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Nominated Officer cannot be convicted if Company is not being made a party: SC

December 6, 2020 2538 Views 0 comment Print

Hindustan Unilever Limited Vs State of Madhya Pradesh (Supreme Court) A three-Judge Bench of this Court in Aneeta Hada Godfather Travels & Tours Private Limited11 considered the question of conviction of the Directors in the absence of the Company in proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 as also in the proceedings […]

EPF Act Applicable to Private Security Agency proving expert service of providing Personnel: SC

December 6, 2020 9702 Views 0 comment Print

Panther Security Service Private Limited Vs Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation And Another (Supreme Court of India) We have no doubt in our mind that the appellant is engaged in the specialised and expert services of providing trained and efficient security guards to its clients on payment basis. The contention that the appellant merely facilitated in […]

SC allows electricity Rebate declared by State but not notified

December 5, 2020 612 Views 0 comment Print

State of Jharkhand And Ors. Vs Brahmputra Metallics Ltd. (Supreme Court) The issue for determination is whether the respondent is entitled to claim a rebate or deduction of 50 per cent of the amount assessed towards electricity duty for FYs 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14. The respondent claims its entitlement on the basis of the Industrial […]

Compounding under MMDR Act for illegal mining not affects proceedings for offences under IPC: SC

December 5, 2020 10299 Views 0 comment Print

Jayant Etc. Vs State of Madhya Pradesh  (Supreme Court of India) On a surprise inspection, the respective Mining Inspectors checked the tractor/trolleys of the private appellants along with the minor mineral (sand/storage/yellow soil etc.) loaded in them. They handed over the tractor/trolleys to the concerned police stations to keep them in safe custody. Finding the […]

SC disposes appeal challenging constitutional validity of pre-deposit under TNVAT Act

December 4, 2020 3633 Views 0 comment Print

supM/S. V.V.V. And Sons Edible Oil Ltd. Vs The State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in M/S. V.V.V. And Sons Edible Oil Ltd. v. The State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. [Civil Appeal No. 3964 of 2020 dated December 04, 2020] disposed of the appeal […]

Dismissal of special leave petition is of no consequence on question of law: SC

December 3, 2020 1107 Views 0 comment Print

Inderjit Singh Sodhi And Others Vs The Chairman Punjab State Electricity Board And Another (Supreme Court of India) We find that the appellants were promoted within 9 or 16 years from their initial appointment, therefore, they are not entitled to time bound promotional scale. Kirpal Singh Mangat and Raj Kumar Garg were appointed by direct […]

SC directs Investigation Agencies to install CCTV camera in interrogation room & record the same

December 3, 2020 3714 Views 1 comment Print

The larger bench of the Hon’ble Supreme court orders all Investigation Agencies, including DRI/ NCB/ED/NIA/CIA, having the power to interrogate and arrest, to install CCTV camera and recording equipment and record the same when interrogation takes place.

GST is leviable on Lottery & gambling: SC

December 3, 2020 14019 Views 2 comments Print

Supreme Court in Skill Lotto Solutions Pvt. Ltd. v. UOI & Ors. held that lottery and gambling under GST’s ambit is legally valid, upholding validity of tax imposition on lottery tickets and prize money.

Gujarat Maritime Board was having a callous & indifferent attitude in denying interest on refund of deposit: SC

December 1, 2020 1122 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat Maritime Board was having a callous and indifferent attitude and not justified in denying interest on the refund of the deposit which was allowed to the Asiatic steel on account of delay in refund of the amount paid by it for securing contract for a piece of land for ship breaking activity. The Board’s action was entirely unacceptable.

Quashing of Complaint Should Rather be Exception & A Rarity than an Ordinary Rule: SC

December 1, 2020 1719 Views 0 comment Print

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Private Limited Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) We are unable to agree with the contention of the learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner that the substratum of the police complaint is something that is already the subject matter of adjudication before this Court in the […]

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