18% GST Payable On The Composite Supply Of Welding Services On Railway Tracks Along With Labour Services: West Bengal AAR

The West Bengal Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that the conversion of short weld rails (SWR) to long weld rails (LWR) by flash butt welding on the railway tracks along with the supply of labour services shall be treated as composite supplies.The two-member bench of Brajesh Kumar Singh and Joyjit Banik has observed that 18% GST shall be payable on the composite supply of...

Circulars Issued By Centre, State Merely Represent Their Understanding Of Statutory Provisions, Not Binding Upon Court: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Thursday observed that circulars or clarifications issued by the Central Government represent merely their understanding of the statutory provision and are not binding upon the Court as it is for the Court to declare what a particular provision of the statute says. Justice A. Badharudeen while passing the order observed that a circular which is contrary to the...

Minor Children Of Widowed Daughter-In-Law Entitled To Maintenance U/S 19 Hindu Adoptions And Maintenance Act: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the word "Widow" under the Section 19 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 includes minor grand children staying with her, for the purpose of maintenance from father-in-law.It thus refused interference in a revision petition against a Family Court order which granted maintenance pendente lite of Rs 2000/- to the each of the...

Bombay High Court To Pass Order On Kochhars' Plea For Interim Release In ICICI Loan Fraud Case On Monday

The Bombay High Court will decide on Monday whether or not interim relief of release should be granted to former ICICI bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar in a plea alleging illegal arrest by CBI. The division bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Prithvi Raj Chavan on Friday reserved for orders the plea challenging Kochhars' arrest in the case of...

Sell Indian Made Foreign Liquor Only To Licensed Consumers: Madras High Court To State, TASMAC

In an attempt to curb the menace of alcohol abuse and underage drinking, the Madras High Court has suggested imposing a licensing regime for the sale, purchase, and usage of Indian Made Foreign Liquor. The bench of Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Sathya Narayana Prasad asked the Centre to take the courts directions/suggestions into consideration and give instructions to the State of Tamil...

Supreme Court Dismisses As Withdrawn Subramanian Swamy’s Plea Against Jet-Etihad Airways Deal

On Friday, the Supreme Court dismissed as withdrawn BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's petition seeking to quash an alliance between Jet Airways and the Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways.Swamy, before a Bench of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar said,"I wish to withdraw this matter, the Jet-Etihad matter. Now there is no Jet, no Etihad now"."We do not know who is responsible for that", the Bench...

MLC Report Can’t Be Discarded For Non Examination Of Doctor Who Prepared It, Colleague Can Prove Record: Delhi High Court

Upholding life imprisonment of an accused convicted for committing rape upon a 2 year old minor girl, the Delhi High Court has ruled that MLC (medico-legal case) report can be relied upon by the courts even when the doctor who prepared it is not examined and the record is proved by any other doctor of the hospital. The division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar...

[Tender] Action Taken In Excess Of Show Cause Notice Violates Principles Of Natural Justice, Untenable: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that it would amount to violation of principle of natural justice if a tender authority passes an order upon which it did not seek to issue show cause notice. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna recently allowed in part the petition filed THE CAP A PIE, questioning the termination of its contract by South Western Railways performing work...

'Politician, Journalists on Hit List': Slain Leader Govind Pansare’s Kin Urges Bombay High Court To Continue Monitoring Investigation

The Bombay High Court on Friday asked a sessions court in Kolhapur to proceed with the trial in the case of communist leader Govind Pansare's murder. It also sought an investigation report from the ATS regarding the larger conspiracy behind his murder. While the bench initially questioned why the 2015 petition by Pansare’s kin should be kept pending, their counsel urged the court...

S.311 CrPC Meant To Ensure There Is No Failure Of Justice Due To Mistake Of Parties In Bringing Valuable Evidence On Record: JKL High Court

Observing that the legislative intent behind Section 540 of J&K CrPC (pari materia with Section 311 of CrPC) is to ensure there is no failure of justice due to the mistake of either party in bringing the valuable evidence on record, the J&K&L High court recently set aside an order of the trial court in terms of which it had disallowed the petitioner to examine certain...

Order Of Emergency Arbitrator In Foreign Seated Arbitration, Can Be Considered While Dealing With Section 9 Application: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has allowed the application filed under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act), seeking interim measures granted by the Emergency Arbitrator under the ICC Arbitration Rules. The bench of Justice Ravi Krishan Kapur noted that the A&C Act does not provide for enforcement of orders passed by an Emergency Arbitrator in cases of...

No Evidence Of Any Speech, Mere Presence At A Meeting Not Culpable: Gulfisha Fatima To High Court In Delhi Riots UAPA Case

Gulfisha Fatima, accused in the case alleging larger conspiracy in 2020 North-East Delhi riots, told the Delhi High Court on Friday that there is no evidence to show that she gave any speech or used chilly powder or encouraged women to collect the same, as alleged by the Delhi Police. A special bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar was hearing Gulfisha’s appeal...