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GST Input Tax Credit On Construction Costs Can Be Claimed If Building Construction Was Necessary For Renting Out Service : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 3) held that if construction of a building is essential for supplying services such as renting out, it could fall into the "plant" exception to section 17(5)(d) of CGST Act which provides that Input Tax Credit cannot be claimed for construction material (other than plant or machinery) for immovable property construction. “If the construction of a...
Supreme Court Directs States/UTs To Implement Centre's Guidelines On School Safety And Security
The Supreme Court recently directed all State Governments and Union Territories to implement the “Guidelines on School Safety and Security, 2021” issued by the Union Government to fix responsibility of school management to protect children from natural disasters, health hazards, abuse, violence, and accidents.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice N Kotiswar Singh...
Govt Seeks To Recall High Court Order Asking Not To Deploy Punjab Police For Judge's Security, Says It Tarnishes Reputation Of The Force
The Punjab Government has filed an application seeking recall of a Punjab & Haryana High Court order passed on September 27- directing not to deploy Punjab Police for security of a sitting High Court judge who exposed "large-scale lapses on the part of investigating agencies" of Punjab and whose security was compromised in a recent incident. The division bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu...
Better That State Transport Corporations Avail Third-Party Insurance, Suggests Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on October 1 suggested to the State Governments that the State Public Transport Corporations avail third-party insurance coverage to ensure that victims of the accidents caused by the State buses get timely compensation as per the Motor Vehicles Act.A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Justice Aravind Kumar was hearing a writ petition which raised various issues relating...
Supreme Court Seeks Union's View On TDS Liability On Interest Accrued On Motor Accident Compensation
The Supreme Court on October 1 sought the views of the Union and Income Tax Department on the applicability of Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) on the interest liability over and above Rs. 50,000 compensation awarded in Motor Accident Claims. A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Justice Aravind Kumar was hearing a writ petition which sought a slew of directions to facilitate the process...
NCP Dispute : Sharad Pawar Approaches Supreme Court To Restrain Ajit Pawar Group From Using 'Clock' Symbol In Maharashtra Polls
The founder of the Nationalist Congress Party(NCP), Sharad Pawar, has filed an application seeking to restrain the NCP(Ajit Pawar) from using the 'clock' symbol in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly Elections. It urged the Supreme Court to direct the Ajit Pawar group to apply to the Election Commisison of India for a new symbol.Following the rift in the NCP between the Sharad Pawar and the...
'Strange': Supreme Court Slams NCPCR For Filing Petition Seeking 'Vague & Omnibus' Directions Against Missionary Organisations
The Supreme Court recently criticised the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) for filing a writ petition seeking "vague and omnibus" directions against alleged illegal child trade by missionary organisations.The Court termed the NCPCR's petition "strange" and said that a statutory organisation could not have filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution...
'Registry Has Messed Up The Cause List' : Justice AS Oka Expresses Dismay
Justice Abhay Oka today (October 1) expressed dismay over the Registry's handling of Tuesday's cause list for his bench, noting that it was confusing.Justice Oka commented, “Matters which have been listed on top have gone down. There is a complete mistake committed by the Registry.”The first case yesterday as per Court order was listed as Item No. 4, and two cases supposed to be taken up...
[Don't Miss This!] LiveLaw Academy's Advanced Course On Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023 By Senior Advocate & Ex-Judge BG Harindranath! [Deadline: 4th Oct!]
In 2020, the Government of India embarked on an ambitious exercise of reforming the Criminal Justice System. On 11th August 2023, three bills titled Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023 seeking to repeal and replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973 and the Indian...
Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Pleas Of SHUATS VC & Officials To Quash Cases Under UP Religious Conversion Law
The Supreme Court on October 1 reserved the judgment in a batch of petitions seeking to quash the criminal cases against the Vice Chancellor and other officials of the Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Science (SHUATS), Prayagraj over alleged forced mass religious conversions of people to Christianity. The Special Leave Petitions under Article 136 were filed before...
NALSA Says It Doesn't Have Funds But Accommodates Judges In 5-Star Hotels For Conferences : Justice Dipankar Dutta
Speaking at a public event yesterday, Justice Dipankar Dutta of the Supreme Court highlighted the irony of the National Legal Services Authority accommodating judges in 5-star hotels for conferences while claiming that it did not have funds to bear the legal expenses of a poor litigant.Justice Dutta was speaking in a discussion which preceded the inaugural AK Sen Memorial Lecture by Justice...
Delhi Police's Prohibitory Orders Affecting Ramlila & Religious Gatherings : Kalkaji Temple Priest Approaches Supreme Court
A Petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the prohibitory order issued by the Delhi Police banning the assembly of five or more persons, dharnas, protests etc in Delhi from September 30 to October 5 (both days inclusive).The petitioner is Sunil, a priest of the Kalkaji temple and the Secretary of the Manas Naman Sewa Society, which organises the grand Ramlila fair at the...