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Corporate Law : Allahabad HC asserts that Section 498A IPC is often misused against entire families to exert pressure. Employment prospects should...
Corporate Law : The Orissa High Court ruled that voter ID alone is not reliable for determining age in insurance claims, directing LIC to reassess...
Corporate Law : Delhi High Court recent judgment highlights the alarming misuse of the POCSO Act, where cases are filed due to family objections t...
Corporate Law : J&K&L High Court quashes money laundering case against Farooq Abdullah, citing absence of a scheduled offence under the Prevention...
Corporate Law : Jharkhand HC directs the state to use its Special Branch to identify illegal immigrants allegedly from Bangladesh in six districts...
Corporate Law : SC rules on Special Court jurisdiction; NCLAT redefines financial debt; HC upholds IBBI regulations and addresses various insolven...
Goods and Services Tax : HIGH COURT OF CALCUTTA: Ramesh Kumar Patodia v. Citi Bank [WPO NO. 547 OF 2019 JUNE 24, 2022 ] Facts: ♦ Petitioner is a holder ...
Goods and Services Tax : CGST, Gurugram (Anti Evasion) Vs Gaurav Dhir (Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Courts, Gurugram) U/s 132(1)) r/w 132(1)(b)(C)(e...
Corporate Law : In order to dispense with the physical signatures on the daily orders (which are not important/final orders and judgments) of the ...
Custom Duty : Delhi High Court admits petition questioning Validity of provisions in Finance Act 2022 which overruled landmark Judgment of Supr...
Income Tax : Bombay High Court held that amount paid towards community services and social welfare under Memorandum of Settlement under the Ind...
Goods and Services Tax : Sri Avantika Contractors (I) Limited. Vs Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling (GST) and others. (Telangana High Court) Telangana...
Custom Duty : Delhi HC reduces pre-deposit requirement for Shubh Impexs appeal in customs duty dispute over imported goods classification....
Corporate Law : Bombay HC upholds priority of Janaseva Sahakari Bank's secured interest over Sales Tax Dept’s claims, setting aside the mutation...
Income Tax : Delhi High Court quashes reassessment notices for AYs 2013-14 and 2014-15, citing procedural lapses and lack of valid grounds unde...
Corporate Law : The Delhi High Court mandates new video conferencing protocols to enhance transparency and accessibility in court proceedings. Rea...
Income Tax : Income Tax Department Issues Instructions for Assessing Officers after Adverse Observations of Hon. Allahabad High Court in in Civ...
Corporate Law : Delhi High Court has exempted the Lawyers from wearing Gowns practicing in the High Court with effect from March 2, 2022 till furt...
Corporate Law : Till further orders, all documents/ not summons/Daks through physical mode be dispensed with, except where there, is a specific or...
Income Tax : Hon’ble Judges to hear the matters physically at the Principal Seat at Bombay, on experimental basis with effect from 1st Decemb...
V.R.S. Traders Vs Assistant Commissioner (State Taxes) (Madras High Court) As per section 74 of CGST Act, 2017 the first step, if the revenue wants to initiate proceedings under Section 74, has to serve a notice to pay the amount of tax along with interest payable under Section 50 and a penalty equivalent to 15% […]
Court held has held that the principle of vicarious liability can not be extended indefinitely. In the present case also to force the owner of the conveyance to pay the tax, penalty and fine on the goods would mean that the owner of the conveyance is also foisted with the vicarious liability of any mis-declaration/fraud by the owner of the goods despite the proviso engrafted on to Sub Section 2 of Section 130 of the Act.
Prashanthi Affiliates Vs Deputy Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (Karnataka High Court) The main contention of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner before this Court is that the learned Special JMFC (Sales Tax) Court ought not to have issued the order of attachment of property through BBMP Commissioner. The learned counsel for the petitioner brought […]
Yashpal Vs State of U.P. and Another (Allahabad High Court) clause (e) of sub-Section (1) of Section 72 of U.P. Excise Act, 1910 provides that whenever an offence is punishable under this Act, every animal, cart, vessel or other conveyance used in carrying such receptacle or package shall be liable to The power of confiscation […]
Kurz India Private Limited Vs PCIT (Delhi High Court) Appellant submits that in this case reopening is initiated on the basis of review and re-appreciation of the same material i.e. audited accounts which were subject to verification in the course of original assessment proceedings under Section 143(3) which is not permissible in law. Upon perusal […]
CIT (Exemptions) Vs Shugan Chandra Kothari Trust (Delhi High Court) It is settled law that an appeal under Section 260A of the Act is to be entertained only when it directly and substantially affects the rights of the parties or is not free from difficulty or call for discussion of alternative views or the factual […]
La Mode Fashions Private Limited Vs Commissioner, Value Added Tax (Delhi High Court) The short question that arises for consideration before this Court is the remedial measure by which the inadvertent and bonafide error can be corrected. Respondent has suggested a methodology in paragraphs 5 and 6 of the counter affidavit, as aforementioned. This methodology, […]
The Honorable Madras High Court allowed Credit of Service Tax Paid under RCM which could not be availed as Transitional Credit under GST following the Principle of Doctrine of Necessity.
Search and seizure proceedings and subsequent summons by DRI quashed by Chhatisgarh High Court being unauthorised. DRI fielded ASG but that did not help. A jeweller’s premises were searched in May-2021, gold and silver was seized. He was arrested and remained in JC for 60 days.
Raj Singh Gehlot Vs Directorate of Enforcement (Delhi High Court) As per the prosecution complaint, in total, Term loan of Rs.810 crores was availed by AHPL and sanctioned by the consortium of banks. The funds were disbursed through an Escrow Account maintained with J&K Bank, Ansal Plaza Branch. The FIR was registered against the applicant, […]
