Goods and Services Tax : The Finance Act, 2025 retrospectively amended Section 17(5)(d) of the CGST Act after the Supreme Court allowed ITC on certain comm...
Corporate Law : The Supreme Court held that liabilities arising from corporate guarantees qualify as financial debt under Section 5(8) of the Inso...
Corporate Law : The Supreme Court ruled that a shortfall payment clause in a Deed of Hypothecation can qualify as a contract of guarantee under th...
Corporate Law : The Supreme Court expressed serious reservations about earlier rulings denying bail in UAPA cases, holding that smaller benches ca...
Income Tax : The article explains the Supreme Court’s landmark 2024 ruling that broken period interest on debt securities is capital in natur...
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...
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Goods and Services Tax : The Supreme Court stayed further proceedings arising from a Section 74 GST order while examining whether writ petitions can be ent...
Finance : The Supreme Court refused relief to borrowers who defaulted from the very first instalment after availing an ₹8.09 crore loan. T...
Finance : The Supreme Court upheld a Will executed in favour of the testator’s sister despite objections from his wife and children. The C...
Income Tax : SC examined nature of amounts received from an AOP and upheld findings that receipts constituted profit share rather than revenue ...
Income Tax : The Supreme Court dismissed the challenge to a Delhi High Court ruling that quashed reassessment proceedings under Sections 148A(d...
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...
The issue was whether a succession certificate granted without impleading a minor heir was valid. The Supreme Court set aside the ex parte order, holding denial of hearing to a minor vitiates proceedings.
The case involves whether limitation for assessment can be extended based on a DTAA information request. The High Court held such extension invalid as the request covered pre-2011 periods outside DTAA scope. The key takeaway is that invalid references cannot extend statutory limitation.
The Supreme Court held that tax exemptions are concessions and can be withdrawn in public interest, rejecting claims of vested rights. However, it ruled that such withdrawal must be reasonable and provide a one-year notice period to avoid hardship.
The Supreme Court declined to recall its earlier order, effectively upholding the High Court ruling that TDS was not applicable on payments for imported Business Information Reports. The decision affirms reliance on consistent AAR rulings.
The issue was whether reassessment can proceed without disclosing full allegations to the taxpayer. The Court held that failure to provide an opportunity to respond violates natural justice. The key takeaway is that reassessment notices must clearly communicate all grounds.
The Supreme Court of India held that parties cannot enforce rights in execution after abandoning earlier suits on the same issue. The key takeaway is that non-prosecution of prior claims can bar relief even if res judicata does not apply.
The absence of a signature on the charge-framing order sheet was a curable procedural defect and did not vitiate the trial, particularly where the accused was duly informed of and understood the charges against them.
The Court held that increased financial liability cannot override the right to just compensation. It refused to revisit earlier rulings granting solatium and interest.
If a Scheduled caste person converted to any other religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism, he immediately loses the membership of the Scheduled Caste status. In this, the Court also explained that if such a person re-converted to Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism, then he had to establish conclusive proof of the following, to re-claim SC status.
Excise exemption notifications based on use or intended use should be interpreted liberally in favour of the assessee as once the goods were used for the intended purposethe fact that a portion was incidentally used for other activities did not disentitle assessee from claiming the exemption.
