Taxpayer Cannot Be Compelled To Pay Tax On The Services Rendered By It Twice: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that the taxpayer cannot be compelled to pay tax on the services rendered twice.The division bench of Justice Pankaj Mittal and Justice Subha Mehta ruled that the petitioner's supply of manpower to a company in Rajasthan is either an inter-state transaction subject to CGST+RGST or an intra-state transaction subject to IGST. The petitioner has deposited 18% of...

Karnataka High Court Permits Govt To Convert Balabrooie Guest House Into Constitutional Club After State Says No Structural Modifications Planned

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday permitted the State government to convert the Balabrooie Guest House, which is home to 150-200 years-old trees, into a Constitutional club. A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Ashok S Kinagi modified its order dated October 7, 2021 by which the court had directed the state government to maintain status quo, until the next...

Breaking| Allahabad HC Denies Relief To Arvind Kejriwal In Case Over Alleged 'Khuda Believers Won't Be Pardoned If They Vote For BJP' Remark

The Allahabad High Court on Monday upheld the Sultanpur Court's order rejecting Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's discharge plea filed in connection with a 2014 case registered against him allegedly saying "those who believe in 'Khuda' won't be pardoned by 'Khuda' if they vote for BJP".The bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan said that it appeared that Kejriwal is threatening the voters in the name...

‘Limitation’ Doesn’t Involve Any “Basic Notions Of Morality Or Justice”, For Setting Aside Award : Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has ruled that the ground of limitation, being a mixed question of law and fact, can never be a ground which would involve any “basic notions of morality or justice” for setting aside an arbitral award under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act). The Court reckoned that the arbitral tribunal had concluded that the claims raised...

Notice Under Customs Act Can Be Issued Only After The Assessment Is Modified On Appeal: CESTAT

The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that once an assessment is made, it stands unless it is reviewed under Section 28 of the Customs Act or modified in an appeal.The two-member bench headed by Justice Dilip Gupta (President) and P.V. Subba Rao (Technical Member) has observed that any assessment can be modified in two ways: first, through...

Consider ‘Sentiments’ Of Mothers Seeking Stay On Release Of ‘Faraaz’ Movie, Try To Resolve Dispute: Delhi High Court To Filmmaker Hansal Mehta

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked Bollywood filmmaker Hansal Mehta and two women, who lost their daughters in a 2016 terrorist attack in a Dhaka cafe, to sit together and try to resolve the issue pertaining to the film 'Faraaz'.A division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Talwant Singh was hearing an application moved by the women seeking stay on the release of the movie,...

Nothing New Happened Between The Date Of Reassessment Order And The Date Of Forming The Opinion By AO: Bombay High Court Quashes Reassessment Order

The Bombay High Court has quashed the Reassessment Order and held that between the date of the order of assessment sought to be reopened and the date of the formation of an opinion by the Assessing Officer, nothing new has happened. There was no new information received, nor was there any mention of new material on file.The division bench of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Valmiki...

Right To Seek Rectification Of Register Under Section 57 Or Section 124 (1)(b)(ii) Of Trade Marks Act Are Independent Rights: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the right to seek cancellation of a mark and rectification of the register, conferred by Section 57 and by Clause (ii) of the second part of Section 124(1) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999, are independent rights, which are both available for invocation by an interested party. “…. while the right under Section 57, for cancellation of a...

GSTN Issued Advisory On Facility Of ‘Initiating Drop Proceedings’ Of Suspended GSTINs Due To Non-filing Of Returns

The Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) has issued an advisory on the facility of ‘Initiating Drop Proceedings’ of Suspended GSTINs due to Non-filing of Returns.On the GST Portal, a feature known as "Automated Drop Proceedings" has recently been introduced for GSTINs that have been suspended because returns have not been filed.For taxpayers who have submitted their pending returns, such...

72 Year Old Case Pending In Calcutta High Court Attains Finality

A case which has been pending for over 72 years was decided by a Single Judge Bench of Calcutta High Court comprising Justice Ravi Krishan Kapur. The case was instituted in the year 1951 on the original side of the Calcutta High Court. Certain news reports claimed this to be India's oldest case, though this needs more verification. The lis revolved around the issue of liquidation...

Supreme Court Warns Telangana's Planning Agency Of Contempt For Not Following Orders

On Monday, the Supreme Court came down heavily on the Kakatiya Urban Development Authority, Warangal, Telangana for not complying with an earlier Court order directing to grant land as part of a pension scheme to 318 workers of the Azam Jahi Mill Workers Association. KUTA is the urban planning agency of Warangal, Telangana. In 2021, the Court had directed both the KUTA and...

Menstrual Leaves For Students In All Universities Across Kerala Under Consideration: State Higher Education Minister R. Bindu

The Minister for Higher Education and Social Justice in Kerala, Dr. R. Bindu, has declared that steps would be taken to introduce menstrual leaves in all Universities under the Higher Education Department in the State. The Minister, in her Facebook post on Monday, stated, "Taking into consideration the mental and physical difficulties faced by female students during menstruation, necessary...