Advance Ruling On 18% GST Application To 'Parota' Is Void Ab Initio :AAAR [Read Order]

The Karnataka Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (KAAR) has declared the ruling given by the Authority of Advance Ruling(AAR) on the application of 18% Goods and Service Tax(GST) to whole wheat parota (fried flat bread) and Malabar Parota to be void ab initio.The appellate authority made such a declaration on the finding that the applicant, ID Fresh Food(India) Pvt.Ltd, had filed...

2G Case : CBI's Appeal Not Maintainable; Did Not Follow Filing Procedure, Accused Argue In Delhi HC

Accused in the 2G spectrum case have argued that the leave to appeal filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation against the acquittals of A Raja and others is not maintainable as the agency did not follow the procedure prescribed for filing such an appeal. While addressing the Single Bench of Justice Brijesh Sethi, the counsel appearing for the accused argued that the appeal...

NLU-Delhi Announces Results Of AILET 2020

The National Law University Delhi has announced the results of AILET 2020 for B.A.LL.B.(Hons.) programme.The list of candidates based on merit is uploaded on the following websites of the University:https://nludelhi.admissionhelp.com/https://nationallawuniversitydelhi.inhttps://nludelhi.ac.in/ailet2020.aspxAILET 2020 RESULT1. The detailed result of all candidates2. Overall Merit ListThe...

Presumption Under Section 29 of POCSO Act Cannot Arise At Stage Before Framing of Charges: Delhi High Court [Read Judgment]

In a significant judgment rendered on September 22, 2020, the Delhi High Court has discussed in detail the legislative intent and applicability of "reverse burden" under Section 29 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 (POCSO). The single Bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani was considering the bail application of a 24-yr-old man, accused of coercing a...

The Law On Phone Tapping In India

Communication surveillance has been widely accepted as a necessary evil that every civilized society should allow for the security of the state as well for prevention and investigation of crimes. However, state sponsored surveillance should be in balance with individual rights and personal liberties of the citizens. While many developed nations have put safeguards in place to ensure...

#I Can't Breathe: Governance By Annihilation and By Hate

Speaking the Constitution is speaking dissent in our times.

The Pandemic, Labour Rights, And The Supreme Court's Judgment In Gujarat Mazdoor Sabha

On 17 April 2020, a little under a month after the Covid-induced nation-wide lockdown had been imposed, the government of Gujarat issued a notification under Section 5 of the Factories Act. This notification exempted all the factories in the state of Gujarat from adhering to a set of workers' rights guaranteed by the statute. Its effect was to increase the upper limit of working hours from nine to twelve per day and forty-eight to seventy-two per week, shorten rest intervals, and halve overtime...

Unnao, Shajahanpur, Hathras...Constitutional Courts Forced To Intervene For Proper Probe In UP Rape Cases

The brazenness displayed by the Uttar Pradesh administration in deflecting the course of investigation in the gangrape and the murder of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras is unparalleled. The wholly inhuman act of forcible cremation of the dead body of the victim during the wee hours by the police and the district administration, ignoring the objections of her family and without even allowing them to perform the last rites, can leave anyone with an ounce of conscience mortified. This was...

Advocate Who Acted Professionally As Per Client's Instruction Cannot Be Made Criminally Liable For Defamation: Madras HC [Read Order]

An advocate who acted professionally as per the instruction of his or her client cannot be made criminally liable for offence of defamation under Section 500 unless contrary is alleged and established, the Madras High Court has observed.In this case, a lawyer had filed an application on behalf of committee of creditors to remove the complainant and seeking appointment of another...

The Mahatma's Initial Struggles With Law

In classic Indian fashion, Gandhi’s plans for life were brushed aside by his family in the name of superstition.

Hathras Case : Presence Of Sperm Not Necessary To Prove Rape; UP Police Claim Contrary To Law

The Uttar Pradesh Police has claimed that no rape happened with the 19-year old Dalit woman of Hathras, who succumbed to her injuries yesterday.A senior UP Police official told the press that the Forensic Science Laboratory result did not show the presence of semen samples in the body of the deceased woman."The report of the FSL has also come. It says clearly that samples did not have sperm....

"The Tone And Tenur Of The Speech Might Have Been Aggressive But His Speech Didn't Directly Incite Violence": NIA Court Grants Bail To Activist Akhil Gogoi [Read Order]

The Special NIA Court (Guwahati) has granted bail to Activist Akhil Gogoi in connection with NIA investigated case no. RC-01/2020/NIAGUW (Chabua Police Station Case).It was alleged that Akhil Gogoi had led a crowd of 6000 persons and caused economic blockade and pelting of stones, one of hit the face of the informant and injured him grievously.It was also alleged that the mob led by Akhil...