Goods and Services Tax : Supreme Court upheld Section 69 GST arrest powers, requiring recorded reasons, CrPC safeguards, CBIC instructions and limiting arr...
Income Tax : The Supreme Court held excise duty paid by buyers formed part of turnover, discussed colourable devices, and distinguished legitim...
Corporate Law : A non-speaking dismissal of an SLP does not affirm the High Court's reasoning or constitute law under Article 141. The doctrine of...
Corporate Law : The Supreme Court ruled that summoning hotel booking records and call detail records to prove adultery does not violate privacy, a...
Corporate Law : The Supreme Court agreed to examine allegations that bank dues were settled at steep discounts through ARCs, while clarifying that...
Corporate Law : The Supreme Court upheld joint insolvency proceedings against two interconnected real estate companies due to common management an...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court ruled that CoC and RP can surrender financially burdensome assets voluntarily, clarifying moratorium under section 1...
Corporate Law : SC clarifies limits of High Court's writ powers in IBC cases and recognises Indian CIRP as foreign main proceeding in cross-border...
Corporate Law : Justice BR Gavai sworn in as India's 52nd Chief Justice. Focus areas include addressing case pendency and improving court infrastr...
Corporate Law : Key IBC case law updates from Oct-Dec 2024, covering Supreme Court and High Court decisions on CoC powers, resolution plans, relat...
Corporate Law : SC held a Ministers statement binds the Government only if it reflects the Governments view and declined to issue speech guideline...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court granted bail under the PMLA, noting prolonged custody, documentary evidence, delayed trial, parity with co-accused, ...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court set aside the High Court's PMLA bail order for failure to apply Section 45 twin conditions and remanded the matter f...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court declined to refer the Article 370 challenge to a larger Bench, holding there was no conflict between earlier Constit...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court upheld termination of a slum redevelopment developer for prolonged delay and reaffirmed the statutory duty and accou...
Corporate Law : The Bill seeks to amend Articles 15 and 16 to allow reservation for backward classes proportionate to their population identified ...
Fema / RBI : RBI directs banks, NBFCs, and other entities to implement Supreme Court’s accessibility guidelines for digital KYC, ensuring inc...
Income Tax : CBDT raises monetary limits for tax appeals: Rs. 60 lakh for ITAT, Rs. 2 crore for High Court, and Rs. 5 crore for Supreme Court, ...
Corporate Law : No restrictions on joint bank accounts or nominations for the queer community, as clarified by the Supreme Court and RBI in August...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court of India introduces new procedures for case adjournments effective 14th February 2024, detailing strict guidelines a...
Supreme Court held that in disciplinary proceedings, the Disciplinary Authority is not required to be recorded detailed reasons in the order imposing punishment if he accepts the findings recorded by the Enquiry Officer.
Supreme Court held that no penalty under section 271AAA(1) of the Income Tax Act when undisclosed income during course of search is admitted and paid tax with interest. Accordingly, penalty u/s. 271AAA(1) set aside.
Supreme Court quashes rape case, stating consensual relationship, even with breach of promise, doesn’t automatically constitute rape. Court emphasizes distinction between breach of promise and false promise.
SC dismisses IT Dept’s plea on excess expenditure set-off by trusts under Section 11 of the Income Tax Act in Subros Educational Society case.
Supreme Court held that State Government while applying amendment of Section 8(5) of the Central Sales Tax Act by the Finance Act, 2002 was not justified in taking away right accrued to assessee without revoking entitlement certificate.
Supreme Court disposes of ITO Vs DXN Herbal case due to low tax effect under Rs. 5 crores. Question of law remains open per Circular dated 17 Sept 2024.
Supreme Court rules on penalty under Section 271E of the Income Tax Act in CIT vs. Jai Laxmi Rice Mills. Find out how assessment order impacts penalty proceedings.
Supreme Court dismissed the tax appeal in PCIT vs. Patanjali Foods, upholding the Bombay High Court’s decision that reassessment notices issued after an approved resolution plan under the IBC are invalid. The HC had quashed reassessment notices and orders, citing the clean slate principle and clarifying the scope of Section 148 of the Income Tax Act.
Supreme Court held that for a Resolution Plan containing a combination should be examined by Committee of Creditors [CoC] only after prior approval from Competition Commission of India [CCI].
The Supreme Court emphasizes strict scrutiny of FIRs under stringent laws like the UP Gangsters Act to prevent misuse in property disputes, safeguarding constitutional rights.
