Supreme Court states that as per section 142(2)(a) of the Negotiable Instrument Act, the court within whose jurisdiction the branch of the bank where the payee maintains the account is situated, will have jurisdiction to try the offence, if the cheque is delivered for collection through an account.
Bell Ram Vs Rajinder Kumar & Anr. (Supreme Court) 1. The sole question of law for consideration in the present appeals is whether in case of a valid driving licence, if the licence has expired, the insured is absolved of its liability. 2. The facts are in a very narrow compass. The first respondent herein, […]
Union of India & Ors. Vs M/s G S Chatha Rice Mills & Anr. (Supreme Court) In the context of the Customs Act, and having regard to the Scheme, which, in the case of import duty, consists of filing of Bill of Entry for home consumption, self-assessment and payment of duty on the basis of […]
The issue under consideration is whether petitioner’s request to withdraw appeal in respect of the excise component under Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) (SVLDR) Scheme, 2019 can be accepted by the court?
Designated Authority & Ors. Vs. Andhra Petrochemicals Ltd. (Supreme Court) Access to judicial review is a valuable right conferred upon citizens and persons aggrieved; the Constitution arms the High Courtsand this court with powers under Articles 226 and 32. At the same time, barring exceptional features necessitating intervention in an ongoing investigation triggered by a […]
Supreme Court (SC) on Forty-Four year old case and need for Vibrant system of Advance Ruling Recently, Supreme Court delivered its verdict in a Forty-Four (44) year old pending case in case of National Co-operative Development Corporation. While the interesting part of the judgment is the Two Postscripts penned down by Justice Kaul but let’s […]
National Co-Operative Development Corporation Vs. CIT (Supreme Court) The factual matrix: 1. The appellant-Corporation, National Co-operative Development Corporation, was established under the National Cooperative Development Corporation Act, 1962 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘NCDC Act’). 2. The functions of the appellant-Corporation are set out in Section 9 of the NCDC Act, which is, inter alia, […]
The issue under consideration is whether service tax will be levied on the charges collected by the Adani Gas Ltd for supply of pipes and measuring equipment to its customers u/s 65(105)(zzzzj) of the Finance Act, 1994?
L. R. Brothers Indo Flora Ltd. Vs. Commissioner of Central Excise (Supreme Court) The appellant being a 100% EOU and into manufacture of cut flowers, without obtaining the approval of the Development Commissioner and without maintaining the requisite net foreign exchange earning, made DTA sales to the extent of Rs.38,40,537/ during 1998-99 to 200001 (upto […]
Gajendra Sharma Vs Union of India (Supreme Court ) The issue under consideration is whether the interest will be charged on loan during moratorium period which is declared by RBI due to COVID-19? As per RBI’s circular dated 27th March, 2020 the RBI has extended the moratorium period from June 01 to 31st August, 2020 […]
