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Mar 25 2015

United Bank of India Vs. Shree Ram Trust and Ors.

Court: Kolkata

Decided on: Mar-25-2015

APO No.110 of 2011 With CS No.191 of 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Civil Appellate Jurisdiction ORIGINAL SIDE UNITED BANK OF INDIA Versus SHREE RAM TRUST & ORS.BEFORE: The Hon'ble CHIEF JUSTICE MRS.MANJULA CHELLUR The Hon'ble JUSTICE JOYMALYA BAGCHI Date : 25th March, 2015. For Appellant : Mr.Amiya Kumar Sur, Advocate Mr.Biplab Guha, Advocate For Respondents: Mr.S.N.Mitra, Sr.Advocate Mr.Arindam Mukherjee, Advocate Mr.Deepak Jain, Advocate The Court : Heard learned Counsel for the appellant as well as Mr.S.N.Mitra, Leonard Senior Counsel for the respondents. The challenge is made by the defendant before the Learned Single Judge to the judgment dated 16.8.2010. In brief, the facts that led to the filing of the present appeal are as under. Admittedly, the appellant herein was in occupation of the premises belonging to the respondent/plaintiff on a monthly rent of Rs.28,806/-. According to the petitioner, since the rent payable exceeds Rs.10,000/- per month, a notice contemplated und...


Mar 25 2015

Commissioner of Service Tax, Kolkata Vs. Abg Kolkata Container Termina ...

Court: Kolkata

Decided on: Mar-25-2015

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Original Side Present : The Honble Justice Girish Chandra Gupta And The Honble Justice Arindam Sinha 25th March, 2015 GA499of 2015 APOT53of 2015 WP1099of 2013 Commissioner of Service Tax, Kolkata versus ABG Kolkata Container Terminal Private Limited & ORS.Mr.S.B.Saraf, Advocate with Mr.K.K.Maity, Advocate for the appellant Mr.J.P.Khaitan, Senior Advocate with Mr.Ananda Sen, Advocate Mr.Anuran Samanta, Advocate Mr.Biswajit Mal, Advocate for the respondents The Court :- The subject matter of challenge in this appeal is a judgment and order dated lst September, 2014 passed by the Writ Court setting aside order dated 24th September, 2013 and staying the order dated 11th November, 2013. By the order dated 24th September, 2013 the learned Tribunal held as follows 4. After following the due process, the adjudicating authority assessed the liability to service tax for having provided the taxable service during the relevant period, ...


Mar 24 2015

State Trading Corporation of India Limited and Anr. Vs. Glencore Grain ...

Court: Kolkata

Decided on: Mar-24-2015

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction Original Side Present: The Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen GA No.2481 of 2013 CS No.151 of 2009 STATE TRADING CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED & ANR. Versus GLENCORE GRAIN B.V.For the Petitioner : Mr.S.K.Kapur, Sr.Adv., Ms.Mausumi Bhattacharya, Mr.Sounak Mitra, Mr.Tarun Aich For the Respondent : Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Heard On : 04.08.2014, 18.08.2014, 05.09.2014, 17.09.2014, 10.11.2014, 31.11.2014, 21.01.2015, 02.02.2015, 16.02.2015, 23.02.2015, 25.02.2015, 02.03.2015, 04.03.2015 Judgment On : 24th March, 2015 Ratnanko Banerjee, Sr.Adv., Kuldeep Mallick, Kausik Chatterjee, Asoke Bhoumik Soumen Sen, J.:- Glencore, the sole defendant in the suit, has filed this application essentially for dismissal of the suit. The application has been made under Order 7 Rule 11 read with Section 151 of the CPC. The plaintiffs have filed a suit for recovery of damages aggregating to Rs.48 crores approximately for defective supply of French yellow peas in br...


Mar 24 2015

Rashmi Metaliks Ltd. and Anr Vs. Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Ors ...

Court: Kolkata

Decided on: Mar-24-2015

WP No.1281 OF2014IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Original Side Rashmi Metaliks LTD.& Anr versus Kolkata Municipal Corporation & ORS.For the petitioners:- Mr.Mainak Bose Mr.Jishnu Chowdhury Mr.Suddhosatva Banerjee Mr.P.K.Srivastava Mr.Arif Ali Mr.Aritra Basu Mr.A.Saha Mr.K.Bhattacharyya For K.M.C.:- Mr.Alok Ghosh Mr.Sujoy Mondal Mr.Arijit Dey For Respondent No.5:- Mr.Pratap Chatterjee, (Sr.Adv.) Mr.Shaunak Mitra Mr.Vivek Jhunjhunwala Judgement On: - 24.03.2015 I.P.MUKERJI, J. There is great rivalry and fierce competition between Rashmi Metaliks LTD.a public limited company of Kolkata, the writ petitioner and Electrosteel Castings Limited, another company of the same city, which is the fifth respondent. Both are manufacturers of ductile iron pipes (DI) pipes. This rivalry and competition is over capturing the market for this item. So much so, that it has brought the parties to this Court. According to the writ petitioner it has all India credibility, market...


Mar 24 2015

Ms. Payal Saraf and Anr. Vs. Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Ors.

Court: Kolkata

Decided on: Mar-24-2015

GA No.3419 of 2014 WP No.945 of 2014 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction ORIGINAL SIDE Ms.PAYAL SARAF & ANR. Versus KOLKATA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION & ORS.BEFORE: The Hon'ble JUSTICE DEBANGSU BASAK Date : March 24, 2015. Mr.Mr.Ms.Mr.Arindam Banerjee, Ashish Kumar Mukherjee, Sulagna Mukherjee, Sushil Kumar Sewak, Adversus for the Petitioners Mr.Barin Banerjee, Mr.Achintya Kr. Banerjee, Mr.Debangshu Mondal, Adversus for the K.M.C.Mr.Vipul Kundalia, Ms.Sonal Shah, Adversus for respondent Nos.7 to 11 Mr.Sandip Ghose, Mr.Sudarshan Roy, Adversus for respondent No.12 Mr.S.Sengupta, Adv.Mr.L.Chatterjee, Adv.Mr.S.Roy, Adv.Sk.S.Ali, Adv.for respondent No.13 Mr.Abhrajit Mitra, Sr.Adv.Mr.Sachin Shukla, Adv.Mr.Jishnu Chowdhury, Adv.for respondent No.14 The Court : The complaint in the writ petition is that, the private respondents have converted user of a premises in violation of Section 416 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980. The writ petition was admitted by an...


Mar 23 2015

M/S Binani Cement Ltd., Kolkata Vs. Commissioner of Income Tax, Kolkat ...

Court: Kolkata

Decided on: Mar-23-2015

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Special Jurisdiction ( Income Tax) Original Side Present: The Honble Justice Girish Chandra Gupta & The Honble Justice Arindam Sinha Income Tax Appeal No.265 of 2009 M/s Binani Cement Ltd., Kolkata versus Commissioner of Income Tax, Kolkata Central-I & Anr. For the Appellant : Mr.R.N. Bajoria Sr.Adv.with Mr.Moloy Dhar, Adv., Mr.A.K.Dey Adv.and Mr.Akhilesh Gupta, Adv.For the Respondent : Mr.R.N.Bandopadhyay, Adv.with Ms.Smita Das De, Adv.Heard on : 15.01.15, 29.01.15, 09.02.15, 11.02.15,20.02.15, 25. 02.15 & 27.02.15 Judgment on : 23rd March, 2015 Arindam Sinha, J. The subject matter of challenge in this appeal is a judgment and order dated 15th May, 2009 by which learned Tribunal allowed an appeal preferred by the Revenue against an order passed by CIT (A) by which the CIT (A) had held that when construction/acquisition of new facility is abandoned at the work-in-progress stage, the expenditure does not result in an enduring advantage and such expenditure,...


Mar 23 2015

Dynamic Foundations Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Commissioner of I.Tax I, Kolkata

Court: Kolkata

Decided on: Mar-23-2015

ORDER SHEET ITA270OF2004IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Special Jurisdiction (Income Tax) ORIGINAL SIDE DYNAMIC FOUNDATIONS PVT.LTD.Versus COMMISSIONER OF I.TAX - I, KOLKATA BEFORE: The Hon'ble JUSTICE GIRISH CHANDRA GUPTA The Hon'ble JUSTICE ARINDAM SINHA Date : 23rd March, 2015. For Appellant/Petitioner : Mr.B.K.Murarka,Advocate For Respondent/revenue : Md.Nizamuddin,Advocate The Court : The subject matter of challenge in this appeal is a judgement and order dated 12th January, 2004 pertaining to the assessment year 1998-99. The questions formulated, at the time of admission of the appeal, are as follows : i) Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the finding of the Appellate Tribunal that the amount of Rs.15 Lakhs paid by the assessee to subscribe for Preferential Equity Warrants was investment and not stock-in-trade and was not for business purpose was perveRs.and contrary to the materials on record ?. ii) Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case...


Mar 23 2015

Tata Chemicals Ltd. Vs. Hindustan Fertilizer Corpn. Ltd.

Court: Kolkata

Decided on: Mar-23-2015

ORDER SHEET C.S. No.336 of 2004 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction ORIGINAL SIDE TATA CHEMICALS LTD. Versus HINDUSTAN FERTILIZER CORPN. LTD. BEFORE: The Hon'ble JUSTICE DEBANGSU BASAK Date :23. d March, 2015. Mr. Arindam Mukherjee, Adv. for the plaintiff Mr. L.M. Ghosh, Ms. Nandita Bakshi, Advs. for the defendant No.1 Mr. Amarnath Ghose, Adv. for defendant No.2 The Court : After considering the respective pleadings and submissions made on behalf of the parties with no issues being suggested on behalf of the defendants at all, the following issues are settled :1. Whether the defendant No.1 is entitled to invoke the Bank Guarantee given in its favour by the defendant No.2 at the instance of the plaintiff ?.2. Whether the invocation of the Bank Guarantee is valid ?.3. Whether the plaintiff is entitled to a decree as claimed ?.4. To what other relief or reliefs is plaintiff entitled to ?. Learned counsel for the plaintiff calls upon the first defendant to pr...


Mar 20 2015

Saraf Infra Projects Ltd. and Anr. Vs. The State of West Bengal and Or ...

Court: Kolkata

Decided on: Mar-20-2015

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION ORIGINAL SIDE Present: The Honble Justice Sambuddha Chakrabarti W.P.No.704 of 2012 Saraf Infra Projects LTD.& Anr. Versus The State of West Bengal & ORS.For the petitioners : Mr.Sakti Nath Mukherjee, Sr.Advocate Mr.Joyjit Ganguly, Advocate Mr.Tarique Quasimuddin, Advocate Ms.Sanchita Chaudhuri, Advocate For the State-respondent : Mr.Sadhan Roychowdhury, Advocate Mr.T.M. Siddiqui, Advocate Ms.Ankita Mitra, Advocate For the KMC : Mr.Ashok Kumar Banerjee, Advocate Mr.Gopal Chandra Das, Advocate Mr.Debangshu Mondal, Advocate For the Union of India : Mr.Raj Sekhar Basu, Advocate Heard on : 06.05.2014, 13.05.2014, 01.07.2014, 15.07.2014, 22.07.2014, 22.08.2014 and 12.12.2014. Judgement on : 20. 03.2015 The Court : By this writ petition the petitioners have inter alia prayed for a declaration that Sections 628 and 629 of the Kolkata Municipal Act, 1980 (the Act, for short) are ultra vires the Constitution of India, a writ in the n...


Mar 20 2015

R. Piyarelall Import and Export Ltd. Vs. Glencore Grain B.V.

Court: Kolkata

Decided on: Mar-20-2015

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction Original Side Present: The Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen GA No.2480 of 2013 CS No.173 of 2009 R. PIYARELALL IMPORT & EXPORT LTD.Versus GLENCORE GRAIN B.V.For the Petitioner : Mr.S.K.Kapur, Sr.Adv., Ms.Mausumi Bhattacharya, Mr.Sounak Mitra, Mr.Tarun Aich For the Respondent : Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Heard On : 04.08.2014, 18.08.2014, 29.10.2014, 10.11.2014, 31.11.2014, 02.02.2015, 04.02.2015, 16.02.2015, 18.02.2015, 02.03.2015, 04.03.2015 Judgment On : 20th March, 2015 Ratnanko Banerjee, Sr.Adv., Kuldeep Mallick, Kausik Chatterjee, Asoke Bhoumik Soumen Sen, J.:- Glencore, the sole defendant in the suit, has filed this application essentially for dismissal of the suit. The application has been made under Order 7 Rule 11 read with Section 151 of the CPC. The plaintiff has filed a suit against the defendant praying, inter alia, for declarations that there was no contract either dated June 10, 2008 or June 17, 2008 between R. Piyarelall Imp...


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