Can Additional Chief Standing Counsel Represent A Private Party? Allahabad High Court Seeks Report From State Law Secretary

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday sought a report from the Principal Secretary (Law) & Legal Remembrancer about the rights and duties of Additional Chief Standing Counsel regarding his appearance on behalf of a private party as a counsel. A bench of Justice Divesh Chandra Samant sought to know about the permissible scope of duties of State Law Officers, specifically whether an...

CrPC | Magistrate Cannot Discharge Accused At Section 251 Stage In Summons Case After Cognizance: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a Magistrate does not have the power to discharge an accused at the stage of Section 251 CrPC in a summons case, after cognizance has already been taken and summons issued.Justice Amit Mahajan observed,“A bare reading of the aforesaid provision shows that the provision only contemplates that the particulars of the alleged offence be stated to the accused...

GST Payable On Payment Made By VSSC To Manpower Supplier During Lockdown Despite No Work: Kerala AAR

The Kerala Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that GST is payable on payments made by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre to a manpower supplier during the COVID-19 lockdown, even though no physical services were rendered. The ruling came on wages and interim payments received between 23 March 2020 and 31 May 2020, when work was suspended due to the nationwide lockdown. A...

GST Leviable On Exam Fees Collected By Devaswom Recruitment Board : Kerala AAR

The Kerala Authority for Advance Ruling has ruled that examination fees collected by the Kerala Devaswom Recruitment Board attract GST. It said the Board must register under GST once its annual turnover crosses Rs 20 lakh. The ruling was delivered by a coram comprising Jomy Jacob, Additional Commissioner of Central Tax, and Mansur M. I., Joint Commissioner of State Tax. The Recruitment...

CTRCR, Maharashtra National Law University Presents: 2nd National Corporate Client Counselling Competition, 2026

The Centre for Training and Research in Commercial Regulations (CTRCR), functioning under the aegis of Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai, focuses on the dissemination of knowledge relating to Corporate and Commercial Law as it prevails in both domestic and international arenas. The Centre endeavours to bring together academicians, legal practitioners, industry experts, and students to stimulate research and informed debate, thereby strengthening cooperation between the legal profession...

GST | Wrong-State Tax Payment Triggers ₹10.91 Lakh Refund Fight For Vodafone Idea

What began as a wrong-State GST payment has snowballed into a Rs 10.91 lakh refund dispute for Vodafone Idea Ltd. (Vi), after the Delhi GST Department rejected its refund claim. On Wednesday, the Delhi High Court declined to intervene, noting that the dispute turned on how the refund period was selected while filing the application. The case arose after Vi mistakenly paid State GST under...

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Income Tax | Tax Commissioner Cannot Revise Assessment On Wrong Assumption Of Amalgamation: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that the Income Tax Department cannot invoke its revisionary powers under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act by proceeding on an incorrect assumption about the nature of a transaction. The court ruled that such powers cannot be exercised where a demerger is wrongly treated as an amalgamation. Dismissing the revenue's appeal, a bench of Justices Anita Sumanth...

'Will Consider': Madras High Court On CBFC's Urgent Appeal Motion Against Order To Grant U/A Certificate To Vijay's 'Jana Nayagan' Film

The Central Board of Film Certificate on Friday (January 9) urgently mentioned listing of its appeal before the Madras High Court, against single judge's order directing it to grant U/A certificate for Vijay starrer 'Jana Nayagan' movie forthwith.For context Justice PT Asha pronounced the order today at 10:30 allowing the producers' plea. Minutes thereafter, ASG ARL Sundaresan for CBFC made...

Delhi High Court Upholds Validity Of Election Symbols Order, Rejects Plea By Hind Samrajya Party

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking striking down of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968. A division bench comprising Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Anish Dayal rejected the petition filed by Hind Samrajya Party, an Uttar Pradesh based political party. The plea sought a declaration that the Election Commission of India has no power...

Suspended Director Who Is A Prospective Resolution Applicant Not Entitled To Valuation Reports : NCLT Mumbai

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Mumbai has dismissed a challenge by a suspended director seeking disclosure of valuation reports and other Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) documents. The court held that valuation reports are confidential and cannot be shared with persons who are themselves potential or competing resolution applicants. “Valuation reports...

Delhi Court Frames Charges Against Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav & Others In Land For Jobs Scam; Calls Them 'Criminal Syndicate'

A Delhi Court on Friday framed charges against RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in the corruption case related to the alleged land for jobs scam case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Special Judge Vishal Gogne of Rouse Avenue Courts said Yadav and his family acted as a criminal syndicate and there was overarching conspiracy on their part.“The court finds on the touchstone...