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Rajasthan HC Refuses To Send Woman Back To Jail Despite Earlier Sentence Reduction Being Based On Erroneous Assumption Of Period Served
Rajasthan High Court denied sending a woman back to jail whose punishment for the offence of culpable homicide not amounting to murder was reduced by the division court 15 years ago based on an erroneous assumption that she was had already undergone a period of almost 8 years in jail, when in actuality she had been in prison for only around 2 years.The division bench of Justice Farjand Ali...
IBC | All Property, Including Alleged Benami Assets, Shielded From Action Over Pre-Resolution Offences: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has recently held that once a resolution plan is approved under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, authorities cannot proceed against any property standing in the name of a corporate debtor for offences committed before the insolvency process, even if such property is alleged to be held benami. A single bench of Justice G R Swaminathan ruled that Section 32A(2) of...
Consumer Commission Holds Indian Oil–Adani Gas Guilty of Unfair Trade Practice Over Retrospective Billing
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission II, U.T. Chandigarh , comprising President Amrinder Singh Sidhu and Member B.M. Sharma, has held Indian Oil–Adani Gas Private Limited guilty of deficiency in service and unfair trade practice for issuing an “astronomical” retrospective PNG bill for nearly five years without any technical proof of a faulty meter.Facts of the...
Cryptic Show Cause Notice Without Factual Details Invalidates GST Registration Cancellation: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court held that a GST registration cannot be cancelled on the basis of a cryptic show cause notice, which merely quotes statutory provisions without disclosing the factual grounds. Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi noted that apart from stating the provisions of Section 29(2)(e) of the CGST Act, there are no facts or any details stated in the show cause notice. In the...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Asks DGP To Explain Why FIR Was Not Lodged Against Policemen Who Allegedly Assaulted Lawyer
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday took suo motu cognisance of the alleged assault on an advocate, Amit, by Haryana Police personnel in plainclothes in Chandigarh neighbouring Nayagaon, Punjab on November 30. The Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association had resolved to go on strike from December 15 due to the undue delay in the lodging of FIR.The Court noted that an incident...
'Deepathoon' Is Figment Of Judge's Imagination: Madurai Authorities Tell Madras High Court Over Thiruparankundram Deepam Row
Opposing the single judge's order directing the lighting of a lamp at the stone pillar in Thiruparakundram Hills, Madurai district, and police authorities told the Madras High Court (Madurai bench) on Tuesday (December 16) that the deepathoon (stone pillar) is a figment of the judge's imagination or devotees' imagination, which the judge had latched on to.In doing so, the authorities told...
No Move Yet On Another ₹140-Crore Rights Issue: Aakash Tells NCLAT Amid Dispute With Byju's
Aakash Educational Services Ltd told the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Chennai on Monday that it has not yet initiated any process for a second tranche of its rights issue to raise about Rs 140 crore and that, if it decides to do so, Think and Learn Pvt Ltd will be given all statutory notices along with an extended period of at least 30 days. The submission was made when...
Jailed MP Amritpal Singh Argues Parole Plea In-Person Before P&H High Court To Attend Parliament Amid Lawyers' Strike
Jailed Member of Parliament Amritpal Singh appeared in person on VC before the Punjab and Haryana High Court to argue his petition seeking parole to attend the Winter session of Parliament, as lawyers were disrupted due to a lawyers' strike.Amritpal Singh, a sitting Member of Parliament, has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging the State's refusal to grant him parole...
CGST Act | Once Returns Are Filed Within Time Period U/S 16(5), Limitation U/S 16(4) Loses Significance: Kerala High Court Allows ITC Claim
The Kerala High Court held that Section 16(5) of the CGST Act (Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017), being a non-obstante provision, overrides the time limit prescribed under Section 16(4) once returns are filed within the cut-off date specified therein. Section 16(4) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 specifies that no registered person can take Input Tax Credit...
Sabarimala Gold Theft: Kerala High Court Reserves Verdict In Bail Plea Of Former Devaswom Board Official N Vasu
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (December 16) reserved its verdict in the regular bail application of 75-year-old former Travancore Devaswom Board official N. Vasu, who is arrayed as the third accused in the crime relating to the misappropriation of gold from the door frames of Sabarimala temple.The case was heard in detail today and yesterday by Justice A. Badharudeen.Vasu has taken an...
Homeopathic Medicines Having Single, Two Or More Constituents Attract 5% GST Post Rate-Revision: West Bengal AAR
The West Bengal Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that homeopathic medicines having a single, two or more components formulated exclusively in alignment with the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, irrespective of retail sale, attracted 5% GST. In a ruling by Shri. Shafeeq S (Member- Central Tax) and Shri. Jaydip Kumar Chakrabarti (Member-State Tax) from the two Tariff Entries 3003...
