Statutory Body Archives

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Transfer of Toll Collection Rights for Commercial Consideration Not Sovereign Function: CESTAT Affirmed Service Tax on NHAI

“Transfer of toll collection rights through competitive bidding for commercial consideration is manifestly a business activity and not an inalienable sovereign function. Sovereign functions are those which can only be performed by the State, such as defence, legislation, policing and administration of justice sovereign functions cannot be delegated.”

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Appellant not liable to pay Service Tax under the Head “Franchise Services” on activity of granting license to third party; Tribunal allows appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): A Division Bench of Anil Choudhary (Judicial Member) and P. Anjani Kumar (Technical Member),

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | NLU Jodhpur Regulations allowing contractual employment of teachers, struck down for being arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of P.K. Lohra and Arun Bhansali, JJ. struck down the impugned University Service Regulations, 2001 by

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Appellate Tribunal for Electricity reinforces principles of natural justice; sets aside Central Electricity Regulatory Commission’s order

Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, New Delhi: A Division bench comprising of N.K. Patil, J. and S.D. Dubey (Technical Member) allowed an appeal, filed