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Kerala High Court Strikes Down GST Act Provision Which Levied Tax On Supplies By Clubs/Associations To Members
In a significant judgment, the Kerala High Court has struck down the provisions of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, which allowed the levy of GST on supply by clubs and associations to its members.As per the 2021 amendment made to the CGST Act, the definition of "supply" was amended to include within its fold "activities or transactions, by a person, other than an individual, to...
Supreme Court Uploads Judgment In TN Governor Case, Directs Sending Of Judgment Copy To All Governors & HCs
Four days after the Supreme Court declared Tamil Nadu Governor Dr RN Ravi's actions in reserving the 10 re-enacted Bills for the President's consideration not "bona fide," the Court has now released the judgment in the case, running into 415 pages.The judgment was uploaded on the official site of the Supreme Court at 10.54 PM today. The public has been keenly anticipating the judgment for...
Senior Citizens Act | Supreme Court Upholds Eviction Order Passed Against Son & Daughter-in-Law From Elderly Man's Property
Confirming the order of eviction passed under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 against a son and daughter-in-law, the Supreme Court recently held in favour of a 75-yr old man whose self-acquired property was encroached upon by the couple."It shall be a defeat of the purpose of the Act if Appellant is not granted the benefit of eviction against his son...
J&K Apni Party Files Intervention Application Challenging Waqf Amendment Act In Supreme Court
The Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party has approached the Supreme Court, by virtue of an intervention application, challenging the recently passed Waqf Amendment Act, 2025. The party under the leadership of Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, has urged the court to examine the constitutional validity of the law.The said application is filed under Order 1 Rule 8A of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013 which...
Supreme Court Criminal Digest- March 2025
BailAnticipatory Bail - Condition for Automatic Custody Upon Charge-Sheet Submission - Such a specific direction, mandating coercive steps for custody, was improper. When granting anticipatory bail, the court should leave it open for the trial court to decide on bail after the charge-sheet is filed and the accused appears. (Para 3) Ritesh Kumar v. State of Bihar, 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 326Arrest...
High Courts Shouldn't Order CBI Investigation In A Routine Manner Or On Basis Of Vague Allegations: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently reiterated that mere bald allegations against the incompetence of the local police to investigate the case without any kind of substantiation would not justify the transfer of the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (“CBI”). Relying on the constitution bench decision of State of W.B. v. Committee for Protection of Democratic Rights, (2010) 3...
Suit Can Be Dismissed As Time-Barred Even If No Specific Issue Regarding Limitation Was Framed : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a Court can dismiss a suit as time-barred, even if no specific issue regarding limitation was framed.This is because of the mandate of Section 3 of the Limitation Act, as per which a Court must dismiss any suit, appeal, or application that is time-barred, even if the defendant has not specifically raised the issue in the pleadings.“The object of framing an...
Is Sanction u/s 17A PC Act Needed When Magistrate Has Ordered Investigation u/s 156(3) CrPC? Supreme Court Reserves Judgment
While reserving judgment in one of the cases against former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PC Act), the Supreme Court identified certain questions of law, including whether after a Magistrate has ordered an investigation under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, would a prior sanction of the Government be still required...
BREAKING | Delhi Court Remands Mumbai Terror Attack Accused Tahawwur Rana To 18 Days Of NIA Custody
A Delhi Court on Thursday remanded Mumbai 26/11 terror attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana to 18 days of National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody. Rana was produced late in the night around 10:45 PM before Special NIA judge Chander Jit Singh at Patiala House Courts amid heavy security following his extradition from the U.S.NIA had sought 20 days custody for Rana. The order was pronounced...
'JPC On Waqf Bill Violated Parliamentary Procedures' : TMC MP Mahua Moitra's Plea In Supreme Court
Mahua Moitra, Member of Parliament from Krishnanagar in Lok Sabha, has challenged the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, on the grounds, inter alia, that the Parliamentary rules and practices were violated during the law-making process, contributing to the unconstitutionality of the 2025 Act.This is the first petition out of the many filed so far where it has been contended that the Chairperson of...
S.197 CrPC | Prior Sanction Mandatory To Prosecute Police Officers For Acts In Excess Of Duty If Reasonably Connected To Official Functions: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently reiterated that that prior sanction under Section 197 of the CrPC and Section 170 of the Karnataka Police Act is required to prosecute police officers even for acts exceeding their authority, as long as a reasonable nexus with their official duties existed.Section 170 of the Karnataka Police Act bars the institution of suits or prosecutions against certain...
