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Hotelier Liable To 18% GST Not 28% On Supply Of Carbonated Beverages, For Dine-In/Room Service : West Bengal AAR
The West Bengal Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that supply of restaurant services, including the supply of aerated beverages, would be taxable at the rate of 18% GST. In a ruling by Shri. Shafeeq S (Member- Central Tax) and Shri. Jaydip Kumar Chakrabarti (Member-State Tax) examined the two kinds of supply of Aerated Drinks viz. (i) With food (shown separately in bill and...
Indian Journal Of Arbitration Law (NLU Jodhpur) Issues Call For Papers For Volume 14, Issue 1
The Indian Journal of Arbitration Law (IJAL) has announced a Call for Papers for Volume 14, Issue 1. IJAL is a bi-annual, open-access, peer-reviewed journal published by the Centre for Advanced Research and Training in Arbitration Law (CARTAL), National Law University, Jodhpur. The journal is widely recognised and indexed on leading legal research platforms including Kluwer Arbitration, HeinOnline, Westlaw, and SCC Online.Submission Guidelines For Volume 14, Issue 1Scope Of TopicsThe following...
Shifting Bank Branch Doesn't Require RBI Permission Under 2017 Guidelines: Allahabad High Court Dismisses PIL
Recently, the Allahabad High Court denied relief to a litigant challenging the shifting of Indian Bank Branch to another village without the permission of RBI.Petitioner, Gram Pradhan, approached the High Court against shifting of the branch of the Indian Bank located in Block Mau Aima, Tehsil Soraon, District Prayagraj to another location on grounds that it would cause great hardship to...
Delhi High Court Restrains Mumbai Apparel Brand Using Logo Similar To Beverly Hills Polo Club
The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained a Mumbai-based clothing business, Vivaan Enterprise, from using polo player logos on its apparel after finding them deceptively similar to the well-known “Beverly Hills Polo Club” brand. The order was passed without hearing Vivaan Enterprise at this stage, meaning the Court granted immediate protection to the brand owner based on the...
Income Tax | Foreign Companies' Head Office Expenses For Indian Business Subject To Deduction Limit Under S. 44C : Supreme Court
In a set-back to foreign companies doing business operations in India, the Supreme Court on Monday (December 15) held that all head office expenditure incurred by them outside India, whether common or exclusively for their Indian business operations, must be subjected to the statutory ceiling prescribed under Section 44C of the Income Tax Act, 1961, thereby ruling out any claim for...
GST | Allahabad High Court Grants Stay On Composite Show Cause Notice For Multiple Assessment Years
Recently, the Allahabad High Court has granted stay on composite show cause notice issued by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence where multiple assessment years have been clubbed in one show cause notice. Petitioner approached the High Court against a single show cause notice issued by the Additional Director, Directorate General of GST Intelligence, Ghaziabad for tax...
PIL In Supreme Court Seeks Action Against Persons Spreading Defamatory Remarks Against Justice GR Swaminathan
A public interest litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking actions against the protestors who allegedly spread defamatory remarks against Justice G.R. Swaminathan, Judge of the Madras High Court, subsequent to his order to light the Karthigai Deepam on the Deepa Thoon (lamp pillar) at the Thiruparankundram Subramaniya Swamy Hill Temple, Madurai.The PIL has been filed by...
NCLT Delhi Approves Flipkart's Plan To Merge Singapore Holding Entities Into Indian Arm
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Delhi has approved a major restructuring of Walmart owned e-commerce platform Flipkart, clearing the way for the group to merge its Singapore holding entities into its Indian company and effectively consolidate its corporate domicile in India. A coram comprising Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar and Technical Member Ravindra Chaturvedi, on December 12,...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 08 To December 14, 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1682 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1710NOMINAL INDEXPrincipal Commissioner of Income Tax, Delhi-I Vs. M/S Avery Dennison (India) Pvt. Ltd. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1682 M/s Sunlight Project Pvt. Ltd. v. Delhi Development Authority 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1683 Shambhu Nath Rai v. Union Of India & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1684 SURENDAR KUMAR v. BAR COUNCIL OF DELHI & ANR...
Minority Community Facing Difficulty In Enjoying Their Land: Dargah Tells Madras High Court Over Thiruparankundram Deepam Row
The Hazarath Sultan Sikkandar Badhusha Avuliya Dargah, challenging a single judge's order directing lighting of the lamp at the stone pillar in Thiruparakundram Hills, told the Madras High Court (Madurai bench) on Monday (December 15) that the minority community was facing difficulty in enjoying their land given to them in 1920. A division bench of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice...
Law Must Bend Toward Inclusion: P&H High Court Directs Retrospective Promotion With Benefits To Visually Impaired Forest Employee
Emphasising that the right to be free from disability-based discrimination, as enshrined in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, must be regarded with the same seriousness and protection as a fundamental right—ensuring that no employee is excluded from consideration solely on the basis of disability—the Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the Haryana Government to...