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A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
IRCTC
Calcutta High Court appoints sole arbitrator to resolve a dispute over unpaid bills following revised menu directions by IRCTC
The Government of India, Ministry of Railways, by a notification permitted the IRCTC to have a flexibility and customize the menu by including regional cuisines/preferences, seasonal delicacies, festival food, baby food, diabetic food, health food options.
Section 143 of Railways Act doesn’t criminalise creating multiple user IDs and unauthorised actions of the authorised agents: SC
The Court said that Section 143 of the Railways Act, 1989 by being completely silent on creation of multiple user IDs, penalises the actions of only the unauthorised agents.
‘Social media complaints cannot be seen as lacking in gravity’; Telangana HC denies relief to caterer whose license was terminated after customer complaints
“Complaints/customer feedback on social media is an accepted mode of registering complaints against a service provider and the petitioner cannot adopt an ostrich policy in today’s time on the pretext that social media complaints do not deserve to be treated with seriousness.”
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Demand of service tax u/s 73-A of Finance Act, 1994 incorrect when broadcaster’s service tax is collected and not retained: CESTAT reiterates
Dead Cockroach in Soup and Expired Bread; DCDRC directs IRCTC and on-board caterers to compensate for mental agony caused due to serving of unhygienic food
What promised to be a comfort bowl of hot soup and bread, turned out to be an unhygienic mess for the complainant and his family travelling in Executive Class coach of New Delhi to Chandigarh Shatabdi Express.
Is there any provision under Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 or Finance Act, 1994 for reversal of CENVAT credit for services provided for which no consideration is received by an assessee? CESTAT analyses
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chandigarh: Coram of Ashok Jindal (Judicial Member) and CJ Mathew (Technical Member) addressed whether the
Del HC | Ambiguity in contractually stipulated obligations favours whom? Court discusses while refusing interference in arbitral award
Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Narula, J., refused to interfere in the interim arbitral award whereby the sole arbitrator had allowed certain claims of
Indian Railways plans to gradually restart passenger train operations from 12th May, 2020
Indian Railways plans to gradually restart passenger train operations from 12th May, 2020, initially with 15 pairs of trains (30 return journeys). These
Indian Railways and IRCTC are not guilty of abuse of dominance but service charges on e-ticketing ought to be done away
Competition Commission of India: In its majority order, the competition watchdog ruled that allegations of abuse of dominant position in the relevant