All Kinds Of Musical Programmes, Even If Performed For Commercial Purpose, Exempted From Gujarat Entertainment Tax, Holds SC [Read Order]

‘The High Court could not have imposed the requirement of the entertainment to be for educational, cultural or charitable purpose when the form of entertainment in question is included in Schedule III to the Act’Disagreeing with the interpretation of Section 3A of the Gujarat Entertainments Tax Act by the Gujarat High Court, the Supreme Court in Gypsy Pegasus Ltd. Vs. State of Gujarat...

Condition Of Courts In India Is Not All Rosy And Pink: CJI Dipak Misra While Inaugurating Delhi HC's New Courts Block

After a wait of several months and much speculation on the cause of delay, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra finally inaugurated the New Courts Block of the Delhi High Court.In his address, the CJI reminisced about his own tenure at the Delhi High Court and lauded it for the progress it has made so far, saying, "Whenever I visit the Delhi High Court, I feel a sense of nostalgia, as I have...

[Sabarimala] [ Day 5] "Court Cannot Reform A Religious Belief Out of Its Identity", K.Parasaran Argues in Support of Ban On Women Entry

Day 5 of the hearing in the Sabarimala Temple entry case witnessed gripping arguments on interpretation of constitutional provisions by veteran Senior Advocate K. Parasaran.  Parasaran was appearing on behalf of Nair Service Society, which has intervened to oppose the petition.At the outset, Parasaran dismissed the argument that ban on women entry was misogynistic. He submitted that women...

SC Stays Demolition Of Residential Premises Of Former Guj. Cop Sanjiv Bhatt And Wife Till 30th July [Read Order]

Supreme Court has stayed the Gujarat High Court order directing demolition of residential premises of former Gujarat IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt and his wife Shweta Sanjiv Bhatt till 30th July 2018.This order is issued by a bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi,Justice R. Banumathi and Justice Navin Sinha on an oral mentioning made by Senior Advocate Harin P. Raval, the Senior counsel who appeared...

Former ADJ Who Accused MP High Court Judge Of Sexual Harassment Moves SC Demanding Reinstatement As Judge

The former Additional District and Sessions Judge who had levelled sexual harassment allegations against Madhya Pradesh High Court judge, Justice S.K. Gangele back in 2014 has now approached the Supreme Court demanding her reinstatement.According to a report published by The Leaflet, the ADJ has alleged that her resignation amounted to an act of “constructive termination”, claiming...

AG KK Venugopal Refuses Permission For Contempt Action Against Kapil Sibal

Attorney General KK Venugopal has reportedly refused to give his consent for contempt action against Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal for his alleged “professional misconduct” while representing two MPs in their petitions challenging the dismissal of impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra by the Rajya Sabha Chairman.According to a PTI report, the contempt plea,...

Now People Can File IT Return Sans Aadhaar As Delhi HC Asks CBDT To Create A Platform For Filing ITR Without Aadhaar At least Till March 31, 2019 [Read Order]

Assesses can now file their income tax returns online without the Aadhaar enrolment number as the Delhi High Court, while providing the relief to two petitioners, asked the Central Board of Direct Taxes to create a platform for people to file returns without Adhaar till the deadline of March 31, 2019 for PAN-Aadhar linkage. A bench of Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Justice A K Chawla...

Advocate Moves SC Against Centre’s Hike In Monetary Limit For Tax Dept Appeals, Says Withdrawing Pending Appeals Will Cause Huge Loss To Exchequer [Read Petition]

An advocate has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Centre’s “drastic” increase in the threshold monetary limit for filing departmental appeals at various fora, be it the ITAT/CESTAT, the high courts or the apex court.Advocate Ashish Gopal Garg had moved the writ petition challenging the circular issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes and the instructions issued by the...

Thanks To SC - Centre Sets Up Committee And GoM To Formulate Measures To Curb Lynching; Directs States To Implement SC Judgment

The Centre has set up a high-level committee chaired by Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, to formulate appropriate measures to address mob violence and lynching in the country. The committee will also comprise of the Secretaries of Department of Justice, Department of Legal Affairs, Legislative Department, and Social Justice and Empowerment. This committee is expected to submit...

Classification Of Land In Revenue Records Not Dispositive Or Conclusive Of Question On Applicability Of SARFAESI Act: SC [Read Judgment]

‘Whether a parcel of land is agricultural must be deduced as a matter of fact from the nature of the land, the use to which it was being put on the date of the creation of the security interest and the purpose for which it was set apart.’The Supreme Court in Indian Bank vs K Pappireddiyar has observed that the classification of land in the revenue records as agricultural is not dispositive...

Polluting Industries Near Taj Must Be Closed, Area Be Made Plastic-Free: UP Govt Tells SC

Submitting a vision document to protect the Taj Mahal, the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the entire precinct of the Mughal-era monument should be declared a no-plastic zone and all polluting industries in the region must be closed.The UP Government had filed the first draft report of a vision document on protection and preservation of the...

SC Restrains DPS World Foundation From Using Brand Name “Delhi Public School” Or ‘DPS’ [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday restrained the DPS World Foundation from using the marks ‘DPS’ or ‘Delhi Public School’ or its logo.The order was issued by a Bench comprising Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice R. Banumathi and Justice Navin Sinha on a Special Leave Petition filed by the Delhi Public School Society, challenging an order passed by the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court in...