Supreme Court held that High Court was bereft of the power to quash a case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, using the powers inherent to it under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, as long as there was no consent from the complainant.
Supreme Court held that non-execution of sale deed is a civil wrong and a civil wrong cannot be given a criminal colour merely to coerce the appellants into registering the sale. Thus, criminal proceeding not allowed to be continued.
Held that any step of reduction in the pay scale and recovery from a Government employee would tantamount to a punitive action because the same has drastic civil as well as evil consequences.
Sharif Ahmed And Another Vs State of Uttar Pradesh And Another (Supreme Court of India) – power to grant exemption from personal appearance should be exercised liberally, when facts and circumstances require such exemption.
Supreme Court overturns Delhi HC ruling on delay condonation in Mool Chandra’s service penalty case. Tribunal’s decision to reject delay condonation challenged.
Review of the Supreme Court judgment in Uttar Pradesh Vs Virendra Bahadur Katheria on pay scales and the doctrine of merger in judicial decisions.
Supreme Court dismisses IT Dept’s petition, ruling Vodafone Idea isn’t liable to deduct TDS on payments to non-resident telecom operators, following past judgments.
Supreme Court rules Vodafone Idea is not liable for TDS on payments to foreign telecom operators. The decision aligns with earlier judgments on tax obligations.
Supreme Court overrules India Cement case, ruling that MADA judgment should not be applied retrospectively to avoid disrupting past transactions and tax collections.
Supreme Court held that the Purchase Price as defined u/s. 2(18) of the Gujarat Value Added Tax Act, 2003 would not include purchases on which no value added tax was claimed nor granted.