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Claim Of Advertisement Expenditure By Hospital Violative Of Indian Medical Council Act 1956: ITAT
The Visakhapatnam Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that the claim of advertisement expenditure by hospitals is violative of the Indian Medical Council Act 1956 professional conduct, Etiquette and Ethics Regulations, 2002.The bench of Duvvuru Rl Reddy (Judicial Member) and S Balakrishnan (Accountant Member) has observed that Chapter 6 of the Indian Medical Council Act,...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs Protesting Doctors To Return To Work Immediately, Calls For Presentation Of Grievances At Next Hearing
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, led by Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Raj Mohan Singh has addressed a notice of strike by doctors, medical students, and associated medical organizations within the state. The strike is to be initiated in response to a horrific incident of rape and murder against a resident doctor in Kolkata, with the petitioners demanding stricter measures...
Offence Has Shaken Court's Conscience: Allahabad HC Denies Bail To 'Pujari' Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 12 Y/O Boy
The Allahabad High Court recently denied bail to a Pujari (Priest) who has been booked under Section 377 IPC for allegedly committing unnatural sex with a 12-year-old orphan near a temple in February this year. Considering the gravity of the offence and the victim's statements deposing as to how the alleged act had been performed by the accused, a bench of Justice Rohit...
TDS Deducted By Company Already Deposited With Interest: Bombay High Court Quashes Notice Against Directors
The Bombay High Court has quashed the issuance of process served on the directors of the company, M/s. Hubtown Ltd., for offenses punishable under sections 276B and 278B of the Income Tax Act for delay in depositing the TDS as the TDS deducted by the company had already been deposited with interest as provided under section 201(1A).The bench of Justice Prithviraj K. Chavan has observed that...
West Bengal Customs Commissioner Has Jurisdiction Over West Bengal And Sikkim: Calcutta High Court Upholds Seizure
The Calcutta High Court has upheld the seizure and held that the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), West Bengal, has jurisdiction over the whole of the States of West Bengal and Sikkim.The bench of Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya has observed that if the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), West Bengal, exercises jurisdiction over the whole of the States...
Non-Application Of Mind By IO, Copied FIR From Complaint: Bombay HC Pulls Up Cop For Wrongly Booking Parties In Forgery Case
Taking strong objection to a "copied" First Information Report (FIR) filed by the Pune Police, the Bombay High Court recently said that dragging people into criminal cases unnecessarily causes immense mental agony and trauma. A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Dr Neela Gokhale noted the "unfathomable harassment" caused to a few residents of Pune's Talegaon area, who were booked in...
Refusal To Reconsider Officer's Promotion Despite Striking Down Downgraded Assessment Is Illegal: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the Central Government's refusal to reconsider the promotion of an Indian army officer, despite finding that the officer's Confidential Report (CR) had been incorrectly downgraded by the Initiating Officer (IO), was arbitrary and illegal.The Court further observed that the order of the Armed Forces Tribunal to deny the promotion to the officer until a...
Delhi High Court Nod To Transfer Mortal Remains Of Man From UK, Notes Discrepancy In Consular Rules
The Delhi High Court has given nod for the transfer of mortal remains of a Hyderabad based man who died at Chertsey, United Kingdom last month.Justice Sanjeev Narula directed the Union Government to issue a No Objection Certificate to the wife of the deceased for transfer of her husband's mortal remains from United Kingdom to Hyderabad.The court set aside the communication passed by the...
'Ex-Army Officer & Celebrity Needs To Be Careful': Kerala High Court Refuses To Quash Case Against Major Ravi For Remarks Against TV Anchor
The Kerala High Court refused to discharge former army officer and Malayalam movie director A. K. Raveendran, also known as Major Ravi, in a criminal case over making sexually coloured remarks against a TV news anchor.The Court remarked that the petitioner, who is a celebrity and a former army officer, should be careful while making statements as common people watch him and his words.Justice...
Gujarat High Court Orders Status Quo On "Illegal Construction" Of Temple On Housing Society Land In Ahmedabad
The Gujarat High Court recently ordered "status quo" on the alleged illegal construction of a temple on the land of Shardanagar Cooperative Housing Society in Ahmedabad's Paldi area. A single bench of Justice Sangeeta Vishen while issuing notices to the Ahmedabad Municipal Council (AMC) and other authorities directed, “Till the next date of hearing, the parties are directed to maintain...
Disciplinary Proceedings Against Judicial Officer Can't Be Quashed Merely For Absence Of Affidavit Supporting Allegations: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has held that disciplinary proceedings initiated against a judicial officer cannot be quashed merely because the allegations, on the basis of which the action was taken, was not supported by a duly sworn-in affidavit.While dismissing the plea of a sitting judicial officer to quash a disciplinary proceedings initiated against him, the Division Bench of Justice Sangam...
Voter ID Card/ Voter List Not Conclusive Proof Of Date Of Birth: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has recently held that date of birth provided in the voter list/voter ID card, even though relevant as a public document under Section 35 of the Evidence Act, is not a conclusive proof of actual date of birth.While setting aside repudiation of an insurance claim basing upon the date of birth provided in voter ID card, the Single Bench of Dr. Justice Sanjeeb Kumar...