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Manufacturing & Packaging Of Cement Not Civil Construction Activities; CENVAT Credit Cannot Be Denied: CESTAT Bangalore
The Bangalore Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has stated that manufacturing and packaging of cement are works service contracts, not civil construction activities, and therefore CENVAT (Central Value Added Tax) Credit cannot be denied. Regarding the allegation of ineligible CENVAT credit availed by the assessee on lease premium, the bench consists...
Name Clashes: Resolving Conflicts Between Corporate Identities And Trademarks
With the competitive corporate environment in India, disputes over identical or similar names have become increasingly common, as trademarks and company names frequently overlap. Confusion and disputes over ownership and resemblance with existing entities and goodwill have often seen the emergence of fresh startups pitted against long-standing businesses. This article looks at the development of Indian law over such disputes from the shift from Section 22 of the Companies Act, 1956, to Section...
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Deputy General Manager (Corporate Legal) Vacancy At Tata Communications [Gurugram; Apply Now]
Tata Communications invites online application for the post of Deputy General Manager (Corporate Legal). Name of the Post: Deputy General Manager (Corporate Legal) Location: Mumbai Essential Qualification and Experience· Law Degree from a reputable university/institution. He/she should be qualified in India with minimum post qualification experience of 12 to 15 years in corporate commercial law and Experience in managing and mentoring a team; · Experience in...
Income Tax Act | CIT(A) Can't Remand Matter Back To AO Without Deciding Jurisdictional Validity Of S.144 Order: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that the Commissioner of Income Tax Appeals cannot remand assessment back to the Assessing Officer, unless it decides the jurisdictional validity of AO's order passed under Section 144 of the Income Tax Act 1961.Section 144 empowers the deals with the assessment of a taxpayer that is carried out by the Assessing Officer (AO) as per his best judgement...
Supreme Court Expresses Shock At Dismissal Of 2 Sweepers In Varanasi Corporation For Raising Child Trafficking Issue; Orders Reinstatement
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed strong disapproval after learning that the services of a couple employed as sweepers had been terminated by a contractor solely because they had approached the Court challenging bail orders granted by the Allahabad High Court to persons accused of child trafficking.A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice KV Viswanathan is currently hearing a batch...
University Cannot Reject Candidate's Degree For Recruitment After Accepting Him For PhD Based On Same Qualification: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that a university can't apply inconsistent standards by treating a candidate's Master's degree as an eligible subject for PhD admission but ignoring the same qualification during selection for the post of Assistant Professor.Justice Sandeep Sharma remarked that: “...respondents are estopped from adopting different yardsticks while considering M.Sc....
Supreme Court Weekly Digest: November 11 - 20, 2025
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; Section 31(7)(b) - Post-Award Interest is Mandatory – Held, the grant of post-award interest under Section 31(7)(b) (pre-amended) is mandatory, and the only discretion vested in the Arbitral Tribunal is to decide the rate of interest to be awarded - Where the arbitrator does not fix any rate of interest, the statutory rate of 18% per annum...
Civil Courts Cannot Interfere In Agrarian Resumption Cases, Only Revenue Authorities Have Jurisdiction: J&K&L High Court
“Matters arising out of the Agrarian Reforms Act especially resumption proceedings fall exclusively within the domain of Revenue Authorities, and civil courts lack jurisdiction to interfere, even at the injunction stage,” held the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh while dismissing a petition filed by two litigants challenging concurrent findings of the courts below.Reaffirming...
'Used Excessive Speed': Gujarat High Court Declines To Discharge Accused In Iskcon Bridge 'Hit & Run' Case
The Gujarat High Court refused to discharge Tathya Patel for culpable homicide not amounting to murder (IPC Section 304 part 2) accused in the 2023 Iskcon Bridge hit and run case which claimed nine lives in Ahmedabad, observing that there was a strong prima facie case against him. The court said that this was not a simple case of rash and negligent driving, wherein the applicant was under...
Supreme Court Seeks AICTE Clarification On Whether Regulations On Superannuation Age Will Apply To Private Unaided Institutions
The Supreme Court has recently asked the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to clarify whether the age of retirement for teachers and faculty, including principals, set by the AICTE Regulations 2010 and 2019, mandatorily extends to private non-aided institutions.It has specifically asked whether the age of retirement for teachers, which was increased to 65 years in...