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CBIC extends The Validity Of E-Scrip From 1 year To 2 years
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has extended the validity from 1 year to 2 years.The Board has amended the Electronic Duty Credit Ledger Regulations, 2021 by notifying Electronic Duty Credit Ledger (Amendment) Regulations, 2022.In the Electronic Duty Credit Ledger Regulations, 2021, in regulation 6(2), for the words "one year", the words "two years" shall be...
Judicial Magistrate Can Take Cognizance Even Against Persons 'Not Charge-Sheeted' For Offences Exclusively Triable By Court Of Sessions: Orissa HC
In an important decision, the Orissa High Court has clarified that a Judicial Magistrate has the power to take cognizance of an offence essentially and exclusively triable by the Court of Sessions vis-Ã -vis an accused person who is not 'charge-sheeted'. While citing a Constitution Bench decision of the Apex Court on that point, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar...
Orissa High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of Man Convicted For Murder Of '8 Yrs Old Child' Basing Upon His Dying Declaration
The Orissa High Court has recently upheld the life imprisonment of a man convicted for murder of an eight (8) years old boy, basing upon the dying declaration of the deceased. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice Chittaranjan Dash observed,"The viscera contained organophosphorous insecticidal poison. This clinched the fact that the cause of death was due to...
Payment Aggregators Fall Within Definition Of Payment System, RBI Can Issue Guidelines For Efficient Management: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that payment aggregators fall within the definition of designated payment system under Section 23A of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 and that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has the power to issue guidelines for efficient management for such payment systems. A division bench comprising of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju passed...
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Conducts Sensitive Research In Nuclear Science: Bombay HC Upholds Rejection Of Candidature Citing Criminal Antecedents
Observing that honesty and integrity are the inherent requirements in public employment, the Bombay High Court upheld cancellation of a man's candidature for a post at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) for non-disclosure of a criminal case against him. "A candidate interested in joining such a sensitive institution is expected to have a flawless character and...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay Release Of Book Written By Former Indian Hockey Team Coach
Update on September 19: Delhi High Court Restrains Former Hockey India Coach From Publishing Info Related To Medical Condition Of Woman PlayerRefusing to stay the release of a book authored by Sjoerd Marijne - the former coach of Indian Hockey Team, the Delhi High Court has said there cannot be any confidentiality or privacy with regard to the medical condition of a sports personality.The...
S.135 Trade Marks Act | Scope Of Granting Interim Injunction Is Limited, Vigil & Caution Must While Granting Ex-Parte Relief: Kerala High Court
Observing that scope of granting ad interim injunction is limited, the Kerala High Court has held that Courts must be vigil and cautious while granting the relief ex parte without notice to the counter petitioner or defendant.Justice P. Somarajan further added that the scope of relief to grant interim injunction should be pertaining to the matters incorporated under Section 135(2) of the...
Registrar Can't Accept Deed Of Cancellation Which Seeks To Nullify A Deed Of Conveyance Which Has Already Been Acted Upon: Madras High Court (FB)
While answering a reference, the Madras High Court Bench of Justice SS Sundar, Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice R Vijayakumar observed that the Registrar does not have the power to accept the deed of cancellation to nullify a deed of conveyance made earlier, when the deed of conveyance has already been acted upon.The court was answering a reference made by Justice S Vaidyanathan with...
S.155 Maha Land Revenue Code | Tehsildar Can Correct Revenue Records During Pendency Of Acquisition Proceedings: High Court
The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court has held that Tehsildar has the jurisdiction under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, to correct status of land in the revenue record which may substantially impact the amount of compensation, even if acquisition proceedings are pending before the High Court. "The proceedings before the Tahsildar under Section 155 of the Code are clearly...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 12 To September 18 2022
A weekly round-up of important cases from Madras High Court and its subordinate courts. Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 398 To 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 405 NOMINAL INDEX Andal Dorairaj & Ors. versus M/s. Rithwik Infor Park Pvt. Ltd. & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 398 TCI Freight Versus The Assistant Commissioner, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 399 Kasthuribha and Indira Nagar...