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"Highly Influential Person Having Political Clout, May Tamper With Evidence": ED Opposes Karti Chidambaram's Anticipatory Bail Plea In Visa Scam Case
Opposing the anticipatory bail plea of Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram in an alleged Chinese vivas scam case, the Enforcement Directorate has told the Delhi High Court that Karti is a highly influential person having sufficient political clout and that there is an apprehension that he may influence the witnesses and tamper with evidences.Further stating that Karti has not been summoned by...
Renting Land For Fish/Prawn Farming Attracts 18% GST : AAR
The Andhra Pradesh Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), consisting of D. Ramesh and RV Pradhamesh Bhanu, has ruled that 18% GST is payable on the rental of land for fish or prawn farming as the purpose of use of land was not mentioned in the lease agreement. The applicant had executed an agreement with Grobest Feeds Corporation (India) Private Limited for the purpose of taking a...
Bollywood Drug Probe: Executive Producer Kshitij Prasad Seeks Discharge, Says NCB Unnecessarily Trying To Rope In Members Of Film Industry
Bollywood executive producer and director, Kshitij Prasad has sought discharge in the NDPS Case related to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death, claiming he was booked after he refused to falsely implicate people from the Bollywood film industry. Prasad was booked for alleged consumption and illicit trafficking of drugs under Sections 8(c) read with sections 20(b)(ii)A, 27, 27A, 28 and...
Jamiat Ulama-E-Hind Moves PIL Against Mandatory Learning Of Bhagavad Gita In Gujarat Schools: Gujarat HC Seeks Govt's Reply
The Gujarat High Court yesterday issued a notice to the Gujarat State Government on a plea filed by Jamiat Ulama-E-Hind challenging a resolution of the state government introducing the Bhagavad Gita in schools as a prayer programme, and including it in the curriculum. The PIL by the Jamiat Ulama-E-Hind has challenged the passed by the State Department of Education mandating the learning...
Respondents Not Deficient In Providing Services, No Compensation To Be Provided; SCDRC Delhi
The bench of State Commission Delhi comprising Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal and Sh. Rajan Sharma, Member has observed that, the complainants have failed to establish their case as against the opposite parties, who cannot be held liable for any deficiency-in-services or adopting any alleged unfair-trade-practice. In this case, Sh. Ajit Singh was the tenant and he was having an LPG...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Trial Court Judgement Finding Prosecution Story In NDPS Case 'Fake' Considering Discrepancies In Evidence
The Punjab and Haryana High Court, while dealing with an appeal preferred by the UT administration of Chandigarh against the judgment of the Trial Court in a matter registered under Section 20 of NDPS Act, held that the trial Court was correct in holding that the prosecution witnesses are not trustworthy and the seal, samples, documents etc. are tampered. The trial Court had went on...
Chinese Visa Scam: Delhi High Court To Hear Karti Chidambaram's Anticipatory Bail Plea In Money Laundering Case On August 18
The Delhi High Court will hear on August 18 the anticipatory bail plea moved by Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram in a money laundering case registered by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with alleged Chinese vivas scam.The development came after Justice Poonam A. Bamba was apprised about the non-availability of Additional Solicitor General SV Raju today. The probe agency also...
Dogs Maul Minor Boy To Death: Allahabad HC Proposes ₹10 Lakhs Compensation To Family, Seeks Lucknow Nagar Nigam's Reply
Dealing with a suo moto case regarding an incident wherein an eight-year-old boy was killed and his sister was severely injured after they were attacked by more than 20 stray dogs in Lucknow, the Allahabad High Court has asked the Lucknow Nagar Nigam to file an affidavit as to why a sum of Rs. 10,00,000/- may not be awarded to the family of the deceased child. The bench of...
Deficiency In Service Of Indigo Airlines For Not Informing Cancellation Of Flight And Details Of Alternate Flights; SCDRC Punjab
The bench of State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Punjab comprising Justice Daya Chaudhary, President, Rajinder Kumar Goyal, Member and Urvashi Agnihotri, Member has observed that, there is a deficiency in service on the part of Indigo Airlines for not informing the cancellation of flight along with details of alternate flights through SMS on mobile phone of passenger. In...
NDPS Act | Possession Not Proved Merely By Sitting In Vehicle From Which Contraband Is Seized: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has held that a person merely sitting in a vehicle from which contrabands were seized does not necessarily point to the fact that the said person had possession of those contrabands. While granting bail to the petitioner, who was booked under the NDPS Act and detained for being found from a vehicle which carried ganja, a Single Judge Bench of Dr. Justice Sanjeeb...
Establishments In Notified Industrial Areas Exempted From Obtaining Building Permit From Local Bodies: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that undertakings being established or proposed to be established in notified industrial areas shall be exempted from obtaining any type of permits from Municipalities or Grama Panchayats for such construction. Justice Shaji P. Chaly added that such exemption is provided to promote industries in the State and to facilitate an easy mechanism to start...