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Bombay High Court Quashes Customs Duty Reassessment Against Patanjali Foods On Crude Palm Oil Import
The Bombay High Court has quashed the customs duty reassessment against Patanjali Foods on the import of crude palm oil for home consumption.The Bench of Justice K. R. Shriram and Justice Jitendra Jain has observed that the rate in force would be the rate that was in force on the date and time of presentation, and in Patanjali's case, since self-assessed bills of entry were already...
After Special Sunday Hearing, Madras High Court Allows BSP Leader Armstrong's Burial To Be Held At Thiruvallur
After a special hearing held on Sunday morning, the Madras High Court permitted the burial of late Bahujan Samaj Party Tamil Nadu chief Armstrong to be held at a private property in Pothur Village in Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu. The court also gave liberty to the petitioners to approach the authority if they intended to construct a memorial manimandapam, hospital, school etc in...
Marriage Not Presumed To Be Irretrievably Broken Down When There Is Long Separation; Voluntary Desertion, Other Factors Necessary: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has held that marriage cannot be presumed irretrievably broken down just because there has been a long separation period between the parties. It has been held that voluntary desertion along with other circumstances need to be seen to conclude that divorce can be granted on grounds of irretrievable breakdown of marriage.The bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and...
CESTAT Weekly Round-Up: 30 June To 6 July, 2024
Hybrid/Pure Matrix Cards For PTN Equipment Classifiable Under CTI 8517 70 10: CESTAT Quashes Customs Duty Against Vodafone IdeaCase Title: Vodafone Idea Limited Versus Principal Commissioner of CustomsThe Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that Hybrid/Pure Matrix Cards for PTN Equipment would be classifiable under CTI 8517 70 10 as “parts...
Direct Tax Weekly Round-Up: 30 June To 6 July, 2024
Delhi High CourtServices Provided By IMG Utilized By BCCI Outside India, Income Not Liable To Be Taxed: Delhi High CourtCase Title: International Management Group (Uk) Limited Versus Commissioner Of Income Tax-2, International Taxation, New DelhiThe Delhi High Court has held that services provided by International Management Group (IMG) are utilized by the Board of Control for Cricket in...
[POCSO] Bombay High Court Grants Interim Relief To Man Booked For Allegedly Making Child Record Sexual Activity Between Him And The Child's Mother
The Bombay High Court recently granted interim anticipatory bail to a man booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 for allegedly making a child record sexual activity between him and the child's mother.Justice Manish Pitale expressed shock that these allegations were made against the mother of the child as well and decided to grant interim bail to the man...
Indirect Tax Weekly Round-Up: 30 June To 6 July, 2024
Bombay High CourtTransportation Of Machinery From JNPT To Factory Doesn't Constitute Supply, GST Not Payable: Bombay High CourtCitation: 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 318Case Title: Fabricship Pvt. Ltd. Versus UOIThe Bombay High Court has held that transportation of machinery from Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPT) to the factory of the assessee does not constitute supply, and hence GST is...
Bombay High Court Allows Student Who Missed HSC Improvement Exam Due To Depression, Internet Gaming Disorder Treatment To Re-Take Exam
The Bombay High Court recently permitted a student to appear for the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) improvement exam in July 2024 despite him being precluded from doing so by the relevant regulations.A division bench of Justice AS Chandurkar and Justice Rajesh S Patil granted permission to the petitioner who could not take the exam in July last year as he was undergoing treatment...
Bombay High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Election Of BJP Leaders Raosaheb Danve, Pritam Munde In 2019 Lok Sabha Polls
The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court recently rejected the election petitions challenging the elections of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Raosaheb Danve and Pritam Munde in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.Single-judge Justice Sanjay Mehare noted that the prime contention in the two election petitions against Danve and Munde was that the two leaders in connivance with the...
Family Of Employee Having More Than Two Children Ineligible For Compassionate Appointment: Bombay High Court Dismisses Claim Of Deceased Cop's Son
The Bombay High Court recently dismissed the claim for compassionate appointment for the son of a deceased policeman on the ground that the employee had more than two children, making his family ineligible for the benefit of compassionate appointment.A division bench of Justice AS Chandurkar and Justice Rajesh S Patil dismissed a writ petition challenging a judgment by the...
Telangana High Court Allows 12-Yr-Old Rape Victim To Abort Pregnancy Which Was Beyond Legally Permissible Limit Of 24-Weeks
In a landmark decision, the Telangana High Court permitted a 12-year-old rape victim to terminate her 26-week pregnancy. This ruling came in response to a writ petition filed by the mother of the victim, against the Superintendent of Gandhi Hospital, Hyderabad, who had initially refused to perform the medical termination of pregnancy.“…there cannot be any doubt that the victim girl would...
PIL In Allahabad High Court Seeks Court's Intervention Over Decreasing Number Of Flights From Prayagraj
Recently, a public interest litigation has been filed in the Allahabad High Court seeking the Court's intervention in the decreasing number of flights from Prayagraj. The petitioner has pleaded that the High Court issue a writ of mandamus to the authorities to restart the discontinued flights and to start more flights in view of the Maha Kumbh in 2025.Advocate Vineet Pandey has filed the...