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2025 LiveLaw (SC) 1157 | CHANDAN PASI & ORS. VERSUS THE STATE OF BIHAR
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'Statements Carbon Copies, Generic' : Supreme Court Sets Aside Sentence For Non-Compliance With S. 313 CrPC; Orders Re-Trial
The Supreme Court on Monday (December 1) set aside the life sentences of three individuals in a murder case and remanded the matter to the trial court for a fresh trial from the stage of recording statements under Section 313 Cr.P.C., noting that the accused had not been given a proper opportunity to respond to each allegation against them. “One of the non-negotiable requirements of a...
Tobacco Transport By Individual Truck Owners Not Goods Transport Agency: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand
The Hyderabad Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside service tax demand on Indian Tobacco Traders under the heading Goods Transport Agency (GTA) Service, as tobacco leaves were transported through individual truck owners. In an order dated November 28, 2025 the Bench comprising Mr. A.K. Jyotishi (Technical Member) and Mr. Angad Prasad...
Bunker Supply Of Fuel To ASEAN Explorer Is Duty-Free Export: CESTAT Quashes Excise Demand Against Bharat Petroleum
The Bangalore Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has stated that bunker supplies of High Viscosity Furnace Oil (HVFO) made by Bharat Petroleum to the vessel to 'cable ship ASEAN explorer' qualify as duty-free exports under Rule 19 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, read with Notification No. 46/2001-CE(NT). P.A. Augustian (Judicial Member) and...
“Overarching Public Interest”: Madras High Court Permits State To Carry Out Development Works In Land That Was Leased To Madras Race Club
The Madras High Court has permitted the Tamil Nadu government to carry out its development works for the strengthening of ponds to store excess rainwater and the development of Eco Park in the land that was earlier leased out to the Madras Race Club. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq observed that there was an urgent and compelling need for the State...
Surat CA Association Moves Gujarat High Court, Flagging Technical Glitches In Income Tax E-filing Portal
The Chartered Accountants Association of Surat have filed a petition before the Gujarat High Court highlighting non-operation and technical glitches in the Income Tax E-filing Portal. The petitioner has contended that since September the portal has experienced repeated outages wherein users have faced login failures, error codes, and stalled processing. The disruption is stated to have...
Supreme Court Asks TN Govt & Union To Have Talks On Establishing Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas In Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court today orally urged the Union Government and the Tamil Nadu Government to have talks on the issue of establishing Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas in the State.A bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice KV Viswanathan was hearing an appeal filed by the State of Tamil Nadu in 2017 against a judgment of the Madras High Court directing the Tamil Nadu government to establish...
No Double Pre-Deposit For Same Tax Demand; Second Appeal Cannot Be Conditioned On Fresh Payment: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that when a taxpayer has already deposited the mandatory 10% pre-deposit for the same disputed tax amount before the State GST Appellate Authority, the Central GST authorities cannot insist on another separate pre-deposit for the same amount while filing a second appeal. The Bench stated that the law does not permit duplication of pre-deposit for the same...
Centre Revamps Patent Penalty Rules; Appeal Period Now Begins On Receipt Of Order Instead of Date Of Order
The Centre government has overhauled the penalty adjudication mechanism under the Patents Rules, 2003 after notifying the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2025, which came into force on November 25, 2025. The amendment substitutes the entire Chapter XIV A -Adjudictaion Of Penalties and Appeals, that had been introduced in 2024 and introduces several procedural changes while retaining the structure...
Plea Filed In Karnataka High Court Against Govt Notification Mandating 1-Day Paid Menstrual Leave In Registered Industrial Establishments
A petition has been filed in the Karnataka High Court challenging a November 20 government notification mandating industrial establishments registered under various laws, to provide one day of paid leave per month to all permanent, contract, outsourced women employees during their menstrual cycle, The plea pertains to establishments registered under various laws such as the Factories...
Selection Criteria Cannot Be Changed After Interview : Supreme Court
Reaffirming that selection criteria cannot be altered once the final stage of evaluation is complete, the Supreme Court dismissed the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board's appeal against the High Court's direction to create an additional post for candidates adversely affected by the post-interview change in criteria for the Forester recruitment. The Court held that modifying...