admitted Documents: Kerala HC

Court finds that the evidence that the person who gives opinion as to the handwriting of another is working with the latter in the same office alone would not be sufficient to admit the opinion in evidence

GST ITC Available On Trading Of Meat Products, Packed Cold Cuts Spices, Masala Powder: Karnataka AAR

The Karnataka Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that the GST Input Tax Credit (ITC) is available for the trading of meat products, packed cold cuts, spices, and masala powder.The two-member bench of M.P. Ravi Prasad and Kiran Reddy T. has observed that input tax credit has to be availed of in terms of sections 16 and 17 of the CGST Act 2017 read with Rule 42 of the CGST Rules...

Delhi Mayor Polls | AAP Leader Withdraws Plea In Supreme Court As MCD Mayor Polls Set To Take Place On Feb 6

The petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party's mayor candidate Dr Shelly Oberoi before the Supreme Court of India demanding timely conduct of Delhi mayoral elections has been withdrawn on the ground that the elections are going to take place on coming Monday (6th February 2023). The matter was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha. At the very outset,...

'50 Years Of Basic Structure Doctrine' : Senior Advocate Arvind Datar To Deliver Justice P. D. Desai Memorial Lecture Tomorrow (Feb 4)

Senior Advocate Arvind Datar will deliver the 19th Justice P. D. Desai Memorial Lecture organized by Trustees of Praleen Public Charitable Trust on February 4 At 5.30 PMTopic: “Fifty Years of Basic Structure- Judicial Overreach or Constitutional Necessity”Details of Programme:To Attend Lecture, click hereMeeting ID: 894 0622 3059 Passcode: 04022023 For more information, click...

CJI DY Chandrachud Inaugurates ‘Virtual High Courts’ In Odisha's 10 Districts

Chief Justice of India Dr. Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud on Friday virtually inaugurated ‘Virtual High Courts’ in 10 districts of Odisha. The event was attended by Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar and other Judges of the High Court. With this inauguration, Odisha became the first State in the country to have Virtual High Courts in districts. The...

2017 Sexual Assault Case | Pulsar Suni Approaches Kerala High Court Again For Bail, Says Has Been In Custody For Almost 6 Years

Sunil N.S., also known as 'Pulsar Suni', who is the main accused in the 2017 Actor Assault Case, has approached the Kerala High Court once again seeking bail. The prosecution case against Suni is that in pursuance of the criminal conspiracy by actor Dileep, the former along with certain other accused had abducted and sexually assaulted the victim in a moving car in the year 2017. While Suni...

Person Aggrieved With Refusal Of SHO To Register FIR Required To Move ‘Separate’ Application U/S 154(3) CrPC: Chhattisgarh HC

The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently observed that a person, who is aggrieved with the refusal on the part of an officer in charge of a police station to register an FIR, is required to move a separate and independent application under Section 154 (3) Crpc before the Superintendent of police. “…merely endorsing a copy of the application under Section 154(1) of the CrPC to...

Bombay High Court Allows Man's Plea For Transfer Of Domestic Violence Proceedings To Family Court Where His Divorce Case Is Pending

The Bombay High Court allowed a man’s application seeking transfer of domestic violence proceedings from the magistrate’s court to the family court, where he has filed a divorce petition. The court said it would not be inconvenient for the wife as both are in the same city.Justice Amit Borkar held that there is a possibility of conflicting verdicts and transfer will reduce the burden of...

Man Accused Of Selling Sugarcane Juice Adulterated With Beef Granted Bail By Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted bail to one Fuzail who has been accused of selling sugarcane juice which was adulterated with beef. The bench of Justice Deepak Verma granted him bail keeping in view the nature of offence, evidence, and complicity of the accused and the law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil vs Central Bureau Of Investigation |...