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Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

President promulgates Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021; Provisions relating to Services and Legislative Assembly amended

Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 President promulgates Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021. Amendment of Section 13 In Section

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | [S. 108 Evidence Act] A person whose whereabouts are unknown and who has not been heard of for more than 10 years, cannot be stated to have illegally run away from his service; Petition allowed

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Sanjay Dhar, J., while allowing the present petition, clarified that a person who has been declared missing

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Ker HC | Minor rape survivor allowed to undergo medical termination of pregnancy even after 25 weeks and 3 days gestational age considering the risk of severe psychiatric trauma

Kerala High Court: P.V. Asha, J., allowed termination of pregnancy even after 25 weeks 3 days gestational age considering the tender age

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Ori HC | Can an arbitration clause be invoked when there is an arbitration clause in the agreement but not registered or executed? HC decides

Orissa High Court: K. R. Mohapatra J., dismissed the appeal being devoid of merits. The facts of the case are such that

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CCI | Whether Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is an enterprise under S. 2(h) of Competition Act? DMRC activities sovereign or economic? Read on

Competition Commission of India (CCI): The coram of Ashok Kumar Gupta (Chairperson) and Sangeeta Verma and Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi, Members expressed that

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | ‘Eliminating competition in business using writ jurisdiction not permissible’: HC decides whether a competitor can prevent a rival from exercising right to carry on business

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Prakash Kesarwani and Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, JJ., reiterated the settled position that in normal

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Services availed amounts to input services to be eligible for credit; Tribunal allows appeal

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

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Once the process of recruitment commences on issuance of advertisement, no changes in essential qualification or disqualification can be made during subsistence of the said recruitment

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava and Sheel Nagu, JJ., dismissed the instant petition, whereby the petitioners

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Whether confiscation of goods and imposition of fine and penalty by the Lower Authority in absence of valid PSI certificate maintainable; Tribunal explains

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): P.K. Choudhary (Judicial Member) partly allowed an appeal which was filed against the Order-in-Appeal

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | International Arrest Warrant by itself will not suffice to extradite an accused to UAE. For extradition, request should be communicated in writing via diplomatic channels, HC states

Kerala High Court: N. Nagaresh, J., addressed the petition seeking to direct the State to implement International Arrest Warrant and to handover

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Jhar HC | Compassionate Appointment cannot be granted after a lapse of reasonable period which must be specified in the rules; petition dismissed allowing monetary compensation

Jharkhand High Court: S.N. Pathak, J., while dismissing the present petition, reiterates, “Compassionate Appointment is a concession and not a right.” Husband

Advance Rulings Case Briefs

Kar AAR | Whether Input Tax Credit can be availed on distribution of promotional product done for marketing and brand promotion? Read AAR ruling in the matter of Jockey & Speedo

Authority for Advance Ruling, GST: A Division Bench of Dr Ravi Prasad M.P. (Additional Commissioner of Commercial Taxes) and MashhoodUr Rehman Farooqui (Joint

Op Eds OP. ED.

Consumer Complaints Against Educational Institutions

by Rudrajyoti Nath Ray*

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | HC dismisses a petition seeking direction to enhance the permissible number of pilgrims at Sabrimala pilgrimage during pandemic as infructuous

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of C.T. Ravikumar and K. Haripal, JJ., allowed various petitions in connection with Sabrimala pilgrimage and

Op Eds OP. ED.

Farm houses in Karnataka: Lacunae in Legislation

by Gautamaditya Sridhara*

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | [Interpretation of Statutes] Court while drawing distinction between the terms ‘Block’ and ‘Constituency’, denies to reserve the post of Pradhan in Gram Panchayat elections for ST category

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J. and Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J. while dismissing the present petition

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | It is incumbent on the original authority not to adjudicate the protective notices and wait till the decision of the Revisionary Authority; Tribunal allows appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): S.S. Garg (Judicial Member) allowed appeals which were filed against the impugned order passed