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'Court Fee Refund Only If Case Settled Through ADR Mechanisms' : Supreme Court Rejects Refund Claim For Private Out-of-Court Settlement
The Supreme Court held that litigants who resolve their disputes privately outside of court are not entitled to a refund of court fees. The Court said that the refund of the court fees is permissible only “if the matter is referred to Arbitration, Conciliation, judicial settlement, including through Lok Adalat or mediation for settlement and the case is decided in terms of such a...
'Once Arrest Is Found Illegal, Duty Of Court To Release Accused On Bail' : Supreme Court Rejects ED Appeal
The Supreme Court recently declared the arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as illegal and unconstitutional because the agency failed to secure the presence of the arrestee before the magistrate within 24 hours of the arrest. The arrestee was detained on 5th March 2022 at 11 AM at IGI Airport, Delhi by the Immigration Bureau in view of the Look Out Circular issued by the ED, however,...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2024: Service Law
SERVICE LAWS - SUPREME COURT ANNUAL DIGEST 2024AdministrationConstitution of India - Article 16(1), 16(4) and 335 - Efficiency of Administration - Article 335 does not limit sub-classification; rather, it reinforces the importance of inclusion and equality in public services in line with Article 16(1). State of Punjab v. Davinder Singh, 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 538In public law proceedings, when it...
Supreme Court Orders Regular Pay To Petitioners Who Were Appointed As Part-Time Sweepers On Regular Sanctioned Posts
The Supreme Court on Friday (Jan. 31) granted relief to part-time sweepers who were appointed on a temporary basis to regular sanctioned posts, affirming that such part-time employees are entitled to receive regular pay. The Court rejected the State's argument that a part-time appointment on a regular sanctioned post would not entitle the Appellants to receive regular pay. “Their...
Welfare Measures For Gig Workers, Jan Viswhwas Bill 2.0 : Union Budget 2025 Proposals
In the Union Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made several significant announcements, including the proposal to bring a new income tax bill, reduction of tax slabs and changes to TDS/TCS regime.Welfare security for gig workersApart from this, the Government has decided to provide welfare security for gig workers in India. As per Sitharaman's budget speech, under the...
Zakia Jafri, Who Fought Legal Battle In Gujarat Riots Cases, Passes Away
Zakia Jafri, who filed cases seeking a probe into the alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2002 Guarat riots, passed away at Ahmedabad today.She was the widow of Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, who along with 68 other persons were killed in the Gulberg housing society during the 2002 Gujarat riots. Zakia Jafri pursued a legal battle seeking an investigation against the high state functionaries...
No TCS On Sale Of Goods; Changes To TDS/TCS Regime : Union Budget 2025 Proposals
With an aim to reform the personal income tax regime with a special focus on middle-class citizens, the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman has introduced key changes in the Budget 2025-26 at the August gathering today. Rationalisation of TDS and TCSWith an aim to rationalise Deducted at Source (TDS) and Tax Collected at Source(TCS), the following measures have been introduced:"I propose...
New Income Tax Bill Will Be Introduced Next Week : Finance Minister
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her budget speech on Saturday that a new income tax bill will be introduced next week.She said that the new tax bill will be simpler and clearer compared to the present Income Tax Act 1967."In respect of criminal law, our Government had earlier ushered in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita replacing Bharatiya Danda Sanhita. I am happy to inform...
'Full Tax Rebate For Income Up To Rs 12 Lakhs' : Finance Minister Announces New Tax Rates In Union Budget 2025
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman in her budget speech announced proposals which effectively mean that there is no income tax payable for normal salaried income up to Rs 12 lakhs per annum.She said that for taxpayers up to Rs12 lakhs of normal income, other than special rate incomes such as capital gains, tax rebate is being provided in such a manner that there is no tax payable by...
Supreme Court Monthly Digest- December 2024 With Statute And Subject Wise Index
AcquittalCourt, while acquitting the accused, cannot order that he must be subjected to re-investigation for the same offence. P. Manikandan v. Central Bureau of Investigation, 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 1018AdvocateThe appeal challenges adverse remarks made by the High Court against the appellant, a lawyer who was neither representing any party nor connected to the matter. The Supreme Court noted...
Judges Reluctant To Express Themselves In Full Court: Amicus S Muralidhar Suggests Secret Ballot System For Senior Advocate Designation
Senior Advocate S. Muralidhar on Friday (January 31) suggested to the Supreme Court that a secret ballot system in which all the judges of a constitutional court vote should be adopted to select lawyers for conferring Senior Advocate designation.“I am getting the feedback that the secret ballot system must be introduced not as an exception but as the rule. Judges are reluctant to...
