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CBIC Waives Interest On Customs Duty Payable By Importers And Exporters Through ECL Till April 13, 2023
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has extended the interest waiver on customs duty payable by importers and exporters through the Electronic Cash Ledger (ECL) till April 13, 2023.The Board has notified the Customs (Waiver of Interest) Third Order, 2023.The waiver contained in the order shall take effect if the three conditions are fulfilled.Firstly, the duty and interest...
'Atrocious' : Supreme Court Disapproves Telangana HC's Directions To CBI On How To Question YSRCP MP Avinash Reddy; Stays Interim Anticipatory Bail
The Supreme Court of India on Friday stayed an order by the Telangana High Court granting Lok Sabha member YS Avinash Reddy interim protection from arrest till April 25, in a case pertaining to the murder of former Andhra Pradesh minister YS Vivekananda Reddy. Besides this, the top court also stayed the proceedings before the high court in an anticipatory bail application filed by...
People Largely Rely On Social Media For News, IT Rules Amendment In Public Interest, Won't Prevent Opinions Or Satire: Centre In Bombay High Court
The Union Government’s impending Fact Checking Unit may only direct removal of false or misleading information pertaining to Government policies and programs, not satire or artist impression, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has told the Bombay High Court.“It is reiterated that the role of the fact check unit is restricted to any business of the...
Gyanvapi Mosque Case : Supreme Court Records Assurance That District Administration Will Provide Arrangements For 'Wuzu' On Eid
Ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, the Supreme Court of India on Friday disposed of an application for making suitable arrangements for the performance of wuzu in the Gyanvapi Mosque complex in Varanasi where a ‘Shiva Linga’ was claimed to have been found last year. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and PS Narasimha disposed of the application only after recording an assurance provided...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Delhi Government’s Petition Challenging LG's Refusal To Approve Appointment Of DERC Chairperson
The Supreme Court, on Friday, issued notice on a writ petition filed by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) against the Delhi Lieutenant Governor's inaction in approving the proposal to appoint retired MP High Court Judge, Justice Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava as the Chairperson of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC).Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu...
2002 Godhra Train Burning Case | Supreme Court Grants Bail to Eight Life Convicts, Rejects Pleas Of Four Others
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to eight life convicts in the 2002 Godhra train carnage case in Gujarat, while refusing to consider the application of four others in view of their roles in the violence. “I only have some issue with four persons because of their roles,” Solicitor-General for India told a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice...
Why National Security Act Applied Against YouTuber Manish Kashyap For Fake Videos? Supreme Court Asks Tamil Nadu Govt
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the State of Tamil Nadu on a plea by YouTuber Manish Kashyap seeking to quash his detention under the National Security Act over allegations of spreading fake news about the attacks on Biharis in the southern state.During the hearing, a bench comprising Chief Justice of DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha questioned the need for invoking NSA...
Fake News Case : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Of OpIndia CEO & Editor Against TN Police FIR; Asks Them To Approach HC
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a writ petition filed by Nupur Sharma and Rahul Roushan, the editor and founder of online portal "OpIndia", challenging the FIR registered by the Tamil Nadu Police for allegedly spreading fake news about attacks on Biharis in the southern state.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha observed that...
'We Are Not Here To Generate Revenue For Lawyers' : CJI DY Chandrachud
"We are not here to generate revenue for lawyers", Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said on Friday while rejecting the request of a lawyer to add the name of a senior counsel in the appearances in a case."We remember who all appeared and who did not. If someone didn't appear, we can't help them", CJI told the lawyer who mentioned the matter during the mentioning...
Uphaar Fire Tragedy: Supreme Court Quashes Proceedings Against Former IPS Officer Amod Kanth For Not Obtaining Sanction Under S 197 CrPC
The Supreme Court on Thursday(April 20) ruled in favour of the ex IPS officer Amod Kumar Kanth in the connection with a case pertaining to the Uphaar fire tragedy which happened in 1996. The Court has set aside the Magistrate’s order taking cognisance of a complaint against Kanth, who allegedly did not take action against “extra seats” in the Uphaar theatre hall which had blocked...
SPECIFIC RELIEF ACT | Party Can't Claim Time Is Essence Of Contract When Specific Performance Of Terms Not Done : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that when specific performance of the terms of the contract has not been done, the question of time being the essence of contract does not arise.The Bench comprising of Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Sanjay Karol, while adjudicating an appeal filed in Gaddipati Divija & Anr v Pathuri Samrajyam & Ors., observed that time would not be of essence in a...