Finance Ministry Justifies 12% GST On Sanitary Napkins

After it came under the fire for imposing 12 per cent GST on sanitary napkins, the Ministry of Finance has clarified its stand in the following press release: “There are some remarks made by various column writers on GST rate on sanitary napkins. It may be mentioned that the tax incidence on this item before and after GST is the same or less.Sanitary napkins are classifiable under heading...

Delhi HC Takes Note Of Misuse Of Farmhouses As Hotels

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday took note of the misuse of farmhouses for commercial purposes like hotels, leading to overcrowding on the roads, and sought to know if any order was passed at any time restricting the number of guests to such properties and the management of waste, so generated.The court also sought to know if the authorities allowing use of farmhouses for other...

Bombay HC Dismisses PIL Seeking To Defer GST Rollout [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking deferment of the implementation of GST which was rolled out on July 1.A bench of Justice VK Tahilramani and Justice SK Shinde had reserved the judgment on June 29 after hearing the petitioner and Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh, who was appearing for the Union of India.The petitioner, Dr. K.S. Pillai, is an assistant professor at...

Delhi HC Upholds Eviction Order To Aero Club Of India

The Delhi High Court has asked Aero Club of India, the apex body of all flying clubs in India to be in unauthorised occupation of a land it was granted 30 years ago near the Safdarjung Airport.Justice Vibhu Bakhru upheld the eviction order dated June 16 passed by the officer concerned of the Airpoort Authority of India holding the club to be in unauthorized occupation of a property measuring...

J&K State Human Rights Commission Awards 10 lakhs Compensation To Man Used As Human Shield

Reprimanding the State and the Army for using a 26-year old weaver as a human shield earlier this year, the Jammu and Kashmir Human Rights Commission has ordered the State Government to pay him a compensation of Rs. 10 lakh.Mr. Farooq Ahmad Dar was, on the orders of Major Leetul Gogoi of the 53 Rashtriya Rifles, chained to the bonnet of a military jeep, and made to travel in that...

Allegations Highly Improbable But Ensure No Harm Caused To Jawan: Says Delhi HC On Soldier Complaining Of Rotten Potatoes

Even as it found to be "highly improbable" the allegations of rotten food and infested potatoes raised by a soldier who apprehended threat to his life for raising his voice, the Delhi High court has asked Centre to ensure no harm is caused to him."Though the contents of the petition look highly improbable, yet since the petitioner has raised an apprehension of threat to his life, the...

Admissions To DU Subject To Revaluation Petition Against CBSE, Delhi HC Asks DU To Inform Students, Colleges [Read Order]

With the ongoing admission process to various colleges in Delhi University, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed that all students and colleges be informed that all admissions would be subject CBSE revaluation class 12 answer sheets as per it's order.A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal directed DU to inform all concerned about the same."...notice has to be taken of the...

Jharkhand Takes The Lead In Resolving Cases Through Expert Mediators

In a pioneering step, the Jharkhand State Legal Service Authority (JHALSA) has formed a strong team of expert mediators comprising people from various fields, including administration, medical, education and business, to resolve pending court cases.The Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC), a unit formed by Supreme Court, has framed a rule which states experts or professionals...

Review Policy On Sanctioning Prosecution Of Govt Officials: Bombay HC Tells State

The Bombay High Court on Monday rebuked the state government, while hearing a criminal PIL filed by one Ankur Patil, who challenged a government resolution that makes it mandatory for the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to obtain a sanction from the state in order to prosecute its own officers.A division bench of Justice RM Savant and Justice Sadhna Jadhav noted that the state government must...

Delhi HC Issues Notices To Speaker, Govt On Youth Jailed For Assembly Ruckus

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Speaker of the Delhi Assembly and the Delhi government on the plea of two youth imprisoned on the Speaker’s order for throwing pamphlets and creating ruckus in the Assembly.The high court also issued production warrants for Jagdeep Rana and Rajan Kumar Madan, who will now be produced before the court on Monday.A bench of Justice...

How A Transgender Activist Made Her Way From Begging To A National Lok Adalat Bench

For a community that is shunned to the margins of the society, Ms. Joyita Mondal, a transgender woman’s appointment to a bench of a National Lok Adalat exhibits more than just a glaring glimmer of hope.It was moment of immense pride for the LGBTQ community as a whole, when she drove into Uttar Dinajpur’s Islampur court premises in a white car bearing a red plaque stating ‘judgeship...

Delhi HC To Hear On Tuesday Plea Of Men Jailed For Throwing Pamphlets In Assembly

The Delhi High Court will hear Tuesday a plea of two youth who havr challenged their 30 days' jail term by the Delhi Assembly Speaker for throwing pamphlets and raising slogans in the House.A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Najmi Waziri posted the plea for Tuesday while granting the counsel for the petitioners time to see if they wanted to challenge the rules under which the...