Teachers can’t be compelled to work for census, says High Court
Ipsita Mishra The judges observed that the work of sixth economic census has no relation with the education. The petition was filed by a teacher who was employed in a…
Legal Update
Court ’s decision should be backed by reasoning
Ipsita Mishra The Supreme Court holds that reasons are the heart-beat of any judgment. To my mind there are four purposes for any judgment that is written: – clarity of thoughts;…
Why India Needs to relook at its Foreign Policy
Aastha Mehta India, shares its boundaries with 7 countries, and yet does not have the best of foreign policy, a country situated so strategically should have. However, when it comes…
Doctors Must Be Dealt Strictly for Medical Negligence: Supreme Court
Ipsita Mishra The Supreme Court decided to award around Rs 11 crore as compensation to the plaintiff, Anuradha Saha Medical Negligence case. The compensation amount is highest in India till…
The ‘Sweet Fate’ of Cadbury – Transfer Pricing Relief
Swarnim Srivastava On 27th November, 2013, the Mumbai bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) relieved Cadbury India by setting aside the I-T Department’s transfer pricing order for royalty…
Father-in-law can’t access phone records under RTI: High court
Ipsita Mishra Loopholes still surface with many of the fundamental concepts of the RTI even after 60 years of its implementation. Amongst many problems that persist, one of the major…
Assessing Officer’s Power to Call for Information
Swarnim Shrivastava Supreme Court gives more teeth to the Tax Authority The Supreme Court in Kathiroor Service Cooperative Bank Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax (([2013] 39 taxmann.com 49 [SC]))has…
Right to Live Includes Right to Have Good Food
Ipsita Mishra Supreme Court has said that the right to life and dignity also includes right to have good food free from harmful pesticides and insecticides, antibiotic residues, etc. The…
Transgenders should have right to informed choices
Ipsita Mishra The transgender are being discriminated in every stage of life. They are disregarded in our Indian society and hence deprived of their rights. They have their constitutional rights…
Can Pizza Hut Get a ‘Lower Tax’ Treat?
Swarnim Shrivastava The leading Pizza chain will avail the benefit of a lower tax rate under India-US DTAA or not will be decided by the Delhi High Court ((Available at…