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Madras HC Restrains Transport Dept. from Allowing LPG Auto Permit Holders to Purchase Diesel Auto - 20.07.2017

Madras High Court has restrained the Transport Department from invoking the powers conferred on it under Section 83 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and thereby allowing Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) autorickshaw permit holders to utilise the same for purchasing and operating diesel autorickshaws.

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Madan Tamang Murder Case: Calcutta HC Directs CBI to Present Bimal Gurung to City Sessions Court - 20.07.2017

Calcutta High Court has directed CBI to bring Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) Chief Bimal Gurung and 21 other accused to the city sessions court on July 24 for trial in the Madan Tamang murder case.

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NGT to Environment Ministry: Are Cigarette and Beedi Butts Biodegradable - 20.07.2017

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Ministry of Environment and Forests to clarify its stand on terming cigarette butts ‘biodegradable’.

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Supreme Court: Right to Privacy Can Never be an Absolute Entitlement - 20.07.2017

Supreme Court while expressing strong reservations about declaring right to privacy a fundamental right has said that privacy could never be an absolute entitlement with the state having no power to restrict it.

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CBDT: GST Not to be Added for TDS Computation - 20.07.2017

CBDT has clarified that, where the recipient of a service is required to deduct tax at source (TDS) when making a payment to the supplier, the amount of TDS shall be computed without grossing up for the goods and service tax (GST) component, which is also part of the bill.

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NCLT: Promoters Cannot Escape Liquidation of Personal Assets - 19.07.2017

National Company Law Tribunal has held that personal properties of Promoters given as security to Banks can be proceeded against, in spite of initiation of insolvency proceedings against the Company.

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Delhi HC: Transferring RTI Plea Repeatedly Unsustainable - 19.07.2017

Delhi High Court has held that an RTI application cannot be transferred from one office to other and the Public Information Officer is supposed to provide all information sought, subject to legal exceptions.

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Allahabad HC: Subsequent Purchasers Have No Locus to Challenge Already-completed Acquisition - 19.07.2017

Allahabad High Court has observed that purchasers, subsequent to notifications u/s 4(1) & 6 of Land Acquisition Act, have no locus to challenge acquisition initiated and completed.

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Delhi High Court Questions Centre on Marital Rape - 19.07.2017

Delhi High Court has asked Centre to provide justification for the exception under section 375 that allows a man to rape his wife if she is more than 15 years old, a law challenged as unconstitutional by three civil petitions.

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#GST: Assam Notifies List of Documents Required for Transit of Goods - 19.07.2017

Government of Assam has notified list of documents which shall be carried by a person in charge of the conveyance at the time of consignment of goods till the implementation of E-way Bill system by the Central Government.

Tags : Goods and Services Tax (GST) One-Nation_One-Tax

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