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Kerala HC Directs Govt. to Take Measures to Control Price Rise of Face Masks & Hand Sanitizers - 20.03.2020

Kerala High Court has directed the Government to take measures to control the price rise of the essential commodities, like face masks and hand sanitizers, and ensure an adequate supply of the said commodities in the State of Kerala, subject to the manufacturing capacity.

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Kerala HC Stays Recovery Steps in Tax, SARFAESI Matters till April 6 - 20.03.2020

Kerala High Court has passed a general order staying all coercive steps for recovery in Income Tax, Value Added Tax/Goods and Services Tax, Building Tax, Motor Vehicle Tax, land revenue, Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities Interest (SARFAESI) matters till 6th April, 2020.

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SC Dismisses Applications Challenging Karnataka Govt. Steps to Implement Reservation - 20.03.2020

Supreme Court has dismissed as not maintainable the miscellaneous Applications challenging the directions and clarifications issued by the Karnataka Government in implementing the Karnataka Extension of Consequential Seniority to Government Servants Promoted on the Basis of Reservations (to the Posts in the Civil Services of the State) Act, 2018.

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SC: HC in Exercise of Writ Jurisdiction Can Pass Order Interdicting Legal Fiction - 20.03.2020

Supreme Court has observed that the High Court in the exercise of jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1949 can pass an order interdicting the legal fiction engrafted in legislation provided the legal fiction had not come into operation. The Court has reiterated that the power of the High Court under Article 226 cannot be taken away or abridged by any contrary provision in a Statute.

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SC Stays Orders of Kerala & Allahabad HCs Restraining Centre from Recovering Tax - 20.03.2020

Supreme Court has stayed the general orders passed by the High Courts of Allahabad and Kerala which restrained the Centre from recovering revenue dues such as Goods and Services Tax and Income Tax till 6th April, 2020.

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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Plea on BS-IV Vehicles - 19.03.2020

Supreme Court has refused to hear the plea of automobile dealers seeking permission to sell BS-IV vehicles beyond the March 31 deadline, when BS-VI norms will kick in, to clear their inventory which they have not been able to sell due to economic slowdown and Covid-19 scare.

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SC Issues Notice to State Governments to Ensure Supplies of Mid-Day Meals Amid Covid-19 Closure - 19.03.2020

Supreme Court has issued notices to all State Governments to explain how they would ensure the supply of mid-day meals to children across the country since all education institutions, including anganwadis, have been shut to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus.

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NCLT Allows Jet Airways Extension for Filing of CIRP - 19.03.2020

National Company Law Tribunal has allowed the plea filed by the resolution professional (RP) of Jet Airways seeking an extension of 90 days for the corporate insolvency resolution process.

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Rajasthan HC: Precautionary Measures Must be Enforced at Private Hospitals Too - 19.03.2020

Rajasthan High Court has issued notices on a Public Interest Litigation seeking precautionary and preventive measures to be observed by the State authorities to prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. The Court has also instructed that all precautionary measures should be enforced by the authorities at the private hospitals as well.

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ITAT, Mumbai: Taxpayer Can Opt a Method Resulting in Lowest Tax Liability - 19.03.2020

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that if there exist two methods for tax payment, the Assessee can opt the method which would result in the lowest tax liability. The Tribunal opined that in such cases, it cannot be treated as a device to escape from the tax liability.

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