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'Deepathoon' Is Figment Of Judge's Imagination: Madurai Authorities Tell Madras High Court Over Thiruparankundram Deepam Row
Opposing the single judge's order directing the lighting of a lamp at the stone pillar in Thiruparakundram Hills, Madurai district, and police authorities told the Madras High Court (Madurai bench) on Tuesday (December 16) that the deepathoon (stone pillar) is a figment of the judge's imagination or devotees' imagination, which the judge had latched on to.In doing so, the authorities told...
No Move Yet On Another ₹140-Crore Rights Issue: Aakash Tells NCLAT Amid Dispute With Byju's
Aakash Educational Services Ltd told the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Chennai on Monday that it has not yet initiated any process for a second tranche of its rights issue to raise about Rs 140 crore and that, if it decides to do so, Think and Learn Pvt Ltd will be given all statutory notices along with an extended period of at least 30 days. The submission was made when...
Jailed MP Amritpal Singh Argues Parole Plea In-Person Before P&H High Court To Attend Parliament Amid Lawyers' Strike
Jailed Member of Parliament Amritpal Singh appeared in person on VC before the Punjab and Haryana High Court to argue his petition seeking parole to attend the Winter session of Parliament, as lawyers were disrupted due to a lawyers' strike.Amritpal Singh, a sitting Member of Parliament, has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging the State's refusal to grant him parole...
CGST Act | Once Returns Are Filed Within Time Period U/S 16(5), Limitation U/S 16(4) Loses Significance: Kerala High Court Allows ITC Claim
The Kerala High Court held that Section 16(5) of the CGST Act (Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017), being a non-obstante provision, overrides the time limit prescribed under Section 16(4) once returns are filed within the cut-off date specified therein. Section 16(4) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 specifies that no registered person can take Input Tax Credit...
Sabarimala Gold Theft: Kerala High Court Reserves Verdict In Bail Plea Of Former Devaswom Board Official N Vasu
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (December 16) reserved its verdict in the regular bail application of 75-year-old former Travancore Devaswom Board official N. Vasu, who is arrayed as the third accused in the crime relating to the misappropriation of gold from the door frames of Sabarimala temple.The case was heard in detail today and yesterday by Justice A. Badharudeen.Vasu has taken an...
Homeopathic Medicines Having Single, Two Or More Constituents Attract 5% GST Post Rate-Revision: West Bengal AAR
The West Bengal Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that homeopathic medicines having a single, two or more components formulated exclusively in alignment with the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, irrespective of retail sale, attracted 5% GST. In a ruling by Shri. Shafeeq S (Member- Central Tax) and Shri. Jaydip Kumar Chakrabarti (Member-State Tax) from the two Tariff Entries 3003...
Manpower-Based Municipal Services For Ganges Ghat Special Cleanliness Drive Exempt From GST: West Bengal AAR
The West Bengal Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that supply of unskilled labour for special cleanliness drive for cleaning Ganga ghats would qualify as 'Pure Service'. In a ruling by Shri. Shafeeq S (Member- Central Tax) and Shri. Jaydip Kumar Chakrabarti (Member-State Tax) it was observed that operation and maintenance services to various Corporations and Municipalities...
Customs | Refund Cannot Be Rejected Merely For Not Filing Chartered Accountant Certificate In Prescribed Format: CESTAT
The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that a refund claim cannot be rejected solely because the Chartered Accountant certificate was not submitted in a prescribed or revised format. The bench opined that the format prescribed under the public notice is only indicative, and once the assessee has produced documents evidencing...
Bombay HC Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of News Report On Pregnant Women Compelled To Deliver Child At Home, Use Blade To Cut Umbilical Chord
The Bombay High Court recently took Suo Motu cognisance of the plight of pregnant women in hilly areas of Maharashtra wherein women are compelled to deliver children at home and use 'shaving blades' to cut the umbilical chords.A division bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Hiten Venegavkar noted from news item published in a Marathi Daily which stated that the Maharashtra Government has...
Supreme Court Grants Six Weeks To Centre To Finalise Scheme For Rehabilitation Of Disabled Officer Cadets
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted six weeks to the Union Government to complete the process of considering recommendations for rehabilitating officer cadets who are discharged after suffering disabilities during military training.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan Court adjourned the suo motu matter to January 28, expecting sufficient progress by then on the...
Revisional Powers Must Be Exercised Within Reasonable Time Even In Fraud Cases; Merits Cannot Justify Gross Delay: J&K&L High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed an order of the Financial Commissioner (Revenue) which had reopened and annulled revenue mutations after more than four decades.Justice Javed Iqbal Wani, while allowing a writ petition, held that revisional powers whether invoked in cases of fraud or otherwise must be exercised within a reasonable period, and that merits of a...