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Uttarakhand High Court Declines Writ Relief in Bank Guarantee Forfeiture Dispute Pending Before Arbitrator, Rajendra Mimani Case (WP No. 1411(M/S) of 2023)
Facts of the Case
The petitioner had been awarded two contracts by the Power Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand Ltd. in 2016 for upgradation of control and protection systems at substations. Disputes arose between ...
Kerala High Court Directs Customs Authorities to Return Seized Vehicle in Shabin S. Case (WP(C) No. 13585 of 2023)
Facts of the Case
The petitioner's car (Reg. No. KL-16-E-5995) had been seized and kept at a police station in connection with a Customs investigation into alleged smuggled liquor. By the time this writ petition was hea...
Karnataka High Court (Dharwad) Directs Settlement of Contractor's Bill Including GST in Nataraj Reddy vs Deputy Commissioner (WP No.100878 of 2023)
Facts of the CaseNataraj Reddy, a PWD Class-I contractor from Koppal district, sought a mandamus directing the PWD department to settle and finalise the bills for a completed civil work, including the amount due towards ...
Bombay High Court Quashes Decade-Old Cess Assessment Reminder Against Siemens for Unreasonable Delay (WP No.3124/2020 & Connected)
Facts of the CaseSiemens Limited, registered as a "dealer" under the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949, was liable to pay cess on goods entering Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation limits under Section 152A of t...
Rajasthan High Court Declines to Quash FIR at Nascent Investigation Stage in Gautam Joshi Case (S.B. Criminal Misc. Petition No. 2397/2023)
Facts of the Case
“”The petitioner sought quashing of FIR No. 184/2023, registered at Police Station Jai Narayan Vyas Colony, Bikaner, for offences under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B IPC, invoking the High ...
J&K and Ladakh High Court Dismisses Central Excise Appeal Against Cadila Pharmaceuticals as Covered by Earlier Ruling (CEA No. 447/2022)
Facts of the Case
This appeal, filed by the Commissioner of Central GST and Central Excise, Jammu, against M/s Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd., was one of a batch of Central Excise Appeals arising from the same set of facts...
Rajasthan High Court Allows Withdrawal of GST Advance Ruling Challenge in RFE Solar Case (D.B. Civil WP No.11671/2019)
Facts of the CaseM/s RFE Solar Private Limited had filed this writ petition impleading, among others, the Authority for Advance Ruling, GST, Rajasthan and the Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling, GST, Rajasthan, along...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Grants Bail to Licensed Chemists in Alprazolam Shortfall Case, Sadhu Singh v. State of Punjab (CRM-M-14358-2023)
Facts of the Case
The petitioners, licensed chemists operating as M/s Asis Pharmaceutical & Surgical Shop, New Delhi, were arrested in connection with FIR No. 138 dated 29.12.2022, registered under the NDPS Act afte...
One-Line Typographical Correction, No Substantive Ruling: Orissa High Court Order in Tata Sponge Iron Ltd vs State of Odisha (STREV No.46 of 2016)
Facts of the CaseThis order arises in a Sales Tax Revision (STREV No.46 of 2016) filed by M/s. Tata Sponge Iron Ltd. against the State of Odisha, before the Orissa High Court, with the Commercial Tax & GST Organizati...
Kerala High Court Directs Quick Disposal of Pending VAT Tribunal Review Petitions in Soji Joseph Case (WP(C) No.19349/2023)
Facts of the CaseSoji Joseph, proprietor of M/s S.N. Metals, faced assessment orders for the years 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16, issued by the State Tax Officer, Kattappana (under the pre-GST VAT regime, though the depar...