Supply Of Sharpener Along With Pencils Is A Mixed Supply: Gujarat AAR

The Gujarat Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that the supply of sharpeners along with pencils is covered under the category of "mixed supply."The two-member bench of Amit Kumar Mishra and Milind Kavatkar has observed that a mixed supply containing more than two supplies shall be treated as a supply of the particular supply that attracts the higher rate of tax in the mixed supply....

Telangana High Court Confers Senior Designation On 36 Advocates; List Includes 3 Women Lawyers

Pursuant to a Full-Court meeting held by the Telangana High Court on 28th December 2022, it has conferred ‘senior designation’ on 36 advocates, including three (3) female lawyers. The following advocates have been designated as seniors. K. Raji ReddyChilumula Pratap ReddyB. Nalin KumarSunil B. GanuNandigam Krishna RaoM.S. Srinivasa IyengarB. Narasimha...

Contempt Plea Filed In Punjab & Haryana High Court Over Violation Of 18 Yrs Old Order For Removal Of Billboards & Hoardings From Roads

The Council of Engineers, an all-India Association and its President, have recently moved a contempt petition before the Punjab and Haryana High Court against alleged inaction of State authorities to remove signboards, hoardings and advertisement boards facing highways, main roads and on road side lanes in violation of a two decades old order. The petitioners approached the High...

Legal Aid Defence Counsel System To Be Inaugurated Today

The Legal Aid Defence Counsel System (LADCS) will be inaugurated in Ernakulam district by the Kerala State Legal Services Authority Chairman and Judge of the Kerala High Court, Justice K. Vinod Chandran, today. The LADCS has been established to provide free legal services at any stage in a criminal case, from pre-arrest to appeal, across all districts in the State. It can be availed by...

S.125 CrPC | Husband Bound To Financially Support Wife & Children, Cannot Shirk Responsibility To Maintain Them: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court recently observed that a husband is dutybound to provide financial support to his legally wedded wife and children and he cannot evade the responsibility to maintain them. Justice Samir J. Dave added that being a father and a husband, the man has a social and lawful duty towards providing the same standard of living to his wife and children that they enjoyed before...

Readily Available Food, Beverages Sold Over Counter Is A Supply Of Goods, Does Not Qualify As “Restaurant Services”: Gujarat AAR

The Gujarat Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that readily available food and beverages that are not prepared in the restaurant and sold over the counter are supplies of goods that are liable to GST and do not qualify as "restaurant services."The two-member bench of Amit Kumar Mishra and Milind Kavatkar relied on the ruling of the Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling,...

Give Two Separate Dates For Publication Of Proclamation U/S 82 CrPC & For Appearance Of Accused 30 Days Thereafter: P&H High Court To Magistrates

In an attempt to prevent violation of Section 82 of the CrPC dealing with issuance of ‘proclamations,’ the Punjab and Haryana High Court has advised the Courts of Judicial Magistrates to give two separate dates in the proclamation; the first within 15-20 days to ensure publication of proclamation and the second after 30 days to ensure appearance of the accused. A single bench...

Madras High Court Monthly Digest - December 2022 [Citations 488 to 525]

Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 488 To 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 525NOMINAL INDEXLatha Educational Society Kaniyamoor v State of Tamil Nadu and others, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 488Yuvraj and others v State, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 489L Muruganandam v The State and others, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 490Edappadi K Palanisamy v Arappor Iyakkam and others, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 491U Akbar Ali v The State of Tamil Nadu and...

Delhi High Court Orders Status Quo On DUSIB’s Demolition Action Against Shops In Khanpur Market

The Delhi High Court has ordered status quo on Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB)'s decision to demolish about 34 shops in possession of members of Khanpur Market Association. A vacation bench of Justice Amit Mahajan issued notice on the plea moved by Khanpur Market Association challenging an order passed by DUSIB on December 27, 2022 directing that belongings from the shops...

12 Years After Arrest, J&K&L High Court Grants Bail To Constable Accused Of Murdering Wife; Says Police Prolonging Trial

Observing that a long period of incarceration of an accused without any hope of conclusion of trial leads to a meltdown of the the rigour of 1st Proviso to Section 437 CrPC, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently granted bail to a man accused of murdering his wife.Justice Sanjay Dhar said the accused has "carved out a case for grant of bail" on account of his long...

Arbitrary Cancellation Of Allotment: NCDRC Directs E-Homes Infrastructure To Return The Amount Deposited

The National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission bench comprising Justice Ram Surat Ram Maurya as the Presiding Member and Dr. Inder Jit Singh as a member directed the E- Homes Infrastructure to pay entire amount deposited by the complainants including Rs. 4,10,000/- incurred for purchasing stamp papers and the amount advanced by ICICI Bank along with an interest of 9% p.a. from the...

"His Intention Is To Harass Wife": Calcutta High Court Dismisses Husband's Plea To Transfer Maintenance Case Filed By Wife

The Calcutta High Court recently rejected the prayer of a man seeking to transfer Section 125 CrPC proceedings instituted by his wife before the Family Court at Burdwan seeking compensation from him. While doing so, the bench of Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) observed that the prayer of the husband that the case may be transferred to any Court of law except Burdwan court demonstrated that...