Update as on November 26, 2015

RECENT JUDGMENTS:

High Court of Bombay:

·        Shriram s/o Ramchandra Karemore vs. The Sub-Divisional Officer & Ors.  [23.11.2015]

·        M/s. Gold Touch Real Estate through its Director – Mr. Anilkumar Harchandani vs. Shri Suresh s/o Manoharlal Suri & Ors.  [21.11.2015]

·        Central India Institute of Medical Sciences vs. through its Director, Dr. Girdhar s/o Madanlal Taori vs. Union of India through Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, (CBDT), New Delhi & Anr.  [21.11.2015]

·        Dr. Purushottam Dattulal Paldiwal vs. State of Maharashtra & Anr.  [21.11.2015]

·        State of Maharashtra through Special Land Acquisition Officer vs. Dr. Purushottam Dattulal Paldiwal & Anr.  [21.11.2015]

·        Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. vs. State of Maharashtra & Anr.  [21.11.2015]

·        Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, Nagpur vs. Shri Prabhakar Nanaji Diwase & Ors.  [21.11.2015]
Ranjeetsingh Gulabsingh Chungade & Anr. vs. The State of Maharashtra through its PSO, Police Station, Ramdaspeth, Akola  [20.11.2015]

·        Makhanlal S/o Jagannath Agrawal vs. The State of Maharashtra & Anr.  [19.11.2015]

·        M/s. B. Ganga Transport & Sai Trade Link Joint Venture, through its Power of Attorney Holder, Jitendra son of Gangadharrao Borde vs. M/s. Western Coalfields Limited, Nagpur through its managing  Director-­cum-­Chairman  [18.11.2015]

RECENT NOTIFICATIONS:

·        Seeks to further amend notification No. 52/2003-Customs dated 31-03-2003 so as to enable EOUs to become eligible for duty exemption on raw materials/parts consumed in manufacture of certain specified ships/vessels and cleared to DTA, even if such ships/vessels are exempt from basic customs duty and central excise/CV duty

·        Seeks to further amend notification No. 12/2012-Customs dated 17.3.2012 so as to provide exemption from custom duties on all raw material and parts for use in manufacture of certain specified ships/vessels subject to actual user condition and also removing the requirement of manufacturing of ships/vessels in a custom bonded warehouse under the provisions of Section 65 of the Customs Act, 1962 for availing duty benefits

·        Seeks to further amend notification No. 22/2003-CE dated 31-03-2003 so as to enable EOUs to become eligible for duty exemption on raw materials/parts consumed in manufacture of certain specified ships/vessels and cleared to DTA, even if such ships/vessels are exempt from basic customs duty and central excise/CV duty

·        Seeks to further amend notification No. 12/2012-CE dated 17.3.2012 so as to provide exemption from excise duty on all raw material and parts for use in manufacture of certain specified ships/vessels subject to actual user condition and also removing the requirement of manufacturing of ships/vessels in a custom bonded warehouse under the provisions of Section 65 of the Customs Act, 1962 for availing duty benefits

·        Sovereign Gold Bonds, 2015-16

·        Auction of Government of India Dated Securities

·        Seeks to amend Notification No. 10/2008 – Customs, dated 15th January 2008, so as to deepen the tariff concessions in respect of specified goods under the Comprehensive Economic Co-operation Agreement (CECA) between India and Singapore, when imported from Singapore

RECENT FOREIGN COURT DECISIONS:

United Kingdom Supreme Court Decisions:

·        Keyu & Ors v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs & Anor [2015] UKSC 69 (25 November 2015)

·        J (A Child) [2015] UKSC 70 (25 November 2015)

England & Wales High Court (Chancery Division) Decisions:

·        Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority & Ors v Bestfort Development LLP [2015] EWHC 3383 (Ch) (24 November 2015)

·        Harding Homes (East Street) Ltd & Ors v Bircham Dyson Bell (a firm) & Anor [2015] EWHC 3329 (Ch) (24 November 2015)

England & Wales High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Decisions:

·        Tim Yeo v Times Newspapers Ltd [2015] EWHC 3375 (QB) (25 November 2015)

·        IG Index Ltd v Aryeh Ehrentreu [2015] EWHC 3390 (QB) (24 November 2015)

·        Benard Atkinson v Geoffrey Robinson Ltd [2015] EWHC 3387 (QB) (24 November 2015)

·        Miss Melissa Rich v Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust [2015] EWHC 3395 (QB) (24 November 2015)

·        Nandi Ahuja v Politika Novine I Magazini DOO & Ors (Rev 1) [2015] EWHC 3380 (QB) (23 November 2015)

England & Wales High Court (Technology & Construction Court) Decision:

·        Severfield (UK) Ltd v Duro Felguera UK Ltd [2015] EWHC 3352 (TCC) (24 November 2015)