GST Tribunal Not Constituted After Lapse Of 5 Years Of Introduction Of GST: Gujarat High Court Issues Notice

The Gujarat High Court has issued a notice to the central and state government seeking to know the steps taken for constituting the GST Tribunal.The bench of Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice Mauna M. Bhatt was presiding over the petition, which involved the issue of the non-formation of the GST Tribunal, which has not been formulated though nearly five years have passed.The petitioner company...

Trial In 2019 Road Rage Case Against IAS Officer Sriram Venkitaraman To Remain Stayed: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Monday said that in addition to stay on the operation of the order dropping culpable homicide charges against IAS officer Sreeram Venkitaraman in the 2019 rash driving case, the trial proceedings against him shall also remain stayed. "It is clarified that in addition to the operation of the Order passed in Crl. M.P. 2325/2022, the proceedings in the SC 595/2021 shall...

NCLT New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad & Kolkata Benches Re-Constituted W.E.F 5th December 2022

The Benches of National Company Law Tribunal, have been re-constituted vide a Circular dated 03.12.2022 issued by NCLT. The re-constitution has been done in accordance with the Circular of Ministry of Corporate Affairs bearing A22012/6/2021-Ad IV MCA dated 02.12.2022, whereby the Government had notified appointment of new NCLT Members. The re-constitution is effective from 05.12.2022...

Working Of Judicial System Painfully Slow, Creates Frustration Amongst People Seeking Justice: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Deploring an 'executing court' for its insensitive approach, the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently observed that the working of our judicial system is painfully slow and sluggish, which creates frustration amongst the people seeking justice.The bench of Justice H. S. Madaan was essentially dealing with a case involving a civil dispute, wherein despite obtaining a decree in its favor in...

"You Got Job Through Reservation?" : Patna HC Judge Kicks Up Row With Mocking Comments

A judge of the Patna High Court has kicked up a row with his comments mocking reservation. A video segment from the live-stream of the proceedings of the bench of Justice Sandeep Kumar held on November 23 is viral on social media.The video relates to the case of a District Land Acquisition Officer of the Bihar Government named Arvind Kumar Bharti. The Court had asked him to appear to explain...

VAT Act Do Not Provide For The Registration Of FIR: Punjab And Haryana High Court Quashes FIR For Alleged Tax Evasion

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the provisions of the VAT Act do not provide for the registration of the FIR, and since the VAT Act is a code in itself, the provisions of the IPC also cannot be invoked. Therefore, an FIR could not have been registered against a person who has allegedly evaded tax.The single bench of Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi has observed that there is no...

What Constitutes Substantial Foetal Abnormalities Under Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Act? Delhi High Court Explains

Overruling a medical board's opinion, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed a 26-year-old woman to undergo termination of pregnancy at the stage of 33 weeks. While the first three ultrasounds of the woman had not shown any abnormalities in the foetus, the November 12 report revealed "significantly dilated left lateral ventricle of the brain". Despite the cerebral abnormality, a medical board...

[Kerala Marriage Registration Rules] Only Husband Or Wife Can Seek Correction Of Entries In Register Of Marriages, Not Any Third Party: High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that authorities can entertain an application under Rule 13 of Kerala Registration of Marriages Rules 2008 for correction or cancellation of entries in the Register of Marriages (Common) only at the instance of the parties to the marriage. Justice P. V. Kunhikrishnan observed that a third person who is not a party to the marriage cannot file an application...

Madras High Court: Two Division Benches At Madurai Dispose Of Over 8.6K Cases In 3 Months

The Madurai bench of Madras High Court has set a new benchmark by disposing of more than 8,000 cases in just a span of three months, as reported by the Ministry of Law and Justice.Two division benches - one of Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Sathya Narayana Prasad and the other of Justice Anand Venkatesh and Justice Nisha Banu, later with Justice MS Ramesh together disposed of 8,612 cases...

Magistrate Denuded To Remand Accused Beyond 30 Days Once UAPA Offences Are Added To FIR: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court recently held that once offences under UAPA are added to a case/FIR, a Magistrate is denuded of his power to remand the accused in terms of Section 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (as amended under UAPA) beyond a period of 30 days.The bench of Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta held thus as it concluded that a Magistrate neither has the power...

Specially Abled Persons Be Referred To In Respectful Language Keeping In View Prescribed Disability Etiquette: JKL High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Monday passed directions upon the Union of India and the Government of J&K to treat the specially abled persons properly by referring them in a respectful language recognized internationally, with a further direction upon the respondents to ensure that requisite facilities are provided/developed in tune with the convenience of...

Judicial Magistrate Not Competent To Direct Re-Investigation Or Transfer Case From One Investigating Agency To Another: JKL High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently reiterated that a judicial magistrate is not competent to order re-investigation in a case nor is he empowered to transfer the case from one investigating agency to another. Justice M A Chowdhary observed,"No other Court except the Superior /Constitutional Courts is vested with the powers to order reinvestigation or...