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Planning To Build A Corridor At Banke Bihari Temple In Mathura: UP Govt Informs Allahabad High Court
The Uttar Pradesh Government has informed the Allahabad High Court that it is planning to build a corridor by acquiring five acres of land near the Banke Bihari temple (in Mathura) to provide facilities to the devotees.For the uninitiated, Bankey Bihari Temple is situated in Vrindavan, Mathura and it is dedicated to Bankey Bihari who is believed to be the combined form of Radha and Krishna....
Bail Can't Be Denied Merely Because Numerous FIRs Are Registered Against A Person Unless Prima Facie Involvement Shown: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently ruled that merely because a number of FIRs stand registered against a person he cannot be denied concession of bail, particularly, when his involvement in commission of a non-bailable offence is not prima facie shown from the contents of the FIR. The observations were made by Justice Sanjay Dhar while hearing an application ...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Samata Party's Plea Against Allotment of 'Flaming Torch' To Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed the plea filed by Samata Party against allotment of flaming torch symbol to Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena by Election Commission of India for the upcoming Andheri East Assembly bypoll in Maharashtra.Samata Party was formed in the year 1994 and was accorded recognition on October 24, 1994. The party had participated in the 2009 and 2014 Lok Sabha...
Payment Made By Assessee To Non-Resident Supplier Amount To "Royalty" And Liable To Deduct TDS: ITAT
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that the payment made by the assessee to the non-resident supplier would amount to royalty and there is an obligation on the part of the assessee to deduct tax at source.The two-member bench of T.R. Senthil Kumar (Judicial Member) and Annapurna Gupta (Accountant Member) has observed that the introduction of Explanation 5...
Madras High Court Dismisses Thirumavalavan's Plea To Review Order Granting Permission For RSS Route March
The Madras High Court on Tuesday rejected a review application filed by Thol. Thirumavalavan, leader of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, seeking a review of the September 22nd order passed by the court granting permission to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to conduct their route march.The bench of Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan observed that the petitioner was not a party to the Writ Petitions...
Orissa HC Grants ₹10 Lakhs Compensation To Father Who Lost Son To Injuries Sustained While Playing Cricket In School
The Orissa High Court has ordered Rs. 10 Lakhs compensation to the father of a boy who died in 2011 after receiving injuries while playing cricket in the school premises. While holding the school liable for contributory negligence, a Single Bench of Justice Arindam Sinha held, "Court is convinced there was contributory negligence on part of the school leading to loss of the young...
SCN Without Any Reasons: Delhi High Court Quashes Order Cancelling GST Registration
The Delhi High Court has quashed the order cancelling the GST registration as the Range Inspector has physically verified the premises, neither by serving any notice of the physical verification nor in the report generated after the verification was uploaded on the portal.The division bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju has observed that there was an infraction of...
Article 243Q | Governor's Power To Specify Municipality's Transitional Area Circumscribed By Statutory Stipulations: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has made it clear that the Governor's power under Article 243Q of the Constitution, with respect to specifying transitional area of a Nagar Panchayat, is circumscribed by statutory stipulations.A Division bench of Justices Manoj Kumar Gupta and Rajendra Kumar-IV observed,"The Governor while being invested with power to include or exclude any area in a transitional...
Charges Of Clandestine Removal Cannot Be Confirmed On The Basis Of Private Records Without Corroborative Evidence: CESTAT
The Ahmedabad Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that charges of clandestine removal cannot be confirmed on the basis of private records, the authenticity of which was doubted by the manufacturer without any corroborative evidence.The two-member bench of Ramesh Nair (Judicial Member) and Raju (Technical Member) has observed that the onus to...
Bihar Citizens' Lives At Risk Due To Govt's Failure To Implement Liquor Ban: Patna HC Requests CJ To Take Cognizance Of Issue
In a strongly worded order, the Patna High Court has recently observed that the Bihar State Authorities have failed to implement a complete liquor prohibition in the State and the lives of Bihar citizens have been risked due to the state's failure to effectively implement the ban.With this, the bench of Justice Purnendu Singh directed the HC Registry that its order and the observations therein...
J&K&L High Court CJ Ali Mohammad Magrey Launches App To Enable E-Service Of Notice/ Summons In Srinagar
After assuming the office as the Chief Justice, Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey of the Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court today paid his maiden visit to District Court Complex Moominabad, Srinagar. On this occasion, the Chief Justice launched an application called National Services and Tracking of Electronic Processes (NSTEP) for Srinagar district, an initiative of e-Committee of...
Karnataka High Court Issues Notice To Lokayukta Police On Plea To Upload FIRs On Website
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notices on an Advocate's PIL seeking direction to upload the First Information Reports (FIRs) on the website of Police wing of Karnataka Lokayukta, within 24 hours of registration. A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B. Varale and Justice Ashok S. Kinagi issued notices to the State government and the Additional Director General of...