Cenvat Credit Rules Amended To Enable Carry Forward Of Unavailed Credit Of Service Tax Under GST

The Centre has amended Cenvat Credit Rules 2004, vide notification No. 15/2017-Central Excise (NT) issued on Monday, that would enable service recipients to carry forward unavailed credit of service tax under the GST regime.According to the notification, Cenvat credit, in respect of such services which remain unavailed of on the day immediately preceding the ‘appointed day’, may be availed...

Farmers’ Agitations: MP Govt Informs MP HC Of Steps Taken To Protect Citizens [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has declined to pass an interim order with regard to the ongoing farmers’ agitations after the Advocate General submitted that the state government has already taken appropriate steps for the protection of citizens.Advocate General PK Kaurav told the court: “The state has already taken appropriate steps in regard to the agitation as pleaded by the petitioner...

Bombay HC Grants One More Mark To Meritorious Student In SSC Exam For Pragmatic Answer [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has granted one more mark to a highly meritorious student who sought relief with regard to one question from her Science paper of SSC Examination held in March 2016 by Mumbai Divisional Board, Vashi, of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary & High Secondary Education.A division bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice Riyaz Chagla was hearing the writ petition filed...

Difficult For Uneducated Married Woman To Prove Maiden Name: Bombay HC’s Relief To 80-Yr-Old In Inheritance Case

In a peculiar case, the Bombay High Court has granted relief to an 80-year-old woman claiming inheritance in her father’s property and set aside two orders by a district judge and a civil judge who refused to accept her claim.Jubeda Papabhai Inamdar claims to be the daughter of one Hussainbhai Mulani, who is the son of one Babanbhai Mulani. With this claim, she sought the agreement...

Bombay HC Notice To Centre, Goa Govt On Cattle Trade Rules

Litigations continue to pile on across the country as far as the Centre’s Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017, is concerned.While hearing a PIL filed by Quraishi’s Meat Traders Association challenging the new rules notified by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court has issued notice to the Centre and...

Madras HC Refuses To Ban Sale Of Book On Uthirakosamangai Temple [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Madras has refused to ban the sale of a book on history of the Mangalanathar-Mangaleswari Temple at Uthirakosamangai in Ramanathapuram District.The sale of the book outside the premises of the temple had been challenged on the ground that the author of the book, P. Thangavelu, had published the books on the history of the temple, without permission from the Hindu Religious...

Dr. Neeru Chadha Becomes First Indian Woman To Be Elected As Judge Of The International Tribunal For The Law Of The Sea

Dr. Neeru Chadha has been elected as the Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), becoming the first Indian woman to be elected to ITLOS.Dr. Chadha was elected in the first round of voting, with 120 votes, the highest in the Asia Pacific group. The candidate from Indonesia got 58 votes, while those from Lebanon got 60 and Thailand got 86. The other three...

Petition Filed In Kerala HC Against Centre’s Denial Of Permission To Documentary On JNU Protests [Read Petition]

The High Court of Kerala has been approached by the Director of one of the three films which have been denied screening permission at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala in Thiruvananthapuram, challenging the I&B Ministry’s decision.The Petitioner Ms. Kathu Lukose’s March March March examines student protests at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi. In...

Builder-Buyer Agreements Often Favours Builders’ Interest: NCDRC [Read Order]

Terming some builder- buyer agreements as ‘unconscionable contracts’, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has observed that the terms are usually framed ‘favourable’ and ‘suitable’ to builders/ service providers.The commission made this observation while dealing with an appeal against the state commission dismissing their complaints against the...

Youth Bar Association Demands Transfer Of Judges From Their Parent High Courts

In a representation addressed to President Pranab Mukherjee, the Youth Bar Association of India (YBAI) has demanded transfer of Judges to High Courts where they have not regularly practiced as Advocates.The representation, made by Mr. Sanpreet Singh Ajmani, President of the YBAI, has also been addressed to PM Modi, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Members of Parliament.Warning...

Belief That Marriage Must Be Within The Same Religion Is Superstitious: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

It would not be prudent to allow that mindset, which has a detrimental effect, to go on, the court said.In spite of significant developments in modern science and technology, we find a few conservative people still believe that marriage must be within the same religion and of same financial status. Such baseless and unfounded attitude sometimes may lead to family disasters, observed the...

Bombay HC Declines Plea To Terminate Rape Victim's Pregnancy

The Bombay High Court has refused relief to a 26-week pregnant rape victim seeking permission for termination of pregnancy.The 18-year-old girl’s father had filed a petition seeking relief and contended that his daughter was kidnapped by a boy living in the same neighbourhood.Thereafter, the girl was taken to an unknown location and was forcefully raped. He contended that the girl was only...