Source – financialexpress.com The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the finance ministry, Central Board of Excise and Customs and others on Adani Power’s (Mundra) appeal seeking an exemption from customs duty levied on electricity generated and supplied from its 5,200 MW Mundra Special Economic Zone power plant to Domestic Tariff Area (DTA). A Bench
Source – thehindubusinessline.com Gujarat High Court has directed that strict action should be taken against Goods & Services (GST) officers who stay at assessee’s premises during a search without authority of law. The Court was hearing a petition in which complainant had said that officials had stayed at his premise while conducting searches. According to
Source – hindustantimes.com “Consent, given under coercion, or without volition, is not consent at all”, the Delhi High Court said on Monday while dismissing former Delhi University professor Ajay Tiwari’s appeal against the varsity’s decision to give him compulsory retirement after he was proven guilty for sexually harassing an MPhil student in 2008. “Consent may
Source – hindustantimes.com On November 13, the Supreme Court (SC) held that the office of the Chief Justice of India is a public authority, and falls within the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi upheld the 2010 Delhi High Court verdict, and dismissed
Source – scroll.in The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its orders in the Maharashtra government formation case, in which the Opposition sought an immediate floor test to determine the strength of the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state assembly. The court will deliver the order at 10.30 am on Tuesday. On Monday, Solicitor General
Source – financialexpress.com The Kerala High Court was on Monday informed by the state police that instant messaging mobile application ‘Telegram’ has become a safe haven for cyber criminals and pitched for bringing such apps under the purview of law. In an affidavit on a petition seeking a ban on Telegram, the state police’s Cyberdom
Source – hindustantimes.com The Himachal Pradesh high court on Monday issued show cause notice to state staff selection commission (HPSSC) secretary Jitender Kanwar, asking him why he should not be punished and prosecuted for deliberately and willfully misleading the court in matter related to selection of junior environmental engineer in State Pollution Control Board. A
Source – thewire.in New Delhi: The Government of Uttarakhand has tightened the definition of ‘forest’, prompting expressions of concern from environmentalists that the new terms make it easier for builders and developers to ramp up construction in the ecologically sensitive hill state. Uttarakhand’s decision is derived from a 1996 Supreme Court order that directed states
Source – indianexpress.com A number of recent Supreme Court decisions have given currency to the expression “review petition”. Petitioners plan to seek review of the recently delivered Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi and telecom revenue verdicts, while the Supreme Court this month agreed to review its Sabarimala verdict but refused to do so in the Rafale case. So what
Source – newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: The ‘Indian Judiciary: Annual Report 2018-2019’ that showcases the initiatives and achievements of the Indian judiciary, including the Supreme Court of India, will be presented to President Ram Nath Kovind at a special function on Tuesday on the occasion of Constitution Day. The official multilingual mobile app of the Supreme
