Mobile Towers & Pre-Fabricated Buildings Moveable Properties, Qualify As 'Capital Goods' For CENVAT Credit : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court in a recent decision held that mobile service providers (MSPs) could avail the benefit of Central Value Added Tax/CENVAT Credit over excise duties paid on items such as mobile towers and prefabricated buildings. The bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice N Kotiswar Singh observed that since mobile towers and PFBs could be detached and relocated, they qualified as...

Jail Superintendents Should Make Special Efforts To Identify Women Prisoners Eligible For Release U/s. 479 Of BNSS: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 19) directed Jail Superintendents to make special efforts to identify women prisoners who may qualify for release under Section 479 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.“Although the provisions of Section 479 of the BNSS are gender neutral, it is also necessary for this Court to say that special efforts should be made to identify...

Supreme Court Forms SIT To Probe Allegations That TN Police Officials Violated POCSO Victim's Rights & Assaulted Parents

In a case relating to alleged sexual assault of a minor girl in Anna Nagar, Chennai, the Supreme Court recently constituted a Special Investigation Team to conduct a probe into the allegations that Chennai police violated the victim's rights and assaulted her parents. The Court further directed that the probe be monitored by the Madras High Court and awarded a cost of Rs.75,000/- in favor of...

Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Validity Of BNS & BNSS Provisions, Says 'Sedition' Reintroduced & Police Custody Powers Enhanced

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the various provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and the Indian Penal Code, 1860 with effect from July 1,The petition challenges the following provisions of BNS and BNSS.- Sections...

Former Supreme Court Judge Justice HS Bedi Passes Away

Justice HS Bedi, former Supreme Court Judge passed away on November 21, Thursday. Born on September 5, 1946, Justice Bedi served as a Supreme Court judge from 12 January, 2007- September 5, 2011. Justice Bedi's son Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi is presently serving a judge in Punjab and Haryana High Court. The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association circulated a message stating : "With...

Absence Of Specific Provisions No Reason To Forego Fundamental Requirements Of Election Of Any Society: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 20) observed that the lack of specific statutory election procedures does not justify bypassing fundamental requirements for conducting elections such as a properly drawn voters list.“Prima facie, we are of the view that absence of specific provisions regulating an election in the statute cannot be a reason for holding elections without the...

'Sensitise Airport Staff': Supreme Court Endorses Centre's Guidelines On Airport Assistance For Persons With Disabilities

The Supreme Court on November 12 disposed of a writ petition filed by Arushi Singh, a person with benchmark disability, who had approached the Court about the humiliation she had to face at the Kolkata airport where she was allegedly asked to stand up by security personnel. The Court held that the guidelines suggested by the Union Government for the treatment of specially-abled persons...

Sikh Women Targeted For Their Attire, Children Bullied In Schools : Lawyer Tells Supreme Court In Plea To Ban Jokes On Sikh Community

In a public interest litigation seeking a ban on websites which spread jokes portraying the 'sardar' community as “persons of low intellect, stupid and foolish”, the petitioner(s) today brought to the notice of the Supreme Court grievances of women and children in the Sikh community, saying that they are subjected to ridicule and bullying but their concerns remain unaddressed.A bench...

Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Jagannath Temple Priest In Money Laundering Case Under PMLA

The Supreme Court today (November 21) granted anticipatory bail to Jagannath Temple Priest, Rajkumar Daitapati in relation to PMLA proceedings initiated against him for alleged offence of money laundering. The petitioner, stated to be a generational priest of the Shri Jagannath Temple, Puri, Orrisa has been arrayed in proceedings under S. 3 and 4 of the Prevention for Money Laundering Act 2002...

Rajasthan High Court Quashes SC/ST Act Case Against Actress Shilpa Shetty For Using Word "Bhangi" In 2013 Interview

The Rajasthan High Court has quashed a complaint against the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act) against actress Shilpa Shetty for using the word "Bhangi" in a 2013 Television interview.Justice Arun Monga held: "In light of the absence of essential ingredients for offenses under Section 153A IPC, the failure to adhere to mandatory procedural requirements under Section 196 Cr.P.C., and the...

Bonded Labour : Supreme Court Asks Union To Hold Meeting With States, NHRC On Inter-State Trafficking, Child Labour Issues

The Court also raised alarm at the fact that over 4000 rescued bonded labourers in Uttar Pradesh have not received financial assistance.

Gautam Adani Devised Bribery Scheme To Make Indian Govt Entity Buy Solar Power From His Company: US Dept Of Justice

According to the charges filed by the United States Department of Justice in a U.S. court, Gautam Adani, along with others, orchestrated a million-dollar bribery scheme in the USA to bribe Indian government officials. This bribery scheme was executed to secure contracts for an Adani company to sell solar power to Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI), a Public Sector Undertaking owned...