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Allahabad High Court Rejects PIL Challenging Appointments Of Yogi Adityanath, KP Maurya As UP CM & Dy CM In 2017
The Allahabad High Court today dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed before it in 2017, which challenged the legality of the appointment of Yogi Adityanath as Chief Minister and Keshav Prasad Maurya as Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 2017. A bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Rajeev Bharti observed that there is nothing in the Constitution which prohibits...
Kerala High Court Directs Government, Calicut Law College Principal To Take Initiative To Resolve Affiliation Issue
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (December 16) directed the government and the principal of the Government Law College, Calicut to resolve the issue of lack of Bar Council of India (BCI) affiliation to the college.Justice V.G. Arun was considering a plea preferred by an Idukki-based advocate, who has prayed for a retrospective recognition from the BCI to the 5-year-integrated course offered...
'Politically Motivated' : Supreme Court Quashes Land Allotment Corruption Case Against Karnataka BJP Leader R Ashoka
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 16) quashed the corruption case against Karnataka's Leader of Opposition & BJP MLA R. Ashoka in an alleged irregularity made in the land allotment during his tenure as the Chairman of the Committee for the regularisation of unauthorised occupation. An FIR was registered by the State's Anti-Corruption Bureau to investigate the allegations made...
Income Tax Act | Sikkim High Court Allows S.80P(2)(d) Deduction On Interest Earned From Co-operative Banks By Non-Bank Co-operative Society
The Sikkim High Court has held that a non-bank co-operative society is entitled to claim deduction under Section 80P(2)(d) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, on interest income earned from investments made with co-operative banks, and that Section 80P(4) does not bar such deduction. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Biswanath Somadder and Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai allowed the tax appeal...
Homebuyers Can Invoke IBC Against Developer Despite Pending RERA Case Over Project Delay: NCLT Kochi
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Kochi has held that homebuyers are not barred from invoking insolvency proceedings merely because complaints over project delays are pending before the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA, as long as financial default and distress are established under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. Admitting a Section 7 application filed by 30...
NCLT Mumbai Clears Capital Reduction of Company Behind Tax Sutra
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Mumbai has approved the reduction of share capital of Realtime Taxsutra Services Pvt Ltd from Rs 1.61 lakh to Rs 1.46 lakh, clearing the proposal of the company that operates an online platform providing real-time updates on tax disputes, judicial rulings and regulatory developments. The approval was granted by a bench comprising Judicial Member...
Customs | Alleged Export Through Non-Specified Routes Must Be Proved; Presumption Insufficient To Uphold Seizure: CESTAT Kolkata
The Kolkata Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that seizure of goods cannot be sustained merely on the assumption that they were intended for export through non-specified routes. In the absence of any corroborative evidence establishing intent to export illegally, such presumption alone is insufficient to justify such...
UP REAT Orders Probe Into Planning Norm Violations By Greater Noida Authority In Godrej Golf Links Project
The Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (UP REAT) has ordered a government probe into the role of the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority in granting approvals for the Godrej Golf Links township in Greater Noida, holding that apparent violations of the planning scheme “call for inquiry/investigation as per law”.The tribunal directed the Principal Secretary, Housing...
BSF Rules | Court Of Inquiry Is Preliminary Fact Finding Exercise, Not Disciplinary Trial Which Can Cause Prejudice: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that such an inquiry is only a fact-finding mechanism intended to assist authorities in deciding the future course of action and does not amount to initiation of departmental proceedings.The Division Bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar underscored that the findings returned by the Court of Inquiry shall be in the...
Clause 8 Of Assam GST Reimbursement Scheme Prima Facie Ultra Vires: Gauhati High Court Stays SCN Against Patanjali Foods
The Gauhati High Court found that Clause 8 of the Assam Industries [Tax Reimbursement for Eligible Units] Scheme, 2017, which restricts input tax credit, runs contrary to the Constitutional framework and the provisions of the CGST Act. Consequently, the bench stayed the operation of the show-cause notices (SCN) issued to Patanjali Foods Limited. Justice Manish Choudhury was addressing...
