Top Law News Pay VAT, court tells Maharashtra builders October 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The High Court of Bombay said that real estate developers and builders must pay Value Added Tax on all property deals between 2006-10. Dismissing petitions filed by two builder’s bodies against circulars of the Maharashtra Sales Tax department, which levied the tax, the court upheld the circulars issued Aug 6 and Sep 26. A division bench of […] Read more » High Court of Bombay Housing Industry-Confederation Housing Industry. Maharashtra Maharashtra builders Maharashtra Sales Tax department MCHI-Credai Pay VAT Real Estate Developers Association sales tax department Value Added Tax VAT arrears
Top Law News Sangma’s plea ill-conceived, Pranab tells Supreme court October 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Sangma’s plea ill-conceived, Pranab tells Supreme court President Pranab Mukherjee has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court in response to a petition, filed by his opponent in the presidential election PA Sangma, challenging his appointment. Describing the petition as “ill-conceived and baseless”, Mukherjee told the Supreme Court that at the time of filing his nomination papers he held no office of […] Read more » Congress ill-conceived and baseless Indian Statistical Institute Lok Sabha President Pranab Mukherjee Sangma Supreme Court
Top Law News Final arguments begin in Tamil Nadu freebies case October 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The case against freebies granted by the previous DMK government in Tamil Nadu entered its decisive phase Tuesday with the Supreme Court allowing the petitioner’s counsel to argue his case and disallowing the state’s plea for an adjournment plea, a lawyer said. The case was filed by advocate S. Subramaniam Balaji. Speaking to IANS, Abhay […] Read more »
Top Law News Pune blast accused remanded to judicial custody October 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court sent a suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, allegedly involved in the Aug 1 Pune blast case, to 14 days judicial custody. Landge Irfan Mustafa, 30, was arrested near a bus stand in Jaipur Oct 10 and was remanded to 20 days police custody. The court fixed Wednesday for hearing Mumbai police’s plea […] Read more » Pune blast accused
Top Law News SC gives go-ahead to Cauvery panel to examine issues October 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday said the Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) would examine at its meeting Wednesday all issues, including shortfall in the river water supplied to Tamil Nadu, and make recommendations. The court said this on being told that the union water resources secretary in a letter to the Tamil Nadu chief secretary had […] Read more » Cauvery panel Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar
Top Law News Life term for man who enacted mid-air hijack drama October 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Tuesday awarded life term to a man convicted for enacting a hijack drama aboard an Indigo Airlines plane in February 2009 and threatening the crew and passengers. District-cum-Additional Sessions Judge I.S. Mehta awarded life term to convict Jitender Kumar Mohla, 45, for charges under the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of […] Read more » mid-air hijack drama
Top Law News Executive, judiciary should work together: Minister October 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Law and Justice Minister Ashwani Kumar Tuesday said that all the three organs of the state should function together within the parameters of the constitution and not at cross purposes. “I am only saying meaningful and harmonious relationship between three organs of the state to ensure co-ordinated and collective efforts” and “the organs […] Read more » Executive and judiciary Executive and judiciary should work together
Top Law News Tamil Nadu moves SC to get Delhi’s surplus power October 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Tamil Nadu government Monday moved the Supreme Court, demanding that the central government be restrained from allocating Delhi’s winter-time surplus power to any state other than itself. The Delhi government has decided to surrender 230 MW of round-the-clock power and 1,491 MW of power from midnight to 6 a.m. that has become surplus during […] Read more » 2003 Delhi's surplus power Indian Electricity Act
Top Law News ‘Why no guidelines to protect children from sexual abuse?’ October 30, 2012 / October 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has asked the central and Delhi governments to apprise it on the steps taken for framing guidelines to prevent sexual abuse of children in schools and educational institutions. Issuing notice, a division bench of Chief Justice D. Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw sought a response by Dec 5 from the […] Read more » Chief Justice D Murugesan Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw no guidelines to protect children protect children from sexual abuse?'
Top Law News Rape by tutor gives profession bad name: Court October 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Awarding a 10-year sentence to a teacher for raping his minor student, a Delhi court has said that the act “brought a bad name to the institution of learning” and slammed the society for virtual insensitivity towards women. Crime against women generally and rape in particular was on the increase and, ironically, society appeared to […] Read more » profession bad name Rape by tutor
Top Law News Websites case: Court asks ministry official to verify summons October 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Friday asked a Union Home Ministry official to appear and verify the forms for serving summons to US-based websites, including Facebook and Google, for allegedly hosting defamatory content on their sites. Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja asked ministry under-secretary Amar Chand to appear before him Nov 19 for the purpose. “The assistance […] Read more » defamatory content Websites case
Top Law News 2,068 alleged staged shootouts in India, UP tops list October 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment According to the National Human Rights Commission, Overall 2,068 cases of alleged staged shootouts were reported from across the country in the past 20 years, with Uttar Pradesh reporting the maximum such cases. Panel member, Justice (retired) BC Patel said “Uttar Pradesh witnessed 984 encounters (shootouts), which is maximum in comparison to other states” Uttar Pradesh was […] Read more » alleged staged shootouts Justice BC Patel National Human Rights Commission NHRC shootouts in India UP tops list