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Gauhati High Court Directs Haj Committee To Decide Issue Of Excess Fare Charged From Pilgrims Within 90 Days
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Gauhati High Court Directs Haj Committee To Decide Issue Of Excess Fare Charged From Pilgrims Within 90 Days

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court recently directed the Central Haj Committee of India to dispose of the representations regarding excess airfare charged from Haj pilgrims of Assam, strictly in the light of the provisions contain in Section 42 of the Haj Committee Act, 2002, within 90 days. The single bench comprising Justice Soumitra Saikia was hearing a writ petition filed by …

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Haj Pilgrims Should Only Be Handled By Persons Not Accused Of 'Deceiving' Others: Delhi High Court
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Haj Pilgrims Should Only Be Handled By Persons Not Accused Of 'Deceiving' Others: Delhi High Court

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The Delhi High Court has observed that Hajis being very pious pilgrims should be handled only by persons who do not have allegations of swindling or deceiving people on them.Justice Subramonium Prasad said that the Haj Policy states that the Central Government has the right to debar the Haj Group Organizers against whom complaints have been received and who are …

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Fill Remaining Vacancies Of Central Haj Committee Expeditiously : Supreme Court To Centre
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Fill Remaining Vacancies Of Central Haj Committee Expeditiously : Supreme Court To Centre

Live Law  

The Union Government informed the Supreme Court on Thursday of the updated status report on steps taken to complete the composition of the Central Haj Committee.The counsel for the petitioner, Senior Advocate Mr.Sanjay Hegde and Mr. Talha Abdul Rahman, brought attention to vacancies in the Central Haj Committee, and the Additional Solicitor General Mr. K M Nataraj, appearing. The Union …

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Haj pilgrims paid for chartered flight, made to board normal plane
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Haj pilgrims paid for chartered flight, made to board normal plane

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: The Gauhati High Court has set a 90-day deadline for the Haj Committee of India to dispose of two representations, filed by aggrieved Haj pilgrims from Assam alleging their excess flight fare was not refunded. During the hearing of a group writ petition filed by 137 pilgrims, the petitioners’ counsel FZ Mazumdar said tender was called for chartered flight …

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Building Haj house secular act, not religious: High Court to Hindutva leader
1 year, 3 months ago

Building Haj house secular act, not religious: High Court to Hindutva leader

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday told Hindutva leader Milind Ekbote, associated with the Samast Hindu Aghadi, that building a Haj house is a "secular activity, not religious". The court told Ekbote, "You must differentiate between indulgence of the state in religious activity and secular activity. Ekbote's lawyer, Kapil Rathod, told the court that there had been a "change in …

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Bombay High Court Asks Haj Committee To Announce Fares Before Pilgrims Choose Embarkation Point
1 year, 4 months ago

Bombay High Court Asks Haj Committee To Announce Fares Before Pilgrims Choose Embarkation Point

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The Bombay High Court asked that the Haj Committee of India to implement its guidelines and announce the fares in advance to enable the pilgrims to choose the nearest economical embarkation point, in a batch of writ petitions filed by 180 Haj pilgrims concerning fares for Aurangabad EP for the Haj Pilgrimage, 2023. Had these rates been announced prior to …

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'Let Pilgrims Go Without Psychological Pressure': Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Plea Against Stay On Suspension Of Haj Group Organisers’ Registration
1 year, 6 months ago

'Let Pilgrims Go Without Psychological Pressure': Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Plea Against Stay On Suspension Of Haj Group Organisers’ Registration

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The Supreme Court today refused to entertain an appeal filed by the Union government against the Delhi High Court order which had stayed the suspension of registration of certain private Haj Group Organisers. ASG Sanjay Jain, appearing for the Union, argued that if the private Haj operators, which he described as "delinquents", were permitted to carry on Haj tours, it …

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Haj Pilgrimage Falls Within Ambit Of Religious Practice, Protected Under Article 25: Delhi High Court
1 year, 6 months ago

Haj Pilgrimage Falls Within Ambit Of Religious Practice, Protected Under Article 25: Delhi High Court

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The Delhi High Court has ruled that the Haj pilgrimage falls within the ambit of religious practice and is protected under Article 25 of the Constitution of India. “Haj Pilgrimage and the ceremonies involved therein fall within the ambit of a religious practice, which is protected by the Constitution of India. The court made the observations while hearing a batch …

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29-year-old Indian national, walking to Saudi Arabia for Haj, enters Pakistan
1 year, 10 months ago

29-year-old Indian national, walking to Saudi Arabia for Haj, enters Pakistan

India Today  

A 29-year-old Indian national, travelling to Saudi Arabia for Haj, entered Pakistan on Tuesday to complete his marathon journey on foot. He arrived in Pakistan via the Wagah border and was welcomed by Sarwar Taj, who had filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court on behalf of Shihab and Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation Pakistan chairman Imtiaz Rashid Qureshi. He …

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Pak national moves Supreme Court for transit visa to Indian national complete Hajj
1 year, 11 months ago

Pak national moves Supreme Court for transit visa to Indian national complete Hajj

Deccan Chronicle  

LAHORE: A Pakistani man on Wednesday challenged in the Supreme Court the Lahore High Court's decision to dismiss his plea, seeking a transit visa for a 29-year-old Indian national who wanted to enter the country so that he could complete a marathon journey on foot to Mecca in Saudi Arabia for Hajj pilgrimage. Sarwar Taj, the petitioner and a resident …

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Supreme Court Quarterly Digest on Tax [July - September, 2022]
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest on Tax [July - September, 2022]

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Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 - Relief related to tax concessions are not arbitrable. Commissioner of Service Tax New Delhi v. Quick Heal Technologies Ltd, 2022 LiveLaw 660 Finance Act 1994; Section 65B - Definition of "service" - does not include activities listed as "deemed" sale under Article 366 of Constitution Commissioner of Service Tax New Delhi v. Quick Heal …

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Haj Group Organizers Are Not Performing Religious Ceremonies, Can't Claim GST Exemption : Supreme Court
2 years, 4 months ago

Haj Group Organizers Are Not Performing Religious Ceremonies, Can't Claim GST Exemption : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court has held that Haj Group Organisers or Private Tour Operators cannot seek exemption from the Goods and Services Tax for their services as per the Mega Exemption Notification issued under the GST Act The notification provided exemption for "conduct of any religious ceremony" as stated in its Clause 5. "If the intention and object was to provide …

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Supreme Court Dismisses Petitions Filed By Private Tour Operators Seeking GST Exemption For Haj-Umrah Services
2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Petitions Filed By Private Tour Operators Seeking GST Exemption For Haj-Umrah Services

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a batch of petitions filed by various private tour operators seeking exemption from the Goods and Services Tax for the Haj and Umrah services offered by them to pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia.A bench of Justices A. M. Khanwilkar, A. S. Oka and C. T. Ravikumar pronounced the judgment. The Supreme Court on Thursday …

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Performance of Haj is A Sacred Religious Ceremony, Not Appropriate To Term It As A Commercial Activity: Sr. Adv. Arvind Datar Argues Before Supreme Court
2 years, 7 months ago

Performance of Haj is A Sacred Religious Ceremony, Not Appropriate To Term It As A Commercial Activity: Sr. Adv. Arvind Datar Argues Before Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday resumed hearing on a string of petitions filed by various tour operators and state Haj organisers on differential GST levied on Haj pilgrims. Mr. Datar: "In the impugned order, the government has given a finding, a fact-finding, on the fact that the service is provided in India" Indicating the GST Mega Exemption notification, Mr. Datar …

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Madras High Court Weekly Roundup: April 4 to April 10, 2022
2 years, 8 months ago

Madras High Court Weekly Roundup: April 4 to April 10, 2022

Live Law  

A weekly round-up of important cases from Madras High Court and its subordinate courts. Law Officers Render Their Services Above Self, Must Be Given Due Respect: Madras High Court Issues Directions To Govt Case Title: M. Ramasamy v. State represented by its chief secretary and anr Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 135 The Madras High Court has issued a series of directions …

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Madras High Court Leaves It To Haj Committtee To Decide On Including Chennai As Pilgrim Embarkation Point
2 years, 8 months ago

Madras High Court Leaves It To Haj Committtee To Decide On Including Chennai As Pilgrim Embarkation Point

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has disposed of a writ petition filed by the Popular Front of India challenging the guidelines framed by the Haj Committee for the year 2022 regarding embarkation points and to include Chennai Airport as one of the embarkation points for the Haj pilgrims. A bench comprising Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy …

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Can Haj & Umrah Services Be Exempted From GST? Supreme Court Starts Hearing Tour Operators' Plea
2 years, 8 months ago

Can Haj & Umrah Services Be Exempted From GST? Supreme Court Starts Hearing Tour Operators' Plea

Live Law  

In the earlier part of the hearing on Thursday, Advocate Kotla Harshavardhan, being led by Mr. Datar, advanced that being a religious ceremony, the services provided as part of the pilgrimage are entitled to exemption, "The services I am required to provide are in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in respect of which I am seeking exemption. And if it …

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