TDS Not Applicable To Salary/Commission Paid To Partners: ITAT

The Gauhati Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that the TDS is not applicable to salary or commission paid to partners.The two-member bench of Sanjay Garg (Judicial Member) and Manish Board (Accountant Member) observed that salary, bonus, remuneration, or commission are collectively referred to as "remuneration," and the remuneration paid during the year is within...

Subsumption Of Service Tax Will Not Absolve Liability To Pay GST If Service Tax Was Agreed To Be Paid In Agreement : Telangana High Court

In a Writ Petition, the Telangana High Court ordered that the Petitioner is liable to pay the GST on the license fee in place of service tax as the Petitioner was paying service tax separately under the terms of Deed of License. The petitioner was granted license by the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation to set up business for running popcorn stall on payment of agreed...

Paramilitary Forces Are Armed Forces Of Union, Old Pension Scheme Applicable To Personnel Of All CAPFs: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the benefit of Old Pension Scheme (OPS) in accordance with CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 shall be applicable for all the personnel of Central Armed Police Forces and directed the Centre to issue necessary orders within eight weeks.The division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, in its decision on a batch of 82 petitions...

GPS For Ambulances: Karnataka High Court Disposes PIL Being Satisfied With State's Initiatives

The State government on Wednesday informed the Karnataka High Court that a feature is enabled in the Vahan portal for checking whether new ambulances being registered are equipped/installed with the Global Positioning System. As per an affidavit filed by the Additional Commissioner, Karnataka State Road Safety Authority, “National Informatics Centre has rolled out a feature for...

Deceased Father's Dues Qualify As 'Legally Enforceable Debt', Complaint U/S 138 NI Act Against Son Maintainable: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that a son being the legal representative is liable to discharge the liability of the deceased father under the Negotiable Instruments Act. A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan rejected the argument canvased by one respondent/accused B T Dinesh, that there is no legally enforceable debt against him as the loan was borrowed by his father,...

[Joshimath Crisis] ‘Resettled Many People, Deployed Disaster Response Forces’: Uttarakhand Govt Informs Delhi High Court

The Uttarakhand Government on Thursday informed Delhi High Court that National and State Disaster Response Forces have been deployed in the State to deal with Joshimath crisis and that many people have been resettled and relocated.Deputy Advocate General for the State of Uttarakhand JK Sethi informed a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad that...

No Dance Form Should Be Identified Using A Caste/Tribal Community's Name To Insult Such Community Members: Madras High Court

While disposing of a petition seeking to take action against cultural programmes denigrating the Kuravar community, the Madras High Court directed the state to ensure that no dance performances are identified with a community, so as to denigrate the members of the community...ensure that no dance performance is identified using a caste/ tribal community's name so as to insult or degrade...

If Child Works Voluntarily Then Sections 75 & 79 Of Juvenile Justice Act Do Not Apply: Telangana High Court

In a recent order, Justice K. Surender of Telangana High Court held that where a juvenile who works voluntarily, Sections 75 and 79 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 do not apply. Section 75 provides for punishment, if any person having control of child, assaults, abandons, abuses or willfully neglects the child. Section 79 deals with punishment...

Can’t Monitor Murder Probe Forever: Bombay High Court To Rationalist Narendra Dabholkar’s Kin

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday sought to know CBI’s stand on the court continuing to monitor the probe into rationalist Narendra Dabholkar’s murder, even as it observed that it cannot do so forever. A division bench of Justices A S Gadkari and P D Naik was hearing a 2015 petition filed by Dabholkar's daughter Mukta Dabholkar seeking that the court continue to...

Rajasthan High Court Issues Notice To State Govt On Plea Seeking Voting Rights For Women In Shri Jain Shwetamber Nakoda Parshwanath Tirth Trust

The Rajasthan High Court has issued notice to the state government on a petition challenging the denial of voting rights to women in the election for membership in Shri Jain Shwetamber Nakoda Parshwanath Tirth Trust.Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur has listed the matter for hearing on January 19. "Issue notice of stay application also," said the court."The respondents have withheld the rights of...

Kannur University Case| Priya Varghese Appeals Against Decision Of Single Judge

Priya Varghese, the wife of K.K. Ragesh, private secretary to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, has moved the Kerala High Court challenging the Single Bench decision which directed the competent authority of the University to reconsider her credential, and decide whether she ought to continue in the rank list for appointment. The Single Judge Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran had passed...

Never Arrested Or Interrogated Nambi Narayanan In ISRO Espionage Case : RB Sreekumar Tells Kerala High Court

The Kerala HC on Wednesday heard the anticipatory bail pleas of former Intelligence Bureau officers who have been accused of conspiring to frame former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan in the 1994 ISRO Espionage case.The matter was heard by a bench of Justice K. Babu. It may be recalled that the Supreme Court had in December 2022 set aside the previous orders of the High Court granting...