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Supreme Court Upholds State Sales Tax on Pan Masala and Gutkha in Multiple Appeals. State Legislatures Empowered to Levy Sales Tax on These Goods Despite Central Excise Levies, as They Are Not Declared Goods Under Section 14(ix) of Central Sales Tax Act, 1956.

The Supreme Court disposed of a batch of appeals arising from judgments of three High Courts concerning the taxability of pan masala and gutkha under ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Transfer of Assistant Passport Officer — Transfer Order Upheld as Administrative and Not Punitive. Joint Complaint Regarding TA/DA Does Not Vitiate Transfer Order.

The petitioner, an Assistant Passport Officer at Thane, was transferred to Bhopal by order dated 31st March 2016. He challenged the transfer before th...

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Supreme Court Quashes Bihar Government Notification Granting Scheduled Tribe Status to Lohar Community as Unconstitutional - State Lacks Authority Under Article 342 of Constitution to Specify Scheduled Tribes, Causing Violation of Fundamental Rights Under Articles 14 and 21.

The dispute involved a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution filed by four petitioners challenging a notification issued by the Governmen...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Employee Retired Prematurely Based on Deemed Age — Resolution Cannot Override Service Rules. The Court held that the Board's resolution deeming age as 18 on appointment date could not reduce the actual retirement age under Rule 73 of the Bihar Service Code.

The appellant, Gopal Prasad, was appointed as Calligraphist-cum-Assistant of the Bihar School Examination Board on 20 May 1970 at about 15½ years of ...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Section 13(2) of Chhattisgarh Rent Control Act as Ultra Vires — State Legislature Cannot Confer Direct Appeal to Supreme Court. The provision bypassing High Court jurisdiction is invalid for lack of legislative competence under the Constitution.

The Supreme Court considered the validity of Section 13(2) of the Chhattisgarh Rent Control Act, 2011, which provided for a direct appeal to the Supre...