No Recommendation To Bring Aviation Fuel Under GST, Clarifies Civil Aviation Minister; Highlights Price Reduction Efforts

The Centre in response to tax treatment of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF), has clarified that the GST Council, in which the states are also represented, has not made any recommendation for inclusion of ATF under GST.As for taxation on ATF, the Centre put forth that issue of high Value Added Tax (VAT) levy on ATF ranging from 0% to 29% in some States and Union Territories was addressed, resulting...

NCLT Mumbai Reaffirms Insolvency Process Can Proceed Against Guarantors Without CIRP Of Corporate Debtor

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Mumbai recently reaffirmed that insolvency proceedings against personal guarantors under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code can be initiated even if no CIRP is pending against the corporate debtor, relying on the Supreme Court's ruling in State Bank of India v. Mahendra Kumar Jajodia(2022). A coram of Judicial Member Sushil Mahadeorao Kochey...

Kerala High Court Upholds Requirement Of Clinical Clerkship For Foreign Medical Grads Who Faced Break In Course During COVID

The Kerala High Court on Monday (1 December) upheld the requirement of clinical clerkship for Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) who faced a break in the course during the pandemic and joined the college and did a compensatory course.A Division Bench comprising Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice P V Balakrishnan held that the FMGs, who had completed medical courses in China during...

Superintendent, Child Welfare Officer, And Case Worker Vacancy At Various Wings Of Women, Child, Disabled & Senior Citizens, Peddapalli District

Government of Telangana invites application for the post of Superintendent, Child Welfare Officer, and Case Worker in various wings of Peddapalli District from Female candidates only. Name of the Post: Superintendent, Child Welfare Officer, and Case Worker No. of Post: Superintendent and Child Welfare Officer: 01 (One) each Case Worker: 02 (Two) Remuneration: Superintendent: Rs. 33,100/- month Child Welfare Officer: Rs. 23,170/- month Case Worker: 20,000/- month ...

Vellayani Lake Acquisition: Kerala High Court Grants Interim Relief To 60 Farmers; Bars Dispossession Without Due Process

The Kerala High Court, on a recent occasion, passed an interim order granting relief to around 60 traditional farmers whose properties are located adjacent to the Vellayani Lake, which is stated to be marked for development by the State government.Justice C. Jayachandran directed the state government, its Water Resources, Agriculture and Revenue departments and the District Collector...

Delhi High Court Restores Trader's GST Registration After 3-Year Delay; Says Medical Issue, Dispute With CA Justified Relief

In a rare instance of relief, the Delhi High Court has directed the GST Department to restore the registration of a trader, cancelled over three years ago, citing the medical issues and dispute with the Chartered Accountant which prevented it from acting earlier.Section 107 of the GST Act prescribes a strict timeline of three months to prefer an appeal from an order of the GST Department,...

Madras High Court Strikes Down Wrongful Copyright Entry Over 'Sagar Homeo Stores' Logo

The Madras High Court has ordered the cancellation of a copyright entry that wrongly gave a rival businessman ownership of the artistic logo used by the long-established “Sagar Homeo Stores,” holding that the record had been incorrectly created despite the store's earlier trademark and copyright registrations. A single bench of Justice N Senthilkumar passed the order on November 28,...

Sales Tax Discharged At NPV Under State Incentive Scheme Not Addable To Transaction Value For Excise Duty: CESTAT Mumbai

The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai has held that sales tax deferred under a State incentive scheme and later discharged at Net Present Value (NPV) cannot be treated as “sales tax not paid” for the purpose of including it in the transaction value for levy of Central Excise duty. A Division Bench of C.J. Mathew (Technical Member) and Ajay...

Centre For Business Laws (CBL), NUSRL, Announces Essay Writing Competition 2025

The Centre for Business Laws (CBL), NUSRL Ranchi has announced the Essay Writing Competition 2025 for UG, PG, and Ph.D. students. NUSRL invites undergraduate and postgraduate students from all recognised universities to participate.THEME & SUB-THEMESTheme: Contemporary Developments in Corporate and Commercial LawIndicative sub-themes (authors are free to explore any related topic of contemporary relevance):Mergers & AcquisitionsPrivate Equity and Venture CapitalGlobal Competition...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks Govt's Response On Alleged Open Sale Of Heroin In Bathinda Village After Youth's Overdose Death

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today sought a response from the Punjab Government on suo moto cognizance taken on a news item alleging that heroin is being sold openly in a village in Bathinda district.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry sought a response from the State Government and listed the matter to December 22.As per the news reports, villagers have painted...

TVK's Negligence, Vijay's Delay & Unruly Cadres Led To Karur Stampede : Tamil Nadu Govt Tells Supreme Court

The Tamil Nadu Government, in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, has attributed the Karur stampede tragedy to a series of “reckless, negligent and uncoordinated actions” by the organisers and cadres of the TVK party, led by actor-politician Vijay. The State maintained that the police acted with “exemplary courage and discipline”, and that the tragedy was caused not by...

BCI Affiliation Absent In Several Legal Education Centres Across Kerala: GLC Kozhikode Principal Tells High Court

The Principal of the Government Law College, Kozhikode recently filed a statement before the Kerala High Court wherein it told that in addition to the government law colleges in Kozhikode, Thrissur and Thiruvananthapuram, several other legal education institutions do not possess affiliation from the Bar Council of India.The statement was filed in a plea preferred by an Idukki-based advocate,...