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Retrospective GST Amendment Nullifies SC ITC Relief on Construction Costs

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...

May 21, 2026 756 Views 0 comment Print

No More Technical Escapes: SC Settles Law on Guarantee Validity, Stamping & Disclosures in CIRP

Corporate Law : The Supreme Court held that liabilities arising from corporate guarantees qualify as financial debt under Section 5(8) of the Inso...

May 21, 2026 246 Views 0 comment Print

SC on Shortfall Undertakings as Financial Debt: China Development Bank v. Doha Bank

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...

May 21, 2026 195 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court Disapproves Umar Khalid Bail Denial Judgment

Corporate Law : The Supreme Court expressed serious reservations about earlier rulings denying bail in UAPA cases, holding that smaller benches ca...

May 19, 2026 366 Views 0 comment Print

Interest on Broken Periods for Banks – Revisiting SC’s 2024 Ruling (Bank of Rajasthan)

Income Tax : The article explains the Supreme Court’s landmark 2024 ruling that broken period interest on debt securities is capital in natur...

May 14, 2026 132 Views 0 comment Print


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Latest Case Law Related to IBC 2016: January to March 2026

Corporate Law : The Supreme Court upheld joint insolvency proceedings against two interconnected real estate companies due to common management an...

May 21, 2026 159 Views 0 comment Print

Important Case Laws related to IBC 2016 – July – September 2025

Corporate Law : Supreme Court ruled that CoC and RP can surrender financially burdensome assets voluntarily, clarifying moratorium under section 1...

November 20, 2025 5235 Views 0 comment Print

Important Rulings on IBC – January to March 2025

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...

May 21, 2025 1884 Views 0 comment Print

India’s 52nd CJI Hon’ble Mr Justice BR Gavai Finally Takes Oath

Corporate Law : Justice BR Gavai sworn in as India's 52nd Chief Justice. Focus areas include addressing case pendency and improving court infrastr...

May 15, 2025 855 Views 0 comment Print

Latest Case Law Related to IBC 2016: October to December 2024

Corporate Law : Key IBC case law updates from Oct-Dec 2024, covering Supreme Court and High Court decisions on CoC powers, resolution plans, relat...

February 13, 2025 2646 Views 0 comment Print


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SC Stays GST Section 74 Proceedings Due to Pending Jurisdictional Issue on Alternate Remedy

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...

May 23, 2026 87 Views 0 comment Print

SC Slams Casual Sanction of ₹8 Cr Loan After Borrower Defaults From Day One

Finance : The Supreme Court refused relief to borrowers who defaulted from the very first instalment after availing an ₹8.09 crore loan. T...

May 22, 2026 264 Views 0 comment Print

Inheritance Isn’t a Birthright When a Valid Will Exists: SC

Finance : The Supreme Court upheld a Will executed in favour of the testator’s sister despite objections from his wife and children. The C...

May 22, 2026 969 Views 0 comment Print

Income From AOP Held Non-Taxable in Member’s Hands as It Was Share of Profit: SC

Income Tax : SC examined nature of amounts received from an AOP and upheld findings that receipts constituted profit share rather than revenue ...

May 22, 2026 465 Views 1 comment Print

SC Upholds Delhi HC Ruling as Reassessment Was Based on Changing Grounds

Income Tax : The Supreme Court dismissed the challenge to a Delhi High Court ruling that quashed reassessment proceedings under Sections 148A(d...

May 21, 2026 354 Views 0 comment Print


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Bill Seeks SC Regional Benches at Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata & Delhi

Corporate Law : The Bill seeks to amend Articles 15 and 16 to allow reservation for backward classes proportionate to their population identified ...

March 4, 2026 3609 Views 0 comment Print

RBI Mandates Alternative KYC Verification Methods for Disabled Customers

Fema / RBI : RBI directs banks, NBFCs, and other entities to implement Supreme Court’s accessibility guidelines for digital KYC, ensuring inc...

August 14, 2025 2127 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Revises Monetary Limits for Tax Income Tax Appeals

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, ...

September 17, 2024 17250 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court Ruling: No Restrictions for Queer Community Accounts

Corporate Law : No restrictions on joint bank accounts or nominations for the queer community, as clarified by the Supreme Court and RBI in August...

August 28, 2024 681 Views 0 comment Print

SC: Procedure for circulation of Letters for adjournment of cases

Corporate Law : Supreme Court of India introduces new procedures for case adjournments effective 14th February 2024, detailing strict guidelines a...

February 14, 2024 2865 Views 0 comment Print


Amended notification no. 164 of 2003 is in line with provisions of section 25(1) of Customs Act

May 24, 2023 1086 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that amended notification no. 164 of 2003 dated 11th November 2003 shifting the concessional benefit from “High Speed Cold-Set Web Offset Rotary Printing Machine with minimum speed of 70,000 copies per hour” to “High Speed Cold-set Web Offset Rotary Double Width Four Plate Wide Printing Machine with a minimum speed of 70,000 copies per hour” is in line with provision of section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Bitumen cannot be classified as an ‘other valuable article’ under section 69A: SC

May 23, 2023 2376 Views 0 comment Print

SC held that assessee was not the owner of bitumen for Section 69A, and bitumen could not be classified as an ‘other valuable article’ under section 69A.

No service tax leviable on user development fees collected by Airport authority, being a statutory levy 

May 22, 2023 2091 Views 0 comment Print

SC held that neither is there any compulsion to levy development fee nor is collection conditional upon its deposit in government treasury.

Freeze order untenable as appellant is not connected to the alleged crime

May 22, 2023 885 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that as appellant company and accused are two separate entities and appellant company is not connected to the alleged crime, the freeze order against the appellant company’s property is not legally tenable.

Service Tax not payable on Airport User Development Fee: SC

May 20, 2023 2175 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that ‘User Development Fee’ collected by Mumbai International Airport Pvt Ltd, Delhi International Airpirt Pvt Ltd and Hyderabad International Airport Pvt Ltd were not subject to Service Tax. 

Everything said in judgment doesn’t constitutes precedent

May 19, 2023 1182 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that it is not everything said by a Judge when giving judgment that constitutes a precedent. The only thing in a Judge’s decision binding as a legal precedent is the principle upon which the case is decided

Doctrine of legitimate expectation invocable where amendment is not made in consonance with public interest

May 18, 2023 2349 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that amendment to section 2(17) of West Bengal Sales Tax Act, 1994 by omitting the word ‘blending of tea’ from definition of ‘manufacture’ stopped the benefit of exemption from payment of sales tax. Enactment of such amendment without appropriate justification by the Government brings in play doctrine of legitimate expectation.

Transaction between manufacturer & dealer while acting pursuant to a warranty is Sale: SC

May 18, 2023 3492 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the Supreme Court’s judgment on sales tax implications for warranty claims in Tata Motors Ltd. vs. Deputy Commissioner case, addressing dealer-manufacturer transactions.

Modified Resolution Plan cannot be directly presented to NCLT without final approval from COC

May 18, 2023 2502 Views 0 comment Print

Modified Resolution Plan cannot be directly presented to NCLT without receiving final approval from the Committee of Creditors (COC).

CBIC & DGFT: Pre-import condition validation based on half truths is a big blow to Indian exporters

May 15, 2023 1929 Views 0 comment Print

There is no one in this world who knows all & with all due respect it is true of the Apex court. It is therefore essential that both the sides in litigation are honest & upright in their approach at the very least in those cases where the larger public interest is involved as in this case.

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