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Extended Limitation Can't Be Invoked If No 'Omission' & Suppression Of Material Facts' To Evade Tax : Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court held that no service tax will be levied on activities such as cutting or mineral extraction which are part of mining operations, if mining operations are itself not subjected to service tax on the date of levy. The High Court clarified that if the State seeking to recover tax, cannot bring the subject within the letter of law, then it goes without saying that...
Delhi High Court Rules In Favour Of RPF Candidate Denied Job Due To Pregnancy, Orders ₹1 Lakh Costs To Recently Injured Woman Staff
Ruling in favour of a woman who was denied appointment as a Constable in the Railway Protection Force in 2019 due to her pregnancy, the Delhi High Court imposed Rs. 1 lakh costs on the Central Government to be paid to a lady employee who recently got injured when a portion of the roof in the court building fell on her.A division bench comprising of Justice Rekha Palli and Justice Shalinder...
MP High Court Orders Enquiry Against Judge Who 'Blindly Signed' Wrong Order Sheets Written By Clerk
After finding out that the trial court negligently posted a cheating case for prosecution evidence repeatedly instead of framing the charges, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has recommended an enquiry against the erring judge and concerned clerk. While deciding on an application under Section 439 CrPC [483 BNSS], the High Court saw that the trial court wrongly posted a case for evidence...
Madras High Court Judges Recuse From Hearing Savukku Shankar Habeas Corpus Plea Citing His Mother's "Unwarranted" Remarks About Proceedings
The Madras High Court bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice Sunder Mohan have recused from hearing the habeas corpus plea filed by A Kamala, mother of Youtuber and whistleblower 'Savukku' Shankar challenging his detention under the TN Preventive Detention Act. The bench said that Kamala, in a petition seeking to transfer the HCP to the Supreme Court or any court...
'Harassment Of Innocents A Great Sin': Allahabad HC Cites Rigveda, Bible & Quran, Slams Govt Officials For Preparing Defective Gang Charts
In a significant order, the Allahabad High Court today invoked the Rigveda, the Bible, and the Quran to emphasise the prohibition of harassment and oppression of innocent individuals, underscoring that such actions are a great sin. This statement came as the Court sharply criticised the Uttar Pradesh Government officials for invoking the Gangsters Act in several cases without...
"No One Can Refuse To Lodge FIR In A Case Like This": Gujarat High Court In PIL Over 14-Yr-Old Boy Allegedly Killed In 'Fake Encounter'
While disposing of a 2022 public interest litigation (PIL) moved by the sister of a 14-year-boy allegedly killed in a “fake encounter” by Gujarat police officials, the Gujarat High Court Friday orally remarked that in a case like this “no one can refuse to lodge” an FIR.A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi was hearing a PIL by one Sohanaben...
Usage Of The Term "Tribal" In School's Name Is Unwarranted, Results In Stigmatisation Of Children: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has directed the Chief Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu to initiate appropriate action and remove prefixes like “Tribal” from the names of the Government Schools in the state. Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice C Kumarappan, while hearing the suo motu petition initiated in the wake of the Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy, noted that the Government schools...
Trivandrum Is Like A Dump Site, Plastic Waste Flowing Into Canals Is Embarrassing For Capital City: Kerala HC Calls For Enhanced Waste Management
The Kerala High Court expressed its vision of having a clean capital city in the State. The Court remarked that the plastic waste flowing into the canals including the Aamayizhanchan canal is an embarrassment for the capital city. Last week, the Court conducted a special sitting after the death of a sanitation worker in the Aamayizhanchan canal. The Court had directed the Amicus Curiae to...
Every Grocer Has A Scanner, Why Can't Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Provide QR Code For UPI Payment At Counter? Karnataka HC Enquires
The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the Managing Director of Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) to file an affidavit by August 9, as to why the facility of providing a Unified Payments Interface (UPI) or Online payment is not made available in respect of all aspects of payment to be made to BESCOM.A single judge bench of Justice N S Sanjay Gowda said “It is...
'Can't Question Govt's Political Wisdom': Allahabad HC On PIL Challenging Centre's 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' Notification
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday disposed of former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Amitabh Thakur's Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition challenging the Central government's recent notification declaring June 25, the day Emergency was imposed in the country in 1975, as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas'.A bench of Justice Sangeeta Chandra and Justice Shree Prakash Singh said that the...
Non-Govt Employee Receiving Annual Increments Is In “Permanent Job” For Grant Of Future Prospects In Motor Accident Claim: MP High Court
In a significant ruling, the Madhya Pradesh High Court addressed whether only government servants qualify as being in “permanent job” for the purpose of grant of future prospects in motor accident compensation claims.Bench of Justice Achal Kumar Paliwal held that if a person is in such a job wherein his salary is increased periodically or receives annual increment etc., then, such...
"Illegally Denied" Sports Quota Admission In 2022-23, Karnataka High Court Directs Authorities To Admit Medical Student This Year
The Karnataka High Court has come to the aid of a student who was illegally denied admission to MBBS course in the academic year 2022-23, against sports quota. The court has directed authorities to admit her to the course this year.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind allowed the petition filed by Siri Srikanth and said “The respondent authorities are...