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...
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...
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 Court upheld acquittal after finding that the accused was given an impermissible third option during search. It ruled that non-compliance with Section 50 vitiated the trial and made recovery unreliable.
The Supreme Court clarified that tax planning is valid only when backed by real commercial substance. It held that artificial structures without economic activity cannot claim treaty benefits.
Supreme Court held that Bank couldn’t act contrary to mandate given by customer since funds belonged to the customer. Thus, act of Bank in transferring the funds to the owner of the vessel cannot be sustained.
Supreme Court held that diversion of funds raised through preferential allotment for purposes other than those stated in offer document/prospectus/notice establishes as fraud and the same cannot be cured by consequent shareholder ratification.
Supreme Court held that Legislative Assembly Speakers acts as a Tribunal under the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution and doesn’t enjoy the constitutional immunity from judicial scrutiny under Article 122 and 212 of the Constitution. Accordingly, the petition is allowed.
The Court held that a direction under Section 142(2A) entails civil consequences and requires a pre-decisional hearing. It reaffirmed the application of natural justice principles.
The Court held that differing judicial interpretations made the answer ambiguous. It granted relief by recognizing both answers as valid and directed accommodation of both candidates.
The Supreme Court held that the National Green Tribunal cannot order removal of encroachments when the dispute does not involve a substantial environmental question under Schedule I laws. The ruling clarifies limits of NGT jurisdiction in cases involving municipal or town planning violations.
The Supreme Court held that employer-provided group insurance benefits cannot be deducted from motor accident compensation as they arise from an independent contractual relationship. It ruled that such benefits do not have a direct nexus with the accident and cannot reduce statutory compensation.
The issue involved expiring tenures of tribunal members and lack of replacement mechanisms. The Supreme Court permitted a uniform extension framework up to September 2026. The decision aims to maintain operational tribunals pending legislative reform.
