Assisted Reproductive Technology Act | Enforcing Upper Age Limit On Couples Who Were In The Middle Of Treatment Is Arbitrary : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently observed that the imposition of age restriction under the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulations) Act, 2021 without a transitional provision, is irrational and arbitrary. Thereby, the Court issued the direction that the petitioners who were undergoing ART services as of the date on which the ART Act came into effect (25.01.2022) shall be permitted to...

Misbehaviour With Lady Judge| Allahabad High Court Debars Advocate From Practising In UP Courts, Orders Security For Judge

The Allahabad High Court has debarred an advocate, who misbehaved, insulted, and abused a lady judge posted in a court under the Bulandshahr Judgeship, from practicing law before the UP Courts. The Court has also ordered him to appear in person before HC on January 12.The Bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Shiv Shanker Prasad passed this order on Monday while dealing with a...

Units Located In J&K Entitled For Central Excise Duty Exemption Prior To 1st July 2017 Liable To Pay GST: J&K & Ladakh High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that units located in Jammu and Kashmir are entitled to central excise duty exemption prior to July 1, 2017, and are therefore liable to pay GST.The division bench of Justice Tashi Rabsdan and Justice Mohan Lal has observed that in terms of the Central Excise regime as it existed prior to July 1, 2017, the units located in Jammu &...

Delhi University Admissions: High Court Junks Plea Challenging Seat Allocation Policy For CUET, 2022

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging Delhi University’s policy for seat allocation in admissions to various undergraduate courses in its colleges through Common University Entrance Test, 2022.A vacation bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru said the challenge is unsubstantial, and that there is no plausible reason to hold that the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) is...

MCOCA | Refusal Of Sanction To Prosecute Does Not Invalidate Extension Of Judicial Custody Given By Special Court: Bombay High Court

Once the court extends the judicial custody of an accused, the refusal of sanction to prosecute will not invalidate the extension of custody, the Bombay High Court has held while refusing to grant default bail in a case under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 (MCOCA).“Once, the Special Court after giving reasons has extended the period of investigation up to 180 days,...

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...