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If Media Can Report About Farmers' Protest, Why Ask Us To Block User Accounts? Twitter Opposes Centre's Blocking Orders In Karnataka HC
US-based microblogging platform Twitter on Monday opposed before the the Karnataka High Court the orders issued by the Central government, asking it to pull down content including several accounts that made posts relating to Farmers Protest and alleged mismanagement during COVID-19.Twitter asked how it could be directed to block user accounts and muffle their freedom of speech, when news...
Security Services Provided By LLP To Registered Person Not Covered Under RCM: AAR
The Haryana Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that security services provided by LLP to any registered person are not covered by the Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM) and are taxable on a forward charge basis.The two-member bench of Sunder Lal and Kumud Singh has ruled that an LLP is a body corporate for the purpose of the Companies Act, 2013 and the same would apply to the term...
Charitable Organisation Should spend grant As Per Terms And Conditions, not on whims and fancies: ITAT
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that the assessee is not free to use the funds voluntarily as per its own whims and fancies and that the same has to be spent as per the terms and conditions of the grant.The two-member bench of Yogesh Kumar U.S. (Judicial Member) and Shamim Yahya (Technical Member) has observed that the grants are given specifically...
Vodafone Entitled To Claim CENVAT Credit On Tower And Prefabricated Buildings: CESTAT
The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that Vodafone is entitled to claim CENVAT credit on tower/tower material and pre-fabricated buildings/shelters.The two-member bench of Justice Dilip Gupta (President) and P.V. Subba Rao (Technical Member) has observed that Vodafone was entitled to take CENVAT credit since the items in dispute were...
Resolve Traffic Congestion Issue Around HC Premises In A Joint Meeting: Allahabad High Court To Lawyers-Police Authorities
The Allahabad High Court has asked the High Court Lawyers as well as the Police Authorities to conduct a joint meeting to resolve the problem of traffic congestion around the High Court premises due to parking of vehicles as well as other relevant factors.The bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery expected both the parties to meet and discuss the issue and to take a unanimous decision which...
'Why Are You Encroaching On Others' Rights': Bombay High Court on PIL Seeking Ban on Advertising Non-Veg Food
The Bombay High Court on Monday questioned the Jain religious bodies, who were seeking a ban on advertising of non-vegetarian food items, as to why they were encroaching on someone else's right by making the demand."There is no law that provides this. You are asking us to frame law. And what about violation of Article 19 of the Constitution? Why are you encroaching on other's rights?,"...
Bombay HC Stays IT Dept's Prosecution Notice To Anil Ambani Over Alleged Secret Funds In Swiss Bank Accounts
The Bombay High Court on Monday granted interim relief to Reliance ADA Group chairman Anil Ambani and restrained the Income Tax Department from acting on a prosecution notice issued to him for alleged non-disclosure of money in two Swiss Bank Accounts amounting to approximately Rs. 814 crore.The show cause notices were issued on August 8, 2022, under sections 50 and 51 of the Black...
Allahabad High Court Directs DLSA To Take Requisite Steps For Payment Of Compensation To A 12-Year-Old Rape Survivor
The Allahabad High Court last week directed the Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Bahraich to take requisite steps to provide compensation to a 12-year-old Rape survivor whose unwanted pregnancy was terminated earlier this month as per HC's order.The bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Om Prakash Shukla has further asked the Secretary, DLSA to take up the matter with...
NCLT Delhi Issues Notice To Spicejet In An Insolvency Plea U/S 9 Of IBC
The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT"), New Delhi Bench, comprising of Shri P.S.N. Prasad Judicial Member) and Shri Rahul Bhatnagar (Technical Member), while adjudicating a petition filed in Acres Buildwell Pvt. Ltd. v Spicejet Ltd. , has issued notice to Spicejet Ltd. to appear and file its Reply in a petition under Section 9 of IBC filed against it. The next date of hearing...
Kerala High Court Extends Stay On Transfer Of Sessions Judge Who Passed 'Provocative Dress' Order
Adjourning the matter to a later date, the Kerala High Court Monday extended its stay on the transfer of Principle District and Sessions Judge, Kozhikode, S. Krishna Kumar - who had passed the controversial 'Provocative Dress' order in Civic Chandran's case, to the post of Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Kollam.The Division Bench consisting of Justice A K Jayashankaran Nambiar and...
Allahabad High Court Sentences Mukhtar Ansari To 5-Year Jail Under Gangsters Act In A 23-Year-Old Case
The Allahabad High Court last week sentenced former UP MLA Mukhtar Ansari to 5 years in jail in connection with a 23-year-old case under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986.With this, the bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh set aside a 2020 order passed by the MP-MLA court acquitting Ansari of charges under the Gangsters Act in a case that was...
Cases 'Old and Stale', No Live Link Between Offences and Externment Order: Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes Restraining Order
Setting aside an order of externment passed by a District Magistrate in Chattisgarh, the High Court in a recent order said the cases which were taken into consideration by the authority for its decision were old and stale and there was no live link between the offences and such administrative action. The division bench of Justice Arup Kumar Goswami & Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari said:"It...