Bombay HC rejects plea seeking extension of filing GST returns

Judiciary Mar 02, 2021 Snehal Khemka ( Editor: Ekta Joshi ) 1 Shares

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In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the time limit for filing annual returns has been extended till February 28, 2021 instead of the ordinary December 31, 2020 under Section 44 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act .

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A petition raised in the Bombay HC seeking further extension of the due date was rejected on the basis that the the filing of annual return has already been made optional for businesses falling in the bracket of turnover up to rs 2 crore for the financial years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019- 20.

In any case of delay of filing returns on the same, a late fee amounting to Rs. 200 per day can be charged subject to a ceiling of 0.25% of the company's total turnover in the respective state/Union Territory.

Plea in Bombay High Court Seeks Direction to Use Lockdown Fines to Provide Sanitizer Dispensers inside Buses and at Railways Stations

Sanitizer Dispensers inside Buses and Railways Stations

Judiciary Apr 16, 2021 Shreyas Nair ( Editor: Ekta Joshi ) 3 Shares

A local Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Bombay High Court, requesting that the BMC and the state have sanitiser dispensing machines in public places such as train stations, bus stops, and slums from the funds raised for breaking lockdown rules.Other cities' sanitation efforts are also included in the petition. Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Coimbatore, and Raipur have begun using drones to spray disinfectants on polluted surfaces, while...

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“Just Because Wife Died in Matrimonial House within Two Months of Marriage, the Whole Family Can’t Be Held Responsible for Murder": Bombay HC

Judiciary Apr 16, 2021 Athira Nair ( Editor: Ekta Joshi ) 2 Shares

The Bombay High Court recently acquitted a woman’s husband and her in laws in a case at hand that accused them of her death.The woman was said to have committed suicide within two months of marriage, in her matrimonial house. The Court observed that the entire family can’t be held responsible for having committed offences as serious as section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC.)A division bench including Justice NR Borkar and Justice Sadhana S Jadhav set aside a judgement dated 29th...

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