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CESTAT | Whether payment of service tax is right utilization of cenvat credit, and can the same tax be demanded again? Tribunal answers

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Anil Choudhary (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal which involved the issue as to whether

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AFT | Punishment of “Severe Reprimand” after summary trial not a “service matter”; Tribunal has no jurisdiction to deal with such issues

Armed Forces Tribunal (Principal Bench): The Bench of Rajendra Menon, J., (Chairperson) and Lt Gen P.M. Hariz, Member (A) held that punishment

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‘Power’ of conducting IPL is vitally distinct from ‘Object’ of BCCI: ITAT explains substantive law, allows BCCI to continue registration under S. 12-A of Income Tax Act to avail tax exemption benefits

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai: A two-Member Bench of Pramod Kumar (Vice President) and Ravish Sood (Judicial Member) allowed the Board

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TRP Scam: CCI orders closure of information filed against BARC alleging contravention of Competition Act

Competition Commission of India (CCI): Coram of Ashok Kumar Gupta (Chairperson) and Sangeeta Verma and Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi (Members) refused to examine

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NCLAT | Existence of Dispute prior to issuance of Demand Notice-NCLT and NCLAT in rhythm, rejects appeal

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): The Coram of Ashok Bhushan, J (Chairperson), Jarat Kumar Jain, J (Judicial) and Dr Ashok Kumar

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SAT | Relents unrelentingly | Tribunal concerns and the concerns of the concerned counterbalanced- 4 weeks and 2000 crore, to lift attachment order while withdraws for some on exigencies and age

Securities Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai (SAT): The Coram of Tarun Agarwala, J (Presiding Officer) and M.T. Joshi, J (Judicial Member), while withdrawing the attachment

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SEBI | Exception granted for gifting shares in an acquisition| Proposed acquirer to file report within 21 days post-acquisition

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): S.K. Mohanty, Whole Time Member, while deciding an order, granted exemption to the Anived Family

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Condonation of Delay: Is it a matter of right? NCDRC explains

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Expressing its opinion of ‘Condonation of Delay’, Coram of C. Viswanath (Presiding Member) and Justice Ram

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AFT | “Gross injustice done is a case of mind set and adhering to old junk system”; Tribunal imposes exemplary cost of Rs. 75,000 on government for not implementing the order of the High Court for about 23 years

Armed Forces Tribunal: The Division Bench of Justice Umesh Chandra Srivastava and Vice Admiral Abhay Raghunath Karve, Member (A) slammed the Union

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Does an arbitration clause in an agreement bar consumer forum’s jurisdiction? NCDRC answers relying on SC decision

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Coram of Justice R.K. Agrawal (President) and Dr S.M. Kantikar (Member)reiterated that the presence of an

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Law on Force Majeure | Builder taking shelter of “Force Majeure” clause for delay in handing over possession: Justified or not? Read what NCDRC says

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Expressing that the builder cannot take shelter of “Force Majeure” while delay in handing over possession

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Will hostel facility which is incidental to providing education as per object of assessee be a charitable purpose exempted under S. 11 of Income Tax Act? ITAT answers

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT): Coram of Anil Chaturvedi (Accountant Member) and Suchitra Kamble (Judicial Member) allowed the appeal filed by the

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Consumer Protection | Under what circumstances will a person cease to be a consumer? Significance of indulging in commercial activities by buying and selling property: Explained

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Coram of Justice Deepa Sharma (Presiding Member) and Subhash Chandra (Member)directed a full refund of the

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CESTAT | Whether the supplementary invoices relate to the date of original clearance or the date on which the supplementary invoice was raised? Tribunal answers

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of Dilip Gupta (President) and P.V. Subba Rao (Technical Member) partly allowed

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Medical Negligence | Kidney instead of Kidney Stones removed: Whether hospital will be vicariously liable for its employee’s negligent act? Read to know

Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Gujarat State, Ahmedabad: Noting the fact that a patients Kidney was removed instead of the stones in the

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SEBI | Assuring profits in a market already subjected to risk- Debarred from the market for subjecting others to risk

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): G. Mahalingam, Whole Time Member, while deciding an order was of the opinion that the

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Law on Unfair Trade Practice | Builder insisting to sign on papers which stated that “buyer was receiving villa in full ready condition” even when it was not in a liveable condition: Is builder’s act under ‘unfair trade practice’? NCDRC decides

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Noting unfair trade practice by the builder while insisting the buyers to sign a paper wherein

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Law on Builder-Buyer Dispute | 9-years delay in delivering possession of apartment: Read NCDRC’s decision on refund and interest

Can Buyer be asked to wait indefinitely for possession of flat even after 9-years of delay?

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Dual Till, Light Touch Regulation and exclusion from liability to pay UDF by transit passenger; Telecom Tribunal’s decision deals a blow to BIAL

Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT): S.K. Singh, Chairperson rejected the claims raised by Bangalore International Airport Pvt. Ltd. (BIAL) whereby

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CESTAT | If two reasonable constructions of a taxing provision are possible, that construction which favours the assessee must be adopted; Appeal allowed

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): P. Dinesha (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal which was filed with the point of