New GST Rates Applicable From Today

At the meeting held recently in Guwahati, the GST Council has recommended major relief in GST rates on certain goods and services. These recommendations spread across many sectors and across commodities.As per these recommendations, the list of 28% GST rated goods is recommended to be pruned substantially, from 224 tariff headings [about 18.5% of total tariff headings at 4-digit] to only...

Google Doodle Commemorates Cornelia Sorabji, India's First Woman Advocate

Today's Google Doodle pays tribute to Ms. Cornelia Sorabji, India's first female advocate. The doodle marks her 151st anniversary with a picture of her in an Advocate's gown and white band, with the Allahabad High Court building in the background.Ms. Sorabji was one of the nine children born to Reverend Sorabji Karsedji, a Parsi, and his wife, Francina Ford (a Parsi, adopted and raised by...

Cannot Be Exempted From Maintaining Child Even If Other Spouse Earns Sufficiently Well: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court recently reiterated the  principle that a spouse cannot be exempted from contributing towards maintenance of a minor child even if the other spouse, with whom the child stays, earns sufficiently well."It is a settled principle of law that both the parents have a legal, moral and social duty to provide to their child the best education and standard of living within...

Snatching Isn’t A Trivial Offence; Delhi HC Issues Notice On PIL For Harsher Laws To Curb Menace [Read Petition]

Amidst rising cases of snatching where victims not only lose their articles, but also their lives, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Centre, the Delhi government and the city police on a PIL highlighting how snatchers in Delhi are booked under trivial penal provisions treating snatching as petty theft.A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari...

No Need To Seek Leave For Leading Secondary Evidence, Reiterates Bombay HC; Directs Circulation Of Order [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has reiterated the law set out in the recent case of Kartik Gangadhar Bhat vs Nirmala Namdeo Wagh (as reported earlier), and said under the Evidence Act, there is no provision to seek leave for leading secondary evidence and directed the circulation of the judgment to every ‘civil judge in the State of Maharashtra’.Justice GS Patel passed the judgment in a civil...

PIL For Strict Age-Check Before Sale Of Liquor, Delhi HC Notice To AAP Govt

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Delhi government on a PIL praying that checking of age of consumer/ buyer be made mandatory at the point of sale of liquor after a survey revealed that the youth below the age of 25, the legal age of drinking, have easy access to alcohol in the city.A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar issued notice to...

Kerala HC Petitioned Against Exclusion Of 'S. Durga' From 48th International Film Festival Of India [Read Petition]

A Petition has been filed before Kerala High Court challenging the exclusion of a Malayalam movie titled ' S. Durga ' from 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which is scheduled to be held at Goa from 20th to 28th November, 2017.The Petition, filed by the Director of the movie, Mr. Sanal Kumar Sasidharan, challenges the decision of the Union Ministry of Information...

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Delhi HC Quashes Order To Admit Thalassaemic Student In MBBS Course [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court, on Monday, quashed an order directing admission of a thalassaemic student to MBBS course at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.The Court was hearing Appeals filed by the University and the Medical Council of India (MCI), challenging an order passed by a single Judge directing the admission of one Mr. Digant Jain to their MBBS Course for the academic year...

SC Tells Jaypee Directors To Make Disclosure Of Personal Assets On Affidavit, Appear In Person On Nov 22

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed displeasure at the failure of Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. (JAL), a unit of real estate giant Jaypee group, in failing to comply with its order dated October 25 to deposit Rs 2,000 crores with the court’s registry by November 5.The advocate appearing on behalf of JAL submitted before the apex court, “We are ready and willing to deposit an amount of Rs....

NALSA Initiates ‘Connecting To Serve’ Project On Nov 9

The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), with the approval of executive chairperson Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Supreme Court judge, has initiated a project 'Connecting to Serve'.The project was launched on November 9 by the Chief Justice of India in the presence of other dignitaries. The objective of the programme is to make weaker and marginalized sections of society aware about the...

The Wire Defamation Case: Hearing Adjourned Till 16 December After Jay Shah Seeks Exemption From Appearance

A Metropolitan Court in Ahmedabad, on Monday, adjourned to 16 December the hearing in the criminal defamation case filed by BJP Chief Amit Shah's son Jay Shah against news portal The Wire. The hearing was adjourned after Mr. Shah sought an exemption from appearance on grounds of a social engagement.While Mr. Shah did not show up, five from The Wire team appeared before the Court-- author of...