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Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea Against UP Govt's 'Resumption' Notification Apropos Imambara Qadeem Property In Prayagraj
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the 2012 notification of the Uttar Pradesh Government resuming a piece of land [1500 square meters] in Village Manauri, District Prayagraj where currently a building known as Imambara Qadeem is situated.Essentially, the UP Government invoked its powers of resumption under Section 117(6) of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and...
CESTAT Allows Cenvat Credit On The Capital Goods
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), consisting of Anil Choudhary (Judicial Member), has allowed the cenvat credit on the capital goods, as their finished goods falling under CTH 68109990 are dutiable under the Central Excise Tariff Act.The appellant is engaged in the manufacturing of RCC pipes, taxable under chapter heading no. 68109990 of the CETA. The...
Telangana High Court Holds Telangana Value Added Tax (Second Amendment) Act, 2017 To Be Unconstitutional
The Telangana High Court has held that the Telangana Value Added Tax (Second Amendment) Act, 2017 is unconstitutional.The division bench of Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice P. Madhavi Devi has observed that the intention of Parliament in ushering in the GST regime through the Constitution Amendment Act, enactment of the CGST Act and simultaneous enactment of various State GST Acts...
Don't Mind Helipads But We Want Roads Too: Bombay HC Asks State To Find Solution For Village Girls Navigating Through River & Forest To Reach School
The Bombay High Court has sought highest level bureaucratic intervention on the issue of 'pitiable conditions' in which young girls in Satara district of Maharashtra have been taking an arduous journey to their school.It has directed that Chief Secretary of Maharashtra to consult with other stakeholders and devise a solution by August 30.A division bench led by Justice PB Varale commented...
Calcutta High Court Seeks State Govt Reply On PIL Alleging Irregularities, Corruption In Primary Teachers' Recruitment
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday sought the reply of the state government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea moved alleging irregularities, illegalities, and corruption in the recruitment of Assistant Teachers in Primary Schools of the State on the basis of the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), 2014.The Bench of Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj...
Wife Living Separately Commits Suicide In Parental House: Karnataka High Refuses To Quash Dowry Death Case Against Husband Citing Disputed Facts
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a husband seeking to quash a case of dowry death registered against him under Sections 304B and 498A of IPC, after his wife, living separately since over two years, committed suicide in her parental house. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna while dismissing the petition filed by one Niranjan Hegde said that the...
"Leave Travel Concession For Traveling Abroad Not A Statutory Right": Madras High Court Dismisses Plea By Union Bank Officers
Dismissing a writ petition filed against a circular issued by the Union Bank of India taking away Leave Travel Concession for travel abroad, Justice SM Subramaniam observed that such decision was taken in view of the policy of the Government and in the absence of any statutory right, the same did not warrant interference. The court observed as under: Concessions or facilities extended by way...
'Modi-Thief' Remark: Jharkhand High Court Dismisses Rahul Gandhi's Plea To Quash Defamation Case Against Himself
The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed the plea moved by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seeking to quash the defamation case filed against him for his alleged statement, "why all thieves share the Modi surname".The Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, in its order, observed that the 'right of reputation', as per the judicial interpretation is the dimension of the right of life and also...
Promissory Estoppel Can't Be Invoked For Enforcement Of Promise Contrary To Law: Kerala HC Sets Aside Order Allowing 10-Yrs VAT Exemption To SEZ Unit
The Kerala High Court recently reversed a judgment passed by a single judge bench allowing a ten-year VAT exemption claimed by SEZ unit relying on the Kerala Industrial Policy 2009, applying the principle of promissory estoppel as per the ratio of Nestle India Ltd. and Llyod Electric and Engineering Ltd.A Division Bench of Justice S. V. Bhatti and Justice Basant Balaji opined that the rule...
J&K&L High Court Orders Probe By Anti-Corruption Bureau Into Leakage Of PSA Detention Order Even Before Its Execution
Jammu and Kashmir & Ladakh High Court on Tuesday took strong exception to leakage of a detention order passed under Public Safety Act (PSA) and ordered a probe by J&K Anti corruption bureau (ACB) as to how the documents landed the hands of the detenu even before its execution. A bench comprising Justice Rajnesh Oswal was hearing a plea filed by the petitioner through...
Insured Should Take All Reasonable Steps To Safeguard The Vehicle Insured From Loss Or Damages; Reiterates SCDRC Chandigarh
The bench of State Commission Chandigarh comprising Justice Raj Shekhar Attri, President, Padma Pandey, Member and Rajesh K. Arya, Member, has relied upon the case of Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd. vs. Daljeet Singh Kashmeer Singh Batth where it was stated that, "the insured should take all reasonable steps to safeguard the vehicle insured from loss or damages." In this...