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CIC | Whether husband is entitled to seek information re wife’s bank details and IT Returns? Commission answers while discussing who is “third party”

Central Information Commission (CIC): Neeraj Kumar Gupta (Information Commissioner) held that: “Since filing of the Income Tax Returns by an individual with

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CESTAT | Review order is a gross violation of legal principle; Tribunal allows appeal of refund claim

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Ashok Jindal (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal against the impugned order wherein the refund

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NCDRC | A person purchasing a constructed real estate property “with eyes wide open”, Can he subsequently claim benefits offered in the original brochure?

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Anup Thakur (Presiding Member), held that a person who purchases a fully constructed real estate property (a

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NCDRC | What factors are to be considered to ascertain whether a discharge voucher in full and final settlement was signed voluntarily or undue influence? Commission considers

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): C. Viswanath (Presiding Member) observed that: “Conduct of the insured becomes relevant on the facts of

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CESTAT | Whether there can be a claim of exclusion of the freight amount from arriving at the assessable value for the purpose of payment of central excise duty; Tribunal explains

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of P.K. Choudhary (Judicial Member) and P. Anjani Kumar (Technical Member) allowed

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AFT| Policy of retiring Group Captain (Time Scale) at the age of 54 years instead of 57 years creates a subclass within the same class of equals and is violative of Arts. 14 and 16 of the Constitution

Armed Forces Tribunal: The Division Bench of Justice S.V.S. Rathore (Chairperson) and Air Marshal BBP Sinha (Member) A, partly allowed the instant

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CIC | Is a legally wedded wife entitled to seek details of income tax returns of her husband under the RTI Act, 2005? Commission answers

Central Information Commission (CIC): Neeraj Kumar Gupta (Information Commissioner) decide whether a legally wedded wife can seek the information regard to income

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CESTAT | Demand of reversal Cenvat Credit, Interest, and Imposition of penalty set aside; Tribunal allows appeal in matter of Central Excise (Removal of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rule 2001

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of Ramesh Nair (Judicial Member) and Raju (Technical Member) allowed an appeal

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CESTAT | Photographs are secondary pieces of evidence and can vary with the angle of photography; Tribunal explains while allowing appeal in regard to BIS certification

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Suvendu Kumar Pati (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal which was filed against the confirmation

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CESTAT | Denial of credit barred by limitation; Tribunal allows appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Ashok Jindal (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal which was filed against the impugned order

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CIC | “CPIO’s reply denying information re notices issued against Vijay Mallya, improper”: Commission directs CPIO, CBI to provide cogent justification

Central Information Commission (CIC): Saroj Punhani, J., directed the CPIO of CBI to provide a cogent and descriptive justification for denying information

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Ex-parte order passed against TV anchor Hemant Ghai restraining him from trading in securities

Madhabi Puri Buch, Whole Time Member, SEBI in an interim order has restrained Hemant Ghai, co-anchor of a television show Stock 20-20

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CESTAT | Demand of service tax for an extended period of limitation along with interest dropped; Tribunal allows appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Ashok Jindal (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal which was filed against the rejection of

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AFT| Mental disorders can escape detection, benefit of doubt cannot be given to the applicant merely on ground that disease could not be detected at the time of enrolment; Tribunal denied disability pension

Armed Forces Tribunal: Division Bench of Justice Umesh Chandra Srivastava (Chairperson) and Vice Admiral Abhay Raghunath Karve (Member) A, allowed the application

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Establishment of direct quantified damage/loss to an investor in personam is not an essential ingredient to prove charges of price manipulation; SEBI explains

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): S.K. Mohanty, (Whole Time Member) while holding the Noticees liable for manipulative trade practises explained,

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CIC | Information re officers carrying out orders of Govt. can be redacted by CPIO under RTI Act: CIC in matter concerning Aadhar seeding with bank accounts

Central Information Commission (CIC): Suresh Chandra, (Commissioner) held that “Section 10 RTI Act reveals that the power of severing the information disclosable

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SEBI grants limited relaxation to Noticees for inter alia availing benefits of corporate actions during restraint period

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): G. Mahalingam, (Whole Time Member) has granted limited relaxations to the noticee, namely N. Ravichandran,

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SEBI | Permitting investors to receive portfolio management services from unregistered entity causes irreparable injury to securities market; SEBI’s objective not only protection of investors but also orderly development of market

Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): Madhabi Puri Buch, (Whole Time Member) imposed certain restrictions on GJ Advisory Services and Profit

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CESTAT | Whether Cenvat credit of service tax paid on the deposit insurance service provided by the DICGC available; Tribunal explains while allowing appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Ajay Sharma (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal which was filed challenging the order passed

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Do Law Journals sold in electronic form in DVDs/CDs come under category of E-books? Read AAR’s ruling on the question of GST exigibility on “Law Weekly”

Tamil Nadu Authority for Advance Ruling (TN AAR): The Coram of Manasa Gangotri Kata, Additional Commissioner and Thiru Kurinji Selvaan V.S., Joint