Karnataka High Court stays exile order against activist Mahesh Shetty Thimarody
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has granted an interim stay on the order of the Puttur Assistant Commissioner (AC) directing Sowjanya movement activist Mahesh Shetty Thimarody to be exiled to Manvi taluk in Raichur district for one year.
The AC, Stella Varghese, had issued the exile order on September 18. Challenging this, Thimarody filed a writ petition before the High Court, arguing that the decision was passed in an illegal and unilateral manner without giving him an opportunity to be heard.
The matter came up before vacation bench judge Justice C.M. Poonacha on Tuesday. After hearing the petitioner, the court stayed the AC’s order until October 8.
The judge also issued notices to the State Home Department, the Puttur Assistant Commissioner, the Deputy Superintendent of Police of Bantwal Sub-Division, and the Sub-Inspector of Police of Belthangady, who have been named as respondents in the case.
The case will now be taken up for further hearing on October 8.
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Gross GST collections rise 6.2 pc to over Rs 1.93 lakh cr in January
New Delhi (PTI): Gross GST collections rose 6.2 per cent to over Rs 1.93 lakh crore in January, mainly on higher revenues from imports, sources said on Sunday.
Total refunds declined 3.1 per cent to Rs 22,665 crore.
Net Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenues, however, grew 7.6 per cent to about Rs 1.71 lakh crore in January.
Cess collection (from tobacco products) in January stood at Rs 5,768 crore. This compares to Rs 13,009 crore in collections in January last year when a cess was levied on luxury, sin and demerit goods such as cars, and tobacco products.
Effective September 22, 2025, GST rates on about 375 items were slashed, making goods cheaper. Also, a compensation cess is levied only on tobacco and related products, as opposed to luxury, sin and demerit goods earlier. The lowering of GST rates has impacted revenue collections.
Gross tax collections from domestic transactions grew 4.8 per cent to Rs 1.41 lakh crore, while import revenues were up 10.1 per cent to Rs 52,253 crore in January.
