Supreme Court in Skill Lotto Solutions Pvt. Ltd. v. UOI & Ors. held that lottery and gambling under GST’s ambit is legally valid, upholding validity of tax imposition on lottery tickets and prize money.
Gujarat Maritime Board was having a callous and indifferent attitude and not justified in denying interest on the refund of the deposit which was allowed to the Asiatic steel on account of delay in refund of the amount paid by it for securing contract for a piece of land for ship breaking activity. The Board’s action was entirely unacceptable.
Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Private Limited Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) We are unable to agree with the contention of the learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner that the substratum of the police complaint is something that is already the subject matter of adjudication before this Court in the […]
Madras Bar Association Vs Union of India & Anr. (Supreme Court of India) (i) The Union of India shall constitute a National Tribunals Commission which shall act as an independent body to supervise the appointments and functioning of Tribunals, as well as to conduct disciplinary proceedings against members of Tribunals and to take care of […]
Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Ltd. Vs Union of India And Others (Supreme Court of India) When the vires of Section 40(a)(iib) of the Income Tax Act were challenged, which can be decided by the High Court alone in exercise of powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the High Court ought to […]
Parveen V. State of Haryana (Supreme Court) The Apex Court in a in a recent decision has ruled that it the appeal/revision/writ of a litigant cannot be dismissed if the lawyer of the litigant it is not present in the court due to any reason whatsoever. The Court ruled on 16th November 2020 in the […]
Kirpa Ram (Deceased) Through Legal Representatives & Ors. Vs Surendra Deo Gaur & Ors. (Supreme Court) Sub-section (1) of Section 100 of the Code contemplates that an appeal shall lie to the High Court if it is satisfied that the case involves a substantial question of law. The substantial question of law is required to […]
Kaledonia Jute And Fibres Pvt. Ltd Vs Axis Nirman And Industries Ltd. & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) Section 278 of the 2013 Act shows that any petition by a single creditor or contributory is actually treated as a joint petition of creditors and contributories, so that the order of winding up operates in favour […]
Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. & Ors. Vs Shyam Kishore Singh (Supreme Court of India) This Court has consistently held that the request for change of the date of birth in the service records at the fag end of service is not sustainable. In the instant case, as on the date of joining and as also […]
Union of India Vs Famina Knit Fabs (Supreme Court) Drawback Limitation for SCN under Drawback Rules, 1995 and saving of SCNs, for earlier period, issued after Drawback Rules, 2017 The Supreme Court has stayed the operation of the Punjab & Haryana High Court’s 2019 decision wherein the High Court had held that any notice issued […]