Ashwin Ashokrao Karokar Vs Laxmikant Govind Joshi (Bombay High Court) Held that the provisions of section 143-A of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 are directory and not mandatory as a discretion was conferred upon the Court, to either grant or not to grant interim compensation. Facts- The respondent/Complainant filed proceedings u/s. 138 of NI Act, […]
Held that in cases under audit, SVLDRS is eligible if the duty demand is quantified on or before 30th June 2019. As the draft of Minutes of the Managing Committee prepared by June 2019, amount of duty quantified before 30th June 2019. Accordingly, SVLDRS eligible.
Tax Recovery Officer ( TRO) could not have examined, whether transfer was void under Section 281 and that his adjudication of the transfer as being void under Section 281
PCIT Vs Crescent Construction Co (Bombay High Court) The purpose of the amendment made by the Finance Act, 2010 is to solve the anomalies that the insertion of section 40(a)(ia) was causing to the bonafide tax payer. The amendment, even if not given operation retrospectively, may not materially be of consequence to the Revenue when […]
CIT (Exemption) Vs Mukund Bhavan Trust (Bombay High Court) Bombay High Court held that Income of trust to the extent of violation of section 13 of Income Tax Act, 1961 is liable to tax at maximum marginal rate. Section 11 Exemption cannot be denied for violation of section 13 of the Act. FULL TEXT OF […]
Bombay HC held that Amendment to Section 34 Arbitration Application cannot be allowed if it constitutes a fresh challenge
Smarte Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Vs Union of India (Bombay High Court) The Hon’ble High Court, Bombay in the matter of M/s Smarte Solutions Pvt. Ltd v. Union of India [Writ Petition no. 503/2021 dated July 27, 2022] directed the department to consider the application for Services Export from India Scheme (“SEIS”) benefits on the ground […]
Derivados Consulting Pvt. Ltd. Vs Pramara Promotions Pvt. Ltd. (Bombay High Court) 1. An interesting issue on the existence of an arbitration agreement arises in this application filed under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for short, ‘the Act’). By this application the Applicant has prayed for appointment of an arbitral tribunal […]
Ess Infraproject Pvt. Ltd Vs Union of India (Bombay High Court) Bombay High Court applies Supreme Court of India’s Judgment in Filco Trade to give relief in the GST TRAN-1 issue FULL TEXT OF THE JUDGMENT/ORDER OF BOMBAY HIGH COURT 1. The Hon’ble Apex Court in order dated 22nd July, 2022 in Petition(s) for Special […]
Santacruz Gymkhana Vs State of Maharashtra (Bombay High Court) Demand of entertainment duty on billiard tables Law as laid down by the Nagpur Bench of this Court in Gondwana Club (supra) will squarely apply to these petitions as well. Paragraphs 5 and 6 of Gondwana Club (supra) read as under :- The word “entertainment” is […]
