Westinghouse Saxby Farmer Ltd. Vs Commr. of Central Excise Calcutta (Supreme Court of India) In the case on hand, the claim of the assessee was that the relays manufactured by them were part of the railway signaling equipment. But all the Authorities were of the unanimous view that this product is referable to goods of […]
A person might have been jointly liable to pay the debt, but if such a person who might have been liable to pay the debt jointly, cannot be prosecuted unless the bank account is jointly maintained and that he was a signatory to the cheque.
NBCC (India) Limited Vs Ram Trivedi (Supreme Court of India) Where the agreement uses clever drafting language, such as the developer would ‘endeavour’ to hand over possession within a period of time from date of allotment, the Supreme Court in the case of NBCC (India) Limited v. Shri Ram Trivedi [Civil Appeal No. of 20 […]
In this case, it is not the case of the Corporation that the employees concerned did not need to avail any conveyance expenditure to report for duty to their place of work, or otherwise in connection with their duties under their contracts of employment. Nor is there any such finding. We see no reason why Conveyance Allowance should not be excluded from the definiti
The jurisdiction of the NCLT under Section 60(5)(c) of the Code cannot be invoked in matters where a termination may take place on grounds unrelated to the insolvency of the CD. It cannot even be invoked in the event of a legitimate termination of a contract based on an ipso facto clause, if such termination will not have the effect of making certain the death of the CD.
In Re: Cognizance For Extension of Limitation (Supreme Court of India) 1. In computing the period of limitation for any suit, appeal, application or proceeding, the period from 15.03.2020 till 14.03.2021 shall stand excluded. Consequently, the balance period of limitation remaining as on 15.03.2020, if any, shall become available with effect from 15.03.2021. 2. In […]
Union Public Service Commission Vs Bibhu Prasad Sarangi and others (Supreme Court) Cutting, copying and pasting from the judgment of the Tribunal, which is placed in issue before the High Court, may add to the volume of the judgment. The size of judicial output does not necessarily correlate to a reasoned analysis of the core […]
State of Andhra Pradesh and Another Vs Dinavahi Lakshmi Kameswari (Supreme Court of India) Conclusion: Salaries and pensions were rightful entitlements of Government employees and the Government which had delayed the payment of salaries and pensions should be directed to pay interest at an appropriate rate which was 6% instead of 12%. Held: A writ […]
Engineering Analysis Centre of Excellence Private Limited Vs CIT (Supreme Court of India); Civil Appeal Nos. 8733-8734 of 2018; Dated: 02/03/2021 Issues Involved : 1. The amounts paid by the residents in India to non-resident, foreign software suppliers; amounts to royalty, there by necessitating withholding of taxes under section 195 of Income Tax Act. 2. […]
What is of importance is that once a DTAA applies, the provisions of the Income Tax Act can only apply to the extent that they are more beneficial to the assessee and not otherwise. Further, by explanation 4 to section 90 of the Income Tax Act, it has been clarified by the Parliament that where any term is defined in a DTAA, the definition contained in the DTAA is to be looked at.
