Mechanical Rejection Of Testimony Of Related Witness Would Lead To Failure Of Justice: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

The Allahabad High Court, in the case of Abdul Azad vs State Of UP, has held that the testimony of a witness cannot be rejected merely because the witness happens to be a blood relative.In this case, Abdul Azad, the appellant, preferred an appeal against his conviction under Section 302 of IPC, Section 7 of Criminal Law Amendment Act and sections 25 and 27 of the IPC.An issue before the court...

NLSIU, Bangalore Likely To Have 50% State Domicile Reservation; Karnataka Legislative Assembly Passes Bill

The Karnataka State’s Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed an amendment to reserve 50% seats at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, for candidates who are domiciled in Karnataka. The Bill now needs to be passed by the Legislative Council.The amendment to the NLSIU Act, 1986 was piloted by Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayareddy in the absence of law minister...

Modes Of Verification Under GST Rules Notified [Read Notification]

The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under the exercise of powers conferred upon by sub-Rule 26(1) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules 2017, has notified the following modes of verification for the purpose of the said rule: Aadhaar-based Electronic Verification Code (EVC) Bank account-based One Time Password (OTP)Provided that where the mode of authentication of any document...

Suppliers Subject To GST On Reverse Charge Basis Exempted From Registration [Read Notification]

The Central Board of Excise and Customs, in the exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section Section 23(2) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act 2017, has notified that persons, who are only engaged in making supplies of taxable goods or services or both, the total tax of which is liable to be paid on reverse charge basis by the recipient of such goods or services or both under...

Central Goods & Services Rules-2017 Notified, Will Be Effective From June 22

The Central Board of Excise and Customs, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 164 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, has notified the Central Goods and Services Rules 2017.The definitional clause finds place in the first chapter. The Rules, in the second chapter, contain provisions regarding intimation, effective date, conditions and restrictions, validity and rate of...

Certain Provisions of GST Act To Be Effective From Thursday [Read Notification]

The Central Board of Excise and Customs, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 1(3) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, has notified that the provisions of sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 139, 146 and 164 of the Act shall come into force, with effect from Thursday (June 22).Meanwhile a GST facilitation cell has been set up in the...

CBDT Notifies Rule 10CB for Secondary Adjustments under Section 92CE of IT Act, 1961 [Read Notification]

The Central Board of Direct Taxes has notified Rule 10CB for operationalising the provisions of secondary adjustment under Section 92CE of IT Act, 1961.It prescribes the time limit for repatriation of excess money and the rate of interest to be applied for computing the income in case of failure to repatriate the excess money within the prescribed time limit.Separate rates of interest have...

Unaided Schools Must Follow Reservation Policy To Get Grant-In-Aid: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has held that unless unaided schools conform to the policy of reservation as laid down by the state government, they would not be entitled to any grant-in aid.A division bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice Riyaz Chagla was hearing a bunch of petitions filed by unaided schools from across Maharashtra challenging the validity of Clause 2 of a Government Resolution dated...

Universities Must Deal With Student Complaints With Sensitivity: Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Judgment]

The Himachal Pradesh High Court, on a plea by a student against the Himachal Pradesh University, has observed that conducting examination, declaring results, posting marks, issuing certificates and awarding degrees to students is a delicate function to be performed by a university with due diligence and care, as it involves not only the career of students, but also the faith reposed by them...

BJP Leader Files Complaint Against Journalist Rana Ayyub For Criticizing NDA Presidential Candidate [Read Complaint]

BJP Spokesperson Nupur Sharma yesterday night registered a police complaint against journalist Rana Ayyub for her tweet on NDA’s presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind which she found as “defamatory, hate-filled and derogatory”https://twitter.com/NupurSharmaBJP/status/876847333958336512Ayyub had tweeted about Kovind: “And you thought Pratibha Patil was the worst bet.”The copy...

Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Palace Is First Indian Building To Get Trademark

The Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai has become the first Indian building to be trademarked, under the Trademarks Act 1999, for its architectural design.With this, the iconic 114-year-old building joins the small group of trademarked buildings like Eiffel Tower, Empire Estate Building and Sydney Opera House Building.The building, which now serves as a hotel and was the target of devastating...

Tobacco Is Not A ‘Food Product’, No Action Can Be Taken Against Manufactures Under FSSAI Act: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

The Madras High Court has observed that tobacco is not a food product for the purpose of Food Safety and Standards Act and no proceedings can be initiated against the manufacturers under the Act.Justice M. Duraiswamy referred to a decision of Madurai Bench of the High Court wherein it held that persons who are manufacturing Gutkha and Pan Masala cannot be proceeded under the FSSAI. Tobacco...