High Profile Cases Citizens’ body asks HC if yoga and meditation classes are taxable January 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A citizens’ body has urged the Bombay High Court to decide whether providing yoga and meditation classes was taxable under the law. The Malabar Hill Citizens’ Forum wanted the court to clarify whether these classes are covered under the ‘health and fitness services’ category of the Finance Act. A division bench of justices S C […] Read more » CESTAT Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal featured featuredSupreme Court The Malabar Hill Citizens' Forum yoga and meditation yoga and meditation classes are taxable
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News NJAC review: SC refuses specific date for hearing plea January 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to give a specific date to hear a plea seeking review of its 2015 verdict striking down the NJAC Act and another related law, which had led to the revival of the collegium system for appointment of judges, saying there was no hurry. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra […] Read more » appointment of judges Chief Justices collegium system for appointment of judges featured Judges of High Courts from one High Court to another Judges to the High Courts National Judicial Appointments Commission NJAC NJAC review revival of the collegium system for appointment of judges Supreme Court transfer of Chief Justices
Top Law News Move to alternate facility: HC to visually impaired students January 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today directed a group of visually impaired students, whose hostel was recently demolished, to immediately shift to the alternate facilities being provided to them by the DDA. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said its order of January 3 asking them to move out […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal DDA Delhi Development Authority featured HC Justice C Hari Shankar visually impaired students
High Profile Cases SC questions locus of BJP leader who filed appeal in Bofors case January 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked BJP leader Ajay Agrawal to explain his locus in filing an appeal in the politically-sensitive Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-offs case. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra noted that the CBI has not filed any appeal in the apex court challenging the May 31, 2005 Delhi High Court […] Read more » Bofors case Bofors pay-offs case Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi High Court featured Justice R S Sodhi retired Justice J D Kapoor
Top Law News No Haj subsidy from this year: Naqvi January 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There will be no subsidy for Haj from this year, minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said today Naqvi told reporters that despite the subsidy withdrawal, a record number of 1.75 lakh Muslims will undertake the pilgrimage this year from India Naqvi also said that the Saudi Arabian government has in principle agreed to allow […] Read more » featured No Haj subsidy
Top Law News Attack on couples by khap panchayat illegal: SC January 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday said an adult man and woman are free to marry each other and no “khap panchayat” or any individual or group can raise any question and impose a restriction on their choice. A three-judge bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud called […] Read more » Amicus curiae senior advocate Raju Ramachandran anti-honour killing law Attack on couples Attack on couples illegal Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice D.Y. Chandrachud khap panchayat SC
High Profile Cases Coal scam: Supply documents to Jindal and others January 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court on Monday directed the CBI to hand over some documents filed along with the charge sheet to industrialist Naveen Jindal and others in a coal scam case against them.Special Judge Bharat Parashar passed the direction after the accused informed the court that they had not received certain papers which the agency had filed with its final […] Read more » coal scam court directs CBI featured industrialist Naveen Jindal Supply documents to Jindal Urtan North coal block in Madhya Pradesh
Top Law News SC to hear plea against ‘Kambala’ after 4 weeks January 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it would hear after four weeks a plea of an animal rights’ body challenging a bill to legalise traditional buffalo race ‘Kambala’ and bullock cart races in Karnataka. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said the fresh plea filed by […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra featured Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations FIAPOSC Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice D.Y. Chandrachud Kambala SC to hear plea against 'Kambala'
Top Law News HC rejects WB govt’s plea to stop BJYM rally January 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today rejected the West Bengal government’s plea for stopping an ongoing Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) motorbike rally for allegedly flouting conditions and using the BJP flag. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice J Bhattacharya and Justice A Banerjee noted that the BJP, the parent political body of the BJYM, […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice J Bhattacharya Advocate General Kishore Datta BJYM rally BJYM rally in WB featured HC rejects WB govt's plea to stop BJYM rally Justice A Banerjee Sankalpa Pratirodh Yatra
Top Law News HC grants bail to engineering student accused of raping minor January 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today granted bail to an 18-year-old engineering student, accused of raping a minor by befriending her on WhatsApp and then taking her to a park, where he allegedly committed the crime. Justice A K Pathak granted him the relief subject to furnishing a personal bond of Rs 25,000 with one surety […] Read more » Delhi High Court engineering student accused of raping minor featured HC grants bail HC grants bail to engineering student accused of raping minor raping minor
Top Law News SC judges row has been resolved: Bar Council of India January 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bar Council of India (BCI) today said the crisis, which had erupted after four top Supreme Court judges came out openly against allocation of cases by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, has been resolved internally and the “story is over now”. BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra, who led a seven-member delegation and held […] Read more » against allocation of cases by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra featured justices J Chelameswar Kurian Joseph Madan B Lokur Ranjan Gogoi SC crisis
Top Law News Won’t challenge discharge of officers in Sohrabuddin case: CBI January 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Bureau of Investigation told the Bombay High Court today that it will not challenge the recent discharge of any of the senior IPS officers in the Sohrabuddin Shaikh encounter case. CBI counsel Sandesh Patil and Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh told the HC that the agency had already challenged the discharge of some […] Read more » CBI counsel advocate Gautam Tiwari fake encounter killing of Sohrabuddin Shaikh featured Gujarat D G Vanzara Gujarat IPS officer Rajkumar Pandiyan Rajasthan IPS officer Dinesh MN Sohrabuddin case Tulsiram Prajapati Won't challenge discharge of officers
