Bottling Of LPG Gas Amounts To ‘Production’ For Purpose Of I-T Deductions: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, in Commissioner of Income Tax – 1, Mumbai vs Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd, has upheld the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal’s finding that the activity of filling of cylinder with compressed LPG gas amounts to ‘production’ for the purposes of Sections 80HH, 80-I and 80-IA of the Income Tax Act.Assessees, who are engaged in the process of bottling Liquefied...

SC Raps K’taka Govt For Asking Rs. 14.80 Lakh As ‘Security Bill’ For Maudani

The state government should review the present list of expenses and furnish new expense on Friday considering only TA and DA of the security team, the bench has ordered.The Supreme Court on Thursday rapped the Karnataka government for asking Rs. 14.80 lakh to provide escort to People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader and accused in the Bengaluru blast case Abdul Nasser Maudani.A bench of...

SC Declines Cong’s Plea To Stay 'NOTA' Option In Rajya Sabha Polls In Gujarat

In a major setback to the Congress party, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay the 'NOTA' option in the Rajya Sabha (RS) election to three seats in Gujarat on a plea by Shailesh Manu Bhai Parmar, Congress chief whip in the state, against the Assembly Secretary's order to include NOTA for the election set to held on August 8.The court, however, issued notice to the Election...

SC Allows 10 Overseas MBBS Aspirants To Participate In Counseling For Admission [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has allowed 10 MBBS aspirants, who are Overseas Citizens [OCI card-holders] and have passed NEET, to participate in the second counseling to MBBS/BDS course to be held this August 17.The Karnataka High Court had held that Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cardholders, who are NEET UG 2017 qualified, shall be entitled to be treated on par with Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) in...

SC Nine-Judges Bench Concludes Hearing On Right To Privacy With Petitioners Responding To Its Critics

The Supreme Court’s nine-Judge bench is likely to clear the air as to whether there is a fundamental right to privacy, before the Chief Justice of India, Justice J.S.Khehar retires on 28th of this month.  The bench concluded its proceedings today, after hearing the counsel for six long days, beginning from July 19.On the side of petitioners, the bench heard senior counsel, Gopal...

SC Stays Allahabad HC’s Order Against UP Advocate General, Seeks His Personal Presence [Read Order]

Supreme Court of India has stayed the Allahabad High Court Order summoning Chief Secretary in a case and rebuking States’s Advocate General Raghvendra Singh for not appearing in the case despite repeated calls. The High Court had gone to the extent of asking the Chief Minister to look into the matter, while strongly reprimanding the AG for his conduct.The matter was heard today by a Bench...

SC Asks UoI To Revisit National Mineral Policy [Read Judgment]

The National Mineral Policy, 2008,  seems to be only on paper and is not being enforced perhaps due to the involvement of very powerful vested interests or a failure of nerve, the bench said.In an important judgment, the Supreme Court has asked the Central government to revisit the National Mineral Policy, 2008, and announce a fresh and more effective, meaningful and implementable policy...

Noida Land Allotment Scam: SC Upholds Conviction Of Former UP Chief Secretary Neera Yadav, Reduces Sentence [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld conviction of former UP Chief Secretary Neera Yadav and former IAS officer Rajiv Kumar in Noida land allotment scam that took place between 1993 and 1995.The Bench comprising Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice R. Banumathi, however, reduced the quantum of sentence from three years to two years.The Central Bureau of Investigation had alleged that Ms....

Congress Leader Approaches SC Challenging NOTA Option In Gujarat Rajya Sabha Elections [Read Petition]

The political storm in Gujarat against the option of NOTA (None of the Above) has now reached the Supreme Court, with a Petition filed by Congress Chief Whip Shailesh Manubhai Parmar.Mr. Parmar submits that the Election Commission’s decision to introduce the option is “ex facie illegal”, and is against the provisions of Article 80(4) of the Constitution (Regarding election to the Council...

Right To Privacy [Final Day]- Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi Claims Even SC Insists For Aadhaar From PIL Litigants, SC Refutes [Read WSs Of Tushar Mehta, Surendranath,Gopal]

Dwivedi also created a flutter saying even the Supreme Court asked and sought for a lot of personal information including aadhaar mandatorily from litigants who wanted to file public interest litigations. As a startled Chief Justice J S Khehar looked at his brother judges, Justice Chelameswar refuted the argument and said Aadhaar was only optional for filing PILs.Emphasizing...

Contemnor Has To Be Given Chance To Establish His Innocence: SC Sets Aside Lawyer's Conviction [Read Judgment]

There could not have been a conviction based solely on the allegations, the Bench said.Setting aside conviction of a lawyer for contempt of court, the Supreme Court has observed that there could not be a conviction based solely on allegations and the contemnor has to be given an opportunity to establish his innocence.The additional sessions judge referred to the high court on receiving...

“It’s Like We Don’t Care about Court Orders”: CJI Pained At Rising Number of Contempt Cases

“Now its like we are Indians…violation of law and orders of courts is in our blood and culture. This cannot happen and should be set right for once and for all. We will do it. If you have to rise as a nation you have to abide by law, otherwise you have to be punished”, Chief Justice J S KheharFour weeks before his retirement, Chief Justice J S Khehar has expressed concern at the number...