Karnataka High Court Quashes CBIC Circular Imposing GST On Annuity Payments Awarded By Highway Authorities To concessionaires

The Karnataka High Court has quashed the circular issued by the Central Board of Indirect and Customs (CBIC) clarifying that GST is not exempt on the annuity (deferred payments) paid for the construction of roads and allowed the Writ Petition filed by the petitioner. The single bench of Justice M.I. Arun observed that a circular which clarifies the notification cannot have the effect...

SAT Sets Aside SEBI Findings Of Fraud Against NDTV Promoters; Reduces Penalties Imposed For Non-Disclosure Of Loan Agreement

The Securities Appellate Tribunal at Mumbai has set aside the findings of the Securities and Exchange Board of India which held NDTV promoters Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy liable for committing fraud on its investors by non-disclosure of a loan agreement with Vishvapradhan Commercial Pvt Ltd.The SAT also reversed the SEBI finding that the the promoters had ceded control to VCPL over NDTV...

Hotel Did Not Have Smoke Detector And Staffs Were Not Acquainted To Operate Fire Extinguishers; Deficiency in Service of Hotel; NCDRC Imposes Costs

The bench of National Commission comprising Justice C. Viswanath, Presiding Member and Ram Surat Ram Maurya, Member has observed that, the Hotel did not have smoke detector and the staffs of hotel were not acquainted to operate fire extinguishers. Negligence on the part of the hotel is proved. In this case, the deceased was serving as Sales Director in Riddhi Technology, Pvt...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging State's Anti-Religious Conversion Ordinance

The Karnataka High Court on Friday issued notice to the State government on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of its law on Anti-Religious conversion.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J M Khazi issued notice on a public interest litigation filed by Evanelical Fellowship of India and All Karnataka United Christian Forum For Human...

Definition Of "Public Authority" Under RTI Act Has No Application In Service Dispute: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the definition of 'public authority' as contained under sec. 2(h) of Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 has no application in a service matter.Justice C Hari Shankar was dealing with an application under sec. 340 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 moved in regular second appeal pending before it. The application, moved by on Rakesh Kumar...

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Dowry Death Accused In View Of Poor Progress Of Trial

The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted bail to a dowry death accused (in jail for about 6 years) in view of the poor progress of the trial in the case.The bench of Justice Shamim Ahmed was essentially dealing with the second bail application of one Kuldeep in connection with a case registered against him under Sections 498-A, 304-B, 302 I.P.C., and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition...

No Bar On Entertaining Anticipatory Bail Plea If Proclamation U/S 82, 83 CrPC Is Issued During Pendency Of Plea: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that there is no bar on entertaining an anticipatory bail plea of an accused, if during the pendency of plea, any proclamation u/s 82 & 83 Cr.P.C. is issued.The bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Gupta further observed that after the rejection of the anticipatory bail plea by the lower court, a person has a right to approach the High Court and if in...

Failure To Comply With Arrest Procedure: Jharkhand High Court Grants Interim Bail To News 11 Bharat Journalist, Mulls Contempt Action Against Police

The Jharkhand High Court has granted interim bail to News 11 Bharat Journalist Arup Chatterjee while noting that he was arrested without following the procedure under Section 41-A and the procedure pertaining to production of accused before Magistrate under Sections 80 and 81 CrPC.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi also called for an affidavit from the State explaining...

Kerala Court Issues Summons To Sonia Gandhi In Suit By Congress Member Challenging His Suspension

A court in Kerala recently issued summons to Indian National Congress president Sonia Gandhi to appear in person or through a lawyer on August 3 in a plea filed by a member challenging his suspension from the party.The Kollam Munsiff Court also issued the urgent notice for appearance to Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President K Sudhakaran as well as District Congress Committee Chief...

Owner Not Entitled To Return Of Vehicle Involved In Crime Pending Confiscation Proceedings: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that whenever a vehicle is involved in a crime, the same cannot be returned to the owner when confiscation proceedings are pending before the authorities. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy was hearing a plea challenging the order of dismissal of interim custody by the Judicial Magistrate. The vehicle in question was seized for involvement in an offence...

S.50 Evidence Act | Non-Production Of School Docs To Establish Relationship No Ground To Disbelieve Person With Special Knowledge Of Relation: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that mere non-production of a school leaving certificate does not take away the evidentiary value of witnesses examined for establishing relationship of a plaintiff to the deceased person in a suit for declaration of ownership to a property. A division bench of Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar and Justice S Rachaiah dismissed an appeal filed by...

"Athidi Devo Bhava"- Madras High Court Tells Wife To Treat Estranged Husband Like A Guest During Visitation

Expressing concern over the manner in which a visiting parent is often treated by the parent who is in custody of the child, the Madras High Court recently observed that every child has a right and need for an unthreatened and loving relationship with both the parents. The court was deciding upon an application filed by a father with respect to right to visit his child who was living with...