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The Act does not define inability or incapacity. This ambiguity allows the Central Government to potentially remove a Chairman or Vice-Chairman by declaring them unable to function without a formal inquiry or clear medical/legal standards.

The provision of Section 8 states that even if there is a vacancy among the members, the Commission’s work remains valid.

The function of the university is not only to preserve, disseminate and advance knowledge but also to furnish intellectual leadership and moral tone to society.

The property had been voluntarily vested in the university as a corporate body in 1920. Therefore, the minority could not claim a right to administer property they did not legally own.

Continued from Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 18. The remaining issue concerns 4,31,646 rupees that the appellant allegedly underpaid in 2015-16 compared to what they reported in their own ST-3 returns. The appellant claims they actually paid 4,89,669 rupees in 2017-18 that should cover this debt, and they provided challans as proof. […]

Continued from Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 15. Thus Tribunal find that the demand made in respect of receipts from M/s UPPCL and M/s Krishi Utpadan Mandi Samiti are barred by limitation, as extended period of limitation as per proviso to Section 73 (1) could not have been invoked for making these demands. 16. […]

Continued from Part 1 Part 2 6. The authority found that the appellant’s work orders and bill of quantities (BOQ) contain conflicting information about the project locations and the nature of the work, e.g. Bill states Electrification of office building and repair of sodium vapour lamp at Navin Mandi Sthal Shahganj (Jaunpur) while BOQ states […]

Continued from Part 1 Findings in Impugned order: 1. The tax department ordered the appellant to pay 10,85,842 rupees for services provided between 2014 and 2017. These services included building check dams for the U.P. Project Corporation, lighting and electrification work for Mandi Parishad. 2. The appellant is appealing this order, specifically regarding the check […]

General Information about the case: Name of the Case: Civil Associates vs Allahabad   Date of order: 5 December, 2025 Name of the Court: Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Allahabad Case no.: Service Tax Appeal No.70480 of 2024 Original matter: Arising out of Order-in-Appeal No.780/ST/Alld/2022 dated 15/03/2023 passed by Commissioner (Appeals) Customs, Central […]

All these problems in the time of administration of the statute are arising as we still using General Clauses Act 1897 to interpret our statutes. We are still lacking in our home grown rules of interpretation universally applicable across India and a legal dictionary developed on the basis of precedents and other scholarly work of Indian legal professionals. Hence even a statute drafted and enforced in 21st century is having vague provisions.