Service tax on construction of railway siding
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“Use of public does not necessarily mean by individual public but also includes use by Public Sector Undertaking/ Corporations”

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termination of teachers over requisite qualification
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“It is well-settled that the reinstatement should be the rule when the order of wrongful dismissal of termination of service was set aside, and the compensation should be an exception.”

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amendment made in consumer complaint
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In a case concerning a builder-buyer dispute, the complaints were filed in 2016-2017 and the amendment application was prepared on 17-12-2023 and was registered in 2024. The amendment application had essentially introduced averments regarding cash payments.

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Personal Service of Section 13(2) Notice
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“It was observed that even in the petition filed before the District Magistrate, the appellants produced only postal receipt and copy of paper publication, and proof of service of personal notice was not produced.”

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CIRP Regulation 29
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Commercial wisdom of the CoC in choosing the mode and counter-party of sale of assets, whether core or non-core, encumbered or unencumbered, is non-justiciable, barring jurisdictional or regulatory violations.

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service tax on complimentary services
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Section 67 of the Finance Act, 1994 takes care of the cases where the service provider receives any part of a consideration in non-monetary form or by way of reimbursement and that such item does not figure in the invoices raised, thereby resulting in the real value of taxable service.

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Rajasthan bus fire
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The NHRC has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, Rajasthan, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.

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Death Due to Malfunctioning Lift in Hospital
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The NHRC sought detailed report from the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police, Jammu and Kashmir, within two weeks.

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deletion of disallowance against Aishwarya Rai
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The Tribunal stated that the AO must record satisfaction explaining why the assessee’s own disallowance is unacceptable, but it was not done in the present case.

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service tax on use of trade marks
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Intellectual property not registered in India do not constitute ‘intellectual property rights’ within the meaning of Section 65(55a) of the Finance Act, 1994 and the related services are not ‘intellectual property services’ within the meaning of Section 65 (55b) of the Finance Act, 1954.

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grieving father pays bribes
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The NHRC has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, Karnataka, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.

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CCI’s power to examine patented products dispute
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In the present case, the issue was whether CCI has power to examine the case, where the subject matter was protected by the Patent Act. The Tribunal observed that Section 3(5) of the Competition Act, 2002 states that the Competition Act will not restrict the right of any person in protecting his rights under the Patent Act.

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worm in Biryani
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The DCDRC said that it is expected from IRCTC to maintain certain standards and to check the quality of food that is being served to the consumers while travelling.

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ITC claim on share buyback expenses
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Reaffirming the principle that transactions in securities fall outside the ambit of GST, the Gujarat Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling held that ITC on share buyback expenses is inadmissible and must be reversed under Section 17(3) of the CGST Act, 2017.

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Reported Attacks on Three Journalists
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The NHRC sought detailed reports from the Director Generals of Police of all three states within two weeks.

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Differently abled RTI activist
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The NHRC issued notice to the State DGP, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.

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reassessment notice barred by limitation
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A notice under Section 148-A(b) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 was issued to the assessee, stating that income had escaped assessment under the provisions of Section 147, regarding sale, purchase of properties and contractual receipts.

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wrong product delivery by online shopping platforms
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“It is the duty of the online platform, which is offering such services, to ensure that correct product is delivered by the seller who is having business to business contract with them”.

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SMS Hospital Fire
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The NHRC issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, Government of Rajasthan, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.

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transferring tenancy rights not liable to service tax
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“Consideration out of surrender of tenancy right on account of immovable property cannot be considered as service as per definition under Section 65-B(44) of the Finance Act, 1994 and no service tax is payable.”

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