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Delhi High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost On Senior Citizen Who Failed To Attend Personal Hearing Over ₹1.95 Crore GST Demand
The Delhi High Court has directed the Customs Department to grant one more opportunity to a septuagenarian woman, who failed to appear for personal hearing in connection with ₹1,95,11,160 demand raised against her firm.The Petitioner is the sole proprietor of the firm, who has a dealership agreement with M/s. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited in respect of domestic &...
Bombay HC Appellate Side Rules | 7-Day Notice To Client Not Required When Advocate Files 'No Instructions' Pursis: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has recently clarified that the requirement of giving a seven-day advance notice to the client before withdrawing a vakalatnama, as mandated under the Bombay High Court Appellate Side Rules, 1960, and the Civil Manual, does not apply when an advocate merely files a pursis stating that he has 'no instructions' from the client.Holding so, the Supreme Court set aside the...
UPGST Act | Confiscation Notice U/S 130 Cannot Be Issued For Mere Violation Of Record-Maintenance Requirements U/S 35: Allahabad HC
Recently, the Allahabad High Court reiterated that notices under Section 130 of the Uttar Pradesh Goods and Service Tax Act 2017 for confiscation and levy of penalty, could not be issued for alleged violation of maintenance of accounts and records as required under Section 35 of the Act. It was held that such notices under Section 130 could only be issued once the...
'We Should Not Divide Society On Caste Lines': CJI Surya Kant In Maharashtra Local Body Elections Matter
"Whatever we do, we should not divide the society on caste lines," said Chief Justice of India Surya Kant today during the hearing of the Maharashtra local body elections matter.The remark came as parties expressed concern over the possible exclusion of Other Backward Classes from representation in grassroots democracy if the 50% ceiling on reservations is insisted in the local body...
Delay Equals Refusal, NCLT Kochi Directs Company To Transfer Shares To Legal Heir
The National Company Law Tribunal at Kochi has recently held that the prolonged delay by Whispering Kera Ecological Homestay Pvt. Ltd. in acting on a request to transmit shares of a deceased shareholder amounted to a refusal to transfer, and has directed the company to complete the transfer in favour of the surviving legal heir. The tribunal allowed the appeal filed by the shareholder's...
NCLAT Allows Meta, WhatsApp To Redact Confidential Data From Judgment Upholding ₹213 Crore CCI Penalty
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Delhi on Tuesday allowed applications filed by Meta Platforms and WhatsApp LLC seeking redaction of confidential commercial information from the tribunal's November 4 judgment that upheld the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) Rs 213 crore penalty for abuse of dominance in the OTT messaging market. A bench comprising Chairperson...
Sandesara–Sterling Group Loan Fraud | Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Cases After Accused Agree To Pay Rs 5,100 Crore To Banks
The Supreme Court recently quashed all criminal and civil proceedings against Hemant S. Hathi and Chetan Jayantilal, accused in the Sandesara–Sterling Group bank fraud case, after they agreed to deposit Rs 5,100 crore as full and final settlement with lender banks.A bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Vijay Bishnoi, however, clarified that the directions were issued in the peculiar...
HAMA | Father Obliged To Provide Maintenance & Marriage Expenses To Unmarried Major Daughter: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a father is legally as well as morally duty bound to provide maintenance and marriage expenses to his daughter, even after she attains the age of majority.While dismissing an appeal against maintenance order passed by Family Court, the Division Bench of Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal and Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal held -"The appellant/defendant, being...
Delhi High Court Strikes Down Rules Prescribing Different Retirement Ages For Officers Of Coast Guard Based On Rank
The Delhi High Court on Monday (November 24) declared as unconstitutional Rule 20(1) and 20(2)1 of the Coast Guard (General) Rules, 1986 which prescribe rank-based superannuation age.A division bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla observed that the Rules cannot sustain scrutiny of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of IndiaThe Rules provide that officers of the rank...
Not Reasonable To Expect Taxpayer To Check Every Tab On GST Portal: Calcutta High Court Orders Appeal To Be Heard Despite Delay
The Calcutta High Court has held that where an adjudication order under the GST regime is uploaded on the GST Portal only under the “View Additional Notices and Orders” tab rather than the primary “View Notices and Orders” tab the resulting delay in filing appeal is to be condoned, considering that taxpayers cannot reasonably be expected to check multiple tabs for final...